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Oregon City courier, Oregon city, Oregon, Thursday, may 27, 1915
PHONE US YOUR ORDER
Phones: Pacific 448 Home A-72
MONEY TALKS
Quality, Sercice and Satisfaction Guaranteed
Groceries, Flour and Feed
We Pa the Right Price for Hogs, Veal, Hides and Produce
MANGUM & ROMIG
218 E eventh Street
OREGON CITY
Let us help with your spring
house cleaning
Curtains and Drapes cleaned without changing the
colors. We can make that old suit look like new.
Auto delivery service to any part of town.
CHAMPION & SMITH
Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing and Repairing Work
Called for and Delivered
$52.00 GIVEN AWAY!
Solve the Mystery of the Hidden Check
Twenty-six Checks, Aggregating Fifty-two Dollars
have been hidden and will he cashed when
presented at Courier Office
EXPLANATION
Read the ads on this page carefully. In some of them are extra words and letters, which,
when properly arranged, form a sentence which tells exactly where to find the check, Finder
should bring check to Courier for endorsement. No papers will be sold from this office on
Thursday during the hidden check contest. Check will not be delivered before Saturday
noon. This is done to give the country readers an equal chance with the city readers.
UNLOADING GOOD FEED
on you is a hobby with ua. We've
tried to get over it, but we can't. We
would as leave sell you BOO bags as
one that unloads us quicker but we
re-load right away. Of course we
never load the price.
PORTLAND FLOURING MILLS CO.
Oregon City, Ore.
FIVE ACRES
Will trade in a team, harness and wagon 2 acres in high state of cultivation, bearing fruit trees, straw
berries, raspberries, currents, gooseberries, potatoes corn, carrots, beets, celery, mangels and other vege
tables. New 3-room house, barn 16 x 20, with cow shed, chicken house 16 x 50; spring piped to house and
chicken house. Stream through the place. Fine place for raising chickens. Price $1,100.00, cash and will
trade in a good team with wagon and harness.
HAYING TIME IS HERE
MOWERS, RAKES, BINDERS
and REPAIRS
WILSON & COOKE
$ We Save You $
on Automobile Accessories and Supplies. In connec
tion with our garage we operate a machine shop that
is second to none in the city from point of efficiency.
Possessing the equipment and the desire to do well
what ever we do, we solicit your patronage, because
our work and prices are right.
ORE. CITY MACHINE CO.
DILLMAN & HOWLAND
Oregon City, Ore.
8th & Main St.,
A Home Industry
But your patronage is not solicited on this basis, possessing
modern facilities, experienced help and a desire to please. We
are in a position to give the very best service and we do. The
care given work sent to us and the high-grade cleansing mater
ials used incure proper work and long life of the garments.
OREGON CITY LAUNDRY
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AUTO
SUPPLIES
AUTO SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS EXPERT REPAIR
WORK ON ANY MAKE OF CAR. DTHIS IS THE HOME OF
FIRESTONE TIRES.IAN wow, indlin, lin,
FIFTH ST. GARAGE
F. B. SHOENBORN
HAS GOOD GROCERIES
Cornered at 7th and Center
Streats
Pac. Pfione J 25 Home Phone A-245
F. B. SHOENBORNS
The Huh
We have just received a ship
ment of pure
Maple Syrup
direct from the maker in west
ern New York.
Each can has the maker's
name and guarantee so you are
sure of getting the genuine ar
ticle. It comes in half gallon cans
and the price is $1.00 per can,
as cheap as you can buy the
imitation.
Try it on your griddle cakes.
Get it at
THE HUB GROCERY
Seventh & Centeer On the Hill
Vaudeville
Thursday
and
Friday
The Grand
Good Things To Eat
Pure Food Products
are the specialties of this
store, and rigid sanitafy
precautions, are never re
laxed. We've built our
business upon the prin
ciple of quality rather than
quantity, yet at the end of
the month it's surprising
to find how much this
quality policy saves you
through the elimination of
waste.
JACK & ALBRIGHT
Quality Grocers, 9117th
Phones are:
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The Best For Less
is the aim of this grocery, and has been from the very
beginning of business. Your market basket tells the
story when you deal here, a story of economy and bet
ter quality.
DUNMIRES GROCERY
Phone Pac. 373
1320 Main St.
Economy, simplicity and efficiency makes the
Ford a universal utility. A utility because it
serves everybody doctor, farmer, salesman and
banker. In every business, or as a pleasure car,
the Ford proves reliable and economical. Low
first cost $60 less than last year, and the plan
of sharing profits with the buyers and low up
keep expense, are reasons why it pays to own a
Ford. They serve and save. Buyers will share
in profits if we sell at retail 300,000 new Ford
cars between August 1914 and August 1915.
Touring Car $490; Runabout $440; Town Car
$690; Coupelet $750; Sedan $975, f. o. b. Detroit
with all equipment.
On display and sale at
Pacific Highway Garage
Oregon City, Ore.
Clackamas County Distributors
THE COURIER FOR FINE PRINTING!
News of the County and Suburbs
Local and County Items of Interest to Our Readers
VIOLA
Viola was well represented in
Oregon City on Booster day, and all
reported a good time. Some of them
wondered where all the people came
from.
J. Randolph spent last week in
Portland looking after his property
there.
A band of sheep have done quite a
bit of damage here lately. The only
way to keep them out of grain and
gardens is to build a Bcreen fence.
Wm. Ilicinbotham and family, and
James and Wayne Craft, went to
Portland on Monduy.
Frank Gibb went to Portlund-to
work Tuesdav.
Frank Cummin and J. Sevier' were
in Oretron Citv on Tuesdav.
Mr. Brash was out in Violit aguin
lately, looking after his interests.
Well, we would like to see the
sunshine again. The rain is spoil
ing the strawberry crop and the
rouds are bad to travel in the mini.
Tom Jubb has been papering the
church here, which improves the
looks of it very much. He may also
do some painting on the inside of the
church.
Tom Eaden is a busy man, as he
makes a trio throuirh the country
buying eggs, and chickens, landing
up in Portland the first or every
week. On Fridays ho goes to Ore
gon City. He is a jolly merchant,
and is well liked by all of us.
We will soon have our young
ncnnle at home n train those who
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have been attending the Kstacada
High School. They are Laura Cock
erline, Lena and Janett Graham, Es
ther Myers and Worth Randolph.
Our school will close on Friday
with a program and a dinner. We
expect to have Mi6S Woodlo back
again in the fall to teach, which
pleases the scholars and parents, as
she is a splendid teacher.
CHERRYVILLE
And the next day it rained!
Two weeks of falling weather has
surely soaked up the ground in good
shape.
Over
1 rrfin nno steelhead fealmon
i uin iai-on nt this dam
eggs jinv m"i
this spring and artificially hatched.
After the fish are a couple of inches
long they are taken to the feeding
ponds at Bull Run, where they are
kmit until Fall, when they are re
leased and make their journey to the
ocean and return, so it is said, when
four years old. 4
It must have been an edifying
spectacle to see old Joe Cannon
dance tho Highlund Fling at the San
Francisco exposition lately. Uncle
Joe may be a high kicker, but he
never can jump as high in a thou
sand years as he helped boost the
high tariff under the lniquitious
Payne-Aldrich tariff law.
Edison savs that in a hundred
years tho poorest person will enjoy
luxuries and eomlorts now unKown
to many of tho rich and well-to-do.
It's a long way to Tipperary, Mr.
Edison!
Ted and Harry Moore returned
home lately after a season of toil on
a ranch near Molalla. They say the
outlook for crops all kinds there is
good.
Claude Woodle, the deputy asses
sor from Eatacnda, was in town lately
and says the prospect for a good
crop of fruit is the best in the past
three years.
LOGAN
Wo got wet weather by continued
wishing and we will have to try
watchful waiting for dry weather
again.
The recent Lower Loga nschool
entertainment was very successful,
owing to the hard work of the many
interested in making it go.
Our May cherries are a good crop
and very early this year.
There is a poor prospect for a
clover crop, probably on account of
poor start last year; but maybe the
worms have something to do with it
Grain and potatoes ought to do
well from present prospects.
Several Logan people attended the
Grange picnic at Eagle Creek last
Saturday, and enjoyed a fine pro
gram, having a good time in general.
Children's Day picnic, base ball
and other games, a good program and
a dinner to eat in the park if you
bring it, on June 6th.
Rainy Sundays are discouraging to
base ball fans and the games have to
be called off. Logan's developing a
good team again.
Clear Creek Creamery Co., receiv
ed during April, 138,844 pounds of
cream; 45,621 pounds butter fat,
amounting to $12,321.36. The amount
of butter made was 56,404 pounds,
valued at $14,512.16. There seems
to be some business back of those
figures and new cream routes have
to be refused though the capacity of
the plant has been recently increased..
HIGHLAND
A. Coop was an Oregon City vis
itor Saturday.
Mrs. J. Cash, of Beaver Creek,
spent Saturday and Sunday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. R. Simms.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanhard spent Sun
day afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Adams.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Rutherford gave
a party at their home Thursday
night, about twenty-five young
people being present. A very en
joyable evening was spent.
Mrs. M. Cramer and Mrs. C. C.
Kandlo visited last Thursday with
Mrs. F. Grossmiller at Shubel.
Mrs. J. Wallace went to Oregon
City Saturday to visit her sister,
Miss Tillie Martin, who has been
quite ill,
Thelma Simms visited lust week
with her aunt, Mrs. Cash, at Beaver
Creek.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Handle spent
Monday and Tuesday at the Moun
tain Ranch looking after their cattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Yeoman have ex
changed their five acre home for res
idence property in Lents, and will
soon remove to their former home
in Olympia.
Keep your mouth shut! Seventy
two new dentists were recently re
leased from the North Pacific Den
tal College.
Hood River strawberries on the
Portland market sell at $2.00 and
$2.25 a crate, while Willamette Val
ley berries go begging at a dollar.
Query, what's in a name? Answer,
$1.25.
The five-acre English walnut or
chard set out recently by W. A. Snook
is making a very gratifying growth.
The good book says that our
Creator made all things that were
made, yet when it comes to beetles,
fleas and Johnson grass we find
practitioners of that faith asserting
the handiwork of Satan.
Miss Florence Weisenbeck is home
from Portland for the summer.
The battle with water pulled off
Booster Day indicated to the observ
ers the need of more pressure.
TWILIGHT
EAGLE CREEK
Continued showers greatly inspire
the growth of vegetation, especially
weeds.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Dodds enter
tained Portland friends over the
Sabbath.
Booster Day claimed a large per
cent of our inhabitants, many of
them accompanied by a lunch basket
A beetle of some sort is proving an
injury to clover fields and such plant
life as cabbage, kale and cauliflow
er, by stripping their roots of hte
small fibers so essential to a vigorous
growth.
J. M. Jack exhibited Duroc Jer
seys and Wm. Mc Cord represented
our Jersey breeders at the Booster
Day stock sale and show.
How easy it is to offer advice, not
practiced by the expounder. Look
around you and you will find a host
of them.
B. L. Harvey spent Saturday and
Sunday with Portland friends.
Von Jensen won the suit brought
against him in Justice Sievcr's court
by the horse trader, Case, in which
an old span of grays were unloaded
on the former at a good round price,
and which proved their worthlessness
at their first hitching.
M. C. Glover and wife attended
the State Grange, which convened
recently at Tillamook.
S. J. Eddy and wife, of Portland,
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.
B. Gibson Saturday and Sunday.
Eagle Creek Grange met last
Wednesday, held a short meeting,
and cleaned up the hall and grounds,
preparing for the picnic, which oc
cured on Saturday.
There was a large crowd out to
the picnic, though if there had been
promise of more sunshine, there
probably would have been a much
larger attendance. A short but en
tertaining program was rendered.
C. E. Spence, State Master, was
present and gave an interesting ad
dress on grange work. C. Aue, of
Springwater, rendered several vocal
selections, which were much enjoy
ed. Music was furnished by the Gar
field ban-J. Altogether a pleasant
day was spent, notwithstanding the
shower that came in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Douglass made
a trip to Barton Sunday.
Ray Woodle and wife were the
guests of Malcolm Woodle and wife,
of Troutdale, Sunday.
Mrs. Viola Douglass, having quit
working for Mrs. Howlett, the latter
now has Mrs. Keith staying with
her.
Mrs. Hilmine, John Hilmine, and
wife were visitors of J. Enghouse last
week.
John Heinrich is sporting a new
buggy.
East Clackamas drew quite a few
blue ribbons at the Booster Day eel
ebration at Oregon City last Satur
day. J. W. Bennett wone on on a
single driving horse, and Frank Hab-
erlach won three on pedigreed Hoi
stein cattle.
The following people spent Sun
day at Cedar Springs ranch: Walter
Munderhenke, wife and daughter,
Mrs. Heinrich and son, John; Mr. and
Mrs. A. Heinrich, A. Dane, of Logan,
Alex Dane, wife and son; J. W. Ben
nett and family; F. S. Weir, of Clyde,
Wn.; M. S. Shearer and wife.
Ralph Boyer left Tuesday to try
his luck in eastern Washington.
HOMEDALE
EAST CLACKAMAS
J. W. Bennett and son, Raymond,
returned last week from a trip thru
Eastern Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Blackburn
are building a new house and reports
are in circulation that they intend to
warm it.
We regret to say that sneak
thieves again visited the Robbins'
place and carried off 40 Rhode Island
Reds. This is the fourth time that
they have lost chickens. It is about
time that officers of the Law were
doing something in order to run
down these offenders.
Chris Muralt, as Aide to the mar
shal on Booster Day, at Oregon City,
was undoubtedly more impressive
than the Marshal.
Hats off to Maple Lane Grange!
First prize again, also Johnnie Kunz
man with 61 out-of-town people on
his wagon, among them some very
pretty girls.
Mr. Curtiss is willing to wager
that he will split more wood with
three wedges than the much-adver
tised wood splitter.
Our community was signMly hon
ored by royalty on Booster Day when
their majesties the King and Queen,
boarded the train at Robins.
Mrs. Gwellum, of Carus, will en
tertain the Homedale Card Club next
Saturday evening.
true, brought in a unanimous ver
dict for the defendant, Perrett.
The Farquhar Machinery Co., were
represented by Hall & Leper of Port
land. The operations of this Co-op
erative Supply Co. will be remem
bered by most people, more especially
by the farmers and those who were
taken in.
There are thousands of dollars'
worth of these notes obtained in all
parts of the state by people, who in
some cases were advised by their
bankers to go into it. The majority
of the notes are not paid and they
never should be as long as the mak
er of the note can fight it.
Our new Corporation Law will help
eliminate a lot of these wild cat
schemers.
The Merchants Bank of Portland
at one time held six thousand dol
lars' ($6,000.00) worth of these
notes for collection and were offer
ing them for sixteen hundred dol
lars, ($1600.00.)
LIBERAL
SANDY
The old Cooperative Supply Co. of
Portland has been heard from again,
and aired in the circuit court of
Clackamas county when Henry Per
rett of Sandy, was made defendant
in a suit brought against him by the
Western Farquhar Machinery Co., of
Portland on a note obtained through
fraud and misrepresentation by the
Cooperative Supply Co.
Mr. Perrett is to be commended
on the stand he took in 'fighting the
case to a finish. - x '
The jury of twelve men good and
The heavy rains are doing some
damage to heavy fall wheat as the
ground is thoroughly soaked and it
is falling. Strawberries are rotting,
but the grass is growing. Corn is
turning yellow in the fields; spring
grain is growing fast, especially late
sown varieties. Early cherries are
ripening.
The sign painter was out from
Canby and put on the finishing
touches on Vick's new store.
Dudley Boyles, of Molalla, was a
visitor Sunday last.
Quite a few farmers are enjoying
new potatoes. They are getting up-to-date
on early varieties and cul
ture as well.
Dock Saylor and Purrdy, of Can
by, have opened a pool room and bil
liard rail in the old store building
vacated by Vick, also a confectionery
and ice cream parlor. Dock Saylor
has charge at present.
The dance at Vick's hall next
Saturday night promises to be a
grand affair.
Mrs. Lowery, of Canby, is visiting
friends for a few days.
Glen Makinster is in poor health,
we are sorry to say. They brought
him home from Portland Tuesday,
The, emery dust proved bad for him,
as he worked in the Vaughn's Motor
Factory in Portland.
Pierce Wright is painting inside
work for Dock Saylor.
croup, bronchial and lagrippe coughs;
Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathar
tic Tablets. For sale in your town
by Jones Drug Co.
R. L. Holman and T. P. Randall,
Leading Undertakers, Fifth and Main
St.; Telephones: Pacific 415-J; Home
B-18.
RAILROAD MAN DIES
George Barr Succumbs to Injuries Re
ceived from Torpedo
George D. Barr, for over 20 years
in the employ of the Southern Pacific
railroad as a bridge carpenter, died
at Canby Sunday as the result of
burns received when his clothing
caught fire from the explosion of tor
pedoes in his pocket Sunday after
noon. How the torpedoes became
discharged is a mystery, as Mr. Barr
was lying unconscious beside the
track with his clothes on fire when
he was found by fellow workmen.
In spite of medical aid given him,
Mr. Barr passed away after a night
of intense suffering. The body will
be sent to Oakland, Oregon, for bur
ial. Mr. Barr was 53 years old and
is survived bv his widow inj t,
children. He was a native of Oregon
Having Dcen Dorn in Douglas county.
R. L. Holman anil T P P.,.J11
ivciuuau,
Leading Undertakers, Fifth and Main
St.; Telephones: Pacific 415-J; Home
B-18.
FIVE CENTS PROVES IT
A Generous Offer. Cut out this ad,
enclose with 5 cents to Foley & Co.,
Chicago, 111., and receive a free trial
package containing Foley's Honey &
Tar Compound for coughs, colds,
LOCAL BUTTER BEST
Oregon City Creamery Gets High
Score in O. A. C. Test
A lead of 3 noint.a over ih Oo
age from the best creameries in the
state was obtained by the Oregon
City Creamery in its entry of butter
in a statewide test
gon Agricultural College at Corval
lis this year, the local creamery be
ing given a score of 954 nmVta ,
very highest awarded. The lowest
score made by any creamery was 89
poinxs, ana the average was 92
points.
The showing of the Oregon City
Creamery is proof positive of the
richness and purity of its product,
and shows it to be technically the
finest butter manufactured in the
state. Sanitary surroundings, care in
manufacture, and the use of only the
best cream obtainable is responsible
for this record; and shows that the
local creamery is in every way a
credit to the community.
R. L Holman and T. P. Randall,
Leading Undertakers. Fifth a r;
t -ai4 main
St; Telephones: Pacific 415-J: Homo
B-18.