OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, MARCH 20, 1919
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NEWS OF THE COUNTY AND SUBURBS
Local and County Items of Interest to Courier Readers
Day
reat
MACKSBURG
Mrs. Henry Egger, of Redland, hns
been visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Rudolph Klaus, the past week.
Julius Ganske has recently pur
i chased an Overland, and Rev. Lucas
and Franz Kraxberger have purchas
ed "Tin Lizzies."
Miss Emma Ganske is quite ill at
this writing.
Private George Luebbins, of Au
rora, is visiting with his relatives
here. He was recently discharged
from the army, where he has been in
service for the past year.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Heinz were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Scheer
on Sunday.
It surely was the happiest day of
all the year for the Stevens family
on Saturday when their son, Clar
ence, arrived from overseas, where
he has seen active service in the Ar
gonne Woods, and later being cap
tured by the Germans. He also re
ports that the treatment of the Ger
mans was much better than he ex
pected. Clarence, like 11 other boys,
is glad to be back home.
John Heinz and Rudolph Klaus
were in Oregon City on business
Monday.
Abraham Hepler has just returned
in time from France to welcome his
new-born soldier boy, born- on Thurs
day, March 13th. The parents have
our hearty congratulations.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Damm,
on March 10th a baby daughter.
Mr. Damm is with the army of occu
pation in Germany.
TWILIGHT
George Mitts has been drilling
some grain for Mr. Lents the last
week.
Irvin Wheeler is still in the real
estate business.
Mrs. Hilton and Mrs. May were
visiting Mrs. Rape one day last week.
Mr. Cove, who lives at Molalla, and
has been in California for several
weeks, returned home last Friday.
The Lents Bros, have a garage in
Canby in the Knight building.
We understand that the Japanese
have rented several acres of the Char
ley Waite place for five years and
they are going to put out a large
patch of strawberries this Spring.
Mr. Griffin has a well fixed chicken
ranch on his place and he ships bis
eggs to Portland.
Thirty-five years ago the writer
was at Trullinger's Mill, on Milk
creek, and at that time there was a
grist mill, a saw mill, and a carding
machine at that place. One could see
ox teams and Indians around the mill
and trails were used for roads, and
there was lots of timber all over the
county. There was lots of cedar
timber at that time and as fine gar
dons as one would wish to sec. In
those times people were particular
about their fire wood now it is, take
what one can get.
CLARKES
Some of our people are feeding
stock with straw and molasses this
winter with satisfactory results.
The cross road between the South
End and Central Point highways is
assured, and will be opened up this
coming summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack, of Marquam,
were Sunday visitors at the L. E.
Bently home. Mrs. Jack is a sister
of Mr. Bentley.
We just learn of the marriage of
Miss Rose Spiger, a former resident
of this community no particulars.
The public school has been beauti
fying the school room by the plac
ing of window boxes filled with
blooming plants, at the south win
dows. The Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs.
A. H. Harvey Friday afternoon of
this week.
"Cash or Trade" is the welcome
given the producer by Oregon City
merchants when delivering produce.
Why two prices?
L. E. Bently is entertaining his
father of Marquam this week.
The farmer accepts just whatever
is offered for his products, and pays
the price demanded for what he con
sumes. Is it justice? Referred to
the League of Nations at Paris.
Raymond Holmes is confined at his
home with the mumps.
Phil King, of an aero squad, is
now teaching agriculture in France.
He is a graduate of 0. A. C, and a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip King of
this place.
The Meindls, of Sellwood, spent
Saturday and Sunday at their sum
mer home in this vicinity.
For all the dampness, wheat looks
well, but the early gardener is wait
ing. A family named Kelly is occupy
ing the old Bradl place. Mr. Kelly
is a former ship builder, who will un
dertake farming this coming season.
CANBY
John Lowry and his family have
returned from Eastern Oregon to
Canby and Mr. Lowry is running the
warehouso for Mr. Hurst at this
place.
Warren Kendall is running the
pool room at Canby at present.
Harvey Bissol is back in Canby.
George Ilenriksen, of Needy, was
in Canby on Friday.
Henry Smith, of Mackxburgh, was
in town on Friday.
Mr. Weiner has sold his farm at
Macksburgh and he and hia family
have moved to Cunby.
B. Sullivan purchased a truck the
other week.
John Buol roceived his honorable
discharge from the army and came
homo a week ago.
Rudolph Hoag, who was discharg
ed from the army honorably, was in
Clarkes visiting some of his friends
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Mochnke were
in Oregon City last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Elmer, of Port
land, are visiting the former's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Elmer, and
family for a short time.
J. Nelson and son, Harvey, were in
Oregon City last Saturday.
Mr. Jack Ringo, who died at Sal
em, was buried in Clarkes cemptery
last Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lee were at
Gladstone last Saturday to attend the
funeral of Mr. Lee's grandfather, Mr.
North, who died last Thursday.
Claudus Bottemiller visited his
cousin, Walter Kleinsmith, last Sun
day. Mrs. Arthur Hornschuh and baby
are in Portland, the baby being un
der the doctor's care. The child is
improving.
Miss Mary Bottemiller visited Mrs.
Clarence Lee last Sunday afternoon.
David Mochnke built a new barn on
his place at Oregon City last week.
Mrs. W. II. Bottemiller and son,
Claudus, and Mrs. C. Ralph and chil
dren were in Oregon City last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Clarke visit
ed the former's prents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. H. Sager, and family last Sunday.
Otto Hofstetter is hauling lumber
for David Moehnke's saw, mill.
Arthur Hornschuh was in Port
land over Sunday.
We saw by last week's paper that
Ffoyd Eberly got married, and wo
wish him good luck.
Mr. and Mrs. Gottfred Bluhm re
ceived a fine collection of post cards
of the most important buildings in
New York City from their son in Co.
L. of the Clird Infantry, who is now
stationed in that city on provost
guard. His first post was at 6th
Ave., and 42nd street, the busiest
part of the city. Coining from Long
Island, where their camp is, to their
post, he hus to take an underground
car, which comes to the Grand Cen
tral terminal, the largest and most
costly railroad station in the world.
It has 31 miles of track under cover,
with a capacity of handling 200
trains and 70,000 passengers each
hour. There are 42 tracks for long
distance express trains on tho 42nd
St. level, and 25 tracks for suburban
trains in concourse, 25 feet below
the street. He is now stationed at
the Pennsylvania station. In his last
letter he was telling how he tried to
go to Brooklyn. They didn't trans
fer in the right places and after
changing trains at half a dozen plac
es and riding from 3 o'clock until 5,
they got to the Times Square, where
they' started from. All for a nfckel,
and using transfers. Some ride, eh?
T. Blackburn is busy sorting potatoes.
SATURDAY
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UPPER HIGHLAND
HOME DALE
(3iAl IKU'T "; 11 OX)
The Henrici Red Cross met at the
homo of Mrs. F. Henrici on Wednes
day. They are sewing on suits and
dresses for tho Belgians. Those
present were: Mrs. Crane, Mrs.
Blackburn, Mrs. Richter, Mrs. Han
num, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Watts, Miss
Mina Bluhm, Mrs. F. Henrici.
Mrs. W. Lewis and Mrs. Charles
Derrick attended the Maple Lane Im
provement club meeting at the home
of Mrs. John Kunzmann.
Miss Mina Bluhm, who has been in
Oregon City nursing for the past
three months, returned homo Mon
day. F. Wilson hauled some livestock to
Beaver Creek on Wednesday.
A. P. llasslor added to his fine
flock of thoroughbred White Leghorn
chickens, several cockerels, which he
purchased in Portland last week. He
intends to raise seven hundred chicks
this Spring.
' zAn Excellent Farm
Record
E HAVE had printed and put in
to book form, an excellent Farm
Record System which will enable
each farm to quickly assemble
figures for income tax papers and
also give the farmer a good check on what is
being accomplished. To each one who will
send us his name and address we will be
pleased to forward a copy.
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WE PAY 4 PER CENT ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
SAFETY COURTESY SERVICE
BANK OF COMMERCE
Owned. Oprtcd and Controlcd by CUcUnui County PoPU
THOS. P. RYAN, D. H. 8. MOUNT, JOHN R. HllMI'HKYS,
President. vice President. Cashier.
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(Too Late for Last Week)'
Weather report sun shone some
last Sunday and Monday. A cloud is
over Mt. Hood and the wind is blow
ing. Hard telling what the weather
will be tomorrow.
The Martin Brothers have taken
possession of their new mill and are
fitting it up for Work.
Will Effenberger was in Eugene on
business this week.
Belle McVay spent the evening
luesday with Miss Chase.
Wedding bells . are threatening to
ring again soon. Details later.
August Martin, accompanied by
Miss Josie Lingelbach and Miss Hilda
Chase, drove to Oregon City Satur
day Saturday morning. The latter
spent the week-end in Portland with
her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nicholas and
son, Darrel, were in Oregon City and
Portland this week-end.
Mrs. E. A. Graves was in Oregon
City and had her tonsils and adenoids
removed.
Mrs. J. J. Hanhart and son, Ralph,
went to Portland Wednesday for the
purpose of having the latter's ade
noids removed. Ralph is not at all
under the weather and is still as
frisky as ever.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman and
daughter brought Mrs. Hanhart and
Ralph out from Portland Sunday
morning.
The McVay family spent Sunday
evening at the Matt Kandle home.
J. J. Hanhart left Friday for Mist,
Oregon, where he will work in the
logging camp.
August Martin and mother drove
to Oregon City Friday afternoon.
A party was given at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Brady Rambo Satur
day evening. Friends and neighbors
from far and near were there about
49 of them. Refreshments were serv
ed at midnight and were enjoyed by
all. The favorite dance of the even
ing was the Paul Jones' two-step.
Old and young joined in to make the
circle larger and more merrier.
Those who did not dance played
cards, so everyone had a nice time.
Mrs. Lottie Kinder and children,
Ora and Bessie; Mrs. Elma Carr and
daughter, Elizabeth, nnd Mr. Ram
bo's mother spent the week-end at
the Rambo home.
Misses Tillie and Esther Martin
spent Sunday afternoon with Isabel
Vohs.
Thelma Simms was home from
Oregon City over Saturday and Sunday.
STAFFORD
(Too Lnto for Last Week)
We are still enjoying a little
March rain, nnd in spite of special
instructions from the chair of the
editor, we are fain to speak of it,
for the edification of those poor mor
tals who get the Courier outside this
favored state.
Mr. Schatz has been cntprtnininu n
nephew from overseas, and his sis
ter. About 20 old friends appeared at
the home of Mrs. Ellegsen on the
evening of the 5th, and helped her
celebrate her birthday. Music, both
vocal and instrumental, was enjoyed,
and old, young and middle-aged join
ed in games and the hours passed
pleasantly. A collation of sandwich
es, cakes and chocolate was served
at a late hour, and the guests return
ed home, well satisfied with their
evening's mild dissipation.
The family at the Thomas place,
who have been sick, are getting bet
ter, and at the present writing all
are on the road to recovery.
Mark Baker went to Portland last
week to buy a ci-eam separator.
A new nuto cot balkv nnd wmiU..'i
go up the schoolhouse. hill recently.
v many- tne occupants turned the
balky thing around bv hand im.l
started for home. The owner met a
neighbor, who asked him if he had
plenty of gasoline, as he, himself
had his machine balk twice because
ho had tried to run without gasoline.
Tho owner of the new nuto said
"Yes, I have easoline. I hnve nniv
run but we will see," and upon in
vestigation it was found that there
was but very little in the tank.
After filling it to capacity, the ma
chine hummed along with the great
est ease. Therefore, our advice is,
to look your machine all over and
measure tho gas in your tank before
staging out and thereby prevent
some mental bad words and a great
deal of lost time.
A number of our citizens attended
the Loyalty League meeting at Ore
gon City Saturday. Mr. Woodworth,
Eddy
Main St., Near 7th
's Reconstruction Sale
Eddy's Department Store 22
;on City, Ore.
Going
Fk'islier's Knitting Wool...-. 75c
( "li i 1 (In mi 's I 'ruler wear 23c
Ladies' Underwear 78c
Trench Hats: $2.19
AY. 1!. Corsets... $1,48
Ladies' & Girls' Sliocs $2.90
While Dinner Plates 10c
Almost Gone
Men's Work Shoes $2.75
Men's English Neolin $3.50
Men's Heavy Sox .....35c
Triangle Collars 15c
Dress Shirts . 98c
Work Pants ".$2.25
Overalls, heavy $2.25
Last Chance
Boys' Heavy Shoes $2.25
ilen's Flannel Shirts $2-50
IJoys' fl.OO Hats 79c
Men's & Boys' Caps 79c
Children's House-Slippers 89c
Men's Union Suits $1.48
Men's House Slippers.... $2-19
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Store Open Saturday Evening Till 9:30 to Accomodate the Trade
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the principal of Stafford school, was
appointed secretary of the Loyalty
League. The League meets at the
Stafford schoolhouse the third Thurs
day of each month. The officers are:
B. F. Weddlo, president; Miss Davis,
teacher of the primary grades, sec
retary; and Mrs. M. A. Gage, treas
urer. Come all and help us. Every
one is welcome.
Mrs. Schatz, the mother of Wil
liam Schatz, of Stafford, died at the
home of her son, Henry, near Sheri
dan, on Wednesday afternoon. She
had been in her usual health until a
short time before her death, when
she lay down on the couch, and in a
few moments became unconscious,
passing away shortly after. She was
82 years old last November. The re
mains were brought to Stafford cem
etery for interment by the side of
her husband.
STAFFORD
Either your scribe, the private mes
senger, or the Printer's Devil were
to blame for the Stafford items not
appearing for the past two weeks.
We think they are wanted as the
firm sent a lot of stationery last
week, with stamps all affixed, there
fore we will try again.
An evangelist, Mr. Carlton, preach
ed at the Baptist church in the after
noon and at the chapel in the even
ing, on last Sunday, to an attentive
audience.
Mrs. Mark Baker was called to the
bedside of her father, Mr. Magnus
on, living near Gresham, who is very
ill, and not expected to recover.
Harry Gebhart took the family in
his machine on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wcddle took dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. Seedling last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eisle returned to the
latter's house from their visit at
Woodland and in time for "Grandma"
Schatz's funeral on Friday.
Mrs. Schatz died Tuesday at G p.
m. at the home of her son, Henry,
near Sheridan. She had been in her
usual health all winter. That even
ing she sat in her chair when the son
and wife went to milk, leaving as
usual, one of the children with her.
When they returned, the child said
"Grnndma breathes awful loud." They
tound that she had left her chair and
had lain down on her bed, and she
only breathed a couple of times
after they got to her. She had lived
more than the allotted age of man,
being 82 years, 4 months and 5 days
old. She left to mourn her loss, 8
children, 30 grandchildren, and 22
groat grandchildren, and a host of
friends, acquired in a long and use
ful life. Death is always a shock,
still we can say with the poet
And we are glad she lived this
long,
, And glad that she has gone to her
reward,
And deem not nature did her wrong
Thus to disengage the vital cord.
She had lived in Oregon over 27
years, coming to Stafford in 1890,
where her husband bought a farm of
J. P. Gage. He died in 1905, and the
wife and mother were buried beside
him on Friday the 14th. Services
were held at the Baptist church and
Rev. Lucas officiated.
One of our new auto drivers found
out that an auto will not climb the
schoolhouse hill without gasoline, and
it was a Ford, too.
Mrs. Gage is entertaining a grand
son, Walter Gage, recently discharg
ed soldier, and a nephew, Mr. E.
White, from Montana.
On Saturday evening the Loyalty
League met at the schoolhouse with
a good attendance, and a program of
recitations, songs, music and speech
es, after which grab bag and a buffet
supper brought in the neat sum of
over seven dollars, which is to be ex
pended to start" a sewiiwr class and
cooking school.
Portland Gas & Coke Co.
For the convenience of our customers and in order to give
them the best of service we maintain an agency in
Oregon City at the store of
FRANK BUSCH
1103 MAIN STREET
where a full line of the latest gas appliances may
be found on display.
Service calls for Oregon City, Gladstone and vicinity will be taken care of
during the day or night by our representative
MR. W. F. VESSEY
Day Telephone Oregon City 165
Night Telephone Oregon City 173-W
Gas bills still payable at Jones Drug Store
LOGAN
At the Clear Creek Creamery elec
tion on March 17th, the entire board
of officers was re-elected, as follows:
directors, Henry Babler, J. J. Hat
tan, John Boss, F. W. Riebhoff, G.
Staehly. Secretary, Thos. E. Ander
son; treasurer, S. L. Stevens. The
officers deserve great credit for suc
cessfully conducting the business un
der great difficulties and it is expect
ed the road will improve as time goes
on and the alluring promises of
greater profits in selling milk in
Portland fail to materialize, as they
surely will.
Eight teams were plowing in
Henry Kohl's fields one day recently,
which probably helped him to catch
up with his work, delayed on account
of prolonged illness.
The recent dance at the Grange
hall was reported as a social and fi
nancial success.
Hauling big truck loads of timber
during the wet season has made holes
in the road in many places. The
limitations of loads as arranged by
the county court is all right; should
have been made sooner and should be
enforced.
Edwin C. Gerber is improving
slowly but surely.
Fall wheat is generally looking fine
as the ground is covered with a
thick carpet of green. Winter oats
do not seem to be doing as well as
the wheat.
M. H. Riebhoff has sold the place
he bought from T. E. Anderson and
is preparing to build a house near
the store. '
Logan still has nearly the full
quota of young men in the service.
Fred Minder is in Russia, Carl Kir
chem is in France, Floyd Kirchem is
somewhere on the routs with Armen
ian food supplies, and George Tracy,
John Boss and Will McCubbin have
not yet returned. Fred Minder writ
es that it may be some time before
ho returns.
II. R. Corless and family have mov
ed to Oregon City.
G. B. Trotter is now on the tele
phone line.
Henry Swales is at the Oregon
City hospital recuperating after an
operation for stomach trouble.
M. S. Shrock made an address at
the creamery meeting explaining the
object and workings of the dairy
man's league. It is expected that the
league will do much to standardize
dairy products and to regulate the
supply, distribution and price. This
is certainly a worthy object and if
Tillamook dairymen can accomp'isi
it, why not the rest of us do the
same ?
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gerber and son,
Don, have returned home from Ban-
don, accompanied by Mrs. Qerber's
sister, Miss Mary Noah.
Senator Poindexter had better
"save his breath to cool his broth,"
for the league of nations is going to
be formed. The people are almost a
unit on that point, and to turn back
the tide of public opinion would be
like trying to turn back the waters
of Niagara with a teaspoon.
CHERRYVILLE
Spring is just around the corner.
The sun having crossed the line,
the weather will probably improve.
According to an old Indian weather
prophet, we are to have another dry
summer. As the Chinamen say "Can
happen."
Mrs. Elizabeth Shank and her
daughter, Grace, have returned to
their ranch north of town for the
summer.
The flume now being built from
the mill above u$J;o the back water
near the dam, will pay for itself the
first year and afterwards for a per
iod of at least ten years. The re
turns will be "velvet," and will really
make the builder, Fred Beechel, a
well-to-do man.
At an entertainment given at the
Brightwood schoolhouse last week
for the purpose of getting a school
library, the sum of $120 was realiz
ed. A cake was sold, the lady get
ting the most votes to be the owner.
The teacher, Miss Gladys Allen,
"took the cake," although Miss Jons
rud was a close second. The young
men at the mill got a-hold of all the
loose money in the camp to "boost
the schoolma'am."
If the "clown quince" looks as fool
ish as his picture makes him out to
be, the German people are well rid
of- a "damphool."
The peace terms will be so arrang-
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