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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1906 NEWS OF THE COUNTY MOLALLA. Most beautiful .weather again after last week's dampness. Hopmen are anxions, feaiing that mould will set in, which is already reported in places. Anthony Moore and brothers got their hops all in before the heavy rain and of course feel 0. E. orer it. Clover hcll:ng (not baling) will be finished up this week in the Molalla eonntry as the crew expects to start op again next Monday afternoon. Dr. Leavitt is paoking up to move to Portland by tlie first of Octobor. Several of oar people returned from the State Fair in the downpour of moisture, looking like they had been ont in the wet for several days. They report having seen a splendid exhibit. Guy Dibble is at his'mountain home getting oat posts, preparatory to building a lot of wire fence, having lost 2,000 rails by lire. County Surveyor S. A D. Hunagte goes to look after the county's South ern boundary line this week. It is reported that the line will be a very steop one on JaokKnife Ridge, there fore, Frank 0. Perry, our photograph er, is going along to take a snap shot at the locations of the line before it slides off the Ridge, loe Harlem will acoompany the party and farther ad vise us to the progress made. Some of the events that are sched uled to take place in October, Molal laites will take notice: 1st Regular Ootober meeting of Molalla Grange, No. 310, Saturday, Ootober 6. 2nd. October meeting of Claoka mas County District Pomona Grange Wednesday, Ootober 10. Meets with No. 40, at Mulino. ( 3rd. Seoond Annual Grange Fair at Molalla Ootober 13 and 13. 4th. Grange Fair at Maple Lane Grange, Ootober 17, one week after Pomona. 6th. John Shaver estate s Ootober 18, next day after Maple Lane Fair. RUSSELLVILLB. Hop plckors)have had quite a rest and should begin again to make up for lost time. Some returned home and have gone baok to work. Charley Pelky killed a coyote a few days ago. Some of the citizens here formed a elub to pay the lucky man for killing a wolf. Soott Carter's oats averaged fifty tight bushels to the acre. That speaks well for Carter and also for the country. Wheat was not so good, 2 There are a few beef cattle in this oountry for sale. Sheep are scarce. John Niteugalo, of this country, threshed twelve hundred bushels of grain this season. How is that for the mountains? Mr. Buoknor had a very narrow escape from being bitten by a large doer a few days ago but finally the deer went away and left him unharm ed but with a bouncing heart. We see a notioe in the Courier about the mountain fires and we also tliiuk that sixty dollars pur mouth paid for lire wardens had better be kept fur other purposes. Farmers in this country had to quit threshing and fight the forest fires. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Acts on nature's Plan. Tlio most successful medicines are those that aid nature. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy nets on this plan, Take it when you have'a cold and it will allay the cough, relieve the lungs, aid expectoration, open the sooretions and aid nature in restoiiug the system to a healthy condition. Thousands have testified to its superior exoolleuoe. It counteracts any tondaucy of a coll to result in pneumonia. Prioe, 25 oents. Larse size, CO cents. For sale by Huntley Bros. Co., Oregon City aud Molalla. HIGHLAND. Highland is certainly ou top. So says Will Mink, whose modern op to, date threshing outfit made the biggest run in Highland in the history of its existence, being over 2400 bushels of grain (wheat and oats) in one day. Who can bat that in this oonntyf Probably after this we will see a willingness on the part of threshermeo t o come to Highland si nee there is mouey in it for thom. G. R. Midluy's place which hut been called a hole in the grooud by a distinguished Highlander, produced a yield of oats never before equsllod in Highland, being 05 bushels to the acre. Threshing is not done yet ou account of the late rain. The threshing has a business side to it. It tells the tale of profit and loss and It ofton tells the worthiness or unworthiuoss of the farmer. Mr. J. Parish, of Elyville. an old pinoeer, is here on his farmvery low and dangerously sick with typhoid fever. A. Harrington, the only hop grower in Highland, will finish pioking hops this week. His hops are gocd, so is his prioe. being 50 cents per box. All the small boys wear a smile and are picking. After this Highland precmot will have another Democrat. A. Stormer, recently from Logan, bought the Hutchinson place and became a per manent resident. The late rain will start farmers to preparing the soil for Fall grain. John and Harry Gard are down from the plains proouring a winter's suply of fruit. Bird Parrish is down visiting his brother, J. Parrish, who is very sick. Miss Nettie Miller has returned to Portland and will resume her studies at the Portland High School. Miss Blanoe Miller oommenoed a term of school at Barton Setember 17. We wish tier success as a teaoher. Higland hops are picked. CLACKAMAS. It has' been rather quietjhere for the last week or two as many of the people have been at the hop yards, bnt the rainy weather drove a few of them homo. Rev. Enoll and wife have traded their Clackamas home for property in Montavilla and after a visit in Cal ifornia they intend making their home there. Deakins Bros', are hauling lumbar for a large barn. School opened Monday with a very fair enrollment considering those who are' at the hop yards. Miss Simpson, recently from the East, has the advanoed room and Miss Edna Arm strong has the primary grades again. Miss Agnes Hartnell is teaching the Lower Clackamas sohool. Miss Ethel Mather hasjbeen visiting in Portland the past week. Fred Brose, who has been in Ore gon City under the oare of Dr. Stuart, will return home the last of this week. SPRINGWATER. The threshing in Spriugwater is all ovor. About 40,000 bushels were threshed, twenty-eight thousand, which Chris Thellfson threshed and Ralph Tracy ten thousand. Stella Bard, who bas been sio k for two weeks, is improving. The Howell faimly returned from the hop yard last week. They report good luok. Carl Howell, Jean Lewellen and Wasco Shannon left last week to go to the State Fair at Salem. T. O. Miller left last week, saying that he would not return until he re turned with a oook. He returned last Saturday with his bride. His future home will be on the W. II. Eandle farm. W. J. Lewellen is building an addition on to his house. Earl Shibley is doing the work. REDLAND. What's the matter witii Redlaud? "Nothin" she is all right. 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It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases, and is sold on Us merits by all drupiTistsin fiftv-cent -...1 ,lr.11r B FZ.iUM t bottles. You may SStt have a sample bottle Hm.o( snap-Root by mail free, also a pamphlet telling yo how to find out if you have kidney oi bladder trouble. Mention this paper when writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Bmg- hamton, N. Y. Diu't make any mistake, but remember the name, bwauip-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swwup-Root. and the ad- drew, liiughaniton, N. Y., ou every bottl agricultural and human. The latest addition is a 10 pound daughter to Mr McCilligan, which increases our p ipulatlon to five in three months. Mrs. Stauffer bas returned to her sohool at Vanoouver, Wash., for a nine months term. The rock crusher started up agai u tli is week to finish the Viola hill. The next thing is for the Logan super visor to finish the Fisher Hill road, whioh has been dragging along for nearly 2 years, Mr. Simpson is building him a house on his place. Mrs. Simpson's brother of Colorado, has rented the Weismandle place and will move on soon. Mr. Deering ,the Viola mill man, has started a crew tologging. He in tends to start up his mill as soon as he returns from the East. Mr. Hubert and sons are working on their dam. which they have nearly completed. They will run their mill by water power. Redland school will begin a six months term on October 1, with Miss Maude Stone in charge. Those that attended the Fair report CASE PLOWS Ate made from the highest grade soft center steel, -Syndicate steel. The soft center enables ts to harden the working surfaces extra hard. The soft center adds toughness and prevents the extra hardened surface from breaking through. THATS WHY THE CASE SCOURS IN ANY SOIL. PICK A SHAPE SUITED "TO YOUR SOIL AND WE GUARANTEE THE RUNNING, HANDLING AND SCOURING TO BE PERFECTION. WALKING PLOWS. Wood and Steel Beam. DISC HARROWS. J. E. SMITH HARDWARE Co. AGENTS, OREGON CITY, OREGON a fine exhibit from Clackamas County. N. H. Smith has laid a pipe so that he now has running water at his house. Mr. and Mrs. Bargfeld have enter tained relatives aud friends the past three weeks. Mrs. Gus Leasch return ed from Portland last week and brought with lier that fine boy that his daddie 1b so proud of. Congrat ulations to you Gus. Mr. Ripley has purchased all oi Mr. Simpsons' baled hay, which he in tends to feed out to dairy cows. A. M. Kirohem has disposed of his orop of bald hay. O. A. Holliugworth has bought a potato digger. E. N. Brock will be the head boss in constructing Mr. Simpson's hcuse. Sohool started at Evergreen district September 17, with Miss Calkins in the chair. Mr. Lewis is hauling railroad ties to town. Mrs. Ollie Miller, of Sellwood, is visiting her parents at Viola and r cuperatiug from an attack of typhoid. Miss Sprague is working for Mrs. Hughes. There apeared at this place last Saturday aboutnoon a swarm of in sects supposed to be the white ant, as they resembled that type, they lost their wings and the ground was covered with them in places. LIBERAL. Plows are going aud the farmers are happy Jas they had a good crop. Talk abont apples and pears, hundreds of bushels are rotting on the ground, there is not enough hogs to eat them op and then growl because we are going to have an electric railway to ship on. Set them np Liza Jane. Hurrah for Molalla; the people there want the road and the Liberal people want it too. Let them have an outlet so let us work hand in hand and keep up with the rest of the country. J. B. Ryan is working hard for tiie right of way and doing all in his power to favor the farmers where the lina goes through. Levi Stehman, who has been very sick is improving slowly. Fred Burns and his son, a ten pound boy, makes'Fred set up the cigars to the boys andjmakes Dr. Morre ysmile tn be oalled grandpa. The Liberal Development League is kept busy between the thriving village GANG PLOWS. Everything in the Plow and Harrow line. Also Hoosier Drills. Sanders Disc Plows, Diamond Feed Mills, Dick Feed Cut ters, Blizzard Ensil age Cutters, Ross Manure Spreaders, Mitchell Wagons. and railroads W. II. White and wife leave next week for Ontario, where they will re side for three years. Our merchaut has a fiuejstore and filled to the brim with new goods. Our sohool teacher has 18 scholars and must have one more as tihrteen is an unlucky number. Some of the hoppickers are returning home from the near-by yards. Simon Jones is visiting his sisters at Liberal for a few dys. He leaves soon for Tulsa, I. T MAPLE LANE. They had a Jolly time in Josi's hop yard last Tuesday. A party from Ore gon City came out aud serenaded the hop picleis. Mrs. A. B. Allen has her telephone in. W. O. Dickerson finished picking hops the 11th. Re had a very nice cron. Mrs. Burkhardt had company from Portland Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Gibbs went out to Mr. Parrish's farm Stnday to see Mr. Parrish, who is very low with the typhoid fever. Mr. Shelby had a sick cow last week. Mr. Splinter is keeping bachelors hall. The Misses Pearl and Myrtle Darling are going to Olaifornia the 21st to spend the Winter. Josi and Scherruble have put a new veranda on the front of their house. Some of the Maple Lane people attended prayer meeting at Mr. Warms Suandy night. Johnnie Darling made a flying trip to Corvallia Friday. Mrs. A. J. Lewis returned home from the hop yard Friday, having been rained out. Miss Annie Mautz, the chain) ion hop picker in Josi's yard, made $2.50 Monday. Mrs. Mautz's nieoe has returned to her home in Portland. ' Rev. W. Latourette, of MoMinu ville, spent Saturday night withO. O. Allen. I. J. Dennis and wife of Portland spent Saturday night aud Sunday with C. O. Allen and family. Mrs. Swallow 'srelatives from Port land paid them a visit last week. They are going to finish picking SULKY PLOWS. FIRST AND TAYLOR. Sts., PORTLAND, OREGON. hops in Jo. i's yard Thursday. The pickers have gay times with tneir jolly boss, Mr. Scherruble. MILWAUKIE. The new shingle mill will soon be uuder roof. Chas. Mulleu is foreman of the building. Mr. Loading moved to his new house north ot the scnool house. Mr. O. F. Witte's new house is nearly completed. Milwaukie school opened Monday wiht a large attendance. Mr. Sey mour is the new principal and has moved his family to J. E. Wetzler's new cottage. K. Scott, of Milwaukie, was the wiuner of all prizes ou Dorset JHorn sheep at the State Fair. Mrs. Dora Quint is having her house improved by a new addition and roof. P. H. Henneman, John Eeckman and H. Raid are running their large prune dryers day aud night. Mrs. M. L. Roberts is very sick at her home on Minthorn. ELVVOOD. The hop pickers are expected home this week, some of them today. Mr. A. S. Henderson is building Mr. Freeman's new house. CRITICS HARROWS. 1 aVIITtf ir S Mr. Wilson is sowing grain. Mr. Bittner is sawing lumber for the newly married couple of Spring water, Earl Shibley and Miss Mul key. They are going to build in Spriugwater. Mr. Bonny is digging a well. Mr. Smolensky has bought a farm over near the Viola store. Sadie Freeman was home on a visit last Sunday. Mrs. Bonny and children were the guests ot Mrs. Alice Henderson last Sunday. Miss Freda Latourette has returned to Portland after a month's vacation with the Surfus family. EAGLE CREEK. A quiet but pretty wedding was sol emnized at the residence of the bride's parents at Stevenson, Wash., Septem ber 4, 1900 the contracting parties being MisB Emma, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sweeney, and Al .bert L. Douglass, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Douglass of this place. The bride was tastefully attired in white silk trimmed with French valen ceinnes lace and insertion, while the groom wore the customary black. Only the family were present to witness the ceremony, whore two were made one. They left for a short trip to tli coast, stopping for a short stay at Eagle Creek, the boyhood home of the groom. The Mondav evening following they were greeted with a concert, such as would de light the most fastidious, discord loving Chinese, in the shape of a medley composed of cowbells, tin cans aud old saws plentifully punctuated by dynamite and firing of guns and other nosies that can only be invent ed by a crowd who undertakes to thus express their good will. They were invited in to the house where they were librerally treated to candy and nuts that were washed down with all kinds of drinks, soft and otherwise. After an hour spent in social chit-chat and congratulations the room was cleared and the crowd tripped the light fantastic to their hearts content. A very enjoyable evening was spent and for an impromptu affair , was voted a deoided sucoebS. We heartily wish Bert and Emma many, long years of happiness and prosperity, and may the clouds be few and those few silver lined, their storms but April showers. Their future home will be in Stevenson, where Mr. Douglass has a profitable business. BUENA VISTA. Dr. Stuart, while visiting his pati ents here the other day, found a stray horse tied to a fence. The doctor, being of a kind disposition, located its owner and returned it. Mr. aud Mrs. Lon Alldredge and family returned from the hopyards last Tuesday. Mr. snd Mrs. Commons aud family have sold their place to W. Howell for a residence near the Barclay schoolhonse. They are good neighbors and we regret to see them go. We hope their successors will be as good as they are. Mr. Watson has purchased the Charles place with all its furniture, adjoining the Coniming's place. Mr. Waatson will move on immediately. Mrs. H. Miller and Mrs. Jones who are under treatment of Dr. Stuart, are getting along nicely so reports tne physician. Mr. Molene is busy painting his stoie. Mrs. Sladen will open her new millinery Store in her new building on Seventh street, near Methodist Church about September 20. This es tablishment will be the largest and most up to date millinery store in the city. If it comes lrora our store. The best qual ity of everything is carried in stock, from the cheapest to the best that money can huy, LOOK for this ad next week for some special prices. A. Robertson, The 7th Street Grocer. Phone Main 441