2 OREGON CITY COURIER FRIDAY, JANUARY. 19, 1906. I NEWS OF THE COUNTY : HIGHLAND. , Division No. 9, Mutual Telephone Go., held its annual meeting January 12, and electert its officers for the en suing year: A. Klebe, president; Fred Hett, vice-president; G. R. Miller, secretary; F. B. Madison, director. Frank Rees whs admitted to member ship, making a total of 19 members. Highland school started last Monday after a vacation of three weeks, winch was appreciated by chilrden living two and three miles from the sonooi. Fall-sown grain jn this vicinity is 4O0Kiug M. E. Kandel brought his cattle home from the mountains some three week 8 ago. Any of them would have made good beef. May field Bros, are putting in a line of groceries and merchandise in the new storehnilding that they have just constructed on the property they ac anired of Joe Harrintgon. iThey will carry on a botcher shop in connection with the store; also take orders and deliver. We all wish them good suc cess. " The way 0. Fellows, our neighbor, been rrhhing on paint between show ers isn't slow. Mrs. ffolley North is under the docctor's nare in Portland. Miss Edna Moehnke had the misfor tune to fall and hurt herself quite ser iously. Joe Fellows' little girl has been very sick, first taking down with the scarlitina and then tut ing a back-set. Dr. Prudon reports her improving lowly. Miln Polock is running his sawmill for all it is worth, stacking up his lumber for next summer's trade. . Mr. North, Sr., and wife have moved ont to Timbor Grove on W. Bnrkner's farm. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Parish, December 14, a son, Frnnk Kirk is back from Chicago, where he went to consult a specialist in. rogard to his illness. V'li.'n yon are in Oregon City at your moils at the Olyropia Restaurant, reason ii i'1" prices oh'an mil quick servioe Main streot, next to Golden Rule Bazaar. . BE UNA VISTA. George Gadke, n prominont citizen of this vicinity, l.ms left for St. Johns to nsido. He will purchase somn proporty thore and put up a nice resi dence. Mrs. Ike Poroival will soon join her husband at LaOamas as soon us she disposes of hor property. The city is paying too much atten tion to Main and Sovontli streets and neglecting streets in other portions of the city. The street oommissoners are invited to drive out here with a team and sue for themselves. Mrs. Miles and her daughter were visitors here a few weeks ago. .Mr. Boyer lias purolmsed two lots adjoining Mr. January and will build a residence there in the spring; like wise Mr. and Mrs, Miller who recently arrived here from Tillamook. Mr. Lai gsford has been hard at work on his rplaoa putting in fence posts and improving tiie streets. For any diseases of the Bkin thero is nothing bettor than Chamberlain's Salve. It relieves the itching and burning sensation instantly and soon effects n cure. Sold by Huntley Biros. O o., Oregon City and Molalla. MARQUAM. Farmer Kauu has been 'busy for a very long time making fonoo, but he will soon be done. Mr. Loney is gotting well enough to walk to town. Mrs. J. Jones is vory sick now and is afraid of puouuiouin. J. P. Miller made a business trip to Silverton last week. , A good many clogs around here are getting flick tor some cause or other. Bert Hubbard is working tor C. K. Quinu this week. This is the answer to last week's conundrum: Bakers are vory unwise because they sell what need (knead. ) "What is the difference between a spoud thrift and a leather bed." Get an $85 cream separator for noth ing. See page 5. MARKS FR AIRIE. Looks like we will have no snow this winter, u We are sorry to say that George Oglosby is but little- better. : Several of our young people spent Saturday evening at R. V. Zimmer man's. The evening was spent m social games and music Those pres ent were the Misbob Gubbles and Miks Baehinun mm several others whoso names we did not loam. A delightful evening was enjoyed by those present. Several of onr young people aro 'having a siege of lunmps. ' The dancing school at Needy is about to "peter out." owing to lack of attendance f Abonl nil the hops here are sold. Several are eontomphting 8l,i"SC out of the business. Several ol our farmers are selling their potatoes at good prices. Charles Wolfor was culling on Oglesby tiros. Sunday. The appointment ot R. W. Zimmot jnan as supervisor of.this road district meets with general sntistaotiou. Earl Grabble will soon return home from the business college at Portland, having completed his studies. The political pot is getting very warm bore and our Socialist friends are working to beat the baud. Some of our farmers are buying chop teed dairy cows and claim it pavs to food their cows, as the price of feed cioam is away up. Ed B. Miller pnrohasod a tine steel range for his better half the past woek. " Our phono.liues.arell right 2 , CENTRAL POINT. Rain, rain I Mere rain ; more rest. Mrs. Minnie Scheer is visiting her son, August. Mr. Scheer and Mr. Stauber visited at Kelenhofer Sunday, to see about getting some lumber. , ' . Miss Laura Engle' and Tonie Gel brath visited Mrs. A. 0. . Scheer Sun day. What has become of the New Era Mutual telephone. I hear they were intending puttng their lina as far as Burns schoolhonse for the benefit of the school. Central Point Telephone held a meeting Saturday at the schoolhouse. Several new members were taken in, including A. 0. Scheer and Mr. Bar nett. A Scheer and father-in-law are at Twilight Hall, making wood and clearing. ' Scratch, scratch, scratch ; unable to attend to business during the day or sleep during the night. Itching piles horrible plague. Doans Ointment cures. Never fails. ..At any drugstore ; 60 cmts. LIBERAL. The farmers have been taking a lay off watching it rain. Fall grain is doing fine and pastures are in good condition. T. S. Stipp has purchased a part of the J. B. Jackson place and is pro ceeding to improve it in au up-to-date way. William Morey is clearing his farm of several acres of stumps. Our new merchant at this place has put in a fine stock of merchandise and is doing a rushing business. We would like to ask the road boFS when he expects to finish some of the road work which lie began on the Damm-Liberal road last year, said work causing that road to become nearly impassable. 0. Meindl has moved near Oregon City and expects to farm iu that lo cality. We are somewhat interested in who our next county assessor will be. Billy Vaughn pur-liased throe hounds in Lexington, Ky., which will cost him in the neighborhood of $200 by the time they reach here. Isnnn Williams has a force of men at worli on the Needy and Liberal road. The ni)i 1 1 carrier of Route 4 says that road is nearly impassable and he will discontinue if it is not repaired. E eryone is longing to see and hear the fit st evidences of the proposed railway line and if our road system does not improve we are of the opin ion s uch a line would receive the greatest share of the trafflo between this part of the country and Oregon City. W. W. Myers seems to have a pick at everyone those in office, .those seeking office and those not aspiring tobnW. Evory 5 cents paid on subscription entitles yon to a vjte on our big Cream Separator offer. See pnge 5. SPRINGBROOK. The cold weather continues in this vicinity. C. W. Krusd has been busy painting his new burn. Mrs. M. Wihr.nt, and daughter, Cora, spent Saturday and Sunday visiting her sister, Mrs. Rathbone, oi Vancouver, Wath. Mrs. Rathbone was at one time a resident o? Spring brook. Don Meyer made a business trip tf; Portland Monday. Mrs. Jackson -spent Saturdav and Sunday with her mother in Portland. R. B. Wilmot and J. W. Stone hiv improving the looks ami condition ol their farms by grubing out the obi or chards that have grown inoss-coered and unfruitful. A Sunday school was organized at the schoolhouse Sunday morning at 10:30 o'olo k. There was n good at tendance considering the bml weather and the distance some woild nave to come. The farmers of this vicinty are still busy hauling cabbago and appl s in o Portlaud. A Hard-Time Social will be given at the sohoolhouse S itnrday evening. February 8. A fine of a few cunts will be made on any. good articlo of cioi h ing worn. A urogram, is bing pre pared by the school. CENTER POINT. The Central Point Telephone Co. met at Brown schoolhouse January 18 ami made arrangements to extend their line about two miles further west. Tho line is giving good satisfaction. : We are glad to know that our towns man, George Randall, is a candidate ou the Republican ticket for repr -seutative. He is the right uiau in the right place and we hope he will be elected to that office. Mr. Randall has good b'.siuess ability aud will do good work for county aud state. Our teacher, Miss Pollard, is doing good work in the school. There will be an entertainment at Brown schoolhouse Februarys. Evory bony invited to come. It invigorates, strengthens and builds up. It keeps yon in condition physically, mentally and morally. That's what Hollistor's Rocky Moun tain Tea will do. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets, liuutley Bros. Co SUUBEL. Robert and John Moehnke are busy clearing land on tlai place they bought of W.D . Hill. They are the boys to make the place look bettor in a short time. 1 think all they need is a cook. How is it, Jim? Those wboaro not done seeding are busy plowing for early spring sowing Considerable lumroveuieul is neces sary Zfo make onr mutual telephone system perfect. Where the fault is. no one seems to know.- No dcubt i t will be straightened out in time. D. F. Moehnke has commenced build--ing on, his place. Next thing will be' something.else. Dame rumor says ' ' On division.,, five of the Beaver Creek Telephone Association, the fol lowing are the officers for the ensuing year : D. F. Moehnke, president ; Geo. Schmidt, vice-president ; R. Giu-. ther, secretary-treasurer; G. i A. Sohnbel, director. No more . playing of cards will-' be allowed in the "sohoolhouse before or alter any puhlio meeting. Now, will you be good? ;, All the schemes to circumvent the enemy that one hears of in politics are enongh to disgnst every honest man, but I think by the direct primary law all- those would-be politicians will learn a whosleome lesson. Let the best men win. Andrew Thoma, of Portland, was visiting the Schmidt family for a few days. The directors of the Beaver Creek Mutual Telephone Association will meet at Beaver Creek Monday, Janu ary 22, to make such roles as are deemed necessary. Mrs. Lewis, of Portland, was visit ing with Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Duffy for a few days last week. She will stay with her brother, William Scau lon, at Beaver Creek for the winter. GM bnnv nnd win I-ha QK Hranm Separator. Look on page 5 and learn how. BXflMILE VALUE FOR YU WHEN YOU BUY A J. Y u get twice the value for your money th.it you do if you buy any other All J. I. CASE PLOWS have a piece of the highest- quality steel wel leJ into the m'ouldboard,. just where it joins the share whfft the most wear comes when pi. wing. This makes them list twice as long, do bettei work aud ives Case Plow double value to you. Mouldboard, LandsiJe and Share are made of best soft center . tee!, (a sheet of soft steel in the center, a sl.ept of hard, tempered steel on each side.) Three straps of wrought iron hold share and moul Ih ard together. Point e-enforced. You know just what you get when you buy a J. I. CASE PL )W, no better plow at any price. Mouldboard siapes for every purpose. CASE PLOWS do good wo'ik on any man's land.' .'.;"'., 1 . - ' ' - Don't Break the Branches CLARKS ORCHARD CUTAWAY HARROW Reaches way out undtr the .branches, thoroughly pulvtrize the making a fine mulch that easily retains the moisture. Gangs can apart. Scour in any soil. J. C. ZINSER, Aqent Successor to Fairclough Bros. Oregon City, Ore G$3B52 LIBERAL. We are having a genuine storm, the first heavy storm for months. While It is raining in the Valley the moun tains are getting deeper in sndw. If it should turn warm we would have a heavy freshet without a doubt. T. S. Stipp Is building a new fence along the road on the land he recently purchasol from J. B. Jackson. Will SUoln built a new division fence and the heavy winds laid it down for htm. Mr. nnd Mrs. V. H. White went to Oregon City Wednesday to attend the Odd Fellows Encampment. The sunwise party in honor of Miss Eva Graves last Saturday night at the residence of Dan Craves and wife was ono of the social events of the season. A large crowd was pivviit. Dancing and whist by the older one was kept up until midnight. w,hon hot coffee and a fine lunch was served. Everybody enjoyed themselves and .Mr. and Mrs. Craves did all In their power to make tho evening pleasant for all. Due credit to .Mrs Graves for her fine cakes, pies, sandwiches, etc. Those present were: Misses Ella Klinger. Newman. Hall, Graves, Agar, Hall. Wohier. Mulvey, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Ranch. Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. White, Mr. and Mrs. S. Wright, Mr. 'and Mrs. J. Agar, Mr. and Mrs. Deo Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Din Graves, Mr. and Mrs. E. Klarr, Mr. Chas. Bow man, Hall, Dodge, Hein?., Weiner, Mor ris, Wilson, WDilson, Wilson, Wolfer, 'Austen, McKnister, Wright,, ,McKinsv": Russell libou'eyl" of 'Fishervllle, left teriA'gar, Ridings, . M. Graves, Lloyct for Clackamas county last week, and Bjloyd Graves. : M. Lonsberry left for., Portland' last W., Simmmons has purchased a Wednesday to be gone several weeks, sawmill! .that nfns by a span of horses Work on the new barber shop com for cutting wood. He sawed up one menced last Tuesday and tie work will tree In stove lengths that was four 'he- rushed Until it isfr'cofttpteted. feet In diameter in one day. He is getting tffl ha can do for the farmers, All they have to do Is to fall the tree", Now a few-will growl because they have to split it. NEW ERA. Mr. Kruse, of Frog Pond,, was In our midst last Wednesday. Several New Eraites Attended the dance at Canby last -Saturday and port a splendid time. Mr. and Mrs. Frank McArthur spent Wednesday of last week in Portland, Mrs. Mabel Truesdale, of Portland, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. An thony, several days last week. Mrs. Hoffman and daughters were Portland visitors last Friday, Mr. Hvddine's baby died of crouD and was buried In the Norwegian ceme- center for all kinds of supplies. The tery south of New Era last Friday. agency plains Is a level plateau, pos- Mr. Hvdding's "sister, from Pearl, sibly five by twenty miles in extent Minnesota, arrived last Thursday and and of very rich soil; government will make her home with Mr. Hvdding. tests have shown it to be of soil siml- Ed Huff had the misfortune to have lar to soil In Oiscily and is called a the chicks of three hatching from in- volcanic ash. Wheat, oats, rye and cubators, burned up last Thursday corn grow iii abundance. With an or morning; also a portion of his poul- dinary season, the harvest of 1904 pro try buildings. ' duced oats that went as high as 75 Erwin Norton, a carpenter for the bushels per acre, wheat from 15 to 40 O. R, & N. Co., spent Saturday and per acre. The season of 1905 was ex Sunday with his mother and sister, ceedlngly dry and many fields were I. CASE PLOW Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Dundas, re spectively. Mr. Norton spent most of his school days in this vicinity, but has not been here for about six years. The saw mill blew its dying whistle last Saturday evening, which means a vacation until the machinery for the new mill arrives and is installed, which will probably be from six weeks to two months from now. Miss Alice McArthur is sick with lagrippe. Mrs. H. P. Wink was an Oregon City visitor Monday. George Kellnnd has purchased a farm on the Molalla bottom and will move to his new possessions in the near future. Wonder how long he will do his own cooking? Mrs. Ella Criteser returned last week from a three months' visit in the vicinity of Los Angeles. Barney Friedrich was a Portland visitor Tuesday. Wessel Sevcik spent Sunday with his brother Antone, of Beaver Creek. Elmer Veteto attended Falls Encamp ment I. O. O. F. Tuesday night in Or egon City. Don't miss the dance Saturday night January 20 to be given in the Spiritual ist Tabornacle. The proceeds go to Increase the school library. Come and have a good tinie. Supper served in the hall. MADRAS. John Telfson returned last week from a trip to Portland on business. Hello! Clackamas! - you want to know something of Madras? Well It is a place (the town) not as large as Clackamas In your county.- There are three general stores, three hotels, three livery barns, two saloons,, two blacksmith shops, one flouring mill, flne barn ware store,, one grocery store, two butcher shops, one printing office, (Madras Pioneer), one photograph gal- ' le--y. one lumber yard, one furniture re-&tore,etc, and about fifteen residences, The town is situated on Willow Creek . In a low depression In the country familiarly called the basin, where a supply of water is found to supply tne farmers for a radius of ten miles around, and is the headquarters for at least one thousand farmers, all of whom haul water and wood from one to fifteen miles making a good trade ground right up to the tr. es, be set close together or far First and Taylor Streets Portland, Oregon not harvested at all. This is the ex tent of my knowledge of grain crops, having been a resident of Crook Coun ty less than two years. The climate is very changeable- that is dry and cold in winter and very warm in summer, with plenty of wind all the time. Very little snow this winter up to the 10th of January, and scarcely any rain. Roads have been dusty all winter up to present time. There has been plenty of rail road talk, but nothing of a permanent nature so far, and until there is a railroad built to this section there will not be much improvement, as all mer chandise, farm machinery, etc., has to be freighted by teams from Shan iko, the terminus of the Columbia Southern, to Madras, a distance of 45 miles, and costs from GOc to $1.25 per hundred pounds, making living an ex pensive luxury. If we had a railroad and plenty of water it would be a par adise of a country to live in, but at the present we have neither, so you can draw your own conclusion. I am from Clackamas county myself and have to go to Clackamas county once in a while to get my ribs soaked up. If you want to Snow more about this section, state your questions and with the permission of the editor of the Courier I will answer all questions to the best of my knowledge All trades are fairly represented, such as car penters, painters, paperhangers, etc., and farmers galore. Get an $85 Cream Separator for nothing. See page 5. ..:::T.'tMT.'PLEASANT.-'-.v';--Miss Mona King is visiting relatives at 'Mfc.1 'Pleasant and tioinity-' ; , ' It is said that .while- the repairs are going on at the schoolhouse the black board will be painted; greap.., t Mr: Ytwley and friend rode ont to Spriugwater one aay last veek,to. look at an advertised farm. .' Lizzie Thomas' visted Her - sister, Bertha, at Oregon City over Snnday.- Have you registered j if not, why, not? - ', .' , Diptherin is reported in the neigh borhood. About the year 1851, Anthony Ro mans, a popular German clerk of St. Louis, Mo., emigrated to the gold fields of California. There for soma time he was the mining partner of J. Sterling McCord, of Oregon City, Or. r who had been attracted to the Eldor ado about the same time. Mr. Mc Cord coutinned longer at the business and met with good lack and one day Antone, as his German friends called him, strock McOord lor a loan of 200 and confided to his former partner his intention of establishing a book store in San Francisco. He was accommo dated and within two nonths sold, enough books to cancel ' is debt. Later he established the Overland Monthly, the most popular periodical on the Pacific slope. He subsequently became, one of the most well known publish ers iu America and Rained quite a uicho in his reputation for sagacity , by bringing out bret Harte, at that time an unknown miner. A miner himself, he knew that i eneath the. rough exterior of the seeming noLody I who appeared at his office with' his j manuscript, there was a giant iutel ' lect that the eastuiu public, whng at tention had h en called to the West land, would not tail to appreciate. Bret Harte's success popularized the Overland Monthly and in euierprisiug proprietor grow in weuUh and afflu ence mini a few days ago when he met; death by a railroad acccidout while enroute to a wedding in Cali j foruia. ,' - A man who has not forgotten his. ' schoolboy days has advistd some of. the pupils who attend the Mt. Pleas? ant Bchool how to improve in anth'-. metio with dt minoes. Instead of the , usual Kame, which is addition, play '' substraction, multiplication or divi j sion. Iu substraction if four ends are in use the player can sometimes make as high-as twenty. Subtract the smal lest number from the sum of all the. ' other ends; in division the rule works nearly the same way. In multiplica tion always aim to keep a "five" on' oue of the ends aud multipl.' all. In tliis game it is possible to get 5760 if the doubles six, five, four and three happen to be on the several ends, so the game should be 10,000. Another good exercise is to take a number in your mind, double it, add ten, take away half, take away the first num-' bir thought oi. Keep in mind that ' the answer is five, and launch out into addition subtraction, multiplication division, square foot, and fractions bo fore announcing the result If frac tions are given a slate should be used by the pupils and instructor. . Are. you a boomer of your town or locality or io you belong to that class of griz zly grumblers who are always run-. , niug down their community? ' Breathes there a man with soul so i " dead, Who never to himself hath said, ' "This is the town for me! It's here I . aru my daily bread, And here at n ght I go to tied, Aud lure I will Le when I'm dead ! Or here my bones will be!" If such here breathes, go mask him 1 well. , For him no fiddlestrings shall swell, Aud when he dies I cannot tell. I For I won't, he thorp t,r hhh. Greatly Jn Demand. Nothing is more iii demand than a medicine which meets modern require- ments for a blood and system cleanser, such us Dr. King s New Life Pills. They are just what you . need to cure stomach aud liver troubles. Try them. At Howell & Jones' drug Btore j 2fc ; guaranteed. ELDORADO. The entertainment and basket sooial given at the Eldorado schoolhouse laBt Saturday night was a success in every wav. The proceeds from 22 baskets was $18.85. Mr. aud Mrs. Frank Kimmey, of Joudon, are visiting relatives and friends here. E. Jones and family have moved to Oregon City. Misses Letha and Edith Jackson, of Maple lane, were tie guests of their aunt, Mrs. Charles Spangler, last Saturday night. Mrs. N. Maule, of Mt. Pleasant, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. I. E. Jones, one day this week. John Burns, was the guest of B. J. Helvey and family last Saturday and Sunday. B. Fanst and family, of Liberal, were the gnests of C. Spence and family last Sunday. Frank Schoenborn was an Oregon City visitor last Sunday. . Mr. and Mrs. D. Frazer, who have been visiting the latter's mother, Mrs. A . L. Jones, for the past two weeks, returned to their hnmo in s..iD,v, T ... . xunu uesday. Johu Holvey, who is working at Marquam, spent last Saturday and Suuday with his parents. Mr. and Mrs B. J. Helvey. I Dr. and Mrs. Goncher visited Henr Saltzer, of Mulino, last Sunday. y A Grim Tradgedy. is daily enacted, in thousands of homes, as Death claims, in each one, another victim of Consumption or pneumonia. But when coughs and colds are properly treated, the tragedy is averted. F. G. Huntley, of Oak landon, Ind., writes: "My wife had the consumption, and three doctors gave her up. Finally .she took Dr. hang s New Discovery for Consunp tion. Coughs and Colds, which enred her and today she is well and strong. " It kills the guruis of all diseases. One dose relieves. Guaranteed at 50c and $1.00 by Howell & Jones Druggist. Trial bottle free. Get an $85 Cream Separator "for nothing. See page 5. M -