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0: CLACKAMAS COUNTY THE EXTF.RI'IUSK ORIiFM'ONIr. KNrsMVF.F.r the hf.i.i. Meadow Itrook't w Saw .Mill and l'laner To Discus the Kcadiiiir of I'lrtiuti School Mote. Mkapow Brook, March 5. I.ast Friday Miss Grace Moran closed a three months term of school in district No. 72. Miss (Imt Holme of the metropolis is teaching a term of three months in district No. .S3. Krank Avers is working for I). Robinson who lias recently built new picket fence in trout of his residence which much im proves the appearance of the place. Mrs M. E. Wright is also bniMir.fr a new picket fence inclosing a large front yard. J. C. Kail has about finished his new barn to replace the one burned last Sep tember. Jos. Rees, whom many will remember was badly burnt in that lire, has so far re covered as to be able to do light work about the farnr", but he will never recover the full use of tils left band. Miss Delia Hubbard, who has been stay ing with MissG. V. Dimick. of Hubbard, since last November, has come home to stay. The Young brothers are doing a great deal of work on their ranch. John Young last week went to Bake Oven, Wasco county, to be gone several months. Mike Mulvey and his sister Mamie, of Clarkes, were the guests of Miss Jessie Rob eson last Sunday. G barley, John, and George Robeson are pending several months on the coast hunt ing and fishing, and digging clams. On the lsth instant there will be a debate in the Alliance at the Betiiel school house upon the following question: "Resolved, That the reading of fiction is injurious' All members of the Order are cordially in vited to attend. Our literary concert and basket social on the 2"th ult. was a decided success. The new saw mill on Milk creek near the mouth of Canyon creek is doing a splendid business and tills a long lelt want here. In a few days the proprietors are going to put in a complete planer and will be prepared to furnish all kinds of dressed fir and cedur lumber. One point in their favor is that they sell rough lumber at $! per thousand. J. II. Wright has rented the Burney ranch for another year; so we understand. We hope our new road supervisor will give this district a little attention. Phoenix. his hop yard, but the Imp-grower here have had all they want of Chinamen, as Charlie China swindled them out of their rent last year, and they now conclude to run their yards themselves. Charles Moehnke and wife were out from Oregon City on their farm lust Sunday. William Stiner and hi brother have taken a contract of grubbing for Mr. ttude man. If this tli.e weather continues there w ill I considerable plowing and seeding done next week. FKtKJ POND CROAKS. energy of the school patrons by subscrib ing money and materiuls for fencing the sclnvol grounds ami for other needed im provements. We had a six mouth school Inst year taught by .Miss M. Myers and Miss (i. Mornii. During the last year several homesteads have len taken up in this vicinllv. Henry Sexton and I'rcss Bonny have built houses on their claims and otherwise Improved them. J. Gorlx It is intending to build a comnio- ,dious dwellingduring the summer. Helms j (imimcnced getting the material on the grnumi. A New Gate-Kaliing Potatoes Psyi-A Liter ary entertainment. Cnrrlnsvllle Callings. Currinsville. March 6. These sunny days are being well improved by the farm ers who have already begun plowing for their spring crops. An entertainment by the Currinsville lit erary society is talked of to come oil in the near future. Mrs. J. Horner met with a sad accident a short time ago. While driving a nail a part of the nail Hew ofl striking her in the eye and causing the loss of sight. Her eyesight was not good before and now the sight of the remaining eye is much impaired. An excellent sermon was delivered at Cavanaugh last Sunday by Rev. W. L. Mol-loy. Mink Mutterlnes. Mink, March 7. On March 1st John Heft and Miss Mary Moehnke were married at the residence of the bride's parents. Rev. Staub, of the German Reformed church of ficiated. The happy couple are both well known and highly respected in our neigh borhood. They will spend a few weeks at the bride's home and then will take up their residence in Oregon City where Mr. Heft had a neat house built. We wish them much success and happiness in their voyage of life. Allen Edwards and Miss Elizabeth Jones, of Mink, were wedded last Thursday in Ore gon City before Justice Fouls. Lizzie is well known in our neighborhood as she was raised here. Mr. Edward's, we suppose, is now looking for a home for himself and bride. Last Wednesday three Chinamen were out from Portland to Fritz Binhm'a to rent Froo Toud, March l:t. I will write you a few items once more for a change. The weather is cold and disagreeable and vegetation seems to grow slow. Fall wheat looks fair considering the weather we have been having. Abe Kessler is going to start out from here next week to canvass the county for a patent gate he bought some time ago. It Is a line thing for farmers to have. He has bought a set of tools to build them with, and now ha finished the set by going to Stallord and procuring a Gage such as all carpenters should have. Irv. Patterson bids the Pond farewell after a stay of a year. He will be missed by all the young people. Our school will begin the first Monday of April for a term of three months with Miss Bertha Doering of New Era as teacher. John Kruse shipped 1100 sacks of pota toes the past two mouths, and they cleared him f I.OO a sack clear money. The entertainment given by Frog Pond school and the young people the 4th of March was a grand success. About two hundred people were present and it took four and a half hours to render the pro gram. Some of the principal actors were Isza and Aura Thompson, Jakereters, Ella Aden, George and Henry Aden, Susie and Herbert Turner, Lorena Kruse, Fred Barnes, all of the school, and Charles and Rosa Wagner, Irv. Patterson, John Tyler, Clyde Evans, 0. P. Sharp, Linn, Beda, Annarttta and Kate Sharp, Walter Sharp, Ella and Albert Turner, Butralo Bill, Miss Gieble, Frank Kruse and R. Sandy.of the outsiders. The entertainment will be long remem bered by the eopIe around here. Miss An aretta Sharp did well in acting her parts and received praise from all. Charley Wag ner also did finely and deserves great credit for the able manner in which he conducted his piece. R. Sandy, John Tyler and Ella Turner also diil well, and last but not least the Judge did fine. Miss Minnie Jaggur, the teacher, alo deserves much praise for getting tne entertainment up in style. John Tyler and Mike Gross are working lor John Kruse this season. John Seedling has bought a farm from Daniel Myers and by appearances the wed ding bells will shortly ring again. Shake, John; you are pointed in the right direc tion. , John Tyler, F. P. Larson and T. L. Tur ner were elected delegates from Tualatin Grange No. Ill, to attend the convention at Oregon City the l.'Sth, to elect delegates to the state grange. H. E. Hayes, state lecturer, passed through the Pond last Friday for Oswego. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Kent, of Portland, have been visiting at John Kruse's the past week. O. K. Tl'ALATIS AND VICINITY. Several Sick-Death of a l'ionrer I'rotnu'ted Meeting tailed- Social Note. TiAt.ATi.t, March 13. Mrs. Frit F.lling son i on the sick list, but at latest ac counts is somewhat convalescent. .Miss Edith Short, of Sell wood, commenced a three months term of school at the Mulloy school house last Monday morning. Miss F.lva Co pic and Miss Jones, who have been attending the protracted meeting at this place, returned to their homes in Pleasant Hill a few days ago. Mrs. Catherine Graham, of Tigardville, a pioneer of '47, died at her home on the -d instant, ami was buried at Ames chapel on the 4th. Mrs. Graham had resided on that one place during the entire 4.1 years, and was well ami favorably known all over this section of country. She leaves an agett husband and one son, besides numerous friends, to mourn her departure. Her age was 7S years. Mrs. Maria Sweek spent the greater part of last week in the metropolis. J. W. Graham, a jolly youth ol this vicin ity, has returned to his old home in the East. Miss Maliel McCain, youngest daughter of Judge McCain of McMinnvllle, Miss Rosa Vickery of Lalayette, .Miss Alice Franklin, of Portland, and Miss Edith Short of Sell wood, spent last week as the guests of Mrs. Sam Galhreath. Miss Ida Francis, a prominent teacher of this county, will teach a spring term at the Ames chapel school. Cat. Harding is temporary clerk in the store of J. K. C. Thompson of this place. Mr. Elliot of the metropolis now wields the roil and discourses the science of Amer ican education to the rising generations at Durham's mill. J. It. C. Thompson is confined to his bed w ith an attack of nneuinnnia. The First Congregational church of this place has closed after a three week session, during which seventeen souls were con verted and united with the church. The meetings were conducted by Rev. Mr. Olds of this place assisted by Rev's Mr and Mrs Barber of Pleasant Hill. oralis ;WILL NOT BBi , Mo TT -ttt --r nK TIT T1T Si to II a VT UJ JO mjj u. -iCf . . . . j.i Aa nnrl r.rincs and I. 1 Call and examine mui - be convinced that QJil HATS ffl FURNISHING GO Till N Kill) tlra ( rVliH 111 11 1 Dry Goods, Goceries Boots and Shoes, Caps and Hardware, Arfi t.hfi hast to be had for tho money in the stat; Highest price paid for produce. CKNBB, - - - OREGON, jrlut 'l.hr Jlil f Int in Int 'all In I nln ''Wi Dexter- IlAlUGIIOl.ST & COMPANY, 151 Front Street. I HARDWARE r-n u '". Nnrthwfirrn Atfrtiti tor llUmu.l, Unce Occident Tuttlcto..th lx itrf Unr. Hliv.t hicel H.w. is I tllH CM. I rug tllK rar too Crescent Wedges (warranted.) It & S Proof CliAins. Arcade Files. Kop Crescent Loggers and Wood Choppers Specialties. WILSON AGof.,,1 Cotton Callings, Colton, March 10. Seeing items from other neighborhoods but none from Colton I will presume to send in a few notes. The farmers in this vicinity are putting in considerable time pulling stumps out of their otherwise cleared fields, Vx & Broth ers being principal actors with a stump puller of their own invention. The pros pect for the coming season is ttiat the farm ers will have nicer fields to run their ma chinery over than heretofore. J. Gorbett has brought home 1100 prune trees, part of which he is selling to his neighbors, but he will plant COO himself. He is also improving his farm by clearing the logs from a large piece which is sur rounded by fields and has been an eye sore for a longtime. The annual school meeting showed the Krdland News. j Reii.and, March 11. School meeting passed off iiiietlv and to the satisfaction of all. Geo. Ilieinbotham was elected clerk I and I.ouis Funk director. 0. Cutting sold part of his ranch, 3 1) acres, furf 1,500 to Stevenson oV Paulsen. Some of our young people act as if they might step oil' soon. That's all right, lioys, but don't forget to set 'em up. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus were among the guests at Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong s silver wedding. Ixniis Funk attended the county conven tion of P. of II. as a delegate from Harding grange. Mr. Ilerkey and family have moved into their new ipiarters. Ilattie Wallenstein died at the residence ol her grandparents last week, aged 14 years. August Funk is making uite an improve ment ou his place by having more land cleared. There will be preaching at the Iielhel church March 10, at II a. M., by a German minister. Some of our farmers got a little nipped by sowing in that dry spell we had last week. Marmot, Marmot, March ".For the last few weeks a large force of men have been work ing on the Hull Run road for the Portland water works, and (luring this period most Oregon City Agent, all kinds of farm produce have advanced twenty-live per cent in price. This, you must know, makes the old ranchers rejoice to see the boon of their thoughts so very near, yet the moss has grown many inches on the rools which have protected these old pioneers In, these many years, through all their fears that these days would neverap pear. But they are here with sunshine and summer near. It is pluin there will 1 many a change before the end of the year. All who live along the line of this road are run ning hotels and hoarding houses; all are do ing a big business, and no one goes hungry for a job of work. We like to boast w hile we have a chance. It has been reported that we are to have a new tow n and post ollice, hut our glasses are not strong enough to locate it yet. (ieorge Pickens is feeling highly chited over his son who was presented to him by bis better half on the morning ol the Hth. All are doing well. New Kra Hotel. Nr.w Kra, March 1.1. Miss Wolpert, of San Jose, California, has recently arrived here and will keep house for her brother Fred, who says be could get nobody else's sister so he would take his own. Miss Maud Martin and Anthony Ry czynskl were married in the Catholic church on the 8th instant, Father Hook holser officiating. We wish the newly mar ried couple peace, happiness and pruierlly. George McArthur, nne ol our eilecnie I young hieii, leases to day for Kastern Ore gon w here he v ill enpic ill the slu-ep hnti ness with William llronn. e w ish him a safe and spec. I v journey. Grandpa Mi ('iiuslin was iitlm kr l with some kn.d of a sinking spell hist Sutunhiy. Dr. (lonelier was called and iidiniiilM.-n-.l to lijj wants. He was soon ri- ved and i now feeling ipiile well lor one of his age. J. I.. Mattocks is tin in the Highland country getting out honpi lor lime barrels. Ilavid McArthur Imuclit two river Iront lots in New Kra last week of Judge W. W. Jesse of Ihirlow. Dr. Ca-to has reehed an apuiiiitnieiit from Captain Smith as roa I Ik-i hi 1 1 , Al pine and surrounding country. We have said tint little on the roml iuestion, hut will reserve the right to predict that there w ill be several miles of rond in what was dis trict No. -II that will pais by unmnloteil. Jumps Hoiigham is clearing ten ai res of land. Jim evidently hclioics in the rule of what is worth doing at all is worth ilmiig well, as he is making prairie of the land as he goes. The stumps which stood thick on Itnrnev Frederick's valuable, little farm are ail blown out, w hich makes a great improve ment on the place. It. I) Stone anil Hilly Kiman arc clearing a piece of laud this spring. There has I ,, more land cleared this winter in this locality than in any preceding winter in its history. 0 but; ma SrrAf Notes. Nrri'K, M.irch 11 --The annual meeting In tld district was held lax , day and resulted in the ehciloii of f 1; Kursteiter for director to serve fof years, ami J. I. Kltu r lor eh-rk loser t, r year, to sinceed himself. 1 he newly ,.,. before the n.,j. otllcers were sworn in it I J m i r i t-. I . (iiirdittrlct has now 1 ' between four and twenty years ol ij gain over last year of twenty' two. ill II hen Rev. K.riisi, pastor of the F.van.l church at Oregon t ity, and Itev. Ilor of Mink, have Is en hoMing a prolyl lin at our school house the past jj, f The meeting will hr continued the n week. N-rvlccs are l nig held III Gr- at '.'o'clock i, m. and In F.ngiish alTt m. every day. It. F. Ilolladay ami Milton Hea.cs k nv II. !.:- . ... i ineir larin to ,!, iilel t rocker ( j place. The former gentlemen will tt with llnir lamiliea to Newburg, Yi county. J6' Horn, to the wife of John GceU. , H John is getting a new crop ir side wli.l and is no wearing a No. ft laait. jtc Mr. Kursteiter l busy plowlngaml ntxi out his new Imp yard. John Gahlor Itfo setting out hop vard. fa , Kd. Hilton Ims been apMilnted ul jW supervisor lor the Needy district. W fell Mr. Curler has made a gooil ,.ectlon. DEMOTED I LAS nn CHACE! LAST CHNCEi THE STOCK OF MHYER & HCKERMHIN I HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE OLD PLACE INTO E. D. KELLY'S BUILDING TWO DOORS BELOW WHERE THE REMAINDER OF THE STOCK WILL BE CLOSED OUT BEGAKDLESS OF COST A. MAYER