THE BANNER-COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922. Page Seven I NEWSY BRIEFS FROM AROUND THE COUNTY Interesting Items From the Country Correspondents Telling of the Progress, Development, and Upbuilding of Social and Civil Life CLARKES Mr. Geo. Sullivan, of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co., was up at Clarkes last week on offiical bus iness. He said Clarkes was a nice farming part of Clackamas county. Also Mr. Moore from the Portland was here on business last week. From appearances Clarkes must be a suc cessful community, or representatives of large concerns "would not come here for business. Clarkes is certainly a good place in which to live. Mrs. William from Oregon City, visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Leicht weis last week'. Mr. Paul Schiewe assisted his brother, Julius, during his late sick ness. - Mr. Sam Elmer and son, Ben, were Oregon City visitors last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Leichtweis, Ed ward Leichtweis and nephew, John Marshall, transacted business in Ore gon City last Friday. (Jharles iviarsnali attended the Beaver Creek telephone meeting ' last Monday at Beaver Creek. Dr. Mount was at Goodman attend ing Mr. uooctinan's gianuuaugiiier last Monday. - Otto anu Silvan Gasser transacted business in Beaver Creek last Monuay. iioie snow last Monaay and tne colli weather brings one good thing. It nolUs back the iruit buds and ber ries snoots. Ail ougnt to have a large crop this year. if tne buduing snould advance too rapidiy anu we should nave some irost later, the damage would be very large. At present the cherries anu prunes are coining out and whenever tne weatherman ' gets warmer weath er lor us, oniy a lew flays will iorce tiie buds open and the irees will be in iuii bloom. The buds on the gooseberries are almost open now. The green leaves are notiueaole already. ..Loganber ries are budding out rapidly. . Snow or no snow, spring time is almost at hand. . . "FROGPOND Mr. and Mrs. William Elligsen, who have been visiting in CalUornia since (Jniisimas, returned to their home, Sunday afternoon. The trip was a pleasure, from start to i'lnishv Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schemer and family, and also Irvin Sharp and Otis -Robins were visitors at Smith Turn er's Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Aden and Miss Msrtle Aden were Oregon City visitors Sunday Mr. Woolever and sons were Port land visitors Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Sharp, Mark Bak er and Mrs. Vogett of Stafford were visitors at Mr. Oldenstnut's on Wed nesday. Earle Oldenstadt:, who lias been very ill with pneumonia, is recover ing. Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Wagnor were visitors at John Aden's Sunday. Irvin Sharp and Otis Robbins made a trip to Tigard Suiday to haul a load of furniture for Mrs. Robbiss. Mrs. John M. T'licwr visited Mrs. Van Saten Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Sadye ft inker visited Mr. and Mrs. Woolever Sunday. Miss Nola : Turner and sister, Ber yl, were visitors )f lh-3ir granuni'j'.h er, Mrs. J. M. Turner, Sunday. Miss Mabel Ban 3r and brother, Lor in, spent the week-end with their grandmother, Mrs. L.':n Kruse. The Frogpond Litstary mot Friday evening and decided to postpone the next meeting uutil the first Friday 'n April, when tbey will iiav.- a tool program and a ha.-d time dance after wards. Anvone t:o:nin? dressed, up will be fined. I Ml Many a man leaves l'l home in his nntn nnrl vt- a iuj. no .ui a n vuvy ceil . 5 1 The auto has vanished ! Ihe police cannot find U F .. ... ,. it was stolen : R N Started in Auto Miss Myrtle Ad-;n spenr .1 few days with her giste:, Mrs. Fritz Wagner. On account of illness, Miss "Fran ces Randelin was no: able to teach school for a ffw days. Mr. J. M. Turnar war. i Will affile visitor Sunday. Mr. Norman Turn-sr and brother, Howard, spent Sunday at Ed. Sharp's. Mr. May and sons, Corion and Al bert, left for Canada i'hursda They have been staying Tirh Allied Sharp. &ince last fall. Mrs. Robb'.U3 and dr.ughter. Eima and Aura, wsnl o T'ga.'d Saturday, returning home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sell erne were Portland visitors Vol lav. Mrs. John A.d3u and -daugh:?r Myrtle, visited Mrs I'has. ln-i on Wednesday. Mjrs. Woolever arvi son, Wesley, made a trip to TrDiMa e Wpdnei-'day. Mr. Clarence WilV.-a, wlir, i farm ing with his father, near- Albany is visiting his sister Mrs. ;-j!U Peters. Mrs. J M. Ti-iior visaed jr daugh ter, Mrs. Smith Turner Weainsrlaj Robert Gould has fcen-i quite i'l with the flu, sut is now liupu-vln'. The little ch'H,.-u 0f Mr u-.'l - , Walter Burray are suffering fiom an attack of the whooping cough. The Grange held a special meeting Safurday afternoon to decide on the hall. A committee was appointed to get donations, and another committee is to decide on suitable plans, both committees are to report at another special meeting Saturday afternoon, March 18. George Oldenstadt and Theodore Bruck were Oregon City visitors on Monday. Miss Mildred Oldenstadt visited her sister, Mrs. Louise Bruck, Friday af ternoon. Mr and Mrs. Louis Bruck visited the Jatter"s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Oldenstadt, Saturday. CARUS Fred Kamrath of Beaver Creek, passed through Cams with a new sep erator last Monday. The school closed Tuesday for the remainder of the week on account of so many scholars and teachers being ill. r ' A quarterly conference was held at the .Cams church last Monday. John Evans, who" has been in the Oregon City hospital several weeks, is expected to return home this week. App Jones took a pig over to Beav er Creek last Wednesday to be ship ped to the stockyards by the farm ers' union. ; ' . George Bliss was a caller on John Kline Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kline are on the sick list. Theodore Miller bought a herd of goats from Ed. Brown last week. E. C. Brown attended a state farm bureau meeting in Portland Monday, March 13. ' Miss Minnie Edwards, accompanied by Mr; Fred Josi made a trip to Glad stone last Saturday. Herman Smidt was busy last week cutting and hauling posts from Bob Brown Cameron. Alfred Geer, a former resident of Cams, is visiting his old friends at Cams. Mr. Fred Josi and daughter, Emma, went to Canby on Wednesday. M4I0 Stevenson sawed wood for Lunce Shockley last week. Dewey Thomas of Portland, was an over-night guest at Jaggar last week! Mr. Fred Henrici.of Portland, call ed on Lunce Shockley last Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Yergen, of Butte ville, were guests at Mr. and Mrs. John Lewis' last Sunday. Mrs. Bly and son, Lee, mdtored to Oregon City on Saturday. Charner Jones is working in the mill at New Era. - s Mr. and Mrs. Albert Scneonoorn went to Portland last Monday. The farmers' union truck delivered a load of alfalfa to Dave Jones last week. Glen Irish, who is working at Bol ton, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Irish. Mr. Fred Josi has been selling off some of his cows and replacing them with fresh ones. Eleanor Brown returned to school this week, after an absence of two weeks, caused by illness. sf BOLTON Mrs. A. J. Hobble, who has been critically ill from la grippe, is -improving. . Mr. Wm. Hobble is also able to be out again. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Leighton, of Willamette, were Bolton visitors on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Doremus of Ore gon City, were guests of their daugh ter, Mrs. N. M. Killican Friday. Miss Effie Gault, of West Linn, was a guest of Beth Anderson Sun day. Mrs. S. Hogan, Mrs. Hugh McLarty, Mrs. A. Christianson and Mrs. Ellis Jones, were dinner guests of Mrs. Martin at Willamette last week. Mrs. Laurence Draper, of Willam ette, visited with relatives here on Monday. Wm. McDonald is able to beout again after a severe illness. An enjoyable evening was spent at the C. E. Reinke home Thursday ev ening, when a number of neighbors were entertained at cards. Mr. and Mj-s. C. H. Reinke are moving in a few days to Willamette. We are all very sorry to see them ; go. "Spring has .came" and among the many proofs we have of it are the new machines being purchased. Jo seph Nixon has added his name to the list of motorists by purchasing a Dodge touring car. MAPLE LANE The Maple Lane Grange held its regular meeting on Saturday, March 11th, at which time the 1st and 2nd degrees were conferred on the follow ing candidates. Mildred and Margar et Reynolds, Lillian and Myrtle Set terstrom, John and Johanna Fggink, Gerdi" and Wm. Wesenberg and Os car J. Pearson. Mrs. Brenton Ved der of Milwaukie Grange was a visit or; The Grange will have an Arbor day program at the April meeting, the children of the Maple Lane Bird Club will give part of the program. Mrs. C. H. Meissner and hon, Will iam spent the week end with Mrs. Meissner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Avison of Maple' Lane. Mrs: C. I.. Stafford spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Minnie Migh ells of Maple Lane. Mrs. A. Splinter and daughter, Mrs. A. Kruse, will entertain the Maple Lane Ladies Club at their home Wednesday. Little Cleora Eggiman of Echo Dell daughty of " Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Eggi man was reported ill with pneumonia. CHERRYVILLE LOWER HIGHLAND There has been considerable sickness among the school children during the last week. The family of A. E. Staub have all had an attack of the flu. Mrs. Holmes visited with Mrs. Mary Fellows one day last week. - Mrs. C. G. Stone and son, Waltei were Oregon City visitors last Satur day. , Herbert Vohs cut 54 ricks oft wood for Bert Cota last week. He also cut some wood for C. F. Grossmiller. Stephen Fellows took a load ol dressed pork to Beaver Creek last week. The school was closed this weei owing to so much sickness among the pupils. It is reported that Bert Cota has been' appointed road supervisor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Scribner. Mr. Cota has had considerable experience in road work as he was road supervisor for 2 years several years ago. Miss Van Hook visited her parents in Portland this week. Little Alan Grossmiller has been quite sick the last week. Bert Cota and Miss Barbara'" Cota made a business trip to Oregon City last Monday. Florence and Edward Staub have an attack of tonsilitis. There has been snow here since the first of December. , No farming or gardening on the program yet Most people think this will be a good fruit year as the fruit buds have been kept back. Henry Gibson will receive 500 baby white Leghorn chicks this week and another bunch "of 500 in a month or less. The Alt Brothers - have finished their winter trapping on Salmon riv er and have sold over $500 worth of furs including bob cats, coyotes, skunks, minks and otters. Pretty good for the winter season. Work has been delayed on the bridge by the weather, but will soon begin if the weather permits. The Alder creek bridge is not only an or nament to the state highway commis sion but is an excellent job in every way. . Mrs. Archie Averill went to Port land this week to visit with her peo ple and her husband will probably soon follow as work on the bridges will soon be done. . Hay is pretty well fed up and j ranchers are anxiously hoping for spring although some stock has been I out all winter. Our sick people are pretty much re covered from the flu. ORCHARD FALLS -fi Careful', I jf cyhniric1 I . & "s J insures SiAjrtj14W absolute ' 2iJs.' sanitation. Grocers Recommend Albers Quality Albert Flapjacks the hotcakes of the' West v Oh, yes, we are having some weath er. What a fine old world it all Is, Oregon especially. Oliver Johnson, who had the mis fortune to get his arm broken and badly shattered while working at the Frederick mill, is slowly improving now after having it rebroken and the splintered bones wired together. There have been many cases of flue in the neighborhood of late, but all are recovering nicely. Chas. Fischer and family of Canby, moved on to the Bob Larrin property on Main street last Friday. Milton Williams of North Fork sta tion, has been here the past two weeks helping care for his uncle, R. D. Ball, who has been quite ill with the flu. Dr. Harris, of Bee Creek valley, has been seen daily in our burg for the last week or two. He has had great success with flu patients, both now and during the epidemic of three years ago. V A. B. Countryman, a Spanish war veteran, late of California, spent the week-end with relatives here. Spring is coming slowly, but sure. We hear the froes croakin' but when we nearly freeze at noon, we think" the frogs are jokin. 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