Oregon city Courier, Friday, may u, isos
NEWS OF THE COUNTY
NEW ERA.
Frank Smith wag all that was talked
aboat in thin vicinity last week.
ThroDgB of people visited the spot
where Bmitn met ma ena, an uy
Sunday.
Vmnk MnArthnr hag aone into
raising guineas for pleasure and profit.
Ttio Aanra Rnt.nriUv nicrht Was Well
attended and all enjoyed themselves
to their Hearts content, inmy uuui
bera being sold.
Wollacn Wnndnm. of Oazadero.
spent Sunday with hia family on She
Moore farm.
The W. 0. T. U. will give a basket.
aooial in their nan oaiuraay nignt,
May 13. The proceeds go toward fin
ishing their hall. Oome and enjoy
. .lMAn a KAVIll TinH HmA 1 J
George Blanohard, or rortiana,
was in the oity Snnday.
v Mrs. G. W. Randall and Delta Grit
eser are on the sick list this ween.
I MissRubo, of Portland is visiting
her brother here this week.
' If yon did not attend the basket
a ID nor ou vjuuuiai luxuu uiiuitu
' - All; l nnm nrlijtif rrtn Tt I
Mrs. H. K. Wink and Miss Laura
Engel fpenfc Sunday with Mr. and
;Mrs. . Robeit Kellaud, of Oregon City.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Waldron, of Or.
fgou Oity, were in New Era Snnday.
We have the fluent prospects for
crops of all description this year for
many years. Too bad the Lewis ana
Clark Fair was not in 1906.
Mrs. Hose Cooper, of Portland,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stanber.
The Southern Paoiflo have their, new
cookhouse about completed tor their
crew of men building the new bridge.
"Did yon ever see n man so bow
legged that he had to have his pants
out out with a circular saw?"
GARFIELD.
The larmers are busy planting gar
den. Mr. aud Mrs. R. S. Blew have
moved oat on their farm.
Mies Iva Dale finished a suocessf ol
term cf school at Garfield last week.
Mr. and M's. H. Epperson and fam
ily visited Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Blew
and Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Anders
Sunday. ,
Ed Mullen was in Estaoada on bus
iness Monday.
The Uu'flMd Grange met last Satur
day, April 28, with 25 members in at
tendance. Mrs. Howard, the state
secretary, addressed the Grange.
A number of cases of measles are
reportod in the neighborhood
J .W. Reed, nf Estaoada, has sold
his store to A. E. Sparks, an experi-
trtA hnainnco mull frnm "MaKrti c Lr a
Mr. Sparks took possession Monday.
Ho movca here with his family.
MAPLE LANE.
Maplt) Lane Grange Indies are ar
ranging to give a grand literary enter
tainment aud a drana in two aots iu
which the best talent will be invoked,
to be given at Jthe next meeting, the
first Saturday in June. Full particu
lars later.
The sick are all on the mend and
the blind can see again especially
where Mr. Brownoll wants to get off
at.
The farmer has been a very busy
man gottiug ill his crops.
t. Wanted more ralu,
Mr. Edwards, of Denver, is a visitor
at Mr. Herman's
Mrs. J. II. 'Darling and daughter,
Pearl, arrived home last Friday from
a six months' visit to San Francisco.
The ladies had i heir share ot exper
ience in the late earthquake and fire.
A pleasant aud interesting enter
tainment will be given Children's Dar
in Maple Lane sehoolhouse the fore
part of June. The children are now
being taught in their several parts and
a flue treat is promised.
There will be an abu ndance of fruit
of all kiudB this season.
Through the nutirlng efiorts.of Mrs.
A. B. Allon, this estimable lady hps
dono much to keep an interest in Sab
bath sahool affairs iu Maple Laue and
bIio cordially invites the oldor people
to couie out and attend services and
clans services in the Bible class and
thus sliow appreciation of her efforts.
She likes The Courier and the Maple
Lane uotos because she is a lover of
good, wholesome nows and reading,
which you .can always find iu thiB in
flnoiitinl aud evenly-balanced journal.
Riudfleisoh is crowding work upon
his hop yard.
Duane C. Ely
I have the following lines of Merchandise thai I will offer hi competition
wfth any dealer on the Coast as compared to quality and prices' of the mine.
I have the agency for the
Jobn Deere line of Plow, narrows 5 Buggies
Which apeak for themselves wherever used. The KEYSTONE FENCING,
which is cheaper liiau building rail fence, and will not buru. WEBER
WAiiONS; KyTIONAL CREAM SEPARATORS, simplest and best on the
market.
Dnjtyoocfe, Shoes, Rubbers, Small hardware
of various kind). I wish to say for those parties living in other parts of the
county that have not traded with me before, that I bv ns large and well
assorted variety of everything in th' general merchandise 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 examine the goods and get my priceB before
buying elsewhere, as very often I And people taking out goods that I could
have saved them money on. Anyway it does not erst them anything to call
ud find out at
DUANE C. ELY
Drygoods and
Implement House
OREGON CITY,
Mr.JSplinters is the champion young
chicken raiser in Maple Lane.
Carpenter Brown is erecting a new
residence for Mrs. Niohols size, 16x
28, one aud one-halt story high.
Maple Lane Grange iis planning to
soon commence the erection of au ad
dition to their commodious hall, the
same to be used tor a kitchen and
dining hall, thus affording more room
and efficiency.
The Ram bo sawmill is running full
blast with a foil orew.
Meadows look fine and grass will be
s good crop.
(3. W. Herman is crowding work
in all lines of vegetables, having in
nnor nino anrafl Hia harries promise
nil raumrH CharlflV does not mind
the backache it requires to keep clean
rows, ;doc is nappy to mow ue
suddIv Oregon City with the best the
market affords.
MEADOWBR00K.
A few more new cases of measles in
town .this week.
Dee Wriclit has a crew of men bank-
ins telephone poles this week. He
expects to start on the drive soon.
W7 A. Shaver has hia flume in
working order and is shooting ties
into the Molalla river. ,
Mrs. O. F. Kay has been Quite
poorly for some time with heart fail
ure. -..
Ralph Holman, the Meadowbrook
riabob, has purchased a bunch of hogs
of Mr. Dix, of Colton.
CharJes and Eenjamin Holman
made a flyiiig trip to tile ranch Satur
day. I
Where 1 oh where is Mr. Reese?
Come again, brother.
Some of Fred's mill men think they
saw five moons the night of the 'cy
clone. Font were stationary and the
fifth was whirling around, the earth
did quake and shake aud some ot the
boys were on their knoes singing.
The faithful nine held another very
interesting meeting. Among other
tinners a few resolutions offered by
Joshua, and the Doctor resolved, that
George U. is the, and Jonathan .bourn
is the next aud can stand for plenty
ot inspiration, patriotism and the Re
publican party wiuie Homing down a
good office.
CANBY. '
Dr. H. A. Dodman and family spent
last Sunday in Clackamas.
L. H. Wang took iu the exoursion
last Sunday to Albany, returuiug in
the evening.
Our new bank opened its doors to
the pnblio last week. Mr. Walker,
the cashier, reports a rushing busi
ness. Oh as. Case, of Salem, was shaking
hands with old friends last Tuesday.
Mr. Oise loft for home Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Goorge Keselring was takon
very sick last Wednesday with pneu
monia, but under the skillful oare of
Di. Dedman she is improving slowly.
Albert Qribhle was iu the city last
Friday. Mr. Gribhle is on his way to
Eastern Oregon, and expects to be
gone about two mouths.
Mrs. Cassie Evans has leaned the
City hotel and lodging house. Mrs.
Evans has been in the hotel business
before aud will run a fhst-olass place.
Mrs. Craig aud her two daughters,
who have been visiting Mrs. A. R.
Cummings for the past two mouths,
returned to her home iu Omaha last
wek.
James Adkins is rebuilding his saw
mill, which burned down a short time
ago. He has the frame up and thinks
lie will commence sawing lumber in
about four weeks.
Dr. H. F. Waleamot. a dentist from
Portland, oanie up Wednesday, and
expects to remain here until Suuday
uight.
Mr. Jones, the photographer, who
has been here for the past four months,
has moved back to hia home in Sil
verton.
Canby Phaf macy
Pare Fresh Dr ug
Watches, Jewelry and
; Spectacles. Watch re-
pairing accurately uiiu
neatly done.
Agent for Columbia
Phonographs, Needles
and Records.
E. I. SI AS, Proprietoi ,
Canby, Oregon
General Dealer
C2EG0N
HARDING GRANGE.
There was an attendance of So at
the regular meeting Mar 6th. One
candidate received the first degree
and one the last. The lecturer's hour
proved unusually interesting in the
way of disoussiona. J. 0. Sprague in
troduced the subject. "What Can This
Grange Do to Purify Politics."
Among other things the suggestions
were brought oat that the members
should induce a better attendance at
primaries, should vote for woman
suffrage and vote aud work to secure
votes for the Grange tax law.
On the subject of ecooom.r in the
home, L. Funk, Mra. A. H. Anderson
and others said that co-operation be
tween hushand and wife is necessary
for true economy and suocess.
The subject of national aid for
highways was diacussed by S. G. Kir-
Simpte Stover
I NEW I
I Cham oi on Rake
Self Damp Hani Dcmp
Perfect in Construction
and Operation.
Anybody Can Run Them
1TCHELL
J. E. SMITH
ohom, Wm. Stone. Jr., F. P. Wilson,
I. H. Kirchem and O. D. Robbins.
One speaker said that it might be con
sidered as not showing the right spirit
of independence to ask for suoh aid
and that, good road building pays the
farmers good returns, for all they
i-peud in that way. Most of the speak
ers, however, favored national aid as
simply returning to the farmers a por
tion of the vast amount agriculture
contributes to governmental support.
"Do the Country Schools Pay in
More Than They Get Out," was the
subject that capped the climax of in
terest. and brought to their teet Mr.
Aker aud Frank Riebhoft, who had
not previously spoken. Mauy criti
cisms of the" preseut school system
were made aud suggestions for im
provement. Most of the speakers
were opposed.to a county high school
and favored teaching higher branches,
if at ail, in the country schools. It
was claimod that the state school su
perintendent and others have formed a
teachers' trust in the matter of books,
salaries, etc. The vertical system of
penmanship was donouueed as inar
tistic and unsatisfactory iu every
way. The use of the hall was voted
to the youug people of Milwankie
Grauge for a dance on the night of
May 11 to raise money to floor their
new hall.
Arrangements have been made to
celebrate Flora's day at the Jane
meeting.
LOGAN.
At the telephone meeting May 4,
the Clear Creek Mutual Telephone
Co. was organized. The capital stock
is placed at $2500, and over half of
the amount has been subscribed at $35
per share. A board of fivo diiecctors
was elected, consisting of Louis Funk,
persident; w. r. jurcneni, vice-iirem-deut:
E. N. Brock, H. S. Anderson
and V. M. Stone. Fred Gerber was
elected treasurer and O. D. Robbins
secretarv. The work of extending the
line will begin soon. H. E .Cross was
preseut at the meeting and gave valu
able tuwistauoe in organizing.
J. O. Kirohem and wife have re
turned from their visit to Eastern
Oregon.
C. F. M. Brown exhibited a fine
oeuter-table, ot his own design and
workmanship, and presentedjit to S.
G. Kirohem and wife as a wedding
present. '
HIGHLAND.
We are having warm weather again.
Crops are looking fine.
The road on Hutchinson Hill is be
ing improved by a few of Highland's
best workmen, but it ia always the
oase in subscript ioujwork.
G. B. Miller is planting corn.
John Berreth ia improving slowly
after a severe fraotute of a leg.
Fred North is building a new plank
fence along the road.
A number of Eastern Oregon folks
are arriving. They report a fair pros
pect for a itrop this year.
ALWAYS READY-THE
LEWIS &
STAYER CO.
I1DWR. CO., Agents, Orefloo
John Wallace is away, working in
the loging oamp.
Charley Shookley was home on a
few day a' visit last ween.
Fares Mayfield got a rib fractured
aobut a month ago but is nearly well
again.
A. Klebe and Fred Klebe traded
places lately.
John Hahn has been on the sick list
lately.
The clerk at the Highland store is
oomplaining of having a very bad
cold.
The basket sooial given at the
rjri.ii.ia hnll wna n OTtllld RUCCeSS. A
fine program was rendered. Baskets
were sold, John Peck acting as auc
tioneer. BARTON.
A very distressing acicleut occurred
at this place at 3 :30 p.m. Tuesday.
A cable broke at the log works, a few
rods east of the depot. Pleas. Doug
las, son of John Douglas, was struck
on his forehead and perhaps mortally
wounded. He and his people have
the profound sympathy of all. Pleas,
hud just recovered a few weeks ago
from a siege ot tyhoid fever.
Henry Deshazer, of Morrow oounty,
was in town visiting his sister, Mrs.
Ward.
Miss Pearl JTohuson is visiting in
Portland this week.
ELDORADO.
Rob Bollard's little boy fell off the
fence and broke his leg. The boy was
taken to Oregon City tor medical
treatmeut.
Mr. and Mrs. L E. Jones, Harry
Jones, Mrs. Kimmey and Violet and
Vivian Jones were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Jones last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jones went to
Canby on business last Friday.
Mr. Gordon's son, of Portland, was
visiting him last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Moshberger visited
relatives at Macksburg last Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Gouoi.er visited . their
daughter, Mrs. Jennie Noblitt, of
Needy.
Miss Bertha Pipka ia visiting rela
tives in Washington.
Born, to the wife of Robert Sonne
bel, a boy. Both mother and child ar
doing well
Fred Sturgis is the baDpy father of
another boy: Both mother and child
are doing well.
Everybody attended the cirous at
Oregon City last Wedensday.
Mr. Hough went to California to
visit his daughter, who resides in
Oakland.
RU8SELLVILLE.
The 6th of May finds us enjoying
good weather. Grain is growing very
fast now for the first time since , it
is always ready for work. The wind
nny fail, the horses may. gee sick and
lie, the boiler may blow up, but the
stover Gasoline Engin9 is always
ready for work, any time iii .the day
or night. All you, have tp . db ia to
start it, it rnns without, watching.
The Stover Gasoline Engine is 60
simple anyone can run it, has fewest
parts, gives most power for the least
gasoline. A fow cents a day will run
it. All on one base. Take it any
where. Send for factory catalog and
testimonial oiruular.
nginc
High Speed, Great Strength and Wear
ing Qualities. Yoo can't choke down
the
i DRAW CUT
Champion Mower
Special device keeps knife and pitman always in line.
No power lost.
first and Taylor
Streets
Portland, Oregon
City, Ore
was sowu. The prospect for a fruit
crop is very good. Apple trees are
very full of blossoms. Frost will not
likely do auy damage now.
Mr. Lehman, who bought the Rioh
mill, has employed A. S. Russell to
do his sawing. Mr. Lehman has
plenty of good timber and good tim
ber makes good .lumber. All who
want a good article in that line will
make no mistake in going to that mill
after lumber.
The Frank Smith scare is over and
all will be quiet until the next mau
makes his appearance. We are in
hopes this one is the last. Frank
Smith'b capture was very costly three
good men for one bad one is bad busi
ness, though it Beems the best that
could be done under the oiroum
stances. George Marts is hauling 'soda water
for Mr. McLeran, ot Wilhoit.
Fishing seems to be the common
sport in this country in the small
streams. Tne water is too cold yet
n Molalla for successful fishing. So
just v.ait awhile, boys.
CLACKAMAS.
The teachers, assisted by the moth
ers, entertained the school children at
a picnic dinner last Friday. After
several hours spent in the, woods, all
returned to the sehoolhouse, where a
May Queen was crowned. This was,
followed by a short program under the
school yard trees. A May pole was
erected, which the primary pupils
took great pleasure in winding.
W. W. Smith is absent for a few
days on a business trip to Washington.
The Mothers' Club gave Mrs. Gar
rett a pleasant surprise at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. McChesney Wednesday
evening. As a mark of their eteeai
the members presented her with a
oopy of Ella Wtueler Wilcox's poems.
Mrs. Garrett will leave for Belling
ham within a few days.
The funeral of Mr. Heinrich, whose
body was found in the Clackamas
river, was held here Tuesday after
noon. AJlarge crowd attended the'speaking
by Messrs. Hedges. Beatie. Latourette
and Shannon at Saturday evening.'
Many favorable comments were made,
both on the remarks ol tne speakers
and their high character and ability.
Labor is very difficult to seoure just
now. In taot, there is a crying need
all over the valley for men to work
on farms.
MACKSBURG.
Sinoe Smith has been oaught every
body is resting easier.
Our road supervisor graded oar
roads last week. We don't know
whether or not it will help the roads
this late in the wesson.
E. A. Klar purohased aa new cream
separator last week.
There will be a very large yield of
fruit with the exception of peaohes
throughout this section of the country.
Wililam'Oickelman, of Oregon Oity,
was visiting with his cousin, J. E.
Wells, last Saturday and Sunday. :
The Macksburg . baseball team
orossed bats with the Hubbard ball
team at Hubbard Sunday, which re
galed in a victory for the Macksburg
team by a soore of 6 to 8.
The Colts, of Ithis plaoe. defeated
the second nine of Molalla Sunday by
a saore of 28 to 11. , W
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no nuuucu wiij m 10 man uiUBl ot
' the candidates running for office are
more polite and sociable before, elec
tion than after? . ,.
!.. LIBERAL. 1 ,
Farmers are bo By with late' potatoes
and corn. The ground is in ' fine
' shape to work. Grain and grass never
: looked better this time of . the year.
! Late ootatoes are tietnc nlanted. Rye
j like ., haying time. Clover, is fine
i what did not freeze out. J. O. Mor-.
ris has a fine field of clover and in all
probability it will all fall down.
Mrs. Nellie Osbourne, of Portland,
I was out visiting her parents for a few '
days, returning Monday to Portland.
! Hnry Oase and wife were out home
for a few days' visit.'
', S. Wright, H. L. Barnes, T. S. Stipp
and J. D. French are busy planting a
field of corn apiece.
H. H. Trullinger closes his Bchool
Friday evening, v
'Z William Morey is planting spuds
and will finish this week.
Mr. Spencer, who bought the Wrig'it
Springs picnio grounds, intends to lav
off seven acres for a park and set ff
out in maples this fall. May success
follow him in his new enterprise.
The Liberal Development League
will be waited on this week by an
Eastern capitalist. Let the commit
tee rustle and start the ball to rolling.
The wild birds seem to have large
flocks of youug ones. The warm and
dry weather is just the thing for
them. The bob white quail runs in
' the same band with our native quails.
Otis Morris, of Canby, passed
through here Sunday for the tie camp
and will run about 30,000 in this run
from Fred Shafer's mill to Barlow.
MULINO.
Mr. Miller, a fchool friend of Mr. y
at the church Thursday evening by
singing and playing on his zithei.
Everyuody greatly enjoyed the musio
and wished he would come again.
Ernest Mallatt is Blowly recovering
from his serious illness.
Miss Elva Erickson returned from
her Grandmother Ball's, Wednesday,
where she has been staying for a time
past.
Ernest 'Davis has returned f)r a
visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Davis.
P Gomar Edwards made a short visit
to his parents last Sunday.
Mr. and Mr. Chase spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, of Liberal
1 Frauk Ashby, ( Salem, visited his
uncle, Grant ..shby, Saturday and
Sunday.
i Mrs. Udell mar'e a flying trip to
Portland last Driciay.
MissJMary Trullinger returned home
Monday from Woodbnrn, where she
has been visiting her brother, R. A.
Trullinger, of that place.
Mrs. Ohurohili has been quite sick
the last few days.
Misses Minnie Trullinger, Nada
L3e and Jesde Akins visited the Lib
eral school Thursday.
Mrs. G. Ash by called on Mrs. Ed
wards Tuesday afternoon.
Everybody must wear their sweetest
smile around Muliuo now, as there
are three cameras in working order
there now, and there is no 'telling
when you will get "your beauty
struck."
Rev. Coffee, of the Free Methodist
ohuroh of Portland, will preaon at
Mulino the 17th and 18th of May.
Everybody come.
Millinery cut. Child's Trimmed
Hats. 4'Jc up; Ladiss' $1.39 up; Sty
lish Hats, underpriced. Red Front.
Independent (Hayseed) Candidate for j
STATE SENATOR
N. F. NELSON Z
Of Hardinj Precinct, Clackamas CofflJ
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