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THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1922.
msi briefs from arouhe the county
Interesting Items From the Country Correspondents
Telling of the Progress, Development, and
Upbuilding of Social and Civil Life
CLARKES
We had about six inches of snow
on the ground last Sunday it began
snowing last Friday and snowed all
day Saturday but began melting away
on Sunday afternoon and is almost
gone and we hope that this is the
last snow for this winter for the farm
ers are waiting for nice weather to
put their crops in.
Mr. and Mrs. James Blackstone
- came out from Portland and are
staying with her sister, Mrs. Ray
Jones and family.
Miss Gertrude Mossa from Logan
is working for her sister, Mrs. Ed
Buol.
Miss Bernice Gard from Oregon
City visited her parents, John L.
Gard and family last Sunday.
Geo. P. Clarke and family visited
her father, Peter Sager and family
last Sunday.
B. Sullivan was in Portland last
week on business and also visited his
children, who are living there.
Walter Lee from Oregon City was
in Clarkes last Sunday.
Misses Dora and Pear 1 Wallace
' were in Oregon City last Saturday.
Mrs. R. T. Pickett and daughter
from Salem are staying at the home
of Ray Jones. Mr. Pickett is working
for Mr. Jones.
Albert D. Lee went to Oregon City
last Sunday to visit his uncle, G.
Kinzy and family for a few days.
Ralph Caples and family moved to
Highland where Moehnke Bros, are
putting up their saw mill.
W. H. Botemiller, Ray, Jones, J.
Blackstone, Isaac Cook and Claude
Bottemillcr were in Oregon City last
week.
Oscar Miner visited his cousins,
Clarence and Albert Lee last week
Claude Bottemiller and I. Cook
were in Oregon City last Saturday.
Alexander Nelson left for eastern
Washington last Sunday.
Alva Gard went to Eastern Oregon
where he is working.
Oliver Marshall went to California
where his sister, Mary and family
are living.
Mrs. Eliza Kleinsmith is very 111
but she is improving again. A nurse
is taking care of her.
Wm. Moehnke of Oregon City was
in Clarkes last week.
Carl Buche is hauling lumber for
Hult Bros, and Claude Bottemiller in
tends to help also.
Fred Bauer from Colton had a load
of grain chopped at Eugene Klein-
smith's last week.
Claude Bottemiller and Virgil Cook
were in Oregon City last Sunday.
Miss Kate Hof'stetter who is in the
hospital is getting along nicely.
Rev. Schmidt preached in the Ger
man M. E. church last Sunday morn
ing. Albert Gasser was in Oregon City
last week..
A. Amrine and Clarance Lee sawed
some trees down for Mr. Bottemiller
last week.
W. H. Bottemiller sold a load of
straw to B. Sullivan last week.'
Carl Buche was in Portland last
week Monday and had a tire put on
his truck wheel which came off while
hauling lumber.
Claude Bottemiller and Clifford
Cook were in Oregon City a week
ago last Sunday.
A large delegation from Clarkes
was down to see the county court in
Oregon City in regard to a market
road between Oregon City and Clarkes
recently. Judge G. B. Dimmick rep
resented the Live Wires of Oregon
City and spoke before the county
court in behalf of the market road and
every word spoken by him was the
gospel truth. Also Mr. Brady, sec
retary of the Business association of
Oregon City, read a resolution of the
same organization on the market road.
Also-C. Scheubel said a few words.
Others from Clarkes spoke in behalf
of the market road. A petition with
almost 400 names representing a tax
roll of over one and a quarter million
dollars was there. For the first
time in years the people of the coun
ty and business in Oregon City were
solid as cement on this proposition.
Mr. Harris expressed and admitted
that we should have the road and
were entitled to the same, but the
honorable county judge said after
a while that he had some other work
on hand and so he dismissed the del
egation of the City of Oregon City
and of all the farmers from Oregon
City to Highland and Clarkes, Beaver
Creek, Ellwood, Timber, Grove and
Schuebel. They were dismissed,
something like the farmers in North
Dakota were some years ago and what
the result was in North Dakota. Every
one knows, do we want something
like it in Clackamas county? If not,
please Live Wires and Business Men's
organization of Oregon City, let us
humble farmers know what to do. We
were told a very short time ago, where
the government was at war in Europe.
Government for the people, but there
is the ratio 1000 to 2.
Mrs. Peter Schience visited her
sick daughter, Ella in Oregon City
last Saturday.
list. Her sister ia still In the hos
pital. We all hope that the girls
will be soon home and well again.
Mrs. C. Kleinsmith is on the sick
list and has been ill for some time.
She is slowly improving.
The Beaver Creek Cooperative
truck delivered a load of merchandise
here last Friday.
Mr. Moore from Portland, was here
for the last few days, selling capital
stock in the Sound Rubber company.
He thinks the west should have a rub
ber tire factory.
The regular Farm Bureau meeting
was called to order by President E.
Bereer last Saturday afternoon. A
letter from the county agent was
read in regard to pruning demonstra
tions on February 13, 14 and 15. An
other was read in connection with the
Gold Hill lime. The County Farm
Bureau also sent in a communication
relating to the wood and seed project.
The potato project was adopted and
Charles Marshall was elected as the
leader of horticulture. Several speach
es were made in favor of making a
start on standard potatoes. A favor
able vote was taken to have the la
ladies serve lunch at the next meet
ing. After other matters were dis
posed of, the meeting adjourned until
the second Saturday in March.
The Booster club meeting will be
on Saturday, February 25, at the meet
ing house. Everybody should attend
this meeting.
Old Mr. Winter made a last stand
last Saturday and Sunday and all the
roads sure look alike on tha top of
new snow.
has returned home.
Mr. A. Miller is busying himself
making shakes. ;
Elmer Dibble was an Elwood call
er last Monday.
Mrs. Ella Hotter took W. T. Hen
derson to Estacada last week to the
doctor. He is not improving as rap
idly as his friends would like to see
him. His son, Rev. A. S. Henderson
and" Rev. A. J. Ware called on him
last week for a short visit
EAGLE CREEK
STAFFORD
'"he boys of the Stafford neighbor
hood met together recently and or
gai'zed for the coming year. Carl
Eisple was elected manager and somej
14 or 15 boys signed up. They are
giv'-g an entertainment and basket
social Saturday, February 25 at the
Stafford schoolhouse. The proceeds
to be used to purchase an outfit and
fix up the new grounds.
Among the interesting numbers is
a monologue "Long Distance" by Wal
ter Schatz, a playlet "The poet seek
ing a patron" by the boys and sev
eral skits on baseball.
Little Margaret Akers, the five
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Akers, died last Tuesday evening
from a stroke of paralysis she exper
ienced in the morning of that day.
Dr. Ware was called and did what
he could for her, but it was of no
use and so she passed away. Her
death was a great shock to her parents-
for the day preceeding her
death, she was as well as usual, ap
parently, and she played happily dur
ing the day, but shortly after arising
on Tuesday she was stricken with the
paralysis. The body was taken to
Cathlamet, Washington, where the
family have relatives, for interment
Arbor day was observed in District
No. 50 by the teacher and pupils set
ting out some plants and planting
some trees and bushes on the school
grounds. Also' cleaning up the school
yard. And after that was done the
teacher, Mrs. Baumgartner and lupils
went up to the Douglass place and
were weighed, being from 47 to 146
pounds Frank Paddison weighing the
least and Mae Evans the most.
Mrs. Katie Douglass spent Sunday
with Mrs. Ed. Douglass.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffmeister
spent Sunday evening at the home of
Will Douglass.
Mrs. Laura Baumgartner made a
trip to Astoria on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Preister and
children of Logan, were guests at the
home of Roy Douglass Sunday.
Will Daugloss killed a fine fat coon
one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. .J. P. Woodle were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woo
dle on Sunday.
CHERRYVILLE
FROGPOND
Freddie Schemer spent Saturday
and Sunday at the home of Ed. Sharp.
. Miss Mona Freeman is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. George Aden.
Miss Melba Baker and brother Lor
in spent the week-end with - their
grandmother, Mrs. Lorin Kruse.
Clarence Wushard has been spend
ing a few days with his grandmother.
Mrs. Henry Moulton.
We are very sorry to hear that we
are to lose one of our best neighbors,
Mr. and Mrs. John Bruck.
Mr. Ewald Leisman is building a
garage near the road to put the bus
in during the night.
We hear that Miss Norma Moulton,
recently a resident of this neighbor
hood but now teaching school near
Toledo was married a short time ago,
we wish them much happiness.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schemer and
family visited the former's mother at
Garden Home Wednesday.
Mr. John Turner our new road boss
is trying to smooth the roads off a
little.
Frances Randelm attended the
dance at Ladd Hill Saturday night.
George Oldenstadt is working at
John Brack's pulling out piling.
Mrs. Ernest Kruse visited Mrs. Er
nest Nickolson Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Ed Sharp and son, Harold,
were Oregon City visitors Monday.
Mr. J. M. Turner spent Sunday
morning in Wilamette on business.
Mr. J. M. Turner spent Sunday
morning in Willamette on business.
Quite a number of people of this
vicinity are planning on attending the
basket social at Stafford Saturday,
Feb. 25.
LOWER HIGHLAND
We still have pur winter with us.
Mr. Groundhog made a mistake this
year.
We have about three inches of snow
and good sleighing. We think "Joe
Jolly" would be glad to put on his
overcoat if he lived out he"re and also
his gloves.
Mrs. Holmes and Miss Vera Holm
es have both been quite sick with a
bad cold.
Mrs. Bert Cota returned home last
week from Portland, where she has
been in attendance on her daughter,
who has had a serious attack of ap
pendicitis, but who is now better and
will soon be home.
Mr. David Rutherford also returned
from, the hospital in Portland last
week. We hope to see him again
soon.
Eli Fellows and calvin Garuger were
Oregon City visitors last week. Also
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Stone and C. F.
Grossmiller.
Those from our neighborhood who
attended the surprise party at John
Hicks Saturday night report a very
enjoyable time.
Rev. Mr. Ware is to preach in the
Lower Highland Baptist church next
Sunday.
Another week of winter,
pne thing certain, it can't last much
longer.
Surveyors for the flum from Alder
Creek are on hand this week.
J. B. Jensrud, who has been down
at Kelso, Wash., helping run a lath
mill for Ned Nelson, returned home
last -Saturday.
Mrs. Buckley, school supervisor,
was here last week visiting our local
school.
The Literary society draws good
crowds and an excellent program is
presented at each session. The two
from the bridge gang at Alder Creek
rendered vocal music that pleased ev
erybody. Prof. George B. Cooper of Portland,
Lwas ojit over-the week-end looking ov
er his ranch north of town.
Dr. Walter Botkin of Gresham was
out last iveek visiting his parents.
Valentine Endersby who met an ac
cidental death over near . Wasco,
once lived near here.
In spite of the bad weather, work is
being pursued on the bridges and it
is calculated that they will be finish
ed this month. The work has cer
tainly being done in first class shape.
Henry Gibson, south of town, and
Ed. Nelson living east of the post of
fice, are going into the -chicken rais
ing business. They have ordered and
expect any day 1000 day-old chicks.
HIGHJMIJOTES j
Happenings of Interest
in the West Linn High
as Told by Its Students
Monday afternon the students were
surprised to hear three bells ring and
call them to assembly. A very good
program was enjoyed by all. The
faculty members each gave a little
talk upon the life of. Lincoln which
brought to our minds the deeds of
that great man.
For Miss Leathers part in the pro
gram several musical numbers were
given. But the thing which the stud
ents enjoyed most was school being
dismissed an hour earlier than usual.
MAPLE LANE
Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Skeen spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stagg of
the Wastina Dairy.
George Frank and John Eggink
made a business trip to Beaver
Creek Monday.
Winter grain is loking very poor
in mis section and it looks as if
there would be lots of re-seeding this
spring.
Mrs. A. B. Taylor visited her daugh
ter in Portland one day last week.
mr. j. a. btagg is increasing his
dairy.
CARUS
A very pleasant shower party was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis McCarthy last Wednesday ev
ening in honor of a little boy who ar
rived at that household January 1.
The parents received many nice pre
sents for the new arrival.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Griffith and Mrs.
Fred Spangler and children spent Sun
day afternoon with Mrs." John B. Lew
is. Mrs. Lunce Shockley and daughter
Lucille and Elizabeth and Miss Min
nie Edwards called on Mrs. John R.
Lewis Monday afternoon.
Mr. Fred Jose and daughter, Emma,
was an Oregon City visitor last Wed
nesday. Mrs. Anderson of Eldorado, and her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. John Anderson,
called on Mrs. Owen Lewis Wednes
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Guilliam went
to Molalla on Thursday.
Alvan Fredericks, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Fredericks is ill with pneu
monia. Herman Smith made a business trip
to Portland on Thursday. He is busy
preparing to build a new house this
spring.
Bill Edwards helped Griffith Jones
fall some trees last Wednesday after
noon.
The Ladies' Aid met at the home of
Mrs. George Bliss Wednesday after
noon with a good attendance. They
were quite busy jewing comforts.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ingram made
a trip to uregon (Jity on wettnesaay.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bliss and fam
ily went to Molalla Sunday afternoon
to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Peter Faur
ie. Mrs. Faurie is Mrs. Bliss' sister.
Mr. A. Beach went to Canby on Sat
urday.
Mr. Richard Davis took his daugh
ter, Emma of Oregon City, to the doc
tor in Portland last Saturday. She
is improving very much.
Mrs. Edgar of Portland is visiting
with her daughter, Mrs. Harold Mag
ness this week.
Mrs. Even Lewis called on her
mother-in-law, Mrs. John R, Lewis on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lunce Shockley and
family spent Saturday evening at the
Stevenson home.
' Mr. Lunce Shockley made a trip to
Mount Pleasant Monday.
Mr. Bud Weisser went to Mulino
last week.
Mr. George Bliss was a visitor at
Beaver Creek last Monday.
Friday evening of this week the
Green and Gold five will line up
against the fast Molalla basketball
team at the Union High gym. The
game should be a fast one as both
teams are in fine condition. Coach
Davis' squad played the Molalla five
recently at Molalla and lost by a
small score, and the boys are out this
time to reverse the score. The game
will be refereed by Glenn Hankins of
Oregon City, and will begin at 8:30
A preliminary game will be played
at 7:30 between the Oswego team and
the West Linn Outlaws; these two
teams are about evenly matched and
will put on a good curtain raiser.
Miss Helen Leathers, leader of glee
clubs and orchestra at Union High, is
working hard getting the two glee
clubs ready for the first annual con
cert to be given in the high school
auditorium the evening of February
24th. This number will be the fifth
and closing one of the West Lynn Ly
ceum course. It will be entirely mu
sical, consisting of a well balanced
program consisting of numbers by the
boys glee club; girls "Cardinal" glee
club; girls quartet; girls sextet, and
the high school orchestra. Tickets are
on sale by students of the high school.
A very enjoyable time was had by
the members of the Official U club at
a Valentine's party at the school
house, Tuesday evening. Many games
were played in which the boys learn
ed how to make proposals which will
probably help them in the future. The
girls also learned how to accept them.
After enjoying' the many games the
members sat down to a lunch of
Valentine cookies and ice cream.
The basket ball team is planning a
high old time for the next two weeks.
On Friday, Feb. 17, they will play
Molalla in the West Linn gymnasium
and according to all reports there will
be no mercy shown the upstarts who
had the nerve to lick us a few weeks
ago by a 29-11 score.
On the following Friday the squad
will start on a trip to Tillamook. They
will play three games, Cloverdale on
Friday, Tillamook on Saturday and
Seaside on Monday. - The team in
tends to hang up a new. scoring rec
ord for the three games. Everybody
get out of our road. We're getting
started.
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and
.Right
ELWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bittner of Ore
gon City spent the week-end at the
C. Bittner home.
Mr. and Mrs. B. Staats are at the
home of the formers parents, Rev. and
Mrs. J. O. Staats.
Ed Hodgkiss is working for L. P.
ElUott
Otis Vallen butchered and sold a
load of hogs last week in Portland.
Mrs. Hilda Bittner and daughter,
Evelyn of Portland, Ore., came out
to attend a party given by Mrs. Ella
Rotter Saturday night, at Clear Creek
also took Sunday dinner at the C.
Bittner home.
Mr. A. Vallen's old family cow
"Spot" presented them with a fine
pair of twin heifer calves last week.
Dudley Sherman of Portland is
stopping at O. Vallens, while doing
some repair work on the Sherman
place near Colton.
M. E. Kandle of Highland was a
business caller in this vicinity last
Friday.
You Will Be Happy
If you want your dollar to work for you, earning
a large rate of interest, buy in West Linn.
These people have bought in the past week.
M. H. Martin
Melvin Young
Edward McLean
Mrs. Etta Pitts
Fred W. Mowrey
Union High
S. 0. Dillman
7th St. Foot of Elevator
Phone 427
West linn near Bridge
Phone 386
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Mrs. M. C. Young of Wilsonville,
was an Oregon City visitor on Monday
and while in the city reported that
her district had gone over the top in
the campaign for funds for the coun
ty health nurse. Her quota was $10
and she was the first to report on her
quota.
J. J. Berg of Hoff, Ore., was a caller
at the Banner-Courier on Monday.
Mrs. Lena Roberts of Jennings
Lodge was in Oregon City on business
Monday.
Mrs. Lily Park, who has been away
Miss Clara Hofstetter is on the sick at work for the past several months
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