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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1917
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NEWS OF THE COUNTY AND SUBURBS
Local and County Items of Interest to Courier Readers
HAZELIA
Albert R. Boutz attended a banquet
with the Oswego Artisans in Port
land Thursday evening.
R. J. Zivney was transacting bust
ness in the Rose city Thursduy.
Henry Pollard, a jolly good fellow
from Hazelia, accompanied by his sis
ters, Misses Lucy and Hannah Pol
lard, spent a very pleasant evening in
Portland Thursday.
W. II. Zivney, up-to-date farmer of
this place, was a business visitor in
Oswego Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Embry were visitors
in Tualatin Meadows Tuesday.
A. R. Boutz was pleasantly enter
tained by the Oddfellows in Portland
Wednesday evening. '
Joseph Zivney, one of Hnzelia's
respected pioneer citizens, was in the
Rose city Friday.
Jerry Finla, prominent dairy farm
er of this locality, was transacting
business in the Tualatin Meadows
neighborhood Saturday.
S. S. Boutz was a business visitor
in Oswego Saturday afternoon.
Rain! Rain!! Rain!!! One of ye
old-fashioned Oregon rains has de
layed farm work, especially plowing
ind seeding.
Miss Harriet J. Duncan, who has
been teaching in the George school
for the last two years, spent the week
end with home folks.
Mrs. Joseph Eastman spent a
pleasant day Saturday shopping in
Portland.
The Hazelia Literary society will
meet Saturday evening. An im
promptu program will be given and
new ollicers will be elected.
The Hazelia Sunday school closed
its first quarter with an interesting
review on all the lessons. We have
a very interesting and instructive
school under the able supervision of
Mrs. H. T. Duncan. An Easter pro
gram is being prepared and will be
given on Easter Sunday. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Mr. and Mrs. Charley Larson of
Tualatin Meadows were in this neigh
borhood Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Locie of Portland is at the C.
C. Borland homo doing some carpen
ter work.
The Rev. Mr. Coleman preached a
very instructive sermon to an inter
ested audience at Hazelia Sunday
afternoon.
JENNINGS LODGE
Mr. Turnbull, a representative of
the Oregon Journal with headquar
ters at Grants Pass, has been a vis
itor at the home of Alden Kelly this
week.
Mrs. S. H. Bechtel departed on bat
urday for a three weeks' visit at
Boise, Idaho. Enroute she will pay a
short visit to her sister, Mrs. Schatz,
at Adi'.ms, Oregon.
Miss Eunice Williams is confined
to St. Vincent's hospital in Portland
having had three operations last
week. Dr. Slocum is attending and
the patient is doing nicely .
Albert Pierce departed for Cal
ifornia last week to visit his mother,
tained the Y. P. S. C. E. at their home
on Friday evening. Although the
weather was very inclement, 15 came
out and enjoyed the games. In the
peanut contest, Glenn Russell won
the prize. At the floral wedding Miss
Annie Russell and Miss Vera Glass
tied in the result, after another con
test the pretty plant was awarded to
Miss Russell and Alden Kelly re
ceived a package of flower seeds as a
consolation prize. Refreshments
were served at small tables and a
jolly time followed.
Miss Alice Waldron departed for
Bend on Thursday, where she goes to
teach school for an unexpired term.
Charles Kennedy made a trip from
Tillamook during the last week with
his Ford machine. While the roads
were very muddy in some places he
cani3 through without any serious dif
ficulty. During the week Mr. Ken
nedy has purchased a new automo
bile of the Independent garage of
Oregon City.
Mr. Ward and George Morse at
tended the United Spanish War Vet
erans banquet which was given at
the Multnomah hotel on the evening
of March 24. They report a splen
did program and menu. Dancing and
cards rounded out the evening affair.
Miss Myrtle Berry was happily
surprised on Saturday evening when
12 of her schoolmates enjoyed an
evening of games at her home. De
licious refreshments were served by
Mrs. Berry and Miss Eunice Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. Lambkins of Polk
county, Nebraska, were guests of
Mrs. Addie Ingalls three days last
week. The Lambkins and Ingalls
were pioneer settlers of Polk county
in Nebraska and a very enjoyable
time was spent together.
pulling stumps and piling logs.
Mr. Sunday has rented the Cates
place and moved in.
Ed Bates has carried off the prize
as a sheep man, having 24 lambs from
13 ewes.
A. M. Kirchem has 15 lambs from
10 ewes. Pretty good!
F. Sprague has been credited with
another coyote; a three-legged one
this time.
ine recent storm did little or no
damage to the lines of the Clear
Creek Mutual Telephone company,
owing to the fact that the lines have
nearly all been rebuilt.
Rev. Mr. Ware of Oregon City, who
has been holding meetings at Bethel
church every other Sunday, preached
his farewell sermon last Sunday.
Mr. Fullam and family have taken
possession of their new house and
moved in, lock, stock and barrel.
Someone bumpel A. L. Allen's car
recently on his trip to Salem while it
was standing in the street. The
bump caused considerable damage.
Roy Mattoon was awarded the
contract for 300,000 feet of road
plank by the county court at $7.50
delivered.
and a force of men at work in the
stone quarry at Baker's Bridge, get
ting the rock in proper size to be
crushed when E. C. Gerber gets the
crusher and large bunkers installed
Miss Rhoda Muir, daughter of Mrs.
J. K. Muir, the storekeeper at Ar
thur's Prairie, was married to Mr.
Lewis of Redland. Success and hap
piness attend them.
The Jolly Dancers club will have a
dance at the hall on March 31.
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REDLAND
Chester Bonney is down with a se
vere case of pneumonia.
Ethel Funk, who has quit high
school, after a two weeks' visit at
home has gone to work for Mrs,
Green selling popcorn, chewing gum
and candy.
Lloyd Allen had a severe operation
last week to remove an abscess from
his car.
School district No. 95 is preparing
for a basket social in the near future.
Mr. Pohlen is clearing land and has
R. Mattoon's donkey engine at work
The recent Live Wire meeting at
the grange hall has already received
notice in the Courier so we will only
say from our end of the line that the
visit was very interesting and highly
appreciated. It was to be a get-together
meeting to promote good will,
but we must not expect entire suc
cess in our undertakings. We notice
by the vote on the bonding question
that the Live Wires want to get to
gether by having the farmers come
over and stand with them. Maybe
they will, but the surer way would
be to meet on common intermediate
ground.
Several new automobiles have been
purchased but some are waiting for
drier weather for delivery. W. M.
Kirchem, H. II. Kirchem and E. C.
Gerber have their machines on hand
and Albert Gerber and Fred Gerber
are yet on the waiting list.
J. C. Young is trying out a Ford
truck which promises to be much
help in his business.
J. C. Young, L. P. Mumpower, F.
W. RiebhofF and A. I. Hughes are
the new directors of the Clear Creek
Creamery company Thomas E. An
derson is secretary and S. L. Stevens
treasurer.
The secretary's report shows the
usual prosperous and satisfactory
condition and a substantial increase
of the buttermaking and selling bus
iness over last year's report
W. E. Mumpower has a gas engine
MOUNT PLEASANT
Charles Brown has his poultry
house about completed and has 1250
baby chicks as the first unit of his
flock of 4000. So far he has had no
loss.
E. L. Camp moved last Saturday
to the Central Point neighborhood,
having bought a farm there.
Your correspondent was here be
fore the Oregon City Courier was
born and was a friend of the founder
of the paper, I. LeMahieu.
Mount Pleasant people are sorry
to hear of Captain Apperson's serious
illness. Captain Apperson lived
here many years and owned the
Thomas Ryan farm.
The Mount Pleasant Dancing club
had the usual pleasure last Friday
evening at the Commercial hall.
The Live Wires of Oregon City
were entertained by the women folk
here at a fine spread. All seemed to
enjoy it to the fullest extent. After
the repast there was a discussion on
the road bond issue. The negative
had the better of the issue. After
the discussion Mr. McLain sang a
very pretty song and the Wires
thanked the women very nicely.
Dr. H. E. Maxweil of Seattle is
spending a few days with his family
here. They intend to move to Seat
tle shortly. He says Seattle is boom
ing on the strength of war.
Miss Ethel Holmes, who has been
in the hospital, will soon be home.
D. F. Skene says "it is a boy, so
take one on me." Sure thing!
rheumatism and another of
pets on his hand.
Amelia Klinkie, Ida Eckert, Olive
Lindel and Bessie Hattan went to
Portland on Saturday as the guests
of Miss Burkholder, their teacher.
They returned with her Sunday even
ing. They had a lovely time seeing
the movies and the many other sights.
Mrs. George Dallas has been on
the sick list the past week.
Mrs. Gergen has been visiting at
Sellwood during the past few days.
Several from here had planned to
attend the social at Harmony given
at the school by Miss Mary Vierhus,
but on account of the storm they
could not attend.
Mrs. Emma Heelis of Sellwood has
been visiting at the home of her
brother, J. R. Carr, for several days
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Robins of Port
land; Mrs. Lillie Orr and son, of Gold
field, Nevada; Mr. and Mrs. L. Daue,
lately of Honolulu, and Mrs. H. Gith
ens of eastern Oregon were the guests
of Mrs. J. Holcomb and Mrs. L. Pat
terson last Sunday.
L. Patterson has built a very neat
garage and anticipates, soon as some
of the mud dries up, to be driving a
Ford.
Job's John Hattan made a trip to Molalla
Saturday, returning Sunday evening.
GLEN ECHO
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E.
church held a very successful Easter
sale at the home of Mrs. Smith on
the Pacific highway. The Smith
home was beautifully decorated. Tea
was served during the afternoon.
Music was furnished by Mrs. Boyn
ton, Mrs. Oswald, Mrs. M. E. Walker
and Mrs. J. W. Gray.
Mrs. C. G. Fields is still at The
Dalles. She is slowly recovering
from her illness.
Mrs. Charles Moran is visiting for
a few days with her son at Sellwood.
Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Taber recently
made a trip with a party of friends
across the interstate bridge and into
Washington. The trip was made in
Mr. Taber's car.
Mr. Rawlins i has recovered from
his recent illness.
Harry Bond is rapidly recovering
from an operation which he under
went some time ago at the Oregon
City hospital.
Mrs. M. E. Walker recently enter
tained at dinner for Mrs. L. M. Hoyt
of Hillsboro, Mrs. E. H. Baird of Port
land, Miss Alta Howell of Oregon
City and Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Taber of
Glen Echo.
Miss Alta Howell of Oregon City
has been a visitor for a fortnight at
the home of M. E. Walker on Steele
avenue.
John Ewalt of Portland was a Sun
day visitor at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Taber.
The Veteran Fife and Drum corps
met on the 7th with E. B. Grant
in their regular practice. This is a
much looked for event in the neigh
borhood and the stirring music never
fails to arouse the spirit of patriot
ism in those who are fortunate enough
to live near by.
Master Marion Miller visited Sun
day at the home of T. M. Miller in
Oregon City.
EAST CLACKAMAS
One of our neighbors is thinking
seriously of employing sons from the
flowery kingdom to work for him, as
the Caucasion race is not to be de
pended upon as far as stability is
concerned.
The Kelnhofer Poultry farm last
week delivered to Mount Pleasant
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STONE
Whew! but the wind did blow, and
how it did rain on Friday last. The
worst ever.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hattan of
Goldfield, Nevada, enroute for Alas
ka, visited his mother and other rela
tives here last week, only stopping
over two days. They were to sail
from Seattle on Monday the 19th,
arriving there by Saturday. Mr.
Hattan has been in Nevada the past
two years working in the mines and
will take up the work in Alaska.
A special meeting of the Baker's
Bridge grange was held Saturday ev
ening to ascertain what could be done
toward building a home for the
grange. An incorporated stock com
pany was formed and shares are to
be sold. A building of this kind is
very much needed at this place at
the present time.
Charles Hattan is laid up with
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF CONDITION
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OPPOSITE COVRT HOUSE
OF OREGON CITY
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS MARCH 6, 1917
RESOURCES
Loans, Bonds and Warrants
Overdrafts ....
Furniture and Fixtures Account
Other Resources ...
Cash and Due From Banks
Total .
LIABILITIES
Capital
Surplus and Profits
Deposits .
Total
correct:
John R.
$ 291,096.97
NONE
7,491.17
4,144.97
. 80,014.35
$ 382,747.46
$ 50,000.00
8,685.15
324,062.31
$ 382,747.46
Humphrys, Cashier
opened for business december 20, 1915
Your Account invited
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