OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, JUNE 19, 1919
NEWS OF THE COUNTY AND SUBURBS
Local and County Items of Interest to Courier Readers
EAGLE CREEK
Mrs. John Sweeney and son, Will,
of Stevenson, Wash,, are the guests
of the former's daughter, Mrs. W.
F. Douglass.
Mildred Douglass is now with Mrs.
D. E. McConnell, helping with the
work.
Mrs. R. B. Gibson left the first of
the week for Pendleton, Oregon,
where she will visit with relatives
for a couple of weeks.
' Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Woodle were
Estacada visitors Saturday.
ELWOOD
George Harrison, who suffered a
severe injury to his fingers a few
months ago, is still having trouble
with them, and is likely to have the
index finger amputated.
W. T. Henderson was elected di
rector and Dan Stahlnecker clerk, at
the annual school meeting Monday.
L. Keith iB building on his home
stead, and expects to move his fam
ily in this week.
, F. N. Cadonan, of Estacada, butch
ered a fatted steer off the range
Monday.
A. M. Bogden expects to get his
new car, which he purchased last
week, in the very near future.
M. Granatzki sold his place last
week to a family who expect to take
possession soon. Mr. Granatzki wish
es to got a few acres near Portland.
Friends of Mr. Granatzki's wish him
well in his move and welcome the
new family.
UPPER HIGHLAND
Those people from Highland who
attended the Beacon Heights dance
last Saturday night, were: Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Rutherford and the Misses
Elsie Schram, Loeta Nicholas, and
Messrs. Lloyd Schram and Ed Vohs.
Miss Elsie Schram is visiting her
parents for a few days. She has been
working in Malone, Wash.
The dance that is to be given at
Clarkes hall on June 21, will be a
free-for-all, so everybody come.
Many of the native Highlanders at
tended the ball game at Schubel Sun
day and saw Carus beat Beaver
Creek at a score of 8 to 11. Next
Sunday Larkins Mill will play Cams
and Beaver Creek will play West
Linn. . The game will be plaed on
Duffy's place.
R. B. Mason, who has been work
ing at Eugene, is visiting at his
home for a few days. His son, Earl,
is also home. Said son has been
working on a boat that runs from
Oregon City to Corvallis.
Miss Esther Martin spent the lat
ter part of last week in Portland,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank
Wherman.
Miss Mollie McVay, with friends,
attended the Rose festival in Port
land last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nicholas
spent Monday evening at Buz Mc
Vay's home. '
Don't forget the dance!
Big dance at Clarks' hall on June
21. Good "eats" and good music
Free for all, so everybody cornel
LOWER HIGHLAND
Mrs. Holmes spent last week in
Portland, taking in the Rose show
and visiting friends. '
Ruth Carlisle is visiting friends in
Liberal and Union Mills.
Mr. and Mrs. Washburn were Port
land visitors last week.
Mrs. Hinkson visited Mrs. Dan
Fellows last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Grossmiller
were Oregon City visitors last Sat
urday. School election passed off very
quietly. Charlie Grossmiller was
elected director and Alfred Staub,
clerk.
We are glad to see the sun shine
once .more, as it helps ripen the
strawberries.
Eli Fellows and Carl Albright were
Oregon City visitors last Sunday.
Crops are looking fine this year,
but there is a shortage in the cherry
crop. The birds are taking them as
fast as they ripen at some places.
There will be a bumper yield of apples.
Vera Holmes is visiting relatives
in Gresham.
VIOLA
Mrs. Joe La Croy and baby daugh
ter, Esther, also a cousin, all of Sil
verton, spent last week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Bateson.
A Cordial Welcome
awaits you at the Bank of
Commerce. Do not delay
starting a Checking Account
with us because the amount
you have to deposit may be
small. Remember we accept
accounts, whether large or
small, and supply a service
that is found useful.
4 INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS ACCOUNTS
Bank of Commerce
Owned, Opuat4 and ControUd by CUckniwu County People
THOS. F. RYAN,
President.
D. H. 8. MOUNT,
Vice President.
JOHN R. HUMPHRYS,
Cashier,
P. H. G.
That might mean purchase honest goods
and it does but it also means Pacific High
way Garage, and, provided you have an
honest desire to qualify ou the former, we
we feel no concern but that you will event
ually come to the latter as a place of busi
ness. We have made it a business principle
to sell only the lines we consider best and
would want to invest in ourselves, if we
were the customer. That is the reason we
have so little trouble in convincing others
of the merit of our goods we must first
be thoroughly convinced on this point our
selves. Pacific Highway Garage, Inc.
Wallace B. Caufield
President
Charles H. Caufield
Vice President
Wm. Higinbotham and family are
spending a couple of weeks at Hood
River in the berry patch.
Little Bernice Miller has a Shet
land pony to ride now.
Harve Muttoon says he doesn't like
the kind of "courting" he has to do
now. He is on the jury at Oregon
City.
A granddaughter, and her husband,
of "Grandpa" Miller were visiting
amongst relatives last week. Their
home is in California, but they may
return here to make Oregon theil
home.
Well, we are to have a new store,
The owners leased a piece of ground
from Ed Miller and are building the
store now. Its owners are M. Evans,
Lee Bronson and Harry Read, all of
Lstacada.
At the school meeting on Monday,
one new director, Wm. Mattoon, was
elected for three years. Also a new
clerk was chosen, Mrs. Ida Cummins.
Three hundred dollars was voted for
school expenses.
.Rev. D. Percell, of Gladst&ne,
preached a fine sermon here at the
church on Sunday. He will preach
again next Sunday, the 22nd. So as
not to conflict with the services that
are held at Bethel, he will preach on
the second and fourth Sundays.
"Grandpa" Miller and son, Ed Mil
ler, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miller and
daughter, Bernice, and Rev. D. Per
cell, all 'dined with Mr. and Mrs.
James Sevier on Sunday.
with a cough every winter. Thirty-
two years ago I read " about Foley's
Honey and Tar and bought some and
it helped, me. I use it yet and it
helps me every time. I am a widow
66 years old." There is nothing bet
ter for bronchial, grip and similar
lingering coughs and colds that hang
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COLTON
TWILIGHT
Spencer Nash i recovering after
a two weeks' illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kelland and
Mrs. P. S. King visited Portland and
the festivities- Thursday.
Recent rains have been very bene
ficial to all growing crops, also pas
tures. Corn, potatoes and gardens
look well. All small grains are in
the best of condition and nothing ap
parently can deprive the farm of a
bountiful harvest.
Women are funny. Prior to an
affair an Alcock's porus plaster
couldn t tang out a suggestion, but
after it's over, an air-tight diving
bell fitted to them couldn't withhold
criticism.
I have lived for five years across
the street from a neighbor who can
cut hair. Not knowing of this ac
complishment I have been paying an
Oregon City barber 50c per clip dur
ing the was.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weisenbeck,
former residents of this community,
called on friends here Sunday. They
now reside in the Evergreen district,
A recent application of paint to
the Curtis Dodds home has greatly
improved the external appearance of
their already beautiful home.
At the annual school meeting Mon
day night, Lester Montgomery was
elected director and P. S. King, clerk.
Passing on the annual budget was
carried over to a future meeting,
Miss Cannon, of Oregon City, will
conduct ' the school this .coming year.
The new residence of Mr. Parish
is nearing completion, and will, when
finished, add materially to our com
munity.
The Oregonian is now delivered at
our door each morning in time for
the breakfast table.
EAST PARADISE
J. W. Smith, Ellis Brown. D
Harms and Geo. Oglesby spent a
tew days at the coast last week and
saw eight miles of the roughest roads
in Oregon.
Avon Jesse is at Hood River pack
ing strawberries.
George Oglesby recently went to
Colton to see Mrs. W. E. Bonnev. an
aunt of his, who is not expected . to
live.
The Goetz familv warn aiieafa nf.
the Charles Oglesby home Sunday
evening.
The rain here has ruined several
tons of clover hay.
Owing to so much rain and cold
weather the past few days, our corn
looks like it had the vnllnw in
Ben Wolfer is recovering from his
seige oi sicKness.
Ye scribe was inspecting the pav
ing plant near Aurora Sundav. Pa v.
ing of the highway will start at
H nnam rnia mnn
N mi I L n .
xuere are a iot oi angry nsnermen
here, who are disgusted with the
action of the state fish commission in
closing the north fork of the Molalla
river just to Dlease 1i few aelivt.
friends who reside at Molalla.
Now that the Roosevelt highway
has won out we ask. you readers if
you know who is to be benefit.twl hv
this highway? We are reliably in-
lormea tnat big timber syndicates
OWn 70 Der cent of th Area nf land
along the coast from Astoria to Coos
bay.
B. R. Wolfer has purchased a fine
driving horse.
Frank Oglesby has a buyer for his
place here particulars given later.
The assertion that the Barlow
Monitor road is to he nnveri is re
garded here as a huge joke on those
Monitor people. '
Mrs. Russel Scramlin war hnHlv
injured when the car she was driving
was strucic by dightmng during the
big thunder storm last Thursday
evening. How she escaned death in
a wonder as her car turned complete
ly over, breaking the wind shield nnri
top off, .even the seats of the car.
She was semi-conscious for 48 Tinnra
after the Wreck, but at this writing
is about recovered. "
Several acres of onion gnta sra ha.
ing raised on the old Dimick farm
near tne Meridian school house.
Charles Watts, who sold out and
went to Missouri, is cominer back to
Paradise.
32 Years' Service
Mrs. A. Waldman, 460 Glenn Ave.,
rresno, Cal., writes: "When I was
young I had a fever and it left me
Quite a number 'of Colton people
attended the Rose festival in Port
land. !
Carl Johnson had the misfortune
to break a bone in his arm, Monday,
while at the Colton store. Dr. Har
ris was called to attend him.
Alfred Danielson was va business
visitor to the county seat last week.
Lawrence Dahlstrom, Wilfred Co-
gar and the Misses Iva and Kathe
rine Cogar were Portland visitors
Thursday.
George Ball and son, Bert, were
visiting friends in Colton over the
week-end.
Mr. Crawford, who has been work
ing at Sharp's mill, has moved his
family back on his place.
Ben Anderson, of Colton, died at
the Emanuel hospital at Portland
Friday. He was buried at Portland.
A. Nelson, the Colton merchant,
wag a business visitor to Portland
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lou Young, of Mad
ras, Oregon, and Mr. and Mrs. G.
Young and son, Lee, of Oregon City,
were Sunday visitors at the Claude
Winslow home.
The trucks are kept busy lately
hauling the pipes from Molalla for
the water system to be installed at
Colton.
Miss Katie LafFerty and Mrs. A.
Fosgreen arrived home Tuesday after
a visit to Portland.
W. C. Barrell went to Portland
Tuesday to attend the pioneers' re
union.
Mr. and Mrs.- Lou Wallace and
children, of Carus, visited at the
Ernest Wallace home.
Mrs. Jane Bonney, wife of Will
Bonney, died at the family home
Sunday morning after a long
illness. The funeral services were
held at the home Tuesday, and were
conducted by Rev. Hill. Interment
was made in the Colton cemetery.
The many friends extend their sym-
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TEACHER'S
EXAMINATION
Notice is hereby given that the
county superintendent of Clackamas
county, Oregon, will hold the regular
examination of. applicants for state
certificates at High school building,
.Oregon City, commencing Wednes
day, June 25 at 9:00 o'clock a. m. and
continuing until Saturday, June 28,
at 4:00 o'clock p. m
Teacher's Examination June 25-26-27-28,
1919
WEDNESDAY FORENOON U.
S. History, Writing, Music, Drawing
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Physiology,, Reading, Manual Train
ing, Composition, Domestic Science,
Methods Reading, Course of Study
for Drawing, Methods Arithmetic.
THURSDAY FORENOON Arith
metic, History Education, Psychology,
Methods in Geography, Mechanical
Drawing, Domestic Art, Course of
Study for Domestic Art.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Grammar, Geography, Stenography,
American Literature, Physics, Type
writing, Methods in Language, The
sis for Primary Certificate.
FRIDAY FORENOON Theory
and Practice, Orthography, Physical
Geography, English Literature,
Chemistry. .
FRIDAY AFTERNOON School
Law, Geology, Algebra, Civil Gov
ernment. SATURDAY FORENOON Geom
etry, Botany.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON Gen
eral History, Bookkeeping.
Very truly yours,
J. E. CALAVAN,
County School Supt.
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