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CLACKAMAS COUNTY GOI.W (JI VKTZ iuscovkkkh NY A ! (AN BY HKI.1.-lHilK, 1 A rrotltttble Meeting r the l.ltornry j SocMy Variiuts llniiiiin;n I i I ho Caul))' Coiiitnuiilty, ' Cvmiy, Ay.ril.Vl.ast Kriday evening, liiilo an interesting time was enjoyed at . Kvans's hall, (lie invasion being the lat en tertainment given by the literary society for this season, the program was unite lengthy I an.Wvniuien.-ed with tbe opening address : by S. C. Walgamot. " ,lu'ro " ,s 11 ff'nvtina solo bvMissKva A very ami de clamations, dialogues and vocal and iiisiru- THK NKWS Or' M1IAVAVKK.R. The Rebuilt Yiiliititeer-Sm-oessfiil School Ktt-tenatnment-Netes of tlie Town r'ROH MARKS ritUKIR Personal anil Inilimtrlal Newi f ltuy Neighborhood. Miivvu kkk, April .V The little steamer M kks Vkvikik, April 4. The stormy Volunteer that has plivd between Milwau kee and Portland for several years past was taken oil for repairs some weeks so ami has Ivrn enlarged ami ivlitled until she Is practically a new boat. Mlie now sails un der the illustrious title of " Young Ameri ca," and began making regular trips Mo-i-day morning. Mr. Uolwrt Wilson of this place came near meeting with a serious a.vident last week by being thrown from a horse. The horse roared and tell tuck upon him but fortunately no bones were broken as it lui i.n...l ni'iir the Southern Pacific ilenot mental music to fill a very interesting pro j when" the ground is proverbially sott. gram. There was also a nasKci saw w m netteti thesorietv about J to. and a gymnas tic exhibition by tieorge and Milo l ee. ' Nothwithstatuling the night was unite stormy the hall was well tilled and when at midnight the meeting adjourned every one went home web satisfied. ' I ut Saturday night Marion White of,, Miir.piaiu, and Fred Mott, Klnter Vettio ami llaiiley Phelps of New Kr joined the ' t!ood Templars. It seems that Mr. Nolan is becoming Ui1o a pugilist. He and Mr. Howard had a little s(.at some time ago. and last Friday evening ; w hen he got oil the train he attacked t!. YV S'!iaik nvcause Shank somewhat opposed a . sixty-foot road from the corner of the Wil lamette I an 1 company's land to his place. As tiie road is sometimes not wide enough for Nolan when coming from town Nolan 1 should not bo blamed. Neither one was seriously hurt except Nolan go his thumb in Shank's mouth ami had it pretty badly crushed, hut will recover. J. A. Cox has given up logging s lit lias let a contract to Kdgar Hutchenson for :JM.fA0 teet of timber. The people's party executive committees Inun New Kra ami Canby meet in Canby April the I 41 h to nominate a justice ol the pence and constable for the joint district of t'anby and New Kra. Win. Frost of Salem, passed through Canity on his w ay to Astoria, having sold his interest in Salem. IVntist White of Oregon Citv, is doing w.rk in Canby this week and is stopping at the Canby House. Mr. Thornton has move.! in his n.vv n -i lenee he built on Mr. Win. Knight's pU-e. and Mr. Brown of New Kra. has moved m the house just vacated by Mr. Thornton. Mr.Carleton went to Portland on a busi ness trip last Monday. The democrats met in Kvans s ball last Saturday afternoon to form a democratic club. Geo. h. Story commenced a three mouths term of school Monday morning w ith altout hfty scholars. Mr. Hrtice is very low with jaundice, but he is under the care of lr. Green and a speedy rvo ery is hoi-edfor. Seth l.ucllingis again with us after spend ing the winter at the agricultural coll. -"i-at Corvallis. The man who lett his horse ami cart standing at the new store about eighteen hours while he spent the time in the saloon one stormy night should Iw careful not to do so again as the citizens ot Canby are very indignant. Mr. Godwin is digging a well for Mr. Bis sell and at the depth ot sixteen feet found a gold quartz which was very heavy with mineral. Miss Annie Young has been engaged to teach the spring term of school nt Clarkes ami took her departure lor that place last Friday morning. Mr. Moses Hhn-h ot Portland was in Mil waukee Monday. The following is a list ot the pupils of the primary department of the Milwaukee school. Miss Mullan teacher, who were nei ther absent nor tardy during the month of March: Theodore Miller, Uurtol Tsoharuer, Sammie Abogg. lVlia Mullan. Sarah pog ers, K.uma Ahecg. Olgs Schinale, Hallie Lehman, GuMa llottcmiller. Miiwvi'KiK, April .V The entertainment given by the Milwaukee school tor the s hoo! library w as a dramatic as well as a financial success. The proceeds w hich were Jlti.uo will lie used in purchasing "Choice 1 Literature" tor the library. The people of Milwaukee are very lunch n leased to see the elegant little steamer Young America, for.ucrly the Volunteer, making her regular trips. She is now the neatest, most comfortable and sjieedy lioat on the Willamette river. She made her trial trip Sunday afternoon, going down to St. Johns and returning in the evening. The persot s hav ing the pleasure of ei jov ing her first trip were Mr. and Mrs. K. I-rutt and lamilv, Mr. and Mrs. Win. Adkinson, Mrs. Cap. Gooil, Mrs. I.. Weatherlord. the Misses Ponnett, Miss l.ida lSoltemiller, Oscar Wissinger, KoK'rt Wilson, James Wilson, J. C. Hungerford and many others from Milwaukee and Sellwood. The county tax collector visited us Tues day and met with success in collecting. We are having considerable rain but fruit trees, etc., are looking tine. Kvery one ex pects large crops this season. 1 am sorry to say our shoddy mill is atoll to lie sold and moved away. Koscok. Batrh of Heaver Creek News. new lence besides considerable rail fence. Ukvvkk Crkkk, April .l.-Farmers are j His new house is nearly completed and we ' impatiently waiting for tlie sun to shine. ; presume ready for occupancy. : Feed on 'the range is improving ami some j I'. 11. Telohcr and family am visiting the ' . .1.. i,-, ., .i;..,ii i imlintf : familv of J. W. llauch tit Mountain tew To talk about war eatlierof late, together with the midden drop in price if wheat and tntov, makes our farmers feel B little blue. One ol our farmers shipped a small consignment of po tatoes to San Francisco recently and w hen the returns came ill he found he had to pay fV!0 instead of realising over twenty cents per bushel as lie was led to believe he would front quotations received from the commis sion merchant. Mi ssis. Jake Marks ami Toast Graves left last Tuesday lor Montana. Prof, A. Winches w ill close his fifth term of school at this place on Tuesday. Our loss is Oak Grove's gam, he having engaged to teach that school We regret very much to lose so prolletcnt a teacher as is Prof. Win ches and congratulate Oak Grove district on its selection of an instructor, P. A. Gilliam paid the growing prohibi tion city of Woodhurn a visit last week. Mr. ISiichaiHiu who, we regret to say, lias been very ill lor son e time, is reported lobe j a little belter. j A prolrat'tcd meeting will be hold at j Marks Prairie school house, commencing j Tuesday evening, April .Mb. l!ov. C. 1.. j I owtber, assisted by Key. Mr, liichards ol ; Portland, will have charge of the meelingxj which promise to lie ol mncii interest, Mrs, F. II. Hilton had the misfortune to fall last Fridav at her home, striking her km c against the sharp edge of the porch, ; j j j , j and, it is tcared, freaking some ot tue mines, j A party, consisting of I'hos. Gilliam, P, J. I Uisncv and mother, arrived from Kentucky ! last Saturday morning. They left Knox 'county March '.'T and had a very pleasant trip, of course they will fall ill love with lour country and climate and are here to i stay. j Hen Woller, one of our rustling business men. went to Oregon City today, Mr. George Sutherland returned last Sat tird.iy from a long stay in Calilonilii. OCCASIOS-Vt.. CARLTON ROSEIBAN Asiiiioimceiiieiit. WK ARK TOO Itl'SY Receiving New Spring and Summer Goods ... . ., , i l... ii,t if v.ni wish to talk aliDiit (iH)D in e n i or niivw icrc v sc (iooDSumi low rmc lUil if vou wish to talk ulumt wo nro at Your scrvici1. Wo will iiuto a low liard hitters: 5 gallons best Pearl Oil, 3 pounds Arbucklo's CoiTee, 22 pounas IN ice u sugar, 0.85 S.65 $1.00 ! Our i inn! lUiildors' llartlwaro ami Nails at 1'ortlaiul iriccf stock ttf lioots ami Shoes will suit tho most fasti (Sins in (M.ii kaitias Countv. Wo arc ivcciv'm (iivo irt't't fi'tm tho IdHt, winch wo , . .I i us a call ami oo ooii iiu'eu. ami all other potl in projioition. ions. Thft'o is no hotter lino of Hat a coiimleto line of Dli) iUUl ami will sell at Trices that will surprise vou, I. etui Carlton & Rosenkrans' New Cash Store, Canby, Or. ors in Low hico for (.'hti'kaiiitiM County. KV KK.V INTKlittiKNCK. Nearly Ten Thousand Sacks Potatoei Shipped. Other Kte. Nkvv Km, April I. There Is but litt'e erain sown in this locality and the indica tions are at present that spring sowing will ! Ik' very laic liis sprlnff, thoni;li the leisure time caused by so nui'di rain is well occii- pied in clfanni! land mid liiiildint! new j 1 tenccs. i I itn ltmvvii has built alHiut one mile oi l IlAPI(;iIOKST .S: COMPANY, I T 1 Kront Street. HARDWARE iwii..... or.... Ntirtliw tmtr ii Aitrhl for ATKIWS il IVtU-r -iMnmouil. Uiwa Orrl.totH TiilUrliHHh . Stlv titocU w tiSt lIUl,N:Wlfl(i Crescont Wotlgos (warrant.l.) B & S Vr.f Chains. Arcatlo Kilos. Koj.o. Croscont Mod I.ogors ami W'ootl Chonpors Siocialtios Oregon City Agent, WILSON A COOK An Old Han Assaulted. Cv-nby, Anril 4. Jim Nolan, while under the influence of li iior, without provocation whatsoever, struck (i. W. Shank, an old man who is over sixty years old and who was at the time al.-o ii.cumbeied with a heavy overcoat and several packages. The bystanders, bavins due regard tor old Site and a man of such blameless reputation as Mr. Shank has, soon put the rutlian in his own sphere. The ilitliritlty seems to have originated out ot a road survey made t.y the county surveyor not lontr since, between the property of J. F. Kckerson, A. K. Shank and Jim Nolan. He tried to pick a ipiurrel with Eekerson, hut on being informed of the he t that he had best keep hi hands to .hiniscit, he then summoned suiticiciit conr- : aire to strike an old man, turning abruptly , from Kckerson to Shank, who had not spoken to him at all. He then made him- ' M'lfituite obnoxious by delaiuini; and in-j suiting several decent men. Had his cronies I not hurried him away he would have re- ceived his just dues for so maliciously us- j sauitingaii old man. Eye Witnkhs. The Mink Neieliorhood. Mink, Apri 3. Mrs. J. 0. Citmiiiins re turtitd from Portland last Saturday where ' she has been under medical treatment for the last three or four weeks. Miss Mary Moehnke left for Seattle last week to lie gone three or four months. Miss Rosa Ilornshuh went to Oregon City last week to remain for the summer. Fall wheat looks better than usual at this time of the year. The prospects are good for a large ctop. Most of the spring grain is sown and farmers are waiting for fine weather to plant potatoes. Jo. Waldrop spoke here last Saturday to a small crowd. Miss Williams, our school teacher, is pre their cattle. j The tinal survey of the road to Molalla has j reached to the school house through this locality. The location gives universal satis- . taction to those residing here, ' II. Hreniieii of your city is living on the Fred Albright place. We understand he desires to purchase a part of that farm. S. J. Criteser is sawyer for C. I'. Ihx at Canby. He will move his family there soon. Knos Cahill runs his mill as orders come in. tieorge Kider and bride have taken up housekeeping in one of the mill houses. II. C. behind, having served the past four years as school clerk, has resigned and J. M. Uoliertson has succeeded him. Mrs. Nancy Stoker has returned home alter visiting relatives in Highland the past month. Joseph Wilson has rented the Fred Miller larm for the season. Edward Owens and 1'avid M' -Arthur are euch doing -oine breaking of new land. Corhitt it Macleav, ot Portland, who this week. Mr. Telcher will return to his ! Mulatla Happening. home in Idaho alHiut the first of May. Mrs. Moi.m.m, April .lt has been a long i Telcher has Iweti sntl'cring (or the past week j imc sni.e cim kamn, county had u county j with neuralgia in her face and at present is ' 1(jr yi;t, tlri, K) M, lc, the much needed m better. ; scheme liegun In earnest. Cauby in the I Miss Kmma ltremerof Portland spent lut j,n,j,Vr place to select the ground owing to location and condition of the soil. Mrs. John Harlem departed last week lor. week at hoinewith her parents and returned to Portland on Saturday. MissJcssicSValdronol Meadow Hrook was home Sunday visiting her mother and friends of this locality. K. 1. Hutchinson has jti-t finished put ting up the poles in Ins lifted! acre hop yard. (leo. Kidder and fatui.y of Mount Pleas ant spent Saturday night an 1 Sunday with ; old time Iriends in this nei-hhorh.Hid, Mr. Cole of Meadow Hrook i ailed all night ! in our midst while on his way to the Kruse neighborhood to commence his school. : There have la-en shipped from New Era i this winter II, i-.li sacks of poiaioes, which is ! about double the amount hipped any pre- ! vioiis year. It is thought they have netted j . U,iit tvventv-live cents i r bushel SPRING Y OPENING ! in this locnlity, bold it at l'r I KoU-rt llrovvn is proposing to lay a go. mi ideal of tile on his farm this spring w hich will no doubt prove to he a success. Many others should prolit by hi- experience. Siioutv. own land acre. M. Hyatt began a three months term of school yesterday in district No. C'l. Political matters are .Uiet here as we are all good republicans. Nvtivk. Clarkes News Notes. Ci.arkes, April II. Mr. i. W. Grace has j somewhat simmered just releived a large supply of new goods. ! convention. Miss Annie Voung arrived here last Fri- The incessant ruin ,i ,.,i u ill heein n three months term of i has Iwen .mile a school the 4th. Wc all wish her success. Mr. Stout has sold his Springwater place and is moving back b dwell in Harmony. (.'has. Moran, president of the county alli ance, has returned from Mack shurg and re ports a successful meeting. Mr. Skirving and daughter, of Nebraska, ;have been visiting relatives here. Mr. Skirving has returned but his daughter w ill : remain during th summer. I Miss Ida N'erikircliuer ha returned to ; her home in Mulino where she will remain i for a while. Miss Emma Tinnerstet lias been visiting S friends in Mountain Home. Mr. William (Jraee, of Hums, is visiting friends and relatives of this place. Mr. David Anderson has commenced work on his new saw mill at Mountain Home. Miss Edith Smith, of Oregon City, is vis iting her sister, Mrs. Casper. Joe Waldrop, a Baptist ex-minister of Portland, will address the people on the necessity of nolitical reform and will show News Nates From Mar.iiam. Mvityt vvt, April .". The political pot has ilovv ii since the county during the past week, dra vnaik to farming. Scarcely any grain has been sown on the low lands and farmers are becoming anxious to see it clear up. Fears are being entertained that the fruit crop will be injure! by the continued cold rains. Mr. Daniel Albright, an old residence of this place, is dangerously ill. Maniuam Sunday school was reorganized Inst Sunday, and the following ollicers elected for the summer season: Superinten dent, John Labour: assistant superinten dant, Barton Jack: secretary, J. E.Jack; treasurer, I!. Thompson. Sneak thieves are making themselves quite conspicuous in these parts oflatc; two were chased from the barn of P. J. Hidings last Friday night whilst they were trying to make away with some grain. Mr. Patterson commenced a term of school in the Glad Tidings district last week. Mr. A. li. Marqitam will build anew resi dence on his farm this season. paring the school children for arbor day. ! why christians as well as everybody else Part of the program is to plant some shade j should unite in an ellort to accomplish his tiW end, at Clarkes, Saturoay, April lb, at 1:.W fharlie Chinaman has rented ten acres of ; o'clock. Iv"- hops of Fritz Moehnke and five acres of Mike Moehnke, making a total of aliout twenty-five acres that he now has in bops. Monk. Macksburg Notes. Ma' KSBL'Uo, April 4. -Charley Collins has gone to California where he expects to spend the summer. Ed. Morris started to Montana Thursday morning. There was a dance at Frank Jackson s Jast Saturday night. Quite a crowd assem bled and a good time was had. The alliance held a convention at Bache lor ball Friday and Saturday. A number of speakers were present. On Saturday a reception was given by the lady members at the residence of A. H. Reynolds. Wni. Yohann expects to start to Califor nia in few days. He goes there to improve hi, health. Bcmmim. ! Central Point Notes. I Cknthai. Point, April 4. An Easter so. ' cial will be given at Central Point on Siin ! day, April 17. I Burt Harrington, of Ely, is in this part of ! the country rusticating. Dr. Joseph f.'asto has some trouble keep ing his sheep on the Alps. They have an inclination to roam down in the green valleys. The school board of district No. 'i'i met last Saturday at 7 p. m. for tlie purpose of lookingover the assessment roll and equal izing the school tax that was voted at the last annual meeting. Gilbert Randall, dis trict clerk, made the assessment. Mrs. Mayett. Hyatt and her son Millard moved from Tinkcrtown to Oregon City last week. How long are we to shoot hooter grouse this spring? Uho. Cnrrlnsvllle Items. Ci'Kkinsvim.k, April 3. -Some of our Kansas friends are lonesome for a cyclone so much so that they are all going hack to Kansas. The Currinsville brass band meets every two weeks. Mr. Alfred Miller, the leader, is talking ol going east to complete his mu sical education. Hi; has a great talent for music. Win. Palmaleer and family are soon to leave the hills lor (Ireshain. Doc. I'alnia teer and wife spent a few days last week with theirdttughter, Mrs, Wills. Mr. Oliver Mat tew is about selling bis interest in the sawmill to his partner, Mr. Lester Noah Hyples launched his boat the 27th for a sail down to the Columbia. Doc. Williams and family have moved to their claim In the mountains southeast of the Palmaleer setl lenient twelve miles. They will Hud snow there. Horse posters on cloth, large size with cut of any of the leading breeds of horses at the Entkhi-hisk ollice. the unseen lvutul. She was a victim ol j consumption. j I Harold Engle, of the llrm of Moody & j Fugle, has sold out his interest in the store , j to Stonewall Jackson Vaiinh.in. j I Scarcely bad the lax collector left our 'town when the assessor . nine in warm on i ibis track. You seethe people Were fully) impressed with the object of the latler'sj mission. i Mr. Ingrain, the Molalla gardener, will! move down to Harlow prairie, where lie , thinks be w ill he better able to supply the Portland market. ' Jim- Waldrop is billed to speak here April . I t at " . VI p. in. on some rcloriuaiioii ol Mutinies. The Messrs. Fox Iroin Missouri have pur- j chased land in the edge ot the mountains j where no doubt they will have better health than on the Mississippi river. ( March Is stiil moving mi into April; the! roads are wore than ever, tit least we hear , of more " slicking in the mud.' There are no lots for sale here, land being too valuable to wnnje in building up a town. So think some, and people go to Marqiiani or Harlow where they can buy nil tijey want. j Park I'liu-e Notes. PvttK Pi.aok, Aprii S.-llad colds tire the , common complaint of the negbborhood j since the change in the weather. Mr. J. Wilzig Is inclosing two lots pur chased oftheK.lgewoo.l company forachi. k en park. We also understand he has or dered an incubator, which mentis plenty ol chickens. Mr. (eo. Hainilloii, school clerk, is busy assessing the district for the money for the school site. Mr. Bellomy of the llrm of Bellomy A Htisch. is moving on his late acquired prop erty adjoining the liirnitiire factory prem ises. Frank, the oldest sou of Oust. Oldendurg, was shot in the leg, one day this week, while fooling w ith arille, but is now able to unlit ni'aln. w ith some trouble, however. K. C. Ma.biock, the genial candi. late for sheriff, was in town last week on business. Eli is a worthy candidate anil w ill be hand somely endorsed by the republican parly next June. -OF- THOS.CHARMAN&SON -AT THE- DR6SSG00DS In tho latest styles and designs, some heautiful patterns at a jirieo novei hefore oll'erod in Oregon City. Extra CLOTHING large lint of Men's and J'-oys', clothing, of the host grado of goods ii tho market. ftHHTSIfr In any sizo, shape and stylo from one dollar up to the host Stetson. Items Krnm Mountain View. Mountain Vikw, Aprils. F. M. Darling is going to try raising rhubarb for prolit. He has set out )0 plants. It will, nodnuhl, lie a paying business. Assessor Noble was seen strolling about town this week, trying to find if wu are richer or poorer than last year. L. D. iAionard of Park Place was up this week. He had the misfortune to break one wheel to bis hack coming up Seventh slreet. He says he thinks one more " improve ment on the slreet and the public will have-to abandon tho street altogether. ' K. C. Maddock of New Era, Clackamas county's future sherill', was taking in our town yesterday. The political pot is beginning to boll con siderably in this place. It will continue to boil until the republican candidates are in the olllces, others to the contrary notwith standing. The little daughter of W. A. Harris, whose arm was broken, is improving, and soon will be all right again. Omkoa. pJIJl?! (jOODS Embracing a well soloctod lino of Ties, Nogligoo shirt Hosiery and Underwear. Charman&Son Lead in quality of goods handled. GIVE THEM A QALL. GEORGE BROUGHTON, MANUKACTHUKIt OK Abb KINIW OK FIR AND HARDWOOD LUMBER. FULL STOCK OF FL00U1N0, CEILTN0, UUSTTO AND FINISH ING LUMBER, DIMENSION STUFF AND LATH. 4-Special Bills Cut to Orders Mill and Yard on tho River, Foot of Main Stroot, OREGON CITY, OK.