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CLACKAMASCOUNTY Tlie Enterprise Correspondents Sweep the. Field. lUnnenlnpi In l.HnlltttM Outside Oregon City ImlnstrU! Items Neighborhood Not s. of MtlWaUkl. Milwaikik, Nov 17. Work on the hog's back has been resumed. Road Supervisor K. Scott means to complete il as soon as losilIe. The bridge across the waste way, another much needed improvement, is pro pressing as fast as tlie weather will permit. The contractors expert to have the job com plete in about three weeks, Mr. J. 0, Hunserford has received Ins commission as postmaster at Milwankic. Arthur Hloch is his assistant. The otlice will lie at the same place as formerly. I'rofcssor Rork, the farmers' alliance ora- tor ami orvsnii.-r tu h,r. ,,.. ,.v..,,im , last week for the purpose of forming an al liance. After three hours talking and fig uring the professor invited all present to join their forces, save your humble scribe who was not in it." The various churches are preparing for Christmas. Oswego. Oswg.io, Nov. It!. It is rumored that a linen factory to cost fl.'iO.flOO is to be built here, utilizing a part of the water power now going to waste. Miss Norma Fox spent three days in Hills boro last week attending teachers' institute. A porcupine weighing over titty pounds was killed by some hunters near the river two miles from town. This is the first por cupine ever killed in this vicinity. The entertainment given in Prosser's hall lat Friday night by the la ly friends of the Oswego band was the greatest success that has beenin tow n. The hall was crowded to its utmost capacity. As the crowd was leaving a large lamp fell, causing great com motion. The oil blazed immensely, and not until Mr. I rosser had burned up his coat, a piano cover, a literary society's curtain and a lamp shade was the tire subdued. Oswego needs a lumber yard, a larger r-.ilroad station, a few men of wealth to in - vest money here, and a bakery. j. rv. u 'imnngiou n is n iKt an addition to his residence. .Many new Domes are being built and t'liuirs look nrosis-rous. !: Dm.ip Mulalla. Mohu a, Nov. lU E. H. I.ee, Esq., who resides in the southwestern part of the county, lias struck on a novel way to keep carrots from sprouting. He turns the goats on to eat otf the tops and they take oil' the germ scalp also. The carrots are then plowed out and housed, and they keep crisp without undergoing any chemical change as larrotsdo when the cups are left on. mt. j. r. shuck, oi Monitor nulls, cut a tendon of his right hand on a planer head by a wrench slipping, ami no one of his ringers wants to close without his will, so he carries the member lashed on a click. Samuel L. Dart of Kock Creek had the misfortune to lose his dry house by fire re cently, together with a lot of fruit. The flue stands to indicate the building that was. W. Pinkney Herman has sold his smaller farm and contemplates entering the mer cantile business, probably at Canby. J. A. Cox.thresherman, was recently mak ing a tour in the foothills on a sort of col lecting roundup. One of the stringers has dropiwd at the north end of the Kock creek bridge at the Dart crossing. Who is the roadmaster in that vicinity? Dr Knight of Marquani has been ap pointed superintendent of the Molalla saw mill. The Barlow railroad extension company have gone into w inter quarters, praying the Lord to help those who help themselves. Stafford. (Stafford, Nov. l'i. Three cheers for the change of weather even though it is cold. Plows have begun to roll the soil once more, but in some places the water runs in the furrows. It is reported that some potatoes on low ground have begun to rot. Rough lumber has taken a drop from $9 to $3, caused by the new mill. Tualatin Secular union met last Sunday at the ball. There were forty-four persons present. Several recitations and readings were listened to. Then the paper, which was comic, humorous and sentimental, was read by its editor, John Tyler. The next meeting will occur in three weeks. Stafford, Nov. 23. Mr. Moses has'pur chased a new organ. There will be a grand dance at the Frog Pond grange hall Thanksgiving night. A charavari party followed the wedding of Mrs. Wagley last Saturday. Phelps Case, the butcher, starts for Bunch grass 8aturday to purchase some beef cattle. The mail carrier's horse ran away while the mail was being changed at Wilsonville the other nay. The cart was turned over and dragged about half a mile before the horse was stopped. Everything had a beau tiful coat of real estate, and one shaft was broken. Simon Peter who is laid up with a broken arm is doing as well as could be expected. Mink. Mink, Nov. IS. 0. Hornshnh had one of his horses badly hurt by falling back on the plow. Quite a number of farmers have not yet got their potatoes dug as the ground is too wet and still getting wetter. Iam glad to see the road question is again licing discussed. I think the writer signing himself j" Rex" in the Estkkphise of the i:ilh instant has got the plan that would build the cheapest and best road in this county, as timber could he had lor little or not'd"g. If the county court will trade or sell their rock crusher and buy a portable saw and saw the lumber the work of laying plank could be done by the gujiervis- ors of the districts on the route that the road would be built. The route laid out by Hex would benefit a large scope of country. We would gladly travel two or three miles out of the way w hen we know we will have a good road the other ten or fifteen miles. 1 hope something w ill lie done in this matter and think them will if you will continue to keep it before the people. Th newspaper are a power in the land which seta men to thinking and Dually to acting in the cause for w hich the paper has Nun working. The next question for debate at our lyeeum is, Kcsolved, That the world's fair should lie closed on Sunday. Mr. Charles Horn leaves this week for his home In Pennsylvania. Possibly he will return in the spring with his family. Monk. Cams Cam s, Nov, JO. A very pleasant entor- tainn ent waa held on Tuesday evening of last week at the house of Mr. John Jones. A huge bou tire w as built in the vard ami ,r " menta eonsistingof oysters, cake and eott'ee were served. Proceeds to go tow arils the purchase of an organ lor the Clackamas First Presbyterian church. Mr. Will Porter has built a house near the residence of his brother, Charley Porter, and moved his family thither. He will find em ployment at McCord's mill. It is rciorted that Miss Agues Thompson, a lady well know n and resvled in this vi cinity, is to lie married as soon as her pres ent term of school expires. The fortunate gentleman, we understand, is a resident of Portland. fiber parties are under the tire of ques tion and surmiie, and it will not lie surpris ing if Christmas and New Year hells prove wedding bells us well. The genial countenance of l.ee Andrews beamed upon us for a brief tune last week. He departed on Wednesday morning tor Nebra-ka whither he has gone to look after some business interests, lie expects to re turn in June. A letter from Mrs. Crumley and friends announces their safe arrival in Longnmnt, Colorado. They are not at all pleased with j their new environment, and all express a desire to return to the " evergreen shore" or Oreton. : Fanners belated with their seeding do not enjoy the present state of the weather. Call.. N'eedr .-fcr.i'i, .mi. .., a cnurcu soeieiy was organized in the new church building on the Hth instant. The church is to be known hereafter as the Smyrna Congregational Church. There are alniut thirty members. The officers elect are, F. W. Parker, pastor: AsaJ. loder, clerk; Louis Yoder, treasurer Lee Yoder and two others, trustees. The congregation has a fine chapel organ which is usually presided over by Professor Thomas Yoder, areompanied by as good a choir as is in the county. The pastor preaches on the first and third Sundays of each month, and Kev. Tunisou on the fourth Sunday. A Sunday school is also in progress with an average attendance of sixty meinliers. Pearl, the thirteen-year-old child of Geo. F. Horton, died of consumption at her home in Needy, at 9 o'clock on Sunday evening, November.'. ' It must lie sweet in childhood to give back the spirit to its Maker ere the heart has become familiar with the ways of sin." Pearl was a good and lovely child; her loss is deeply felt by the community, and her bereaved parents pave the heartfelt sympathy of every father and mother who know them. Rev. R. Loggan, of the United Brethren church, assisted by Rev. T. Gwin of the same church, has just closed a revival meeting of a week's duration at the Rock Creek church. Much interest was mani fested, there being five new members added to the church. Miss Katie Thompson has been elected junior teaeher of the Needy public school. School will probably continue to the first of March. J.ll. Thompson, Esq., of Tacoma, is here looking after his landed interests. The "oldest inhabitant" dejmses and says, with a blank blank, that never in his memory have the roads around Needy been in so bad a condition, with broken and di lapidated bridges und deep mire holes. He thinks some one else besides Providence is to blame, in which opinion the writer fully concurs. Runs. Central Point Central I'oint, Nov. 23.-The M. K. church will give a pink tea social next Tuesday evening. The proceeds go to help buy an organ for the church. Miss Maggie McArthur will have the management of it. Chas. Knoth is building a new residence. H. H. Higlcy of Cams has rented the Doughty farm for one year and has moved there. Miss Jess Waldron has finished her third term of school at Meadow Brook and ia siending a while at home and elsewhere. The directors at Meadow Urook want her to take the school next term at an advance of five dollars per month in salary, making $110 per quarter. David Penman, jr., has taken a contract to clear some ground, and is pushing work rapidly. Thomas Blanchard, Br,, is building a new woodhouse. Frank Doughty of Ilillsboro was over last week straightening up his rented farm, us the previous renter had gone and left every thing in had shape. Horse trading has taken place of late at Central Point. Geo. McArthur and Dave Penman made a trade lately which was a bargain for both parties. (Jeorge Randall bought a three-year old colt of George (iru ham also. Central Point would like to have that Mo lalla road pass along here. We will all give the right of way and work ten days on the road beside. I would suggest the names of the following gentlemen to assist your com mittee in viewing out the above route: K. 0. Maddock, C. T. Howard and Charles Hinitli. These gentlemen are of good, sound judgment on the road question and they are interested in getting a good highway to Oregon City. Our literary society elected the following ollleers last Saturday evening; President, Dave Penman; vice president, Miss Agues McArthiir; secretary, tlilbert Knudall; ed itors, Lester belaud and II. Waldron; critic, Ina Lelaud; treasurer, Lottie Kastmaii: marshal, Andrew tioth; janitor, Hurl Mo Arthur. SMOn.D UK MACADAMIZKM. A Route Suggested tn Kellvv New Kra ami the Molalla Country, To tii it Kiutoh: Since the road question has become the subject of much talk it will behoove every man tn this county to give some good, common sense Idea as lo the best po.ss.lhle route to penetrate the interior of our fast grow ing county. No one should allow himself to be moved In a purely per sonal and selllsh way, but give the question due thought before making any definite ac tion or coming to any definite conclusion. It occurs Just now to the writer that a loca tion could possibly lie got running due south from Oregon City to the Molalla river that could lie used to answer the people of the I'ppcr and the Loner Molalla and the Mar quaui count! v. Especially would il do so by building a branch Mad that would leave the main line somewhere near George Ran dall's placeand running thence in a south west direction to where the Good bridge crosses the Molalla, and from there info (he Needy country. This would make the route from Needy lo Oregon City no farther than it is by way of New Era ami down the river, and would dispense with the dangerous part of the road between New Kra and Ore gon City. And it would not interfere in any way with the travel from Molalla corners and that country Put in case it would not be a desirable route lor the I'pper Molalla country then it would !e wisdom to go far ther east with that road and build a sepa rate Mad for Lower Molalla and Needy. In confining this letter lo two roads out through this country we do not wish to be umleiKiooit that they are t lie only roads which need improving or will be Improved. Km we speak of these roads liceause of a ln'tter practical knowledge of them, and leav e the rest for some one else who is tiei ter acquainted w it It the lay of the country and the most practicable mules. To make gottd roads in this county will j co-i no tntling sum of money. ben j there is a pmject on hand which require the expenditure of thousands of dollars ', due care should 1h! excreted as to the most profitable and durable way of extending it. i Hut notw ithstanding the large amount that would is' rcqiurcil we stiould make one united, grand effort to overcome the horri ble condition of our county roads. It would certainly apisar that these roads bale been wallowed through long enough. And we never can Ik1 taken into the front ranks of progress so long as wo tolerate their present deplorable condition. As to the best and most permanent way of making mads there is but one opinion that is to macadamize Lfiem. For a good deal of our roads the gravel can tie hail in endless quantities and reasonably handy. E. C. M.xntMCK. New Era, Nov. :Tt. A NKW ROAD. Suggestions as tn the Manner if llulldlitf a New Head cheaply. To Tint Kiutor: Within the last month it does seem as if the mad question has been brought up before the people in a man ner as never before. While theories are being discussed by men who have trav eled the elevated canal of mortar from How ard's mill to Oregon City, in season and out of season, for the quarter century past, run ning against rorks as old as the hills, and get ting tire-scrapings from every conceivable angle, they ought to know what they are say ing when they atllrm that it would I use less to try to build a dirt roud over those red hills. We will advance a theory in or der to keep the column moving: The vicinity through which the promised road is to be constructed, will, most likely, lie plentifully supplied with three kinds of material, via : wood, earth and stone. Now in order to build a good road, of any mate rial whatever, it must lie properly drained, and experience has proved that it is always better te place the water ways on either side than in the center of the road. Then, ours is the charcoal theory. Kick up the timber in the middle of the forty feet or sixty feet roadway, enough to make it ono foot thick and twelve feet wide of coal. Scrape the dirt from the sides of the road way forming the ditches and covering the extensive coal pit. In the timber belts there would he quite enough surplus material to supply the gaps. Then there would he an ample supply of stone for the culvert arches and bridge piers and the grade hutments. The new "blasting gun" could be utilized in cracking the large logs for the extensive coal pit. I do not think there could be any question about the durability of a road properly constructed of burnt earth, char coal and stone, and such a road could probably lie built for less money, all things considered, than any other kind of road over like ground. Oh! the money you say, is of more importance than vour coal bank. Well, as that belong to pay day, it will be the subject of another very practical theory, Cokkkscon outer. .Molalla, Nov. 20. Of Interest to Teuchent. Mr. Charles Hpeneer, who is teaching the Heaver creek Bchool, will give an entertainment at the close of his present term. The teachers of Portland have organi zed a Bchool-timHter'a club, with Pro feHsor Uurnham as president. Its ob ject in the advancement of the euime of education through the mutual exchange of ideas. Next Saturday the teachers aHsocia tion will meet at Cluckatnas. Much good can be done with such an organiza tion, and it is hoped that those not be longing will realize this, anil help to make it a success by becoming members and attending its meetings. Subscribe for The Kntkki'kihk, CARLTON New Sell all Goods 100 pounds Dry Granulated Sugar, 100 " Extra C Sugar, only - All other Goods at Rock Bottom Prices. Highest Price paid for Produce. Wo carry a full lino of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, and CASH BUYS RIGHT. IIABiailOItST c U.l Front Street, I HARDWARE fiexie tiUuiniiil,- - bailee U7 US V'fVvw- Orescent Wedges (warrantnl.) H it S Proof Chain. Amnio Files. Hope Lowers ami Wootl ( 'hoppers Specialties. Ori'JlH City Agl'Ilt, j " Tiik MAT Kaih The slate laiunl ul agriculture w as in session at Salem uust of last week and President Apia-ison of this city w as in tittenilnnee. llu was re elected president for the commit year without opnjitioii.' The. all'airs of the board were found to be a in prosa'roii condition and a portion of the indebted ness ol the board was ordered paid. The second Monday in Scptetnlier is the time set for the opening of the next state fair, many of tho details of which were determined at this meeting The execu tive committee is cotnfioseil of Captain Apporson, J. li . Wright, William tiallo way and It. K. Hybeo. Kvervthing promises a more successful fair next year than lias yet been bold at Salom. For tiik Whole Coi nty The Oregon City Kntkhthink will issue an edition on New Year's, illustrating the county seat and Clackamas county. Experi ence has taught us that this will be a losing idea, and should be all the more patronized in a liberal manner by the citiz ms of that town and the county in general. Representing the whole county the KiSTKHfittHK will ol course touch up on the only blast furnance and cast iron piiio works in the Northwest, located at Oswego Oswego Iron Worker. Letter Mot. The following is the list of letters remain ing in the M)Htolllee at Oregon City, Oregon, Nov. 13, IW1. Armstrong, Mr. V. W. Holton, Mr. K. Chase, J. D. Clark, Mrs (I. T. Curran, Mrs. Diona, Dumeruiiith, John Fulton, J II firilliths, It. W. Hubbard, W. F. Hume, Jas. Herman, W. H. Hadlcy, E. L. Hailand, A. T. Krechter, Aug Jory, II. H. Kelly, Mrs. Anna Mellon, Mrs It M Clark, Solomon T Lawrence, I, J. Kickson, August Richardson, II. I). Koblnson, Wni. Hush, Kugene Hmlth, Millie Gibs, A. 8. HOVEMHEH 20, lHtll. Anderson, John I.ahey, Richard Appleton, John Marshall, Mrs (I. W. Hranncn, Olivo Miller, Jess Clin, Mrs. K. H. Stiffen, Kmil Horton, C. K. Hears, h. P. Jiiong, Hlng, Hchmale, Mr. Woods, Miss Decca Movkmiikk 27, IMIll, Brown, Charles Perry, K It llrown, I. C Paddock, Kli.abeth Drown, Miss Dulila Taylor, Win M Gore, John Wilson, Mrs Jane Curtis, C H Woerner, Pefer Hume, James Ilees, Miss M M leasuro, Mr Robert Hmlth, Thomas Undsev, C E If called for, please say when ndvortised, li. 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