OREGON CITY COURIER, THURS DAY, JULY 23, 1914.
His Cousins
They Came to See Him at
College at the Wrong
Time
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By F. A. MITCHEL
"What's the matter, Alec?"
"Matter enough! I've an exam com
ing off on Wednesday on a subject I
know nothing about , I'm practicing
for twirler for the varsity team and
have left preparation for this exam
for the last three days before it takes
place, when I propose to bone day and
night, braced by strong tea (and sand-
wiches during the night), till the bell
rings for the ordeal, go right in before
I spill any of it out of my cranium or
It has a chance to evaporate and go
through Just as if I had been study
lng regularly."
"Why do you need to be so well pre
pared? Couldn't you scrape through
by answering the minimum number of
the Questions?"
"I've cot to take an oral exam, and
you know very well what that means.
I shall be called on to start in any
where, haphazard, and reel it out by
the yard. If I happen to strike a
place I don't know anything about I'm
flunked."
"Well, then, why don't you carry out
your plan to stuff yourself?"
"Why don't I? Read that"
Alexander Ponieroy handed his
chum, William Chandler, a letter from
his mother stating that his two cous
ins. Belle and Lucy Winchester, the
daughters of her favorite sister, had
come on from .Colorado, where they
had always lived, to make her a visit
They had never seen a large univer
sity and were especially anxious to
visit one. She had proposed to them
to go to H. to inspect the college, and
they were delighted with the plan.
They would come down Monday morn
ing and remain till Wednesday after
noon. Of course they would need
some one to pilot them-in fact, show
them attention during their stay in II.
The writer thought that since the end
of the term was at hand, when the
breaking up was about to takeplace and
not much doing, Alec would have plen
ty of time to devote to his cousins.
"Nothing doing at the end of the
term, eh?" remarked Hilly Chandler.
"1 like that. I suppose your mammy
considers exams perfunctory ceremo
nies. Are your cousins pretty girls?"
"How do 1 know? I've never seen
either of them."
"Oh, you haven't? In that case I
don't know but that I can help you out
Not having the muscles for athletics as
you have, I'm obliged to take an inter
est in my studies or bo bored with too
much time to spare. I have passed all
my exams but one and am well pre
pared for that 1 wouldn't mind show
ing a couple of pretty girls the sights,
and since they have never seen you I
don't see why I shouldn't Impersonate
you."
"Will you?" exclaimed Alec, thrust
ing out his list nnd taklug his chum's
hand in a viselike grip.
"If you like."
"It's a go. I shall be free to do a
three days' grind, get through my
exam, and what time I don't need for
that I can put into twirl practice."
Monday afternoon Mr. Chandler was
at the station to meet the Incoming
train, and, seeing a couplo of very pret
ty girls, aged respectively nineteen and
seventeen, alight and look around for
some one, he stepped up to them and
asked:
"Are you my cousins?"
"Yes," replied the elder of the two.
"But you don't correspond with the de
scriptions we've had of you. We sup
posed we were going to meet un Ajar."
"You can't tell about us athletes.
We cover our muscles with loose togs,
and it's very deceptive."
"I'm Belle uud she's Lucy."
Tbe scamp put up his Hps to each
girl In turn foi a cousinly kiss, which
was granted without conipunetlou.
Then he led tho way to his auto stand
ing outside tho station. They all step
ped In, the two girls on the rear seats,
and Billy took them to a boarding
house where no students resided, for
that would have been dangerous to his
Identity. Furthermore, ho was uot
known to the two old am Ids who kept
It and uublushlngly gave his name as
Alexander Ponieroy. Leaving the
young ladles there till after luncheon,
he returned to his room, where ho
found a friend, Tom Oglethorpe, in tho
act of filling a pipe, it had occurred
to Billy that one girl would bo far
more companionable than two, ho ho
let Tom into the secret and Invited hliu
to turn a party of three Into one of
four. Ton) was nothing loath and
agreed to Join tho party for an Inspec
tion of cottage buildings In the after
noon, to be followed by an automobile
ride.
Never wns a ploasauter visit made
by two young ladies or enjoyed more
by two young men than on this occa
sion. The girls were shown the chap
el, the art building, the gymnasium
and this and that nnd the other "hall"
donated by alumni, most of whom had
finished the careers for which the col
lege had prepared them and gone to
their long homes. There was a class
reception to nttend here, n debating
match there, and It seemed that some
thing had been provided every day for
tbe visitors' entertainment.
Now. It so happened that tho real
Alec Pomeroy, who was preparing
himself for an examination In conic
sections, got a brand new practical Idea
Those who heard N'ti 1'oon Chew at Chautauqua will re
member that he sa'ul the young Chinese women were rapidly
adopting the latest European styles of elolliing and leunuiif; to
dance the tango, the Tcrax Tommy, the Tootxy ll'oo.v;, ele.
Wonder if that van he the reason why so many of our oriental
fricuds have been commit! iiir hari-hari lately?
Now that the proper time of year for big forest tiros is near
it may be of interest to know that such fires in the Uuited States
during the past ten years cost an average yearly loss of 70 hutuau
lives and $25,000,000 worth of timber. Oregon's share has been
Considerable.
Into liis bead. "Wouldn't It Be a good"
scheme," lie mused, "for me to apply
these principles of the ellipse, the parab
ola and the hyperbole to my twirling?
Prhaps un hour's practice with a bail
would not only rest me, but would
help me to catch on to the principles
involved. 1 would understand better
the reasons for my curves, and it
would help me In my exams."
Throwing down his books, he betook
himself to a shed erected for practice
in twirling and began to throw the
ball at a hypothetical batsman set up
for the purpose. While doing so he
heard a voice behind lilui:
"This is the place where our base
ball pitchers learn to do the 'drop,' the
'incurve' and other stunts that go to
make a baseball t wirier."
Looking around. Mr. I'ouieroy saw
his representative, Itlily Chandler.
Tom Oglethorpe nnd Ills two cuiisius,
' the girls, staring at him with the eyes
of sightseers. Hilly continued his re
i marks with the Intonation of a Itonmn
' guide expatiating on the arch of Tl
tus:
j "This gentleman now practicing l
i our principal twirler. Twlrlers are se
j lected for having their brains In their
shoulders, football men for their
braius being located In their legs. Yon
see before you Mr. William Chandler,
of whom great things are expected
during the coming baseball season
from the fact that he studies conic
sections solely with the view to un
derstanding the curves that will ena
ble him to put a ball where he likes.
Btep this way, Mr. Chandler. I wish
to present you to my cousins."
Alec Pomeroy ceased his practice and
lumbered shamefacedly to the party,
lie was In trousers and sweater, and
there was no hat on his head for him
to doff to the ladles, only a forelock
that hung down over his forehead. lie
had noted Billy's remarks about a
pitcher's brains being In his shoulders
and resolved to turn the tables on him.
"Your cousin Alec," he said to the
girls, "is one of the first men in his
class. Ills intellect Is neither in his
shoulders nor his legs; It Is all in his
head. Though he leads his class and
is a pig In the matter of prizes, he Is
as modest as a little child. He Is the
soul of honor and the most popular
man in college."
The speaker paused from his encomi
ums on himself for breath, and before
he could recommence Billy led the girls
away, remarking that flattery was odi
ous to him.
"Why, Alec," said Belle, with whom
ho had paired from the first, "I didn't
know you were such a prominent young
man."
All pleasant as well as disagreeable
affairs must have an end, and while
Alec Tomeroy was scraping bottom on
his examination his cousins were bid
ding Hilly and Tom goodhy. On their
arrival at their aunt's they astonished
her with the information they had re
ceived of her son's prominence in
scholarship and popularity, which was
adorned by his modesty. Mrs. Pom
eroy was delighted, having supposed
that her son had gone in for athletics
rather than study.
This plot might have passed off with
out being exposed bad not a mutual ad
miration sprung up between Billy Chan
dler aud Belle Winchester. Billy was
dying to see her again, but he could
not go to visit her without giving away
the deception that had been practiced
on her. She wrote her cousin frequent
ly, her letters being turned over to Billy
and being answered by him in his
chum's name, every letter of Billy's
growing more and more nffectlouate.
At Inst Belle wrote her "beloved cous
in" that she was about to return to
ber home. This was too much for Bil
ly, and he started nt once to see her.
Billy's resolutions with regard to a,n
Immediate coufesslon were excellent
The only trouble with them was tho
dllllculty of his carrying them out
He expected to meet Mrs. Pomeroy,
Hello aud Lucy on arrival nnd had
prepared some jocular remarks wheu
Alec's mother should see a stranger
Instead of her sou. But Mrs. Pomeroy
nnd Lucy were out when he arrived.
This upset his pluus. However, he
was so overjoyed nt meeting with
Belle that it didn't matter much-for
tho time being. He spent two hours
with the young lady, during which, in
stead of beginning with a confession
of his identity, ho began with a coufes
slon of his feelings.
Suddenly the door of tho library, In
which tho young persons sat, opened,
nnd Mrs. Pomeroy discovered her
niece In close proximity to a strauger.
"Aunty," said Belle, Jumping up.
with a blush on her face, "Alec's
come.
Mrs. Ponieroy stood mute with as
tonishment
"Where Is he?" she asked coldly.
"Why, here, of courso, What do yon
mean?"
"I owo you nil an explanation," stam
mered Billy, with a face us red as a
cock's coinli, and, beginning at the
wrong end of his story, lie got Inex
tiicably confused. Hut a series of
questions from the older lady finally
elicited the Information required, and a
smile seltled on the face of Mrs. Pom
eroy and Lucy. As for ltelle, she didn't
know whether to smile or to cry or to
bide her blushing face in n lounge pil
low. Mrs. Ponieroy helped matters by
thanking Hilly for correcting her mis
take In sending her cousins to Alee on
the eve of an imKrtunt examination,
after which the meeting resolved Itself
Into a reception of Billy's credentials
in the matter of an application for the
band of Belle Winchester. They ap
peared to be satisfactory, aud the
young lady returned to her home en
gaged. The day after the next college
commencement, nt which Billy took
honors, he went to Colorado to claim
his bride.
LABORER KILLED AS
HE SAT ON TRACK
Drank too Much Wine and Went to
Sleep with Fatal Results
Hillsboro, Ore., July 17. The body
of an unknown Bulgarian laborer
was found by the crew of an early
freight lying beside the P. R. & N.
tracks a mile and a half north of
Hillsboro this morning. The head
was crushed in and the position of
tne noay snoweo uiai we man naa
hoOn Eo id A fn fha and fha fine
when struck by a rain, probably the
rortiana-Dound Tillamook passenger
Thursday night.
A sack of bread and partly filled
Jug of wine near the body caused the
belief that he was a member of a
wood chopping crew returning from
Hillsboro with supplies.
Some little time ago a similar ac
cident happened near Oregon City. In
that case a partly used bottle of
whiskey was found in the dead man's
pocket.
Charles Anderson Gets $225 Verdict
A jury in the circuit court return
ed a verdict of $225 for the plaintiff
in the suit ot Charles B. Anderson
against B. F. Retherford, N. G. Hed-
in and A. u. florberg, at 5 o clock
Saturday afternoon.
the amount of the suit was $500.
The jury was out less than an hour.
This will be the last session of the
circuit court in Clackamas county
until October, unless Judge Camp
bell sees fit to call the court into
session before that date.
NOT HOT; JUST WARM
Those who have experienced hot
weather in the Mississippi vallev and
the eastern portion of the United
States must have remarked the vast
difference in comfort there and here
when the mercury gets up near the
hundred mark.
Oregon City .sweltered Saturday
with the temperature at the highest
point of he year, 95 degrees, at 2
o'clock in the afternoon . From noon
until after 5 o'clock the mercury was
above the 90 degree mark.
Friday all previous records were
broken when the mercury rose to 94
degrees. On both days the heat was
intensified by the lack of wind during
the warmest port of the day and it
was not until late at night when the
sreets were cleared of people that a
slight breeze from the north sprang
up and the streets became comfort
able. In fact there was no suffering at
all here while in some parts of the
east people were being killed by a
temperature of only 85 degrees.
It is generally believed that the
unusual heat here was probably due
to the fact that some of the high flies
Knocked up Dy the contending baseball
nines at Chautauqua park had knock
ed one of the spots off the sun.
HOPE FOR THE CZAR
Those who heard Colonel Loch
witzky at Chautauqua must have got
ten the idea the Russian government
was hopelessly barbarous in its prac
tices and that civilization in Russia
must needs progress at a snail's pace.
But the Czar is, in spite of many
faults, a man who wishes well for his
empire and his people, and it is his
desire that Russia, which has become
known as one of the most drunken of
nations, should be cleansed of this
curse of alcoholism. A press dis
patch from Russia brings the inter
esting news that the Czar has issued
an order driving intoxicating liquor
out oi tne itussian army.
In making this good move Nicholas
II is following the example set the
world by Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels in banishing the wine mess from
the U. S. Navy. In commenting upon
his action William Jennings Bryan
says, in ine commoner :
"What have the defenders of booze
to say in answer to this very conclu
sive evidence of the evil of alcoholic
drinks?
"If the soldier must give up alco
hol because it interferes with his ef
ficiency, why should not the civilian
promote his efficiency by giving It
up? And if it is demonstrated that
alcohol is an evil ,and only an evil;
if it is proven that it lessens the pro
ductive value of the citizen, who will
say that the nation should look upon
this great evil with indifference mere
ly because a few people want to grow
rich out of a drink that is destruc
tive? Why should we condemn
opium, morphine and cocaine if we
are to worship at the shrine of whis
key and beer?
- "Secretary Daniels need not fear
that his policy of excluding intoxi
cants from the navy will be con
demned by the American people, In
putting a ban upon alcoholic drinks
in the navy he is showing the same
wisdom that characterizes Emperor
William and the czar in the efforts
they are making in behalf of total ab
stinence." MACKSBUKG WINS CUP
The Maeksburg team won the
Chautauqua championship Saturday
in their game with the Oregon Citv
Commercial Club. Both teams nut
up a hard fight and the result was a
remarkably interesting game of 14
innings.
Up to the sixth there were no runs
scored and only two hits had been
made. In this inning Macksburcr
made 3 runs, and Oregon City tied the
score in the eighth.
In the first half of the 14th Macks-
burg warmed up and put live men
around tne bases.
Burden allowed twelve hits, while
Raker of Maeksburg gave but 7. Bur
don struck out nine, Baker fanned Iff.
Tho score:
R. II. E.
Maeksburg 8 12 5
Oregon City 3 7 0
Batteries Burdon and Mulkey, Ba
ker and Baker. Umpire Kinser.
The Chautauqua league standing is
as follows;
P. W
Maeksburg 5 4
Oregon City 5 3
Molalla 4 2
Clackamas 4 1
Estacnda 4 1
PC.
.800
.(100
.500
.250
.250
The handsome silver cup was pre
sented the Maeksburg team Saturday
evening.
Oregon City Brush Burns
A brush fire broke out Sunday nf-
ternoon near Willamette on tho line
of the Portland, Eugene and Eastern
railroad on the west side of the river
south of this city. The railroad com
pany rushed a crew of workmen to
the scene and they had the fire under
control late in the evening. The fire
burned over an area of several acres
and at one time threatened to enter
the surrounding woods. The loss is
small.
L
I V. C. Ill BACK
The scurvy attack made by the
Oregon Journal upon the manag-
ment of the Willamette Valley Chau
taU(lua'.in its Sunday edition, has set
peopie in mis vicinity wonaenng
whether the editor of that paper has
not suddenly lost his reason or taken
to drinking vodka.
The Chautauqua management have
not had unlimited means at their dis
posal and it has been necessary to
practice economy in every possible
way to make ends meet. They can
not afford to hire a footman to trail
after every patron who enters the
park and pick up paper bags and ci
gar stubs as they are discarded, but
the grounds have been thoroughly
cleaned and renovated every day of
tne session.
The Chautauqua people have put
every available dollar into improve
ments and he present condition of
me gmuiius is certainly a creuit to
their good management. And the
campers generally have expressed
their satisfaction as regards the con
veniences provided by the Associa
tion. It is generally admitted that
the program was the best ever, and
the attendance from Portland was
never better.
It appears that the Journal had
some financial misunderstanding
with the management of Chautauqua
and to satisfy its burning thirst for
revenge has resorted to dago meth
ods.
We regret verv much that our
brother of the Journal's pen squad
has been driven to the expediency of
throwing "watermelon rinds, banana
peels, egg shells, tin cans, old news
papers" (including his own) and
other trash at the Chautauqua peo
ple in this spiteful way. For shame
Journal!
Incidentally it may be stated that
the Journal's threat that the Chau
auqua will be forced out of business,
unless the management accept that
paper's dictation as to certain im
provements, need not be taken ser
iously; for the attendance this sea
son was phenomenal in spite of the
Journal's unfriendly attitude.
LADIES AID SOCIETY OF CANBY
CHURCH HAVE SUCCESS
FUL SEASON
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. Church of Canby had a remark
ably successful season at the Glad
stone Chautauqua, several of the la
dies saying that they are sure to clear
$500 above all expenses.
Canby has contained more "bache
lors" during the past two weeks than
it has ever had before, as a result
of so many of the ladies being at the
Cafeteria making meals for some one
else.
Cheap Butter in Oregon City
While the Oregon City inhabi
tants used to pay the Portland prices
for their butter, they may in the fu
ture enjoy a lower rate. ,
We are informed that the Clear
Creek Creamery is offering their but
ter to the local groceries for 25c,
While their Portland-price is 27 l-2c,
and that the Oregon City Creamery
also has dropped to 25c per lb. to
meet the competition all to the ben
efit for the butter consumer.
A. J. Lewis Burned Out
The residence of A. J. Lewis in
Maple Lane took fire, supposedly
from a defective flue, about 3 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and was entirely
consumed. Only a few articles of
furniture were saved.
When the fire started Mr. Lewis
was at a neighbors and Mrs. Lewis
was in the barn, so that the blaze
got a very good start before it was
noticed.
Mr. Lewis was formerly fruit in
spector in Clackamas County.
SWEDISH CHURCH SERVICE
Swedish service will be held at G.
O. Molins, Falls View, Oregon City,
together with the Ladies Aid Society
meeting, next Thursday, July 23 at
2 p. m. The Rev. John O. Wahlberg
from Pasadena, Calif., will speak. All
Scandinavians are most cordially in
vited to attend.
NOTICES POSTED FOR WALK IM
PROVEMENTS At a recent meeting of the city
council. Street Commissioner Babcocic
was ordered to inspect the sidewalks
of the city and order those out of re
pair to be put in condition. Com
missioner Babcock has completed his
work and the following is the list of
the notices which have beeen posted:
W. W. Qulnn and Mary E. Quinn on
Center street. Frank Jaggar on Fifth
street, John Bittner on Center street,
Joseph and Haas and William Weis
mandle on Center street, C. A. Bax
ter on Center street, R. Goodrich on
Center street and E. M. Rambo on
John Adams street.
More streets will be inspected by
Commissioner Babcock in a short
time,
In each of the above cases the citv
orders the property owners to install
cement walks,
Dr. C. J. Smith in Clackamas
Dr. C. J. Smith, Democratic can
didate for governor of Oregon at the
coming November election was driv
ing through Clackamas county this
week. At Dr. Smith 8 invitation,
Sheriff Mass, chairman of the county
central committee, accompanies him.
Mrs Boyle Files Suit
Mrs, Adele Katherine Caldwell
Boyle has filed a suit praying the
court for a divorce from Daniel P,
Bovle. Mrs. Boyle alleges her hus
band has been cruel to her and that
she has had to support herself. They
were married in Quincy, 111., June 26,
1901.
Kriedrick Estate Probated
The estate of Kate Kriedrick, de
ceased, was filed in the probate court
of Clackamas County Monday. At
torney J. E. Hedges filed the papers
in the case and asked that Julius
Friedrick be appointed administrator
The estate is valued at $7850.
Dr. Withycombe is a very effec
tive campaigner for Smith Albany
Democrat.
JOH
T
FULL THEY 51
borne time ago a so-called news
paper published a sensational article
stating that the cables of the sus
pension bridge over the Willamette at
Oregon City were being disintegrat
ed by electrolysis.
Some people were so alarmed by
this fairy tale that they were seen
with their ears on the ground near
the bridge cable anchorages, prob
ably listening for the sound of the
gnawing ot the electrolytic microbes,
Electricity does not usually have
enough spare time to permit it the
diversion of playing leap-frog with
suspension bridges and other high
structures.
The County Court feels no immed
late alarm for the snfety of the
bridge and believes that if it hangs
up until it is disolved by electrolvtn
action it will live to a good old age.
Our contemporary's alarm is com
parable with that of tho fellow who
was afraid to cross the Brooklyn
priage because he saw a fellow play
ing tne iiuuie near one of its ai-
proacnes ana had heard that the vi
brations of a violin near a suspension
bridge were likely to set the struc
ture oscillating and cause it to tum
ble.
It is to laugh.
GO! THRASHED
Womans' rights are being broueht
to the notice of the press in Germany
and it may not be long till we shall
near of the organization of a reel
ment of deutsche suffragettes in der
land von beer und sauer kraut.
On Sunday at Stuttgart two So
cial Democratic women invaded the
offices of the Schwabische Zeitung
and for five minutes mercilessly
thrashed the editor.
The women chanred that in an ar
ticle in the paper the editor had ma
igned women.
Had these women perforated their
victim witn Duuets a la Madame Uau
laux, we should consider that he got
no more than he deserved. Anything
snort oi Deing Doited in oil (as King
James used to boil his witches) is al-
togetner too good for the editor who
maligns a woman but being horse
whipped is really the worst of all.
We beg the indulgance of our read
ers while we relate our first exper
ience at tne tnresmng or an editor.
When the writer was a "cub"
pouter ne was associated witn an
editor who was something of a was-:
and one day he published a long poem
in wnicn were mentioned tne names
of some dozen or more society ladies
of the town, and which might be tak
en either as an insult or a joke, de
pending upon the way one chose to
iook at it.
When the poem appeared there
was commotion amongst the women.
iney each and all begged their hus
bands to go and lynch the editor
out the men only laughed.
So the ladies held an indignation
meeting and decided to horsewhip the
writer of that awful poem. They
tnereiore armed themselves with
blacksnakes and cowhides and de
scended upon the printing office like
a Kansas hurricane.
Just at the psychological moment
someone slipped into the shop and
whispered the news to the editor
and he immediately bolted. But. un.
luckily for him, as he dodged around
a corner, he ran plump into the dele
gation of irate women. He was a re
sourceful cuss however and, greet
ing the ladies with a broad smile.
told them he had nothing to do with
tne writing ot the objectionable po
em, having been out of town when
the paper was published; and laid
the whole blame upon his assistant.
who did the editorial work when the
chief Scribe was absent (or intoxi
cated.
Strange to say the women believ
ed this bold lie and were madder than
ever when they found out they had
ueea written up Dy a substitute; and
presently they swarmed into the of
fice like so many Furies,
Poor Charley was workincr over
job press and whistling and did not
realize wnat was going on till all the
doors and windows were guarded and
a half dozen of the strongest women
had surrounded him and begun to ap
ply their whips.
Then bedlam reigned in that place.
The "devil" grabbed a piece of board
out of the ink barrel and retreated
into an obscure corner behind the
big press where one could see and not
be seen.
The women had made the mistake
of selecting blacksnakes instead of
buggy whips and as a result they
were getting rather more of the
blows than their victim. The black
snake is a terrible weapon when you
know how to use it, but otherwise it
is a veritable boomerang.
Hats, bonnets, feathers and shrieks
flew in every direction. The whip
pers and whipped tore about the shop
and it looked like the place would be
wrecked. But presently Charley
crawled under a table and began beg
ging piteously and inquiring what
the row was about. When he learn
ed that his chief had put up a job
on him he went mad with rage, and
getting a stout club, and crying like
a baby, conducted the whip brigade
out of the shop in search of the edi
tor.
Following the procession came the
cub printer and about a hundred
other youngsters who were delighted
at the prospect of seeing the editor
"licked." But that worthy had found
a safe hiding place in the rear of a
blacksmith shop and the ladies had
finally to disperse without locating
him.
When the storm had passed the
Scribe returned to his office and
greeted the curses of his foreman
with roars of laughter and a present
of a $5.00 bill (no one knows to this
day how he managed to borrow tA
Then he sat down and wrote a pro
fuse apology and took the next train
out of town, to remain safely away
till the next issue, of the paper and
the apology should be published.
The democrats in state convention
in Idaho recently resolved in favor of
state prohibition by a vote of about
live to ono.
BRIDGE
ML
I
EDITOR
HIGHLAND
The farmers are cutting their
grain this fine weather.
Fred Brunner is helping N. M.
Scribbner haul hay.
Miss Sadie Mclntyre and Mrs; J.
Keane, of Portland, visited with Mrs.
Mary Mclntyre recently.
David Moehnke intends closing his
saw mill Saturday.
Miss Nellie Mclntyre spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. James Francis of
Colten.
Mr. Berg is helping F. Rees haul
hay.
Ed Mclntyre purchased a new
horse last week, and Wm. Mclntyre
is home on his vacation.
Richard Simms and family spent
Sunday with Henry Kleinsmith.
Mrs. Lumey Surprised
A farwell surprise party was
given last Thursday in West Linn by
Mrs. Harvey Farmer at her elegant
home in honor of her mother, Mrs. R.
Lumey, who left the next day to visit
her two daughters in Washington.
The home was tastefully decorated in
roses and ferns. Mrs. Farmer served
a dainty repast to the following la
dies: Mrs. J. 1 . Ituehl, Mrs. A, D
McDonald, Mrs. M. A. Plummer, Mrs.
A. L. Hickman, Mrs. R. M. C. Brown,
Mrs. E. J. King, Mrs. G. M. Lumey,
Mrs. J. A. Shobe, Mrs. H. L. Farmer
and Mrs. Rebecca Lumey. Miss Wau
da Hickman, Miss Ida Shobe, Little
Joe Shobe, Lester Farmer.
Oregon City News
Chris Muralt, of Homedale, was in
Oregon City Wednesday.
Curtiss Dodd, a resident of New
Era, was in this city Wednesday.
Mrs. William Guenther, of Shu-
bel, was an Oregon City visitor Wed
nesday. 1
Dan Graves, of Hazeldale, was
among those transacting business in
this city Wednesday.
Double S. & H. Green Trading
Stamps on all purchases made be
fore noon on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Latourette
and young son, Edward, are enjoy
ing an outing at the beach.
Miss Maybelle Hoffman, of New
Era, was in Oregon City visiting
friends Wednesday.
Mrs. Lillie Wink, of New Era, was
in this city Wednesday, the guest of
Mrs. Frank JJusch, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCarver and
daughter, Miss Leila, spent Sunday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. C,
Babcock.
Mrs. C. Holman, of Portland, was
in Oregon City Wednesday, being a
guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.
D. Latourette.
George Holman, of Beaver Creek,
was in this city Monday, buying ma
terial for his home, which is now be
ing constructed.
Mrs. J. C. Zinser and little daugh
ter, Alice, left Friday for Vancouver,
Wash., where they will spend several
weeks at the Zinser farm.
Mrs. Nathy and two children of
Eighth and Madison Street, lett Wed
nesday for Portland, where they will
be the guests of the former's sister,
Mrs. Gypson.
Mrs. Robert Harrison, who has
been confined to her home, suffer
ing from acute neuralgia of the eyes,
has recovered and is now able to be
out again.
Mrs. J. J. Cooke is enjoying a vis
it at Bar View as the guest of her
sister Mrs, E. P. Carter, formerly of
this city, but who is now making her
home at the summer resort.
Do you eat TIP-TOP or just
bread?" Try TIP-TOP and learn
the difference. Ask your grocer for
a loaf. Be sure to get the genuine
with the TIP-TOP label. Log Cabin
Baking Co., Portland, Ore.
Louis Farr, who has been suffer
ing for the past two weeks with an
abscess of the ear and being under
the care of a specialist of Portland,
is improving and will soon be able to
resume his position with Farr Broth-
Miss May Wade, of Pasadena,
California, who has been visiting her
cousin, Mrs, Henry E. Cooke, of Sev
enth Street, has returned to her
home. Before returning Miss Wade
visited in Portland.
Miss Mabel Volkmar, who has
been spending the summer at Salem,
whero she has been the guest of
friends, is rapidly improving, and will
resume her instruction of piano pu
pils in September.
Mrs. C. G. Fancher and daughter.
Miss Olive, of Gresham. visited the
former's sister, Mrs. J. M. Volkmar,
and family Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. rancher returned to her home
Sunday and Miss Olive the following
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Adams and lit
tle daughter, of Portland, arrived in
Oregon City Wednesday afternoon,
where they are the guests of Mrs.
Bertha Adams', mother of Mr. Adams,
who resides on Eighth and Monroe
Streets.
Charles Long, the three year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Long, who
nas Dean in with scarlet fever, died
at the family home on Sixteenth
Street Tuesday afternoon. The fu
neral services were conducted Wed
nesday afternoon. The floral offer
ings were beautiful, among them be
ing a floral piece from the Green-
point Fire Company, of which the
child's father is a member.
Mrs. Elmer Albright, who has been
suffering from rheumatism, met with
peculiar accident the first of the
week resulting in the dislocation of
the hip bone. Mrs. Albrisrht. in ans
wering to a telephone message, slip
ped and fell, striking on the floor in
such a manner to cause the disloca
tion of the bone. She was immediat
ly removed to a hospital in Portland,
being accompanied by Mr. Albright,
and an x-ray photograph taken of
the dislocated bone
FOR SALE AT BARGAIN One gel
ding in prime of life, strong and
faithful, single or double; also 2
choice young mares. Call or ad
dress Wm. Lillie, Oregon City R. 2.
The Want Column
I I.I- , -!
FOR SALE One brown mare, 5 yrs.
old, well broken Weight 1400 lbs.
John Schram, O. C. Rt. 4. Call up
Beaver Creek Mutual Phone.
FOR RENT Pasture, good grass,
plenty running water 8 miles "
south of Oregon City. John Cal
verley, Rt. 3, Bx. 135.
LOS'
1ST Sunday, from Oregon City to
Magone's Park, or at Mairone's
Park, monogram fob, A. J. C. Re
turn to Mrs. Clausen, Roberts
Bros., and receive reward.
FOUND A gontloman's pocket book
containing money. Owner may
have mime by calling at the Cour
ier office and paying for this ad.
Saturday la "Red Letter Day."
Free stamps to all callers.
HANNON & CO.
Sheriff's Sale
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of Clacka
mas. First - State Bank, a corporation,
Plaintiff,
vs.
I. Tukao and U. Takao, his wife;
H. Takao, r.nd Y. Takao, his
wife; William Hammond,'
Trustee for I. Takao and H.
Takao, Bankrupts; Edward
Renfer and Carl Schultz, de
fendants. State of Oregon,
County of Clackamas, ss.
By virtue of a judgement order,
decree and an execution, duly issued
out of and under tha seal of the
above entitled court, in the above
entitled cause, to me duly di
rected and dated the 22nd day of .Ju
ly, 1914, upon a judgement rendered
and entered in said court on the 6th
day of July, 1914, in favor of Ed
ward Renfer and Carl Schultz the
above named defendants, and against
I. Takao and H. Takao, jointly and
severally, Defendants, for the sum of
$10,000.00, with interest thereon at
the rate of 6 per cent ' per annum
from the 26th day of November, 1912,
and the further sum of $500.00 as at
torney's fee, and the further sum of
$33.00 costs and disbursements, and
the costs of and upon this writ, com
manding me to make sale of the fol
lowing described real property, situ
ate in the county of Clackamas, state
of Oregon, to-wit: Beginning at the
Southeast corner of the Donation
Land Claim of Francis Revenue in
Sections 7 and 18, in Township 2
South of Range 5 East of the Willa
mette Meridian; thence on South line
West 22.20 chains to where the
claim line leaves , Cedar Creek;
thence with meandering of said Creek
down stream on the left bank to the
West line of said claim; thence
North on said West line to a stake
6.90 chains South of the corner to
Sections 7, 18, 12 and 13, on the
Township line; thence East 60
chains to a stake on the East line of
said claim; thence on the East line
South 7.44 chains to an angular cor
ner; thence on claim line West 20
chains to an angular corner of said
claim; thence on claim line South. 20
chains to the Southeast corner to the
place of beginning, containing 100
acres, subject to the right of the pur
chasers at foreclosure sale of the
timber, under that part of the de
cree in this cause in favor of First
State Bank, plaintiff, to remove the
timber on this land upon payment to
purchasers hereunder of the sum of
$2,500.00 prior to the removal of any
of such timber.
Now, Therefore, by virtue of said
execution, judgement order and de
cree, and in compliance with the com
mands of said writ, I will, on Satur
day, the 22nd day of August, 1914,
at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M., at the
front door of the County Court
House in the City of Oregon City, in
said County and State, sell at public
auction, subject to redemption, to the
highest bidder tor U. S. gold coin
cash in hand, all the right, title and
interest which the within named de
fendants or either of them, had on
the date of the mortgage herein or
since had in or to the above describ
ed real property or any part thereof,
to satisfy said execution, judgement
order, decree, interest, costs and all
accruing costs.
E. T. Mass,
Sheriff of Clackamas County, Ore
gon.
B. J. Sta.-.ts, Deputy.
Dated Oregon Citv. Oregon. Julv
23rd, 1914.
Notice of Administrator's Sale of
Real Property
In the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Clackamas County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Mi
chael Hartmann, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given, that pur
suant to an order of the County Court
of the County of Clackamas, State of
Oregon, made on the 23rd dav of
July, 1914, in the matter of the Es
tate of Michael Hartmann, deceased,
the undersigned will sell at private
sale, as a whole, to the highest bid
der, upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter mentioned and subject to
confirmation by said County Court,
on or after the 24th day of August,
all the right, interest and estate of
the said Michael Hartmann, deceased,
in and to that certain piece, lot or
parcel of land situate, lying and be-,
ing in the county of Clackamas,
State of Oregon, particularly bound
ed and described as follows, to-wit:
Being a part of the Charles Wal
ker Donation Land Claim No. 43 and
lying in Sections 2 and 3 Township
3, South of Range 2 East of the Wil
lamette Meridian: Beginning at a
stone in the East Boundary line of
said Claim 43, North 32 degrees W.
15.45 chains from the re-entrant cor
ner; thence B. 3b degrees 15 min.
W. 18.15 chains to a point on the
right bank of Abernethy Creek;
thence N. 8 degrees 30 min. W. 19.1)0
chains to the South boundary lines of
the K. Bohall tract; thence North 82
degrees 55 min. East 10.00 chains
to fhe said East boundary line of said
claim. 43; thence South 32 degrees
East 6.60 chains tracing said line to
the place of beginning, containing
14.50 acres, more or less.
Except the right of way for pub
lic travel along the said Easterly
Claim line on a strip thirty feet wide.
Terms and conditions of sale:
Cash in hand at the time of sale.
Bids or offers must be in writing and
may be left at the office of Gilbert L
Hedges, Attorney, Weinhard Bldg.,
8th and Main Streets. Oregon Citv.
Oregon, or may be delivered to said
Administrator personally.
Chris Hartmann,
Administrator of the Estate of
Michael Hartmann, Deceased.
Dated July 23, 1914.