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2 OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1906, NEWS OF THE COUNTY MIIiWAUKIE. Milwaukie Grange held an evening meeting last Saturday. A clans of five were admitted to the ordtr. The married men of the Grange gave the program. At the next meeting, the third Saturday in April, the married women of the Grange will give the program and will have a table and Bell useful artioleg. There will be an open meeting from.l :80 to 8 p m. for the public. The Patrons hope to see many friendg outside the order at that time. Many members of the Olympic Olnb went to Portland to attend a meeuuK of the M. A. A. 0. last Monday even ing. Work cn the new club house on the Island at Milwaokie has been started this week. It will be a large, roomy house, fixed up in latest style. The work will be rushed, so as to have tlw building ready lor the summer travel George Attwood and James Phillips met with an aooideut while clearing land for Grasle Bros. The cable of the stump-puller slipped, striking Mr. Attwnnd and breakins one rib and otherwise bruising him. Mr. Phillips had l.ia foot hurt. Both men will be laid up for several days. The Milwaukie sohool will give an entertainment after Easter. The teachers and pupils are working hard to prepare a fine program. The Milwaukie Olympio Olnb will give a dunce at W. O. W. hall April 21. The Milwankie Bundjwill furnish the music. CAN BY. Mrs. Honrv Evans and sister, Miss Ida Cnntwell, returned from Califor nia lust Saturday, where they have been visiting lor the past three months. Charles Mattock was a Canby vis itor last Sunday. Z Frank Walgamot was up from Port laud Sunday fisning in the tront streams. Frank didn't reqmre any help to carry tho trout home. Mr. and Mrs. George Penman re turned to Canby last week Mr. Pen man has boon working in the mines iu Northorn California for several months. Thoy expect to make their home here for the present. The new bank for Canby will boon be in operation. All of the stock has boon subscribed by the business men and furmors near hore. In , the near future thoy will ereot a stone and brick building, and then Canby will have one of the best banks in Clacka mas oounty. The Southern Faoino Oo. has a larRe foroo of men laying 80-pound rails through Canby and the big Btearn Bhovel is at work again giving em ployment to a large foroe of men. CENTRAL POINT. All farmers are busy sowing spring grain, and the busy wives are busy making garden. Charles Foster returned Monday from Portland. Mrs. Minnie Soheer is visiting her Bon, A. C. Soheer. Homer Burnett lsft Monday for Portlnnd, whore he has anceptod a position as head wiiitor in the Lewis and Clark restaurant. Miko St an nor visited his daughter, Mrs. Rosa Cooper, of Portland, Mon day, returning Tuesday. Mrs. Gilbert Randall visited her sister, Mrs. Blanohard, of Portland, Saturday and Sunday. HOOD VIEW. Died, at her home near Aurora, Thursday night, at 2 o'clock, Mrs. Fred Yergou, aged 81 years, of peri tonitis. She loaves besides her hus: band ami two small sons, many rela tives and ecores of friends. Miss Mary Eh loin was born in Orogon, not far from the home she just left, August 4, 1874, and has always resided in Mariou oouuty, beloved by all who knew her. 0. T. Tooze lias sold his 'home at Wilsonville and expects to move to Buttoville some time this . summer, where he has a flue farm. , Morris Yonng was home Saturday, Sunday and Monday from school at Corvallis. ELDORADO. - . Dr. and Mrs. Gonoher visited their daughter, Mrs. Charles Noblitt, of Noody. Mr. and Mrs. Grisouthwaita, of Boaver Creok, wore the guests of O. Spouoe and family last Sunday. , Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Holvey made a business trip to Canby last Monday. Mr. mid Mrs. A. L. Jonos went to Coltou last Sunday. Duane C. Ely I have the following lines of Merchandise that J will effer in competition with any dealer on the CoaBt as compared to quality and prieeB of the eiune. I have the agnncy fur the : v Jobn Deere line of Plows, Narrows Buggies Which speak fur themselves wherever used. The KEYSTONE FENCING, which is cheaper than building "rail fence, and will not burn. WEBER WA(-!ON8;NvTIONALCKKAM SEPARATORS," simplest and beet on the market. DnjQocds, &boes, Rubbers, Small Hardware of various kinds. I wish to Bay for those parties llvinu in other partB of the county that have not traded with me before, that I ! av as large and well assorted variety of everything in th general merehai diee line as any store in the county and at prices that are right for a good grade of goods. All that I ask is to have them call and exsmint' the goods and get my prices before buying elsewhere, aB very often 1 find people taking out goods that I could hve saved them money on. Anyway it does uot ccet them anything to call aud find out at DUANE C. ELY Drygoods and Implement House OREGON CITY, Misi01ara Schoenborn went to Ore gon City last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jones went to Portland Wednesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. C. Spence attended Pomona Grange at Stafford Wednes day. John Heivey returned to Marquatn Saturday and resumed hit work in the sawmill near that place. HIGHLAND. Two big loads of homeseekers came into.Highland Monday. The new ar rivals are from Russia. ' A great many potatoes are being planted here now. John Wallace intends leaving down the river next Monday ,to drive oxen iu a logging camp. Several hands went from here to Canby to sort potatoes as there waB a rush call for several carloads at 75 cents per hundied. Wonder what's the matter with Oregon City? They never seem tobe in the market. Dr. Prudeu is moving away. He has bought a home Jout southeast of Portland at Arleta. Farmers are now taking their cattle back on the range. Feed is getting a pretty fair start. Judging by the general tone of the voters here Geo. C. will have to get up and dust if he succeeds in explain ing away the federal indictment. The time is getting very limited. ' MOUNTAIN VIEW. MiHB Maud Morau went to Portland to school again this week. Last week she was at home on account of her mother's illness. Albert Frost was here visiting his mother last Sunday. Mrs. Smith was visiting last week with her cousin, Mrs. Laura Bullard. She is nursing in a Portlnnd hospital and her little' boy is staying with Mrs. Bollard Mrs. May Fesler and Miss Laverne Craig wore guests of Mrs. GrubbB last Sunday. R. O. Thomas and wife, lately of Mount Pleasant, were calling on friends in this bnrg Monday. They are going to Spokane, Wash. J. W. Murrow is on a businnss trip to Tho Dalles this week. P. D. Curran, candidate for justice of the peace for this district, is out in Abernethy and Maple Lane precincts this week fixing his political fences. Mrs. Skinner, lately of Portland, was tho guest of Mrs. Warner last Sunday. Mr. Skinner is moving to Hillsboro and Mrs. Skinner and the children are visiting out at their farm with Mr. and Mrs. Oswold. Mossrs. EBtes, Church & Horace Williams are sorting potaotes this week. J. W. Cunin and wife spent last Sunday down town at die home of Mr. Edmoudon aud wife. . Miss Bertha Prune was taken to the Portland hosital last Tuesday. Harry Kinder and wife have moved into Mr. Johnston's house near Mr. MoGoehau. Miss Emma Roiuau, ot Mount Pleas ant, was visiting her sistor, Mrs. Gurber, Tuesday., Mrs. Smnlley is on the sick list this week. A literary entertainment will' he given in W. W. May's hall noxt Satur day evening. Refreshments will be served. . Games will be played after the program is reudeied. Mr. Mighles had a dray load of fur niture brought up from St. John's Tuosday evening and Wednesday morning it was takeu to his house at Maple Lane. That Maple Lane Grange quilt was drawn last Saturday nt 1 :!i0 o'clock, the quilt number bomg 210 MisB Jess Montgomoiy had the ticket. Easter Sunday will be observed by the Mountain View Sunday sohool with a short program of appropriate exeroiseB and a surprise gift for the ohildrou. - CENTRAL POINT. The rain storm that came up on Sunday and Monday was well appre ciated by the fatmcrs of this place as the crops were very muoh in need of rain. ; Politicians have boon numerous in this vicinity; tor the last few weeks aud various candidates delivered stump speeches at Brown's school house on tho 4th and, 11th. Herbert McDonald of Tigardvillt), General Dealer OREGON visited our city last Suduay and Mon day. ' George G. Randall has been string ing hops the past few days. Tom Penman made a flying trip to Canby Tuesday last. Frank Inglis' smiling faoe ia now seen in our vicinity, as he is working for Robert Brown. Miss Anna Pollard and sister, Nel lie Godwin, spent Saturday in Port land. George G. Randall's jjmbrella dis appeared at the funeral lieid in the M. E. church some time ago and has not yet appeared. A liberal reward will be offered to any one returning it. The umbrella had a gold band with the initials engraved on it. BEAVER CREEK. Mrs. Flora Fisher and children of Oregon City, is visiting her brother, jVngust Bluhm and family, for a oouple ot days. Misses Marie Hollman and Anna Steiner spent Saturday and Sunday in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Grim, of Mt. Pleas ant, and Mr. and Mrs. Splinter and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Rindfloish, of , Maple Lane, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Schrieber and family. All schools were olosed last week on account of smallpox, but they will commenoe again Monday. Miss Minnie Schwartz, formerly of this place, is visiting with friends here. 9 Miss Lena Grossmiller returned "Everybody Rides THE SNELL FOR ONLY $35 Remember we SELL the same grade of wheel for $35 WHY MITCHELL WAGONS? Not because they run easiest and last longest. Not because they represent over 70 years of experience in' wagon building, but because The Mitchell Quality is Always Stie Every Mitchell Wagon is just like every other Mitchell Wagon, the quality never varies. Every one is the best that it is possible to build. No dissatisfied users, not a customer ever lost on account of bad goods. They make friends wherever they go. ITCHELL, J. E. SMITH homo from Portland last Monday. Misses Bertha and Lizzzie Thomas, of Mt. Pleasant, were visiting with friends here for several weeks. They intend to leave for Spokane soon. Mr. aud Mrs. P. Bohlauder received the news ot another grandson, which was born to Mr. aud Mrs. Mat ennui, ot Barton. Miss Lnov Guwver. who was visit- ins with frieuds here for sovoral months, returned to her home , Eastern Orogun. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henrici and Mrs. Shellv wont to Clackamas to spend Sunday with Mr. aud Mrs. F, Henrici. GARFIELD. Sunshine and rain after the cold spoil makes everything brighten up. Farmers arc busy making garden. Florence Buchauau couinleted a suc cessful term of fchool at tho Tracy school iast week and left ou Saturday for her home at Hood River. After a visit there, she will resume teaching iu Clatsop county. Mr. aud Mrs. H. H. Anders visited Mr. and Mrs. Holder one day last week. An oyster sapper was held last week ht the home ot Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Huxley, in honor of Miss Ruby Wag ner, it being her birthday. Only rel atives and a few intimate friends ware present. Games were the feature of the evening. Saturday, evening, March 24, the home of Mr. and Mrs. W VV. Davis was the soei.e of much enjoyment, the occasion being ' the 18th birthday of their son, Herman, who was surprised by a number of his friends. Games aud mnsio were indulged in to the de light of all nntil 11:80, when the gueBts were in turn surprised by a very enjoyable repast, served by the hostess and ber daughter, Grace, alter which the guests departed, having spent a very pleasant evening together. Those present were Misses Raohael, Ada and Grace Davis, Florence Dan can, Elsie Covey, Inez Krigbaum, Iva Dale and Messrs. Curtis and Rus sell Wiloox, Floyd Davis, Grover Krigbaum, Herman Davis, Horace Davis, Robert Duncan and Mr. and Mrs .William W. Davis. Ed Mullen went to.Portland Friday. G. T. Hunt, of Lents, with a num ber of friends, came out last Saturday to fish. Mr. Hunt will move out on his place in July. REDLAND.' J. T. Fullam is cleaning Dp his spuds at 60 cents per sick, which he sold to Mr. Jaggar. Blaseing Granite Co. put up a mon ument for Mrs. O. H. Senn last week. Miss Maude Stone was home on a visit from Salem. D. H. Mosher was also taking in the ridge. JOtto Polehm came home from Salem LEWIS & But Ji AY HIV VjU Portland, Oregon HDWR. CO., Agents, Oregon last week, where he has been for some time. Our L. & D, S. olosed its meetings last Saturday. They expect to give an entortainmut and basket social th e evening of April 28. Dr. Rolaud preached at Redland M. E. church last Sunday. On April 23 Professor Matthews, of Willamette University, will preach at the M. E. church at the usual iionr. H. A. Allen's brother, from the East, arrived Sunday afternoon with his family, to make this his future home. Louis Fuuk lias posters out for the sale of the Hart estate. If some of the gentlemen were as anxious to help Oregon City and Clackamas conuty farmers ill general to get a market as they are to serve the people by getting iu office, this would be the best place in the world, but uit ! The communication of R. Petzold in last week's paper has more truth in it than poetry, but it seems that the scale will some time work for the in terest of the buyer, which happened to the writer not long ago, as the weigher gave 40 cents less on first weight on two steers, which would certainly have cone in somebody's' pocket besides the producer. This might have been an accident, bat it shows carelessness on the part of the weigher, if it was an accident, aud ( this too by a man who wants the nom ination for county sommissioner. Some one oertainly wants to make a record while In offioe, the way the county court is dribbling out contracts for road plank. RUSSELLVILLE. We are now favored with a nice rain. We are in hopes it will con tine a few days, as some were plowing new ground ard it was very dry. Oats that came up since the cold spell look fine aud bid fair to make a good crop if we have enough rain. Some barns are getting empty but grass in right at hand, which is good for the stock, as many are in want. John Trullinger has gone tu Eastern Oregon for the summer to earn wages. He is a faithful hand. L. B. Trullinger is working for E. H. Dart, planting potatoes. Mr. Paulson is still seeding. Louis Daugherty had the misfor tune to get his leg broken by rolling logs. A log rolled on his leg. Charles Hardy was with him at the time, and it was with the utmost effort that Charley got the log off. ' Henry Daugherty went after his goats a few evenings ago and found more kids than he could carry and called for help to get them home. The wolves will have a fine time catching them after awhile. There are only a few persons Jdoing well with sheep or goats, on account of the wolves and d )gs. Father And he -would fee tiding, too, if he could see out new i 906 model Snell and Mitchell Wheels MITCHELL $25 that others ASK $50 for. first and Taylor Streets" City, Ore NEW ERA. Mrs. Engel is on the sick list this week, , caused by the upsetting of a chair and shaking her np very badly, jura. uveracKer, or roieao, ur., is visiting old friends here this week, after an absence of four years. MiBS uvoraker remarks that a great manv marked improvements have been made j since she left. I Elmer Lucas was in the city Sun I day and says the measles are not what they are oraoked up to be. Mr. and Mrs. Will Young, of Beaver Creek, visited. the latter's parents, Mr. aud Mrs. Engel, last Sunday. The county rock crusher is at work on the McCord hill uortt, of Beaver Creek. Let the good work extend' to all the bad hills. - Mrs. Madder and daughter, of Port land, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Keil. Mrs. Lottie Peunman is cookine on he R. J. Biown farm, Chef Chris Huff haviug resigned. Thomas Kelland speut Sunday with his brother, George, oa Mill Creek. - Miss Noble, Miss Newbury and Mr. ; McArthur attended Kirk Rjbekah lodge at Canby Tuesday of last week. Latest T. W. Hlanchard is in tele phone touch with the world since Sunday. Call him up; he'll take it good naturally. MULINO. Mrs. J. D. Rainey and children are spending a few days with J. Trullin eer. Jot Mallat's little daughter has been quite siok the past few days. One of Mulino's young men was seen giving his girl a "buggy ride," in a lumber wagon lasc xnursaay. , Quite a bit of carpenter work is be ing done in Mulino at present. Misses Jennie Akins and Mary Trullinger visited the Liberal sohool Thursday. W. and Mrs. Rogers and sons, of Portland, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. Ashby Friday and Saturday. Miss Elva Erickson is staying with ber grandmother, Mrs. Ball, at present. Albert and Elmer Ericsson are working at Meadowbrook. , N Everybody, inoluding.the iens, are preparing for Easter. ' Jnhnny Erickson is working lor Ed Trullinger. Alfred Dodge is spending a few days with his father at Molalla. Mr. and Mrs. Maple and Miss Vesta Churohill visited J. Trullinger and family Sunday. CLACKAMAS. Regular day meeting of the Grange No. 298, P. of H., was held Saturd ly, April 7. The attendance was muoh smaller than usual, owing to the busy season. A communication from Mil waukie Grange was rend, relating to a table of necessary articles for the household whioh was being prepared by ladies of that Grange. TheBe ar ticles will be on sale at next meeting,. Saturday, April 21. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Erickson was buried Monday after noon. Mr. aud Mrs. Allie Holoomb, of Portland, were visiting R. B. Hol comb and family last Sunday. Easter services will be held in the Congregational church next Sabbath mornin j at 10:80. Brother Landes made some remarks on the need of a pnrmanent home for the order, and offered plans and esti mated costs.. Brother Kerchem offered some excellent suggestions on getting material together and making a start toward building. The Grange voted to accept Brother Landes plans, and to instruct the building committee to begin wcrk at once. A few matters of business were laid over until next meeting. Lecture hoar was pleasantly filled. Grange closed ia due form. Clackamas Grange will meet as usual Friday afternoon. An Arbor day program will be given by the pupils of the soho 1. Everybody cordially invited especially mothers. Miss Ethel Clark visited friends in Eugene last Saturday and Sunday. Several men are still engaged iu cutting, hauling and loading piling. Misses Eana Kennedy and Myrtle, Purcell, of Parkplace, visited Mrs. Buck Saturday MEADOWBROOK. Another good rain. Farmers all busy; plow deep: sow nlaflfa; raise hogs; fat cattle; leave tho politicians to raise h 1. Charles Holman and family, of Portland, was out Sunday visiting Ralph ou the ranoh. J. W. Staudinger was tiausacting business at the hub this we,ek. There are a few more" cases of measles in town aud some cases not reported. Our usual quiet burg was thrown into excitement bordermg on a panic We all had met to disooss Biownell and other political matters, when there came strange noises borne on the evening breeze. Some thought steamboats on the Molalla river; others thought a meteor was falling' but a little later on it proved to be the Molalla baud practicing a new piece of mnsio. Unole Davy Solinson is still unde cided as to voting the Demooratio ticket. Mulino wants a band to discourse sweet music 'Be careful, boys. Joshua Gorbett passed through our town last week smoking a cigar. Owing to a rush of business the faithful nine failed to meet this week. German Society Meeting. The regalar monthly meeting of the German Society was held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon in Kimnn'o n.n and a fine program was rendered, con' sisting of songs and citations. Sev eral of the memhers rtBlinopo speeches, aud the male choir rendered a number of pleasing vocal selections. A feature of the afternoon was a vo cal solo by Mrs. Betzel. The ladies and children present enjoyed the af ternoon as well as -tin members, aud the program was followed by a tooth some luncheon. . :v1 NATURES PERFECT TO Nil City Drug Store CHARMAN COMPANY
