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V I COUNTY NEWS ITEMS. fntcivsttiiii TUMilts (intlu'iH'd By Active ('oi'im of KcRiilur Cmi. I illinium. Ml Wo Imnllv know how to N'tin onr com miniioiKion this week, .i by nlliii? facts thor an Mime who r snro to sot Hp wliowl. Will say, houmpr, if (lit Kip Van Winkle lontoiil nwake to tint! the oonnlrv prttwn Iwyond their rvo,nition it is thi-ir fault, not ours. All thai is iitwsaiy tor llioin t lo la Jo take tluiroonnty iar, tvtiil up on the improvement being iiihimj, ami they won't be so easily srprissl. Oanhy is the fuel station of the Southern Pacific railroad Thi.samis of ooils of wood line the track on either sxle for the distant of one mile ami half, while there re thousands of coMs in the 'imher ready o be delivered whenever there is room torttrd h. A. K. Wait, of rortlaml, has concluded to encircle his little farm hero with a ne fence. They have completed three and one-fourth miles, and are not around yet Charles Schmidt has removed his saw mill to a new location, some ten miles east of this plix. He has established a lum ber yao! here, and does a large dupping business, principally with Salem. H. A. Vorphal.our worthy blacksmith, i thinking of putting in an extra forge, as the increase of trade in his line necessitates more help. We have long felt that the careless and eriminal discharging of tire arms On our st .vets, which has been indulged in to an alarming extent, would sooner or later ter minate fatally, ami winch came near b 'ing the ease last week. Last Saturday evening Mr. Harry tlilimore, while attending at the bedside of his sick wife, heard a shot am) was astonished to feel the ball strike the house. He hurried out to remonstrate with the parties for such carelessness, when an other sltot was tired, the ball striking the ground in front of him and glancing up passed just orer his head and also struck the house. Our citiiens have Instructed us to say that this thing must cease. We would also say that our flag pole was not raised lor the purposeot hanging thereto our school house chairs, nor our neighbors' irheelbarrows, nor the products of their turnip fields. Mr. Campbell, late of Kansas, who has located here has returned to that land of grasshop;ers ?id cyclones for the purpose of disiwins of his farm. He ha concluded to ren.ain ermanetitlr among us. Through ihe courtesy ol Mr. George Knight, the Wolls-Kargo agent hero, we are enabled to give the money order business done by this eonipavy at this otlice for the quarter just ended. Numberof orders sold, 2tSl. amounting to f!,"74 32. Wi I'ss. April 38, IS!H. Mink. More tain, which niwiinv good crops. Villi wheat looks govvl. 0. Moehnke and a number of others are sick with la grippe. W. O. Pickeson sold his place to Win. Iteoson and son. They intend to move their saw mill on it as there is considerable tim ber there. Kmil llncnther lately eold forty acres of laud to J. W. Imley. There re several more cheap place to be bought here. T. Hohlander is building, mow cellar. It ought to be lawlil to kill peddlers as they are getting to be loo plenty, and some are very insulting if you do not buy. Born, to the wife of W. O. lickeson, a daughter. All doing well. K. W, Homshuh wants a piece ot land cleared for which he will pay two hundred and titty dollars. Mr. Kaiser, of Clarks, thinks he w ill take the contract. Miss Annie .Martin is home on a visit. Mohl. Mark's Prairie. Mb. Kditor: As you have invited cor resx ndence from all parts of the county, and seeing no items from this point, I will endeavor to send you a few jottings occa sionally. The wet weather for the past few days has delayed the sowing of oats and the planting of spring crops. The wheat in this vicinity looks splendid, nd a large crop is expected. The fr'iit crop also looks very promising, and farmers seem quite jubilant, Mr. E. A. B. Howard is visiting friends and relatives in Virginia and Kentucky. Owing to sickness at home, and some im portant business matters, Rev. C. Alderson was unable to preach to us last Sunday. Marks Prairie school No. 3S, with Mr. Ar thur Winches as teacher, is nourishing. Mr. Winches is an excellent teacher, and we take pleasure in recommending him as such. E. E. Cunningham, a young man Irom Missouri, is working forJJ. I. Dozier this season. Mr. Cunningham is an excellent cornetist, and rendered some tine music in our presence last Saturday evening. Dr. M. Oiesy, of Aurora mills, is having a considerable amount of slashing done on his farm south-east of Aurora, He has also set out some fifteen acres in bops on this same farm. Occasional. Aurora, Farmers are busy tending their hop. tirant Graves, of Montana, hrs heen vi< ing relatives in this vicinity. An excellent and well rendered entertain ment was given by the Aurora literary and debating society at lloneer hall Friday evening. Too much cannot be said In praise of the entertainment, and especially of the rendering of the music Our baud is cer tainly one of the best In the country. The hall was tilled to overflowing, showing how we appreciate any attempts of the young society. Mrs. P. Amen, who was called to the bedside of her dying father at Merced Falls, California, a few weeks ago, returned last Friday, accompanied by her mother and niece, who intend making their home here. Mrs. Savage has moved to her old place, three miles south-east ol town. Two of our respected farmers, whose names we refrain from mentioning, had something ol a dispute over the shooting of a dog, which resulted in blows. K. J. Casio, with his threeeldest sous, are very sick with blood poisoning. A very pleasant dani-e as given by the Misses IKira Paly anil Ella Stone, in honor of Grant Graves, of Montana. The danc ing was kept up until a late hour, when the guests departed, expressing themselves highly pleased with the evening's entertain ment. Nll'IA. April 20. mi. Riverside Ma. Kimtor: I will trouble you with a few lines, thinking the people would like to hear from our part of the country. This is one of the pleusanteM places on the Willamette river. Our people appreciate your valuable pa. per, and wish it success. But little spring grain has been sown In this tot ality as yet, although there has been a great deal done in the way of setting out fruit trees and strawberries. Messrs. Howard, Rogers, Hoit and Nor ris are going into the berry business quite extensively this year . Mr. I.ut'lling has made numerous im provements on his nursery larm in the way of buildings and fencing. The Willamette Land Comps ut out one hundred acres in prune tiers this spring, which give quite a dill'erent apear ance to the prairie. James Nolan is busy moving his barns to higher ground. Jim is looking for another flood next winter. C. S. Shank will graduate from "old classic Yale" in June, when he expects to return to Oregon, his former home. The Riverside school is progressing nicely with Mis Starkweather as teacher. Mr. Eckerson has purchased the farm formerly ow ned by John Sims. A. R. Shank has encircled his house with a new picket fence. Alpha. April 27. Mil. Recitation-My Orel Shade, Uecltatlon-Where the Mince Tie Grow. By Herman FalerU lmdogue Bones tells a Fly Story, By Tom and George Swaler. Mr. Nora l'ickord presided at the organ, and the exercise were brought to a close by the choir singing "Mount Vernon Bells," Refreshment followed, being served on shingle, . Many thanks are duo Miss IMatls for her etuclenl management, SoKi txroit, New Km, Fanning has come to a standstill on ac count of the heaviest rainfall lor mow than twelve month. There are a great many acres of grain yet to lie sown and no pota toes planted at all to speak of. C. T, lix Is again running his saw mill in full blast and getting out a nrst-elass qual ity of lumber. Herman Anthony Is the most enterpris ing man in New Era. He is improving his property by putting up several new out buildings and a new paling fence which, when painted, will make his place the moat attractive to the eye, of any in New Era, Vr. J, Casto is rustling around like a lit-year-old boy, doing more work than any. body. He has purchased SO acres more land, making him now in one body .120 acre. Wedon't think the doctor intends to be surpassed by anybody. The grip la still quite prevalent In our midst, much to the annoyance and discom fort of quite a number of onr people. John Maddox, of East TortUm!. who la just moving on the farm that he pur chased some time since from 1 Morton, brought up a few tools and some provisions to the amount of fifteen dollar, ami having an occasion to go back to Portland on Sat urday, did not return until the following Monday, when he discovered that every single article he had lelt there had been tak en away ami has not been heard of since. We hope some one will tie able to give some information of the thief. Mrs. John Haley, while out gathering iter egg one day last week, discovered a new nest in some brush and w eeds near by Ihe ham ami upon Humiliation lotlnd there were about a donen eggs in it and half or them were China pheasant eggs. Titos. Blanchanl and wile went to Port land Saturday of last week to do their spring trading. August Bremer will soon commence the erection of a new dwelling house, which will add greatly to the appearance ol his farm. The grange meeting last Saturday was well attended and was quite an enthusiastic meeting. We cordially invite members of other granges to visit us at all meetings. Parties desiring to locate in one ol the Iwst counties in the state w ill do well to call and see tis and be convinced that New Era means business. We have several strangers in our midst, some of whom, intend to locate. Mis W. W. Jessie and Miss Kate Kcliiu went to Portland last Saturday. Miss Kehm had previous engagements to deliver a lec tare thereon last Saturday night, Nw Era is the first on the list for pic nics. Labor day will be celebrated in grand style at the Spiritualists' camp grounds on Sunday, May 3d, beginning at 10 o'clock. S. P. Putnam will deliver a lecture and an address by Miss Kate Kehm is on the pro gramme. Come everybody and bring all your folks. Shorty. April 27, KM. lin district, There was a very Interesting discussion at Sunday school Inst Suudy In regard to what kind ol a llsh Jonah awallowed, amu-: si:kih. You Can Find l, M. Kkiiiiy'n, K, J. How i n', Sr.vn it mi's, l l May', Onion Skih, Kahi.y Homn I'of.uoi;, By tiik I'ai-km, Poimi on Itimtiii,, at K. K. WILLIAMS', I1IK ItHOI'KII, Kcllllll Ivllhlc tit'MIIC. Mr. Micli.u'l Oiititln, PlaliillcM, 111. in nkcs the sliilcnii'tit that aim caught cold, wlilcli set lied on tier lung; she she was treated (or a month by her (aim tt v phvHician, but grow wmso, lie told her she wa a hopeless victim u( con sumption and that no medicine could cure her I lor ilniggWt miggoslcd lr King' Now l'isi ove.'V for Consumption she iHinglit a bottle and to Iter dclitfht loiind herself honellltcd It out liiHt dose She continued It use ami after Inking ten bottle, found herself found am well, now does lier ow n housework nnd is as well a aim ever was. Free trial hottl.i ol thia (ireal IWovorv at (1. A Harding' drug stoic, largo bottles .MH and II. Npeciiliitlim Hiiuu i'oiih Scarcely a dav passe without the new ol some large failure flashing over the wire the usual result of iac illa tion in Htook or some equally dungrr- ou venture, the same electric cut rent carries to dear distant friend the ad tiding of (leatl, of dear one too often the result of speculation in (intent nos trums. .Moore Kevealod Koimxiv 1 no speculation but i eold on positive (iiarantoe. IK) not fail to bo to vom druggist and ask (or your inonev not satisfied. We know von will go am huv another bottle, For sale by all druggist. I), I', winkhkt, ' " ' ''Hl'Tllii, CUinesetSeniptut'cl U NDERTAKERS & EMBALMERi lis t - K!TI Largest slock ol Collin Mini CaskeU knot South t'( I'l'illuml. Alno cil, IM ami Metallic Casket iurnllie.l l tinier. . U'Hc llurlal ltolie hj tieul' llnriiil Kobe In "lock, Also Wilson iiihI ('airing Miikinj?, Horso Sliwin untlii!")' oral llliu'ksii)itiiiii on sliort notico. FRANK NELDON, GUNSMITH AND LOCKSMITH Oregon City, CyoRon, Repairs on all kinds of small machine promptly mail. Pupil, ate key to any lock manufactured. Shop In Winesel A Scripture's black, smith shop. FOR- Oswego ICIipplngs. Cat fish arefonnd in abundance here, and form the principal diet ot a great many of the Oswegoites. As dsn diet furnishes a considerable amount of brain food, we are expecting to see a decided improvement in the minds of our people. Friday evening, the 24th, the Foresters gave an entertainment at Prosser's Hall, which was a grand success. At the masquerade ball last Friuay night everybody seem to enjoy themselves to their entire satisfaction. We noticed McOinty among the crowd. The young gent who took a sudden tum ble as he was returning home from church last Sunday evening, has our heartfelt sym pathy. While conversing on the beauties of the evening to one of Oswego's fair ones he failed to notice the obstruction in his path. May he have better luck next time. A great many new buildings are in course of construction in New Oswego, and quite a number of citizens are putting nice picket fences around their lots, preparatory to building later on in the season. The grippe has somehow lost its grip on the people here, and sickness is on the wane. There has been only one death by la grippe in Oswego that of .Barnard McCall. Helim. Damascus. Died, at his residence on the2ith of April, Mr. Forsyth. He was an old settler, and leaves a wife and four children to mount his loss. Mr. S. Olsen also died on the 22d of April. He was 58 years of age. He has lived in our midst two years, and will be greatly missed by his friends. James Wilson's family have the measles. The hardest rainfall we have had this year was on the 22d. A meeting was held at the Union school house last Friday, and a committee ap pointed to see about go ''ing funds for mak ing a county road fro- tnascus to the county line between Cli .famas and Mult nomah. Crank. Mountain View Notes. Rain, rain, rain patter, patter, patter with fruit trees in full bloom. Robert Shuble has built a nice new picket fence around Ins place. Some of the boys from Mountain View went up the Clackamas fishing a few dav ago and returned next day with "halo" fish. Try again, boys. 11. It. Nichols has his coal pit burned, and has a tine lot of coal. tt. C. Maddock, of New Era, was in town to-day. He rerts all right in that burg. The young people's meetings at the Con gregational church are well attended. Mr. M. McOehan is down in your city building sidewalk. Mac says that he did not want to work, but that it was a ground hog case! WiI!j. ABSOLUTELY HIRE DfUGS IIO TO Q A. HARDING. sunk hit competent pharmacists employed Fine Perrcmcries ail Toilet Articles. Aim full dock of IF-fVIlTTa; OILS, KTV. J. THKMIIATII. II. TKCM1HTII. Cams, Only a few families in this neighborhood have escaped the grippe. J. T. Wingfield is quite sick. He was taken down with the grippe, but Is now troubled with shortness of breath. Nearly all the farmer have their grain own, but cannot plant corn or potatoes on account of the rain which has been falling the last few days. Rev. J. May has bought a new set of har ness. D. Hunter has the foundation of his new house laid, and His summer's wood piled closest hand. J. K. Graham has just set out 1015 straw berry plants. Miss I). IJoyer, a niece of Mr lately came on from the East. An old gray mare mare and a two-year old colt have been jumping into Mrs. Davy Jones's grain for the last week. C. Alius. Logan Notes. The entertainment at the school house in District No. 4, gotten up by Miss Emma Platts, tl e teacher, to procure funds to pur chase map and globe for the school, was well attended. The program was as follows: Greeting song, by the little wios. It was well Bung. Recitation Only. By Walter Shumway. Recitation My Big Sister's Beau. By Nellie Humiston. This was well spoken. Song Put your Shoulder to the Wheel. Recitation Santa Claus. By Ansel Pick- ard. Song Sweet Dreams of Childhood. By Miss Anna Bahler, C. Shailc and F. Gerber, Recitation Forebodings. By llonry Swaler. Song The Oregon Rain. By Swiss Joe. The old Oregonlan was the best on the pro gram. Declamation An Oration on the Crisis, or Any Other Man. By Tom Swaler. Declamation Sheridan's Ride. By Frank Hutcluns. Was well appreciated. Song Orphan Child. By Misses Lois and Maggie Ribhofl, Silver Band March. By Miss Anna Bab- ler. Was well rendered. Dialogue The Expected Visitors. By the Misses Emma Platts, Anna Bablcr, Lois and Maggie Riebhoft", Clara Hiitchltis, and M. Shumway. Centennial March By Miss Ellen Gerber. She did credit to her n.usical talent. Dialogue Running of! to be a Cowboy. Hong Little Shamrock. By the Misses Moore, j Clara Ifutchiirs, Lois and Maggie Iiiehhoff, and Emma Shumway. Dialogue Mr. and Mrs. Tmllr-r, Hy Miss liOis.Klubhofl'aiid F. Hiitchins. March By Miss Minnie Shumway. West Oregon City. Mr. Godball hoties to have the new side walk completed in a few days. Mr. Nickell is busily engaged putting in his crops. 0. A. Gurley and wife, and Mary and Vesta Knight, of Canby, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. 8. A. D. Gurley last Saturday and Sunday. Twelve new desks and a teacher's neat table have been placed in the school house. The contract for building the new school house was let last Saturday to Messrs. May and Hargreaves for 12.700. It is to be a neat four-room building that w ill be a credit to the place Several of the boys were out fishing last Saturday and caught a large number of cat fish. Mr. Frank Baker has about a thousand cords of wood to deliver this summer. Mr. Parker is still in the wood business. He divides the time between Portland and this place, attending to his business. Mr. J. Humphrey is still engaged In fish ing, though he finds time to look after the construction of tile new school house. We have a prosperous Sunday school which meets at half past three P. M. every Sunday, fir. Godball Is the efficient inner ltitendent. Last Sunday Ada Moehuke was awarded first, and Maud Pomeroy sec ond prize for' having brought the greatest number of pupils to the school. Mr. A. S. Dresser presided at the organ Jast Sunday to the entire satisfaction of alt present. Mr. Dresser is a good musician. TREMBATH BROS. FISH MARKET. All kind of Fresh and Salt Water Fish. Oysters, Crabs and Clams. Poultry nnlgamo of all kind in their season. Order filled and de livered to anv part o( the city. MRS. C. fl. V '.le,i. .. . ,, X L. BURMEISTEv. f Watches, : Jewels fSSlLVERWARE.ty Clocks, Speotacu en t 1 m it in. tt-tin 11 In ALL IEPAIIINO iti .JMS. Vt I pr I Ik v i WAiR'R.AKTESJI.", KiUIT. KI.M.KY. FBLCT-i r. ii. mti "mt i to tal I &M Ebi mira Fit A MB i, Old I), irmne Peiili'M in WINDOWS, POORS a ni HUNPS nix! nn.l Ktvh'H of WINPOW KKAMKS, POOR MOt'l.PlSCS, HKACKKTS, STAIRS ani KTAIR RAII.lNli, NKWKI, POSTS, Ivrr., all tmule from TiKirouuhly SviihoiuiI Lumber. Jobbing; Order and nil kind of ('iilutn't tirk, Turnuifc ia.' Work Jipiluily fiticiiiiiMi ti. r.sumtiM'B luriiifiii'n jjmb jr coin Kled v nnd wit inflict ion ciiurniili'i'd. Shop on V;itcr St. AOJOlNlNa POM 4 00. HAHOWAHK ttOHl, The fair Oregon (V,.r and f 3 lie a m. a Illl.- 11. II I I ! few t t vs i i n mm n n ni r n rv xd i ii m rin iiviiiii ruar r i An inn i ill 1 1 r 1 1 1 1 1 .milium, la. IMt'OMI K UK AM) l t't VI Kll IN i Sullivan : & : Davidson OSWKtiO, OHKliD.V. Tit oilr DRUGGISTS between Portland and Oregon city. Curry t full line of DRl'OR, MKDICINKH, Toll.KT AXTtCI.K, NO TIONS ANI) BAHKIU1X (loons. PHKHCHIITION8 CAKKKl t.l.Y ("OMI'ot' N DKII OKO. C. KI.Y ". J. BAI'I'll ELY &RAUCH DK ALE 118 IN Merchandise. UIMIVIi JINUO, Wal dies, Jewelry, Clocks and OfJ eal (noous. Olll! at ' ami r havi )t tal Winie rtd twr, r. Mi 43. a (lemf tl tin t worl .(all. in ia nit I an in iuth rieri. i t. of i ill, tin lti.'i Firt Stni't, Nnir MrriHiii St. Lndir' I'rivnlo Kntrauro l'-( the iiIIUKK KKiiM Til K II 'I NT It V Sill H1TKII in i fl TTinTl AH W H I 1 LLUI1 I I Wlh Store located at Mountain View, on Molalla road, one mile south east of Oregon City. 00- We deal in Flour, Corn Meal. Feed. Groceries of all kitiila, Hoots nnd Slmns. (ienta' Underwear and other styles of Clothing, and nnmorons other articles suitnble for the needs of the farmer and his family. Hv prompt and fuir (Ualinn we hope to receive in future, as in the past, a liWal share of patronage. gMT the hiKhest tnurkctprice paid (or Hutter, E?kh nnd Fowls. September 11, lll!)0. 0KTHAI tli n Kirs. M lowest annul! tni j nil , vlav, : : i X Hon A FEW BARGAINS FOR YOl! One of t!it lit-st ititoii for fac 1, 1 1 ll J'.'ry m ay Ruyers, ) Oni' of tlif lit-st titort Fine Factory Site ami ilm k in thm-itv. J river front near lusi iichh cfntcfj" Ni'iirtho Stilpliitt" mill, within (0 fivitnonfA of tlio c-utiul ami lockH. 1 (;;- 00 arroi IZ1:. I ahlo for jilattinj; into lul.i for inanufactorisaiem West Side. resilience or liiismess juirjioseH. I his 'VituTti first LMin for the West Side, nnd will bfftibem tril are i I hi'fon as a whole or in lots to suit. Business Corner. ! l'! ) cornvTA Maple Lane- These gentle spring showers are getting monotonous. Mrs. Davies is visiting friends at Beaver Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McBride, of Port land, visited the family of Mr. Moutz the past week. Born, to the wife of 8. T. Huntington, Thursday the Kith, a girl. T. C. A minis moved Monday to his new home at Barlow station. The Maple Lane school Is progressing nicely under the management of Miss Alice Eaton. W. T. Ilankins is teaching in the Btrick- -:- $3,3001 -:- BOOTS and SHOES Bankrupt Stock OF BOOTS : : -A. 1ST ID SHOES To be sold at (30 Cents on the Dollar for 15 days only. Call early if you want your pick, ana avow tlio rush. 40 Acres i S street, Orep.n City. IT' ' to ftiir A lartro list, both imi.mved anMJ". Residence Lots. iniproved of desirable rt'sideiU'eif ficta iii J erty, both within city and Huburl Smtribii Fine tract near Oswego with ono-cigtli"NOv river Iront very exec Cut for imimifacti!,..w,Vi J and very sightly for rosideiico projiorty. Prunes and v'1?,1 ',,f tl,'-trVn for S&Sij VpfiPtahlpQ ( v Diablo Lantl in tho valley, on tho rP tie dei vegetaDies.) and near Clackamaa Station. J8 . ) 50 acres near Oatficld IJutto, tlds Biift" A Bargain.) Milwaukie. Vry nightly, and near ':h he 1 ) posed motor lino. Acetous We have aho many other fine tracts and epeeial bar?VHVl which it will nay vou to consider. I the oflice of tho a ih Km i DaviH by Willamette Falls Investment H ORECON CITY, OREGON. Itift ? TheGrcatEastcrn Store. Mayer & Ackerman, Props. let 1 -in ITU Tl l I'll hfirini hn tmv I ' v a lvtt aiiaiiik i ii iii'iiii ii i mil a n. j I.MIMM I Mir MM I MM II IIIUI'III'IV uuuuuiiuuiuiiimjjMiiji ji pNoli Til I irouith Ik "iigtn hi '!, In I lltft'tl llllB ISuwttrd's Mie hill. In Ivor of M