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. Good
health, prosperous, good crops, both
Often The Kidneys Are
Weakened by Over-Work.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood.
It used to be considered that only
urinary and bladder troubles were to be
traced to tne numeys,
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
in the disorder o:
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Therefore, when your kidnevsare weak
or out of order, you cuii understand how
quickly your entire body is affected aud
how every orguu seems to fail to do its
duty. . .
It vou are sick or " feel badly," begin
taking the great kidney remedy, Dr.
Kilmer's Swauip-Kool, oecuuse as suou
ns vour kidneys are well they will help
alf the other organs to health. A trial
will convince anyone.
If you are sick you can make no mis
take by first doctoring your kidneys.
The mild and the extraordinary effect of
Dr. Kilmer's iwamp-KOOi. tne great
kidney remedy, is soon realized. 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