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CLACKAMAS COUNTY The Enterprise Corrrsvondruts Swoop the Field. Hupprtilnfpi In l.litle Outside of Ort(oa City In Jnslrlal Items Neighborhood Notes. Mint Mmit.Or., Nov. U.-Mrs. MrKrt id nr, wife of Jtb tVeidner, died t her home in Mink November 9, ed forty three yera and thre months, after a Ioiir ill new. The deceased leve a husband and threechildren to mourn their low, who were all at home at the time of herdenth. K. W. StaOit " SrvrroitD, Or., Nov. liv Mrs. Sweek, of Tualatin, has been visiting friends in Staf ford. C. M. and J. j. Gajje, have taken a con tract to cut fifty cords of wood, for Uie saw mill. A dance w as given at F. 1. Larson's last Badurday evening, where a very enjoyable time was had. F. Keichle is building a line hen house, which looks very neat. There is a lanfe demand for lumber here. The saw mill owned by Schierva, Mayer Co. is kept busy keeping the ragged edges boarded up. Maple Lane Maple Lame, Nov. 11. Mr. and Mrs. Pixson, from Dayton, Washington, are vis iting their son, John Pixson. Jack Brown, Mrs. John Dixson's brother, also fromJDay ton. was here a few days, but has gone to Kansas, his old home. Mrs. Johnson, daughter of J. V. Watkins, and her husband, late of taOanias, are vis iting friends here. A. MouU has his fruit dried and has sold his dryer to Mr. Hoy on the L. W. SwatTord place, where he has it in operation. The young people have organized a liter ary society here. They had a successful meeting last Saturday evening. Miss Kaion is at the head of it which assures success. Another meeting Saturday week. Come evervbodv. O. I. Skc Highland. HniULi.ND, Or., Nor. 11. Farmers in this community ere very late plowing and sow ing fall wheat. Notwithstanding the rain a few acres have been sown. Mrs. Win. Davis has been very sj.-k with lung fever, but under the skillful treatment of Dr. Ferrin is recovering. Also Mrs. E. Uerrington Is recovering from several weeks of illness. Orlando Fellow wean a smile on bis face because a new boy has arrived at his home." The Highlanders and Harmouyites are making preerations for a Christmas tree at the Highland ball. A grand time is an ticipated. Amos Uerrington and A. Parish have returned home from a two week's hunt. They killed twenty deer and brought home .six. Rev. Wm. Short preached his regular sermon at the Highland Baptist church. Pleasant Hill. Plusant Hill, Or., Nov. NX Mrs. J. S. Vauglian is quite sick, but last week's quota of sick ones are slowly improving, we are very happy to note. Geo. Young has taken a trip to Spokane. Miss Annie Holly returned to her home at Walla Walla Tuesday. There was quite a pleasant evening spent at Mr. Minkin's Saturday last and dancing was kept up until the clock struck twelve. The farmers' alliance meets every Satur day evening at Pleasant Hill and Graham's Fern- school houses. Miss Nettie Wood is In Portland this week. There are scarcely any potatoes dug as yet, and from the looks they will remain in the ground thia winter if they wait for good weather. Chas. Watkins is to give a party one week from this coming Saturday evening at his bouse. All are invited. Beatrice. Viola. Viola, Or., Nov. 10. Our quiet village was pleasantly surprised on Monday by Mr. Elmer Walker returning from Portland with a bride. He has rented Mrs. MapU's farm. The community unite in wishing the young couple a happy and prosperous voyage on life's sea. Mr. Arthur Mattoon returned home last Monday from eastern Oregon after an ab sence of about two and one-half years, bringing with him a pair of fine bunch grass horses. Mrs. B. C. Lewis has had her store treated to a porch and a fresh coat of paint, which add greatly to its good appearance. Frank Mattoon and Chas. and Howard Hayden are assisting Mr. Smith, of Spring water, in slashing forty acres of land on the Sandy. Mrs. Hayden has returned fron. a few weeks visit to her daughter Minnie in W dnntrton. An interesting Sunday school is held in the church every Sunday at 10 o clock. Preaching every fourth Sunday at three o'clock by Rev. Chas. Eaton. The people of Viola are preparing for a literary and musical entertainment at the hall in Viola on the evening of November 24. The Currinsville brass band has kindly offered its assistance. The entertainment will be a rare treat. All are invited. The pro ceeds will go toward completing the new church. After the entertainment coffee and cake will be served to all who desire. Cob. Meadow Brook. Meadow Bbook, Or., Nov. 7. Albert Lawson, a young Swede who has been work ing at the occupation of shoe-making in this vicinity for over a year, mysteriously disappeared about Kcptomljcr 10l!i, since which date no tidings of his fate or where abouts have reached his anxious friends. About the time mentioned lie left here fur Portland to lay in a stock of leather for his winter trade. Mr. Lawmn has a brother living somewhere in Washington, Welt-am that Hial Onrrctt and t'harle llolinan who have leen partners in the old Culling farm now Meadow Hrook-lmve disMilved partnership. Verily we have ma ny deputy l M.'. Mr. tiarretl la moving on the Apiary ranch, Vpper Canyon creek, to winter. John H. Wright now wears a bat of extra sixe in consequence of lb arrival of an eight pound daughter at his home November Mb. Joseph Rees ttok a band of beef eleeri to the Falls City on the tli instant. The farmers' alliance held forth at the lower Canyon Creek school house on the evening of the "ih. Hon, Charles Moran and Mr. Kandle of Highland addressed the audience on behalf of the alliance. Messrs. A. Coles and 1. Wright sjnike briefly on Uie topic under discussion. There Is a prospect of organising a good active alliance here. A Cole, teacher in districQNo. M, hands ypur reporter the following report for the school month ending November 4lhi Sev enteen pupils were enrolled, four of whom entered during the last week, thus reducing the average attendance to US- The names of those lying neither absent nor tardy are Willie Kdgeeomb, ltennie Hall, Clark Com er. Robert Wright, taunt Wright, and Min nie Comer. Fshmix. Hawlta. Iloti.u, Or.. Nov. 10. The city of New York might call on her western friends for aid jut now to an advantage, as we have a surplus of moisture and could spare her some to prevent a water famine. The farmers are thinking of getting "dip nets" and fishing for their polatoes, if this damp ness continues much longer. Sine writing you last, we ol the west side precincts have put on airs, and have got a paper of our own. Oregon City and the Kmtkki'Kisi will have to look to the "laurels" now. The Iron Worker has promised its readers a description of the " Il.irelia settlement," in its next issue. If it gives a correct description of the "settle tnei.t" as it terms u, you will And where the tine.-t peach orchards, vinyards, hop yards and vegetable gardens of the county are: also where malarial fevers are un known. All are pleaded to think that the Oregon I ron, v. St. el company's lands are to be placed on the market by so energetic a business firm as liorthwick, Batty A. Co. A. L. Walling, our live nurseryman, is anxiously waiting and hoping for lair weather as the time for digging trees and planting seeds is here. Mrs. Frank Font has been quite sick but her physician rejnirts her convalescent. There has been quite a number of cases of scarlet fever among the little ones but so far no fatal cases. Arthur Borland came home from the logging camp sick with pneumonia and is still quite sick. Prof. Watts says the scarlet fever and bad weather have interfered with his school greatly, as the at tendance has been quite small for the last two weeks. Mr. and Mrs J. Butler of Eugene were visiting their niece, Mrs. J. R. Hays, last week. Mrs. Hays' parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wright, of Sherwood, made her a visit at the same time. ' " Mesdames Eaton and Shipley, who have been in Portland under the care of Mrs. Dr. Ford, have improved so that they could come home today. H. THE MOLAI.LA ROAD. Some Practical Suggestions Regarding Its Improvement- Wiliioit, Or., Nov, 9. To the Editor: Noticing in the last Es TRKfKisE that you are still agitating the road question, and, what is better, that you are suggesting something practical in the way of solving the question, I venture to add a few suggestions of my own. For the last ten years I have been travel ing the road more or less frequently at all times of year, and have studied much about the possibility of ever having good roads in Oregon. I have seen the road from Molalla to Wright's bridge steadily growing better under an intelligent system of road work. That part of the road from Molalla cor ners to the foot of the Howard hill, owing to the character of the soil, which is a white clay most of the way, can easily be made a good winter road by being well turnpiked, due care being used to secure thorough drainage. The rest of the way, owing to the steep hills, character of soil, and greater amount of travel, is a more difficult prob lem, to the solving of which I could suggest nothing better than you have already sug gested, to wit; first establish the best possi ble grade, and then either plank or Macad amize all the way to Oregon City, the char acter of the soil rendering it impossible to secure a good road in any other way. How are we to get such a road? is the question. The farmers ought not to expect the town to do it all, and yet if the business men of Oregon City consult their own in terest they will certainly be willing to do their share. We have here a large section of country already rich in agricultural pro ducts and certain to grow much more so, large lumber interests waiting to be devel oped, and a good prospect of some rich min eral developments whenever the mines can be made accessible by good roads: all of which ought to and will be tributary to Or egon City whenever we have roads over which it will be possible to haul loads at any season of the year. As it is now, ow ing to the impassable condition of the roads, you are not getting half the trade from this section, the rest going to Oervais, Woodburn and other accessible points on the railroad. And now in conclusion, if you can suc ceed in stirring up public sentiment enough to give us good roads you will deserve the gratitude, and, what is better, the suport of every citizen of Clackamas county. Amok. BEAVER CREEK, A New Route for the Molalla Road to Avoid Heavy Grades Beaver Crefk, Or., Nov. 10. This seems to he one of our wet falls. Generally at this time of i.ar all potato) arc dug and most of the wheat sown, but now many bushels of spuds are undug and only about one farmer In ten has his wheat sown. Pota toes are yielding from one hundred to three hundred bushels per acre, Henry Sturm ob taining the latter amount from one Held. Jacob Thompson, tiling of a bachelor's life, took unto himself a better half last Thursday. A lady ol Chicago, lately from Sweden, is the bride. Rev. A. Miller, of the t'nited Brethren church of Oregon City, wilt preach at the Iceland school lions Friday veiling, No vember 20. Frank Kay i visiting relative and friends in this vicinity. Orrin Rider, ol liuh-pcmlcnce, made his brother William and family brief visit last week. Urant Crileser and T. Osborne have each moved his family to within about two miles of Oregon City on the railroad, where they ill cut railroad wood. Our school commenced yesterday with twenty-two scholars enrolled. A Miss Thompson lias taught hens before we know the school will keep step with any other country acliool. Through the efforts of Knoe Cahtll, our road supervisor, J0 feet of plunk road have bevn laid by the creamery, which la In con trast w ith the adjoining mud. Now, as the county has considerably Improved the west side road, the Molalla, and the roads below town, why can't a plank road be made from the Mount Pleasant school house to the city limits? The old corduroy has outlived Its usefulness and a dirt road will not answer for such a large amount of travel. The company thai owns such an amount of land on this road could afford to subscribe lib erally for the improvement, for persons buy ing suburban lots want a passable road to the city. As the laud is not situated on a suitable road the homeseeker'e money goes elsewhere. In trying to secure a better thoroughfare from the county scut to Molalla an entirely new route may lie established ; in fact there should be, as the distance can be shortened and heavy grades can he avoided. Such a route can Ik-secured by leaving the McCohi road at J. McCord's ami following down the canyon know n as White's and crossing Ilea er creek at the (Mint nearest to Oregon City, being the mid lie of sections IS ami It, and follow in,; the line between scImo! dis tricts numbered IB and ii to the county road running east and west ; then by easy grades the vicinity of the Alpine farm west of Cams ran be reached, and from there the difficulty of tiling the route will be small. This route, if chosen, will avoid the Eaton, Howard and Paine hills, and an easy grade w ill take the place of the Wolf or Beaver creek bill. 8ubserition can be taken along this mute to defray all expense of surveying. This is the route proposed about ten years ago with Mr. K. I. Easlham as one of its warmest advocates. Native. NEW EH A. Another Voire Vrglng Improvement of the Country Koadv ' Now Era, Nov. . The recent rams have made the ground so wet Ihut tanners can do no plowing, and there is but little wheat sown. Scarcely any one has plowed or sown a single acre. Grandpa and Grandma Ranch are both rather on the sick list, caused by contracting a severe cold. But we hoie soon to see them recovered. Glad to notice In your last issue the re turn of Frank Kruse from his trip east of the mountains, and Frog Pond represented once more. Elmore Remington and family of Silver ton were in our midst all last week visiting relatives here and at Mountain View. He returned home Saturday. J. L. Mattocks went to Salem last Wednes day on business. Thomas Blanchard, jr., purchased a val uable team of horses at Billy Wade's sale. Mrs. Eastman and Fred Wolpert have each built an excellent root house. Wm. Guterlet purchased a hue span ol mares down near Milwaukie one day last week. Wm. Smith is at present quite low with typhoid fever. But we trust that under the careful treatment of Dr. Goucher he will soon be up and able for duty. A Mr. K rouse, of Tacoma, is in our midst looking for a home. He expresses himself well pleased with our country, and we hojie to have him locate, with us. R. D. Stone and wife have just arrived in our midst from Wasco county and will live on the Kate O'Neal farm. Geo. Brown has purchased the old home place of Joseph Parrotl for the sum of IHioO. Mr. Brown contemplates building a fine residence this winter on the same. We are glad to see the county road ques tion spring up, and while our good people are looking in that direction we w ould urge umjii them to suggest some way that the money can be raised to pay for the improve ment of the same. If there is any other way to procure the money except for the people to go down in their pockets let us hear it. We may cry out for better roads all we have a mind to, and the roads will re main in just the same horrible condition until the farmers make a united effort to better them. People in towusare no differ ent from people in the country. The streets in Oregon City interest Oregon City people most, and it stands to reason that the peo ple in the country are most interested in the country roads. And to the people ot the country we should look for a united action. Thomas Blanchard moved into his new house last week, and great was the move thereof, for all the near relatives and neigh bors bad been invited to a grand dinner on lust Saturday, and the day was pusscd very pleasantly. When evening came about one hundred young and middle aged people gathered in and a huge dance was partici pated in until midnight when all were in vited to a splendid supper and the dedica tion was complete. All went on their way rejoicing and hoping that Mr. Blanchard and family will have the pleasure to occupy and enjoy living in their new and line resi dence for many years to come. Siioitty. The Home Talent Dramati club ud vertises ' Past Redemption" in another column. mum Mew Oasli Caivlby Sell all Goods 100 pounds Dry Granulated Sugar, 100 " Extra 0 Sugar, only - All other Goods at Rock Bottom Prices. Highost Price paid for Produce. ' Wo carry a full lino of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, and CASH BUYS RIGHT. HABIGHORST c COIVAWT 1M Front Street. HARDWARE I'ortlaiid, Oreifon. NorltlWft.lrru Agelll. for ATKI1VS SlkWE Pextet tHamotid. Unre -Occident TtUtlrliKnn Jailor Unee Mllv.r Sltwl. IUw . ." Crescent Wedges (warranted.) It A S Proof Chains. Arcade Files. Hojie. Creseent Stool Loggers and Wood Cliojners Sjx'cialties. Oregon City Agent, - - - - WILSON A COOK K0K A mK KfMl), A 1'urrr.pumlrut IHnrtima the Pridec! for Im provement. To Tint Kiutoh: As the road intention is Mng discussed ve will otter our mite. It seems to us that tlx- county court mould assist at least three leading road, from Ore gon City, possibly inure. There should Iw one on the west side. As It is at present persons living ten miles out can hardly di rect a stranger to our town. They go to Portland. Then there should lie one on the most direct line to the Ksgle Creek country. But the one most desired at present is the one leading to the Molalla country and In-ynnd. After having talked with a num ber of the leading men located on lite route I would suggest that the county court lie asked by petition from thecitlrens to locate a road on the best route that would accom modate the greatest numlier; not to make more roads but locate roads so that instead of having two or three roads run nearly 'parallel for miles ami only about a mile apart one good road will sulllce for all. For instance, follow the Molalla road from Ore gon City as now traveled to a point on the John Myers farm, then follow a bee line to the Charles lb-alt ie farm at ileaver Creek. Hy so doing a very tine grade ran lie se cured. Then I would say leave what Is known as the Jeptha May farm just to the left and on down the Howard hill to Mo lalla. This Would be the main trunk line for all the southern portion of the county. Let this mad be opened and planked with good three Inch plank. Then feeders Tor this line would be opened every few miles from the old Molalla Mail connecting with the plank road. The same would he done by the Ileaver Creek and Highland roads. Then give each road district six or eight miles of the plank road with the feeders to keep up. Thus it Is seen at a glance that one good road would serve this whole southern por tion of the county. And there is not a farmer but would be glad to travel a mile further to reach a plank road without a hill all the way to town. This road would pass through the best portion of the county', and bring thousands of dollars worth of produce to our market tbut now goes elsewhere on account of the fearful condition of the roads leading to Oregon City. But how is all this to lie done? is asked. I would say, lirst let the matter be thor oughly canvassed with subscription papers all along the route, then to Highland, Ilea ver Creek and back to Molalla and beyond, and it is my opinion that the papers would return with not only hundreds hut thous ands of dollars subscribed, Then let the county court take up the matter after nil this has been done, uud let the com met to the lowest responsible bidder and put him under heavy bonds to have it ull completed by September first, 1802. 1 would further suggest, by way of starting it, that the Imnrd of trade ol Oregon City take up this matter and appoint a committee of three to act with a like number from along the route, Bay B. F. Lion, Frank Juggur and Hilas Wright. Let the people take hold of the matter in earnest and the road will he built. Oregon City, Nov. 10. Ubx, UnwiHpectod disorders of tho kidneyH are responsible for many of tho ordinary ailments of humanity which neglected, diivelop into a Herious und perhaps fatal malady. Expcrince would suggest the use of Dr. J. If. Mclean's Livor and Kidney Balm. at Portland Prices or Under. ' r,t .vtiin.Va-i HO FOR ROBBING-SOU, Have) Oprnrtl Out the l.nra;rl Ntork ot GENERAL MERCHANDISE i:i:it 1IIIOI UMTTO .MOI.AI.I.A. Our Hux k embrare a complete Hue of DRY GOODS, CKOCEUIKS, CItOCKKKY, IIAKDWAKK, HOOTS ami SIIOICS, HATH and CAPS, LAD1KS an.l (IK. NTS FURNISH ING (iOODS, TOILET AltTlC'UCS, KTC. A.rnto lor K VilT, III Hlli:i, ( linrAim 'oinlf.C- l.lnr r v a km ni4'imi:Ki, Full biock of Binding Twin and Oil. Highi'Ht j.rice paid for all kind of TUODUCK. g tT" Givo uh a call. You will bo fairly dealt with. Our jiriocH are tttuli that you can't afford to go cIhcwIhto. C. V. WINKSKT. WINKSKT & UNDERTAKERS Largest stock of Collins and Caskoth kept Kouth of 1'ortlund. Also cloth covered and Mctullic Caskets furnished to order. . Ladies Jturiul Kobca and Gents' 1 1 1) rial Holies in stock. AIho Wagon and Carriago Making, I Torso Shooing and Gen eral Blacksmithing on abort notico. UNCLE Portland Importer of and Denier in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Clocks and Optical Goods. No. 160 FIRST STREET, NEAR MORRISON. jftffLadioB' Private Entrance solicited. tore at Or. only - - $5.65 4.65 fl '.'.,. .irw MOLALLA! H r, Ml'ltllTUKK. SCIUrTUKl!, & EMBALMERS. MYERS, THE Jeoielep. Up Stairs. Ordurs from tho Country