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About The banner-courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1919-1950 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 7, 1922)
1) anner-Courier Supplement 'Na a' CANBY Dr. John Fuller A Bunch Of Excitement A collision, of two automobiles occur red! on the hill near Barlow on Sat urday evening, when two women and a baby werte Ibadly cut by flying glass, and the two drivers received their share of cuts, when the wind shields of both cars were shatteerd. The accident occurred whtena car was attempting to pass another car going in, the same direction, while the two cars were on their way to Oregon City. A third car was on its way to Salem. The southbound car had its two front wheels shattered and the northbound, a ForkJ, also lost a wheel. While repairs were being made and first'aid being given the women and children, there weite about 40 cars stalled at this point. One impatient driver attempted to get ahead of a stalled caiy-end when the driver of the front car refund to endanger oth ers and remained where he was stall ed, not attempting to idrive his car further, he was called a name unsuit able to print. This he objected to and climbing out of his car "made" for the driver of the rear car. There was a mix-up and about forty men got Into it, in attempting to separate the com-, batants. The only ones hurt werte the two principals the one starting the fight getting the worst of the bargain. Women screamed and be came hysterical and several needed first aid assistance. ' No arrests were imade- Hiflh School Board Transacts Business At a meeting of the Union High school board, held on Tuesday evening, Miss Lucile Cogswell of Portland, was elected teacher of mathematics and in charge of physical culture for girls. Mi-'s Cosswell is the second teacher of the Union High school to be chosen, the principal, Roma G. White, of Port land, having been elected a few days ago. As there will be eight teachers, ' including the principal, the others will be chosen orf Friday evening. Arrangements were made for adver tising for bids for a buss to carry students to and from the high schoo1 building, and as there will be a "special el ction for caring for the expense of this, an election date will be arranged by county school superintendent Bren ton Vedder, of Oregon City. E. E. Elliott of the state board at Salem, will be heii on Friday evening to meet with the Union H5gh school board to draft plans for the work to be carried out by the local bbartd for the coming year. The matter of equip ment to be purchased for tbte domestic science and manual training depart ments will also be a subject for dis cussion at thi-3 meeting. ,. From indications there will be imany students from outlying districts to at tend the Union High school this year. Tbte districts included in the Union High school district are: Canby, ,Marks Prairie, Central Point, New Era, Barlow, Lone Elder, Macksburg, Mun dorf, Union Hill, Ninety-one and Oak Lawn. LOCALS. Rev. Mr. Skilbred returned last Sat urday from Tacoma, Wash., where he had been in attendance at a minis terial meeting of the Lutheran church. M. Goodwin and family, left Carjby last Saturday for Ausca.. Ariz. Mr. Goodwin for the past several months held the position of second trick man for the S. P. Co. at Canby, and will take up the samte work in Arionza an live in the higher altitude for his fife's health. Ralph and Howard Heins returned last Saturday from a hunting trip in southern Oregon. They were-successful in bagging one dteer. C- N. Wait, our nostmaster. and, wife returned last Saturday from Newport, Ore., where they spent their vacation of one month. Miss Loraine Lee returned last Tuesday from a week's visit at Rhodo dendron, Ore. Delbert Hutcheson and family mov ed from Jftolalla to Oanby last Friday and will make their home here. Mrs. C. C. Soper, for years our tele phone operator, imoved to Ntewberg this week to make her future home. George Hardisty, while repairing his house, met with a painful accident this week. In driving a nail thte hammer glanced, throwing the nail into his left eye. He will be laid up for a few days as the result of the accident. Rev. Boyd Moor and wife left Can- by Tuesday for SaJtem, to attend the Methodist conference now in session. During their absence there will be no preaching services at the M. E. church. Dr. Edwards, who recently closed a union tent meeting in Canby, was in town last Tuesday- He is now engag ed in a union revival meeting at Au rora, and reports the outlook as being good for a successful effort. Chet Cox, whie entering his car at the home of his brother, two miles north of Canby, accidentally dropped his revolver, which discharged a ball through the calf of his leg, making a painful wound. The accident happen ed last Saturday afternoon and his brother reports him as getting along as well as" could be expected. The wound was dressed by Dr. Dedman. A Mrs. Reed of Portland, whilte pick ing peaches in company with her hus band, at an orchard west of Canby last Saturday, accidentally fell from a lad der and dislocated her elbow. ' She was taken to the office of Drs. Ded man and Hempstead and, af ?er receiv ing treatment, left with her husband for Portland. Grammar school opens in Canby next Monday. The high school opening may be delayed on account of the un settled conditions as to tbte union high school movement. H. J. Long of Los Angeles,' Calif., arrived in Canby last week, and will be second trick man for the S. P- Co.; filling the position vacated by M'. Goodwin. W. H. Bair and wife and Howard Ec cles and wife, returned Monday night from a trip through central Oregon. While gone they spent a part of their time in the Blue Mountains, where Mr. Bair bagged a mule deter. Hunting and fishing were enjoyed by the party as a whole, and they report having had a splendid outing. The "political season will soon be here and it is not too early for tbte voters of this county to begin looking over the map for their candidates. Re member, we all have an indirect voice in the affairs of state. JENNINGS LODGE J Mrs. W. W. Woodbeck J J jl & 8? K" P K" 1? J? J? JP P J? j? J?5 Mrs. C. Deitz of Rainier visited her sister, Mrs- Russell F. Butler, the past week. Mrs. E. Davis of Medford, who has been visiting h'jr sister, Mrs. Fred -J-Wilson, returned home Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William Hayle of As toria were week-end visitors at the home of iMr. and Mrs. George Card. Mrs. Hayle and Mrs. Card are sistters. Prof, and Mrs. L. Baker and children of Portland were recent visitors at the home of Miss Kate Rosenberry. - Mrs. R. Kirchem and daughter June spent Monday at tbte William Cook home. Dr- and Mrs. Bettenridge of Port land spent Sunday at their place on East Jennings avenue. Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner have returned from Wild Cat Mountain with a plentiful supply of huckleber ries. Henry Henrici, his sons Claude and Walter, together with his sons-in-law, A. B. McReynolds of Ft Worth, Tex., and Louis Barry of Oregon City, left recently for Roseburg on a deter hunt ing trip. Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Hoag have gone to Newport for a two weeks' outing Donald Moritz, little son of Mr. and Mrs. William Moritz, who was recently injured when struck by an automobile, is rapidly improving. Francis Parks, son of Norton Parks, of Meldrum, had the tend of his thumb taken off last week, when he caught it in a pump. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Starker. Adah Rush and Mary Kessi enjoyed a trip to Beacon Rock the past week. While on the trip thtey climbed Mt Hamil ton, William A. Rush, who has been at tending summer school at Monmouth, has returned. v Mrs. Elsie Barker has taken a posi tion in the Portland office of the P. R. L, & P. Co. F. F. Tl'sroux, with the members of his orchestra, made a trip to Monitor last Saturday, returning Sunday eve ning. Sunday morning they rendered a concert at the Monitor church. The membters of the orchestra were royally entertained while in Monitor and were guests at a chicken dinner served at the church on Sunday afternoon. Mrs. A. C. Woodcock was called to Eugene Saturday, by thte serious ill ness of her mother.
