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2 - ORKGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1008 NEWS OF THE COUNTY Carus. The members of division 10 held their annual election last Friday night and elected the following officers President, C. A. Caseday; vice-presi-dent, Eph Jones; secretary-treasurer, Fred Spangler: director, C. E. btew- art. It is rumored that there is to be an other wedding soon. Boys, get your tin cans ready. C. E. Stewart and brother made business trip to Portland last Monday arriving home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis spent Christmas week in Portland among friends and relatives. They report a good time. Mr. and Mrs. Eph Jones and daugh ter spent New Year's day with Mr. and Mrs. Spatz, of Beaver Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis were presented with a son December 28, Mr. Ward Is still on the sick list, We hope she will soon be able to be around again. Macksburg, Well, Christmas has come and gone, but the day will long be remembered, for it was the stormiest day we have seen for many winters; otherwise the day was unusually quiet, with the usu al festivities at the First Lutheren Church. J. W. Smith's fine bungalow is about completed, and is one of the finest residences this side of Oregon City. Wm. Johann and little daughter, Freda, of Portland, are Bpending tl) Holidays with Fred Johann and moth er. Mr. Johann says the Socialist times are quite effective in Portland W. C. Wilson's new barn Is looming up like a "smokestack in a fog." A Citizens' Good Roads Convention was held In Scramlln's hall on New Year's Eve. Hon. Judge Dimlck and T. B. Killin were present and talked with the farmers. After a brief dis cussion of the subject the meeting adjourned sine die. No tax was levied and not even a vote taken. We hope some of the people were taught a les son at this meeting, for if you want to build a fine house, begin at the bottom, or, in other words, use a little economy in the proper place. We wish all the readers of the Cour ier a Happy and Prosperous New Year. May your virtues ever shine, Like the blossoms on the pumpkin vine. Mr. Editor, since our friend from Marks Prairie has opened up a de fense In regard to our statement in last report, we feel it our duty to ex plain that we are not a booze-fighter, and much less a prohl., especially the kind of prohls. who talk good govern ment at home and go to Sellwood and got beastly drunk, then come home and denounce the Macksburg trade for not amounting to a , anyway, for a man who Is a sophistical rhetorlclun. Inebriated with the exuberance of his own verbosity and gifted with an ego tistical imagination, that can at all times command an Interminable and Inconsistent series of arguments to malign an opponent and to glorify himsolf, deserves boycotting, and the man or set. of men who will uphold such men are, to our opinion, wearing the same stripe of clothes as the for mer and Bhould be classed with the same. We stand for neither booze and much less for prohibition, but we do "now and at all times stand for principles." Happy is the man whose wish and care, A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air On his own ground. Stafford. We are having a beautiful winter rain, so the coming year will, bo the record-breaker for crops, Miss Bee Gage has been spending her vacation having a good time In Stafford. Mr. and Mrs. Britlan, of St. John, fire visiting at Mr. Gage's house. Mr. Aerm's daughter, who has boon in the hospital for a number of weeks, returned home the day after Christ mas, but on the Thursday following took to her bed and in a few days broke out with something, the family thought by looking In the doctor book was measles. We have not heard for the last few days how she Is. The father notified the teachor and kept thoo hlldren at home, so we are In hopes the disease, whatever it is, will not spread. Rev. Waehlke's son, Fred, is study ing for the ministry, and hns been as sisting at a revival meeting in For CBt Grove during vacation, The holidays have passed off wet and quiet. A few braved the wind and weather and went to Wllsonvlllo to the party Tuosdny night and report a good tliuo. Oswego,. Miss Mabel Jefferson, of Salem, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. G. W. Pros ser. David Nelson and family have mov ed into their new home near the school building. E. J. Russell Is visiting with his son, Fred Russell, at Cottage Grove, Ore. Miss Jessie C. Van Horn is elected to fill the vacancy in the primary de partment of the Oswego school, caus ed by the resignation of Miss Eunice Garfield. Miss Edna KIngkade is the guest of Miss Maud Zimmerman, Portland, this week. A very pleasant birthday party was given at Bryn Avon on New Year's day. One of the interesting features was an original poem by Deacon O. Eaton, who is now In his 88th year. Miss Catherine Burns, of Portland, was visiting Oswego friends on New Year's day. Miss Ethel Thompson was the guest of Miss Bessie Francis, Portland, New Year's day. Miss Julia Thompson returned home from St. Vincent's Hospital yesterday. On Monday evening Miss Eunice Garfield and Mr. Page, of Portland, were married by Rev. D. B. Gray, at his home in the city. Mies Garfield was, for several years, a primary teacher in the local school. future, a benefit for a needy, old cou ple. "Blessings on those girls and their work," say we all. Our shingle mill resumes with three months' order ahead. Mrs. Quinn is moving onto her lots east of J. H. Reid's, where she Is build ing a house, Mr. Jenson buying her old place. And now we wait anxiously to know what the Railroad Commission will decide about the 5-cent fare. very good stand, but will make a fair crop. Mr. Irish proposes to sow large field with vetch. There will be a few pieces of alfalfa sown the com ing spring. Everybody Is well on this ridge. The anticipated wndding in North Carus has been indefinitely postponed Beuna Vista., Miss Lulu Miller is lying seriously ill at her home with rheumatism of the heart. Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of Polk county, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs.Ienry Miner. Pat Murry has moved into the Stll- well house. Mr. Ferguson is hauling manure for Mr. January. The qullldrlver and wife return many thanks to several of their friends here who so kindly remem bered them on Christmas day. Wilsonvllle. The street cars are making one trip a day .going to Salem one day and to Portland the next. Owing to the heavy rains on the new roadbed, will be at least one month before reg ular service is commenced. Mrs. A. P. Todd is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Baker, at Willamette, this week. Drew banker, a steamboat man from Snake River, is visiting friends and rolutlves here. All the 0. A. C. boys of our midst returned to Corvallis today to take p the spring work at school and will not be able to come home again for three months. Tho new teacher, who Is to take p the Wilsonvllle school, has a fam ily and Is expected to move in our midst and begin his duties next Mon day. Miss Ellen Brobst returned to Ore gon City Saturday, where she will resume her school teaching Monday Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Chitter have gone to their home in Portland, after spending the holidays at . their old homo here. F. F. Seoly and family took Now Year's dinner In Portland with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs Wm. Barber. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Baker have re turned to Portland to make their home, after spending a few weeks of honeymoon among his people. John Young and family have moved into their new home. Beaver Creek. Don't Take the RiBk. When you have a bad cough or cold do not let It drag along until It be comes chronic bronchitis or develops Into an attack of pnoumonla, but give it the attention It deserves and get rid of it. Take Chamberlain's Cough Romody and you are sure of prompt relief. From a small beginning tho salo and nso of this preparation has extended to all parts of the United States and to many foreign countries. Its many remarkable cures of coughs Miss Marie Herman, who was visit ing her sister In Lebanon, returned home Snturday. Mr. Mailin, of Grnss Valley, is vis iting his daughter, Mrs. J. Shannon. J. Ilohlander sold his team of horses last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. Jones and Mr. and rs. J. Kalbllelsli, of Carus, spent ow Year's day with Mr. Spat, and family. Will Jones hns rented the Roberts ace, and lias moved onto It. Quite a crowd from this neighbor hood attended the dunco at Clarkes st Tuesday evening. Lydla Ilenrlel, who was taken to o hospital In Portland several weeks ago and underwent an operation for appendicitis, was brought to Oregon City last Frldny and Is getting along nicely, Mrs. Minnie Smith, of Oregon City, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bohlander, last Wednesday after noon. Miss Stella Tnckleson, our former telephone control, has returned, and will resume her work again, as Miss II. Glnther has gone to Portland to attend business college. Marks Prairie. All our hopgrowers were In attend ance at the hopgrowers' meeting at Aurora Saturday, and most all signed the roll of membership. The graphophone that was raffled off at Jack Kerns' Saturday night was won by Claude Baty, of Canby. There has been all kinds of social entertainments for the past week at our residences. Avon Jesse ha3 returned to school at Forest Grove. The dancing school being taught by ugiesoy uros. is wen attended. Our roads are a fright, and our road boss is trying to keep them pas sable, but he is having a hard time of It. Miss Larsen has been a guest at J. H. KraOse's for the past week. Wa.lo Grlbble is preparing to set out a large orchard this spring. Our sports think those Macksburg centrals are "daisies." So much rain her.e is delaying some of our farmers who have some work to do before spring. Oglesby Brothers were callers at Gabble's Sunday. Henry J. Bents, of Aurora, was elected director of the Hopgrowers' Union. This fills the board of direct ors, and we are now ready for busi ness, as over 80 per cent of the grow ers have already signed up. Considerable offense was taken at that editorial in the Courier last week, Logan. There Is some thoroughbred dairy- stock in Logan now. W. H. Miller has a herd of registered Jerseys, and Phil ip Rohl has purchased some of the same breed, which Is a step in the right direction. We 'uns, the farmers, are mighty anxious to see drier weather than that which was furnished during December. J. C. Young and family are living In Logan again. One lone man from the army of the unemployed, passed through here re cently, seeking work in the saw mills and asked for something to satisfy his hunger. We are sorry to hear that one of our former citizens has gone wrong and hope he will see the error of his ways and "yield not to temptation again. Louis Funk, president of the Clear Creek Mutual Telephone Co., has called a stockholders' meeting for January 18th, at 1:30 o'clock. Liberal. Happy New Year to the editor and his staff. Farmers are still plowing between showers. Fat hogs are about all gone in this section. Very few beef cattle are being fattened for market. Fresh cows are scarce and there is a good demand for them. Horses are not called for as much as last fall. Everything Is at a standstill, waiting for prosperity, but the farmer is looking for his tax mon ey, as it will soon be due. Wm. Morey, who has been under the at a thousand-yard range. He got there, just the same. We are glad to say Mrs. S. J. Burns has recovered from a severe attack of lagrifipe. Yes, Gussie, I will give you the fol lowing lines for the leap year: The New Year came in with frolicking snow; Gee whiz! don't the old maids know This is her time, and the time of her life To see to the bachelors and set them right? When she comes to your house, don't start on a run, For when the maid winks it's only in fun. Powder and paint It may be galore, But be a gentleman and open the door. Don't be bashful or don't be afraid, One year Is short to cour an old maid. The pleasures you'll have from sun to sun You will be sorry when Leap Year is done. Mountain View. Eddie Hornshuch has quit school at Eugene, Or., and is working in the paper mill again. James Forbes, of St. John, spent the holidays here with his mother and brother. Mrs. Grubbs and two children went out to the Superior sawmill and spent a week visiting with Mrs. Geo. Rob erts. Elmer and Arthur Wohler, of Hills- boro, Washington County, spent New Year's among relatives here. Mr. Wiles and family have moved into the house vacated by J. W. Cur- rin and family. , J. W. Curran and family have moved to the Howard or Moore house, where Mr. Wiles lived. W. G. Hall has gone to Kansas to where he Is attending college. A few of our young people attended a watch party at Mr. Closner's home New Year's eve, and when returning home the neck-yoke to the buggy broke, and there was quite a mlx-up. Nobody was seriously hurt. Miss Nelva Boylan is visiting her brother in Elwood. Harold Gordon; is still working for Mr. Myers. AS YE SOW O SHALL YE "REAP THERE IS NO QUESTION BUT THAT WE ALL WANT to REAP GOOD CROPS. Tfce First Move Toward this End is to Sow Right IT CANNOT BE DONE BETTER THAN WITH A HOOSIER DRILL It is built strong, is set to sow accurately and will remain so; The Hoosier is what many others arenot-a "Positive Force Feed" -and because it is positive and accurate it sows in a uniform manner, whether up hill or down, on side hill or on the level there is no difference, always the same amount put in at the same depth. MILWAUKIE. Mrs. Sargent continues to be se riously III. Our Nasby, Mrs. Ballard, has been sick tho past week, and our Mr. "Bee" Billiard has been assisting In the post ofllce. Wm. Sellwood, Ben Oleson, Ernest Wills, Leo Duffy and Floyd Scott, the Corvallis students, all returned Sun day to take up their studies, neenmpn nied by Mrs. J. H. Held and Mrs. Gotelioll for the short course. Misses Eva and Marie nn try re- IT IS ABSOLUTE PER FECTION IN A SEED ING MACHINE. Catllog and Circulars telling all about it sent free on application. Agencies through out Oregon Washington, Idaho JL Corner First&Taylor Sts PORTLAND, OREGON. and colds have won for It this wide turned Saturday -to Mt. Angel Aendo- reputation and extensive use. Sold by Huntley Bros., Oregon City and Mo-lnlla. my. The Mlnthorn Flower Club Is ar ranging a "pound social" in the near ' fes 4 r- a ar- You Can not Afford to have n bungling dentist work with your teeth no matter how cheap the price. Cheap dental work is dear and dangerous at any price danger of ruining your teeth and losing your money. YOU TAKE NO CHANCES when you come to this office. We understand thoroughly every operation in dentistry. Our work is the same as you get from the up-to-date dentist in the larger cities. It lasts. We never do poor work. Our eighteen years practise in this city is the best guarantee any dentist can give you A guarantee is good only when you can find the one who gave it and then not always.- Prices are lowest for good dental work in city. No charges for examination. Kind treatment. L. L. PICKENS, Dentist Post Graduate of HASKELL and CHICACO SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY ;is ltls considered hostile to the Hop- doctor's care for ten days, was'im growers' Union that is being formed, proving until Sunday, and he has tak- as we are placed In the same light as en a relapse, and It may be some time the Tobacco Growers' Union, which is not right. The Hopgrower's Union Is composed of oifr best citizens and are not violators of law, as is Inferred in that article. The members of our union are not pleased with the efforts of some of the press in throwing cold before he recovers from his sickness. V. O. Vaughan has purchased some blooded turkeys and expects to raise a lot of them this year. Logs came down the Molalla river by the hundreds at the high stage of water, and, in fear of getting drowned, water on our efforts to help ourselves, i went out on dry land. We should have the help of the press In our efforts to form a union, and we consider those that are not for us are against us, as there Is no neutral ground. Carus. And still It rains just a little; no snow, and but little frost. Rosea and ninny other llowers are In bloom out-of-doors. Think of It, ye blizzard wrecked, frost-bitten people of the Knsl! Do I bear som poison say It rains too much? Not a bit of It! Your scribe has been here nearly 40 years, and has never known a failure of crops, fruits, grain or vegetables. Grass Is still in good condition and stock doing well. Mr. Johnson has rcntecf the fields of Dr. Casto for another year. .1. T. Tucker has disposed of nearly nil his nice apples at a good price, and will commence spraying soon for more nice apples for next crop. Mr. Johnson is hauling posts for di viding up his farm. Tliut's right: do not have your whole farm In one fie!d. It Is rumored that Mr. Simpson has sold his farm. It Is the Intention of all prunegrow ers to spray their trees to destroy the San Jose scale: besides, it keeps the trees from getting mossgrown. Early sown wheat and oats look fine, and no doubt will yield a good crop. Red clover did not make a There seems to be lots of small fish in the river, even at this time of year. Max Heuss and old Maud went to Colton Sunday. So be it in the near future. How about it, Max? N. H. Damall was visiting at S. Wright's Sunday. F. H. Burns was trying his new gun yino Our delicious Cod Liver preparation without oil. Better than old-fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions to restore health for Old people, delicate children, weak run-down persons, and after sickness, colds, coughs, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Try It cn our guarantee. HUNTLEY BROS. CO. Oregon City visit his mother, who Is seriously ill. C. W. Freldrich has sold his prop erty here and bought property on J. J. Q. Adams street. Mrs. Estelle Hall, of Beuna Vista, near Salem, Is visiting relatives and friends here this week. Dr. A. D. Forbes, of Medford, Or., is visiting his mother and brother at this place. Grandma and Rev. Molloy have been quite poorly the last month. Mr. Mol loy is - able to be out again, but he looks feeble. Mr. Gillett went down to Jackson street Wednesday morning to help Mr. J. Murrow pack up, as they are mov ing to the Ladd poultry farm at Sell wood again this season. Ferd Curran, manager of the Super ior Sawmill Co., was transacting busi ness in town Tuesday. Mrs. McUrue was visiting friends in Oswego this week. Eddy Gottberg, our new blacksmith, made a business trip to Portland Tuesday. A Cure for Misery. "I have found a cure for the misery malaria poison produces," says R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. "It's called Electric Bitters, and comes in 50 cent bottles. It breaks up a case of chills or a bilious attack in almost no time; and it puts yellow jaundice clean out of commission." This great tonic medicine and blood purifier gives quick relief in all stomach, liv er and kidney complaints and the mis ery of lame bi ck. Sold under guaran tee at Howell & Jones' drug 6tore. Dodge. We are having quite a lot of rain in our country lately. James Park has returned to Salem, Colton. H. Snodgrass has some men work ing for him in the creek. They are cutting a channel through the drjft in Dlx's pond. H. Snodgrass has about 300 cords of shingle bolts In the creek, John Phillips and wife, of Eastern Oregon, have come to visit their folks Carl Stromgreen took a load of grain to Dlx's to get it chopped last Saturday. Mrs. Davidson, of Highland, was vis iting at Stromgreen's last week. Curtus Kandle and wife, who have moved to the mountains, went home to spend Christmas with their folks In.. Highland. Mr. Kandle took them back last week and brought a herd of cattle down when he came back. Patrick Sullivan, who has been go ing to school, came home to spend Christmas with his folks. Mr. Holt is puttin gthe finishing touches to his new house. Mr. Wallace went to the mountains last Saturday. Oat . DIx and Miss Evans are at the Union Mills, visiting Miss Evans' sister last Sunday. They came back Sunday evening and stayed at Mr. Dlx's, the former's parents, till Mon day morning. Anderson and Bergren are busy burning out stumps. Division 14 had a telephone meeting last Sunday evening. H. Snodgrass sent up two young men, who are going to build a camp, and will just attend to the shingle bolt floating. . Oswego. Corinthian Assembly No, 42, of the United Artisans, Installed the follow ing officers Saturday: Past Master Artisan, Mrs. Agnes E. Cox; Master Artisan, Wilbor Wllmont; superintend ent, Miss Gladys Nelson; secretary, Mrs. S. E. Prosser; treasurer, Mr. Samuel E. Cox; ivspector, Mr; Vernon Nelson; senior conductor, Mr, Edwin Hawke; Junior conductor, Miss Ethel Blazer; master of . ceremonies, Miss Josephine Hansen; instructor, Mr. Henry Piatt; warder, Mr. Gilbert Haines; field commanders, , Mr. and Mrs. Phllo Zimmerman. Emil Messing visited friends in Os wego Sunday. Ed Gottberg, of Oregon City; visited his sister in Oswego Tuesday. Mrs. Ruth Wint is on the sick list. The Oswego women's club met at the home of Mrs. G. H. Pettinger Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. A. J. McGrew, of Oregon City, visited friends in Oswego Tuesday. Smyrna. Well, here we are in 1908, with noth ing much to write about, either. Miss Nellie Yoder gave a party on New Year's evening, the occasion be ing that young lady's twenty-second birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rittenour, of Portland, spent the holidays with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Yoder, returning to the city again last Saturday. We notice several of the farmers dragging the roads adjoining their farms, which, we think, is very com mendable. Let the good work go on. Perhaps we can persuade the road master to use" that grader this coming summer. It has been promised us ears ago. There have been several land deals In our vicinity lately. W. W. Warn Dold sold what is known as the F. E. faylor place to a Mr. Bunting, froii. North Dakota, 53 acres; consideration. $2,000. Mr. Wambold has moved to Woodburn, and Mr. Bunting has taken I possession. Idyn Bowers, of Silverton, ..as sold 93 acres of the Penny Roop D. L. C. to Ole Fosmark, lately from Minnesota. The consideration was $40 per acre. Mr. Fosmark will take possession in October. M. Halverson has sold his five acres out of the Cal vert D. L. C. to a family from the East, but the writer has not learned the purchase price. Mr. Halverson ex pects to locate in the immediate vicin ity again. J. B. Yoder, who is attending O. A. C, spent the holidays with his parents. He returned to the college last Mon day. Miss Maude E. Yoder, who Is teach ing this school year at Seaside, Or., was spending the holidays In the neighborhood. She returned to her school again last Saturday. Mrs. Solon Kinzer, who has been teaching in District No. 6, resigned on the last school day before Christmas. A Mr. Skirvin, of Marquam, is attend ing to the mental training of the young people in the aforesaid district. Several of our farmers have begun feeding their potatoes to stock hogs, claiming that pork at 6c and 7c will beat hauling spuds to the station through bad weather and worse roads. J. S. Yoder butchered eight fine porkers last Monday, four of which he sold to W. H. Bair, of Canby. He also shipped a load of apples to Portland on Friday last. CUPID IS A: DAPPER DRIVER and handles the reins in a smart, fashion. It's his de- light to board our delivery wagon along New Years time to distribute our Choicest on Earth GROCERIES to those who buy t-hem. Leave an order ami we will have him rein up at, your door in an hour to deliver your purchase. P. S. Prices Are a Shade LOWER SEELEY'S THE BIC STORE Cor. 9th (B Main Oregon City Needy. Misses Katie and Flora Spagla and Mr, and Mrs. B. F. Smith spent Sun day at J. D. Ritter's. Fish's young folks spent Sunday evening at Garrett's. Misses Emma , Montandon and So phia Meyers and Emil Montandon vis ited at Silverton Sunday. Buck Hutchinson rallied his grapho phone off Saturday evening at Jack Kerr's, Claude Baty, of Canby, being the lucky party. The dance at Armstrong's on the 4th was a pleasant affair. Gilbert Noe was an Oregon City vis itor Saturday. Miss Mary Spagla left for Salem Saturday, after spending the holidays j at home. i PROMPT SERVICE :and: GUARANTEED GROCERIES Are Offered By V. HARRIS Fresh Stock Is Desired By House keepers YOU WILL FINDJTHERE COR. MAIN and EICHT STREETS OREGON CITY, OREGON Fever Sores. 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