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OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1917. OREGON CITY COURIER GLEN ECHO FOLK CELEBRATE C. W. ROBEY, Editor and Business Manager Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Tabor' Surrounded by Scores of Friends on 50th Anniversary Published Thursdays from the Courier Building, Eighth Street, and entered in the Postoffice at Oregon City, Ore., as 2nd class mail matter. Subscription Price $1.50. Telephones: Pacific 51; Home A-51, MEMBER OF WILLAMETTE VALLEY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION MEMBER OF OREGON STATE EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION THIS PAPER REPRESENTED FOR FOREIGN ADVERTISING Bl"THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES FREEDOM IN MARKETING Writing of markets, one farmer writing in Farm and Fireside says: The writer had some peaches last August which he wanted to find a market for. He reasoned that peaches being a good article of food, and there being a couple of millions of hungry people in Chicago, it would be a fine thing if he could ship to that point and sell to the pushcart men who vend peaches on the streets. So he had an investi gation made to see what the pros pects would be. The man who made the investigation knows all the ins and outs of the marketing business in Chicago. "I find," said his report, "that even if a good run on the railway could be secured for your peaches into Chicago the trouble would arise in getting your cars properly "spotted" on the tracks in Chicago that is, in getting them properly placed for unloading. "There is such a ramification of tracks here that a dollar or two slip ped by interested parties to the brakeman or switchman would be sufficient to have the cars maroon ed on some remote switch, among hundreds of other cars, and by the time the head officials could be seen and the matter straightened out the peaches would be a pulp." Here is a matter which might well be looked to. Peaches maroon ed on a remote side track for the purpose of destroying them by de cay will not do much to cut down the high cost of living in the cities, nor add to the cost of high living on the part of the farmer. "I find," said the report, "that this has happened time and again in cases where independents have ship ped to Chicago or other large cities. "Then I find that pushcart men and hucksters, while otherwise ready and willing to buy peaches from the car, would be afraid to do so, for fear that they could not make their regular purchases of commission men. So, you see, it is the old, old question." It is a reign of terror, you see, as well as a hold-up. It is indeed the old old ques tion. The grain men had to solve it when elevators refused to handle their grain unless it was bought through the combination of country elevators. The middleman is a necessity. But the middleman who organizes to compel shipments to him and his fellows is a. menace to the producer, and the consumer. A MIGHTY GOOD START On exhibition in Oregon City are 29 head of the finest Guernsey cat tle in America. The animals, repre senting a cost of $11,000, are being groomed and tested before their dis tribution to the purchasing members of the Clackamas County Guernsey Cattle club. In the meantime the club has coming to it a vote of thanks from every public spirited citizen in the county, and in that class we put the enterprising farmers. Certainly few things have been done on a larg er scale than this importation under taken by a few ranchers whose mon ey, earned in this county, returns to the county in the form of such genuine improvement as the better ment of livestock herds. . We all may have different ideas as to the best stock with which to cover our pastures, but if the Jer sey, the Holstein and the Shorthorn boosters all would do what the Guernsey breeders have done there would be no end of benefit resulting. The club has set a notable example. To be a great agricultural center Clackamas county needs just such progressive acts as that of these few farmers who comprise the Guernsey club. The man who sticks rigidly to his belief that the old Jer sey bossy is the best cow in the world will be just as appreciative of the progressivism of the Guernsey club as anyone else, for he sees in it the beginning of a period of mu tual helpfulness between the farm and the city, represented by the bank. Our record will be better for just such undertakings and it is a pleas ure to know that not only the farm ers of the county but the bankers themselves have come to appreciate more futly than ever the spirit of co operation that will turn farming in to a gigantic industry apd make the farmer one of the biggest business factors in the state. All Oregon has reason to congratulate the Guernesy club on its enterprise. LO THE POOR INDIAN On a tract of land in Oklahoma, allotted to Jackson Barnett, a Creek Indian, and on which it is not recorded that he ever did a stroke of work, oil was some time ago dis covered. Jackson's income is now said to be $50,000 a month from oil royalties. He has a cabin, erected for him by the superintendent of the Five Tribes, but he prefers to live in the open. At night he wraps himself in a blanket and sleeps on the porch. His property is now said to be worth $800,000. He does nothing through the livelong day but sit around. Yet, he is not en- tirely worthless. He bought a block of Liberty bonds, two weeks ago, and single taxers are using him as a terrible example. C. S. Monitor. If you want to know what real livestock looks like visit the Guern sey exhibit in Oregon City next week. Many a head rests more easy in Clackamas county since three rapid traveling negroes were returned to Salem. The unlucky chap next week will be he who must provide Thanksgiv ing turkey at 35 cents a pound to 35 relatives. One wife who asks Judge Camp bell for a divorce this week says she doesn't love her husband any more than a poodle dog. Maybe hubby doesn't bark. America's casualty list in the war has already been relegated to an in side page in the newspapers. Some of the stay-at-homes are beginning to realize that we are at war. "Out ' of the trenches by Christ mas," was an encouraging slogan a few years ago. Perhaps its author was more wise than we thought in not mentioning which Christmas. On November 20, G. R. H. Miller of Oregon City rounded out the 52nd year of his residence among us. And from a little diary he has kept since the day he was discharged from the army after the Civil war he can tell of most every action. Now that Lieutenant John Philip Sousa, famous bandmaster, has clip ped his whisker and beard we can expect to hear that our own beloved Uncle Samuel, the last of a one-time majority, has gone the smooth-shav ed way of the masses. CORRESPONDENCE (Continued from page 2) CHERRYVILLE Fine weather for November. Some wells- are going dry in the rainy (?) season. Talk about two bites at a big cherry! George Ten Eyek has some potatoes it would take a good many bites to get away with, lie thinks they are too big to sell well. The road work is being pushed along here and it is expected to be nearly done this week. A road meeting will be held this Saturday at the schoolhouse. Ap parently there is no opposition to C. W. (Dad) Miller for road boss next year. Mr. Shoemaker, agent for the school heater and ventilator, was "Oldest, largest and Strongest Bank in Clackamas County." LOCAL AND COUNTY ACCOUNTS i KOT only do we welcome the Savings and Checking accounts of Oregon City residents but are always glad to extend the use of our facilities and services to those throughout Clack amas County. A list of more than 5,000 depositors ' is our best reference Resources More Than One Million Dollars THE BANK Of OREGON CITY Mr. and Mrs. Richard II. Taber, of Glen Echo, were guests of honor at a large reception given at the home of their youngest daughter, Mi's. Mortimer E. Walker, on Wed nesday, November 14, the occasion being the 50th anniversary of their wedding. Mrs. Walker was assist ed in entertaining by her sister, Mrs. Laurel M. Hoyt of Hillsboro. Over 200 guests called during the afternoon to offer congratulations. . The Walker home was artistically decorated, the living room being gay with the national colors. A picture of the home in which Mr. and Mrs. Taber lived during the first 25 years of their married life occupied a con spicuous place and was surrounded by tiny silk flags. The dining room was bright with yellow chrysanthe mums, and here a buffet luncheon was served, the coffee urn being presided over by Mrs. J. W. Gray of Glen Echo, while Mrs. John Hick man of West Linn, poured tea. Both Mrs. Gray and Mrs. Hickman wore charming frocks of white, which helped to carry out the color scheme. The candies and wafers were in gold colors and the wedding cake was wrapped in small pieces and sealed with a tiny gold heart. The refreshment room was in pink, small tables being arranged about the room and pink chrysanthemums formed the decorations. During the afternoon the wed ding ceremony was performed by the Rev. E. E. Gilbert of the First M. E. church, Oregon City, Mr. and Mrs. Taber having been members of that church for the past 24 years. Mrs. Elmer Dixon acted as brides maid and Mr. Dixon as best man. Mr. Dixon was an old schoolmate of Mrs. Taber's, and was present at a charivari party when Mr. and Mrs. Taber were married 50 years ago. Just preceding the ceremony Mrs. Frank Oswald of Gladstone, sang "I Love You Truly," accompanied by Miss Maude Warner of Oregon City. Mrs. D. A. Walters of Portland read a poem entitled "The Golden Wed ding," which was written by her husband, the Rev. D. A. Walters, and dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Taber. Miss Maude Warner during the reading played strains from the old love songs, which was very effective. Mrs. Walker was assisted in re ceiving by Mrs. L. M. Hoyt, of Hills boro; Mrs. E. E. Gilbert, Mrs. Temp erance Swafford, Mrs. L P. Horton, of Oregon City, and Mrs. Fred Smith and Mrs. B. A. Hoag of Mel drum. Mrs. George Howell and Miss Alta Howell assisted in serv ing. Mrs. Taber wore a handsome gown of black satin with real jet trimmings and wore a corsage bou quet of tiny Sunset roses and helio trope. Mr. and Mrs. Taber were married November 14, 1867 at Yates City, 111.; where Mr. Taber was born and where Mrs. Taber, then Isabelle Hensley, had the year before come with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Evan Hensley, from Mount Sterling, Ky. Mrs. Taber was active during the Civil war in administering help and comfort to wounded soldiers on the battle fields and although of southern blood she, with the rest of her family, was a strong northern sympathize. Mr. and Mrs. Taber removed soon after their marriage to Russell, Iowa, where they lived on one place for 25 years. The past 25 years have been spent in Oregon. Many handsome presents were received. The W. R. C, of which Mrs. Taber is an active member, presented her with a beautiful solid gold emblem pin. The G. A. R. al so sent a lovely gift, as did the mem bers of the M. E. church and other close friends. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hoyt and Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Walk er presented each with a solid gold handled umbrella, with name and dates engraved. Many beautiful flowers were received and gold piec es came from distant relatives. Dur ing the afternoon telegrams of con gratulation were received, from Mar garet Hoyt of Eugene and Taber Hoyt of Tacoma. The children and grandchildren present were: Mr. and Mrs. Laurel M. Hoyt of Hillsboro; Richard K. Hoyt of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer E. Walker and son, Mar ion D. Miller, of Glen Echo; and Asel F.' Taber, a grandson, also of Glen Echo. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Morgan and daugh ter, Margaret, and Miss Audry Tour of Forest Grove; Mrs. Howard Skin ner, Mrs. William Mansell Wilder, Mrs. D. A. Watters, and Mrs. E. H. Reddaway of Portland. The following friends attended the reception: Mr and Mrs. Joseph Roman, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Horton, Mr. and Mrs. J. M Warnock, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Singleterry, Mr. and Mrs. John Ackley, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Stafford, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Dixon, Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Warner, Mr. and Mrs. John Loder, Mr. and Mrs. George H Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stone, Jr., all of Oregon City. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Taber, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith, Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Walker, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fields, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Gray, all of Glen Echo. Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Hoyt, Hills boro; Mr. and Mrs. S. G Morgan, Forest Grove; Rev and Mrs. D. A. Watters, Portland; Mr. and Mrs. George H. Webster, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Prater, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Holdren, all of Gladstone; Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Blinstone, Jennings Lodge; . Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Bonter, Meldrum; Mr and Mrs. B. A. Hoag, Meldrum. Mesdames George Osburne, L. A. Mills, Ed. Young, Laurence Mautz, H. O. Joehnke, A. L. Hickman, Lot tie Crawford, O. A. Pace, J. E. Jack, H. Henningsen, N. M. Alldredge, Amelia Mattocks, R. M. ,C Brown, J. L. Swafford, M Yoder, Lanachie Sewell, E. L. Walters, Nina Dono van, Clema Martin, A. L. Blanchard, J. W. Moffatt L. Mattoon, Eliza beth Humphrys, S. MacDonald, C. G. Miller, Wm. McCofd, S. G. Londen, C. I. Stafford, Lucile Rourke, Etta Kellogg, Dora McDermott, Ivy Ford Swafford, George E. Swafford, Neita Barlow Lawrence, S. A. Chase, Carl Herbert Meissner, Hugh E. Hendry, J. R. Hickman, all of Oregon City. Mesdames H.' E. Cross, Julia Tingle, G. H. 'Kordenat, Elizabeth Ryall, A. O. Hollingsworth, H. T. Sladen, F. L. Oswald, L. P. Mum power, Martha Ross, Elizabeth Hul bert, J P. McFarlane, C. E. Myers, Edward Stovall, Emma Johnston,, all of Gladstone. Mesdames Maggie M. Gardner, E. M. Kellogg, Ella McHargne, H. L. Bond, Lucy Allen, all of Meldrum; C. Moran, Glen Echo; H. G. Skin ner, Portland; William Mansell Wil der, Portland; E. H. Reddaway, Portland; Lola Bockman, Forest Grove. Misses Loie Thayer, Glen Echo; Myrtie McDermott, Nan Cochran, Maude Warner, all of Oregon City; Audrey Tour, and Margaret Morgan of Forest Grove. Messrs. D. B. Martin, Daniel Wil liams, J. C. Sawyer, George Ran dall, all from Oregon City; J. C. Paddock, Gladstone; Richard Hoyt, Portland; Marion Miller and Asel Taber of Glen Echo. t 8 1 ta9jW&S en Potato Bigger- 4 12 2 5 0 DIGS YOUR POTATOES CLEAN Gets Them ALL-- LIGHT. DRAFT because high wheeled PERFECT SEPERATION because of larger and wider elevators than others of like size LONG LASTING because al) parts are made of the most enduring material Investigate the operation of the Dowden and you will buy no other 1 WILSON & CO. OREGON CITY, OREGON DISC HARROWS DRAG HARROWS CHILLED PLOWS STEEL PLOWS LION SPECIAL SUITS OVERCOATS KA11NCUATS fSgg&M at these prices offer the 'most your money can buy in Quality, Style, Fit and Lasting Satisfaction The long standing dependability of this concern is back of everything you buy for men and boys wear. Two Stores in Portland Morrison al Fourth and 166 Third St. GUS KUHN, President Thp Kupptnheimer House In Portland" S. & H, Stamps given with all purchases. These are good for cash discounts. O. C. C. 11-22-17 steal here last week and put in the sys tem at the schoolhouse. It works fine and gives good satisfaction. He says he sold 22 of them in this coun ty and several more districts are talking of having them installed. Archie Averill has joined the avi ation corps as a draughtsman and constructor. He gave up a fine posi tion in Portland, but being in class A he would probably have been tak en although he had thought serious ly of joining for some time. Tom Galornean has seen two cou gars up near his claim, three miles south of here. One of them was a very large animal. As soon as a light snow falls an attempt will be made to track them with dogs. A bridge gang was here from Oregon City last week repairing bridges at Whiskey creek and Alder creek. One member of the gang was nearly seven feet tall. Prob ably had him along for a pile driver. He wanted to join the army but they wouldn't take him. They said he could look over into the German army and see what old Himlenburg whs up to, and that might be con trary to the rules of civilized war fare, but then all rules are barred in this war. The new bridge across the Sandv five miles east at the mill, is nearly done and it must be said that Ed Olds did a good job. Ray Murray and others who work ed at Bull Run lake for the city of i ortland, came out Inst Saturday for the winter. They were workine on a dam to raise the lake, or rath er, one arm of it, so that more water could be held in reserve, thus doing away with the necessity of another reservoir in Portland. When completed it is said the lake will ! hold enough for ten million people. ur. watts Botkins, who has a ranch on Cedar creek, near Sandy, raised about five tons of white Bel- Tian carrots on one-half acre of ground. He says stock men offered him $30 a ton for them. Pretty good income from so small a tract. EAST CLACKAMAS J. W. Bennett and W. F. Munde henke were Oregon City visitors on Tuesday of last week. L. Rasmussen was a Portand visitor Wednesday of last week. Mrs. L. Rasmussen was a Red Cross visitor at Clackamas Tues day of last week. Mrs. J. Moore is home after quite a sojourn in Portland for the bene fit of her health. Mrs. Frank Haberlach and Mrs. Edwin Daue were Portland shoppern Thursday. Mrs. L. M. Haworth and daughter of Clackamas were East Clackamas visitors Thursday. The ladies of the E. C. S. C. gave Emma Haberlach a house plant. Mrs. J. Heinrich, Sr., came home Friday after visiting some time in Portland. Clarence, you must not get so ex cited and esfce your overcoat at tha next party you go to. I need a dif ferent overcoat now, so it is best to be careful after this. H. H. Blake has rented the Pare lius place for the next year as Mr. Moore is going to take in some salt air in the meantime. Mrs. M. S. Shearer of Brush Prairie, Wash., was visiting relatives in these parts last week. Mrs. Charles Hilirion of St. Hel ens, visited home folks last Saturday and Sunday. Misses Wilholmina and Dora Heinrich were week-end visitors with their sister, Mrs. G. Haberlach, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kelnhofer and family and "Grandma" Heinrich were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Hauman of Carus. j Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mundehenke j and family and "Grandma" Heinrich were Sunday visitors at Cedar! Springs ranch. j The following people ate Sunday,; dinner with Mr. and Mrs. A. Getztj Mrs. M. S. Shearer of Brush Prairie,! Wash.; Mrs. Charles Hilarion of St. Helens, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Dawalt. Mrs. Coleman of Mount Tabor, was a week-end visitor with Mr. and Mrs. A. Daue. . Mr. and Mrs. Mundehenke com bined with the ladies of the E. C. S. C. in giving a house warming last Saturday night. The following people were present; Mr. and Mrs. J. Enghouse and son, Clarence; Mr. and Mrs. J. Welsh, Mr. and Mrs. L. Rasmussen and daughter, Meta; Mr. and Mrs. G. Haberlach, Jr., and son; R. A. Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Boyer, Mr and Mrs. A. Heinrich of Oregon City; Mr and Mrs Ervin Hackett of Oregon City; Mr and Mrs. J. W. Bennett and family; Mr. and Mrs. John Heinrich and son; Mr. and Mrs, Frank Haberlach and family; Flora Durig of Logan; Mrs. M. S. Shearer of Brush Prairie, Wash.; Mrs. Clara Hilarion of St. Helens, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kelnhofer and son, Francis and. Ar nold Daue of Logan. TWILIGHT Mrs. King has erected a garage at her home on the south end road. F. M. Thompson is having a fire place installed at his home. E. Weisenbeck and family spent Monday in Hillsboro. Carl Yengst has been making improvements on his 10-aere ranch in this community. A Literary society was organized Saturday night with L. E. Bently as president, and will meet twice a month. The dancing parties mak ing use of the hall alternate Satur day nights, provides public amuse ment for our people every Saturday evening. Mr. Finnegan, our strawberry king, is planting a hedge across the front of his berry ranch. Mrs. Spencer Nash is still in poor health. If at all practical, better police protection should be afforded men who choose to work in the mills undergoing strike troubles. Fear experienced in going to and from work shuold be relieved unless per fect freedom, on which we as Ameri can citizens lay stress, is to be in fringed upon. Perfect weather up to this writ ing prevails, and has made possible the completion of fall seeding in this section, John Bradl has recently invested in an auto and has also contracted for the cutting of 1,000 cords of wood this winter. Mrs. Curtis Dodds is expected home from her trip shortly after Thanksgiving. A rancher who raises no vege tables is a slacker, and we have them among us. Hugh Moynach and wife are regular Sunday Oregon City church attendants from this community, and lend a moral that many others might well emulate. A cablegram received recently from Wallace McCord by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. McCord, merely recording a perfect health condition with ' satisfactory surroundings is rather mystifying to his many friends. Wallace is with the engineering corps, under General Pershing, "Somewhere in France." The Meade boys, also from this . 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Sold by all Druggist, 75c. g t i Your Personal , Appearance will be greatly enhanced by the proper style of Eye Glasses 612 Main St. OPTOMETRIST Oregon City FARM LOANS We will loan you money on your farm and you can pay it back in 20 YEARLY PAYMENTS. You can make these payments at any local bank any month in the year. You can pay off the loan in full at any time or pay part of it at any time. With our loan you have no renewals and at the end of 20 years your interest and principal is 11 paid. Write or come in and see us and we will tell you all about our plan. DILLMAN & HOWLAND Home Phone B-38 OREGON CITY, OREGON Pacific 377-J
