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CLACKAMAS COUNTY IBE ENTERPRISE CORRENrOSD EXTS SHEEP THE FIELD. Wool Exhibit for Taconia A Sew Fish Story Wimltlf Mill to Start at Milwaukee. Miiwavkvc, Aug. 2S.-J. 0. llonnet ha ml his carding mill two lot of wool which he ia lo prepare for exhibit at the inter-state fair at Taconia. On belongs lo I). C Mewart of Forest Grove, an.l la Spanish merino. The fibre i of unusual fineness and length anil is hard to excel. The other belongs to A. R. Scott of Milwaukee, and is from Cotswold aheep. For evennesa of fibre and for ita great length Mr. Bonnet says he has never had ita equal in bia mill. If Oregon doea not carry ofl first premium at the Taconia fair it will be because they have wool of a (tetter quality than ever be fore produced in Washington. T. R. A. Pellwood is having a ditch dug through his land averaging eight feet in depth. It is for draining purposes. Why it is that the fruit growers do not prop up their fruit trees, especially the prunes, is a mystery. The trees are heavily laden with fruit this year, but prices are weak and no doubt the growers are losing interest in the fruit culture. Casper Kerrs new house is completed and w ill soon be occupied. Mrs. Gary and her sons, William a,ul fam ily from Mount Tabor, and Prof. T. J. Gary left for Soda Springs Tuesuay morning. The shoddy mill company placed fire un der their near boiler Tuesday and sounded the whistle. They will be in running order by September 1st. The picnic given by tbe male choir and Kpnorth League last Thursday was a suc cess. All present enjoyed the day. near by to quench his thirst. With no bones broken the survivor la doing well. 0. W. Robbins, on being told H was a girl gathered his gun In his great pleasure and came in with five blr.li. Tbe boys say he shot right and left, sometimes getting In two shots belore the bird reached the ground. Breach of trnst, is It? Last week a talka tive fellow who has been sojourning west of this place for a time, borrowed team and wagon of Mrs. Jack Palmer to go some where after his household goods Xfter several days Mrs. Painter, in the ab sence of her husband, became nm-asy. F. C. Terry assisted in tracing up '' locating the property at Salem. Found everything sold horses for I'.'S, wagon 1 12, harness ft. They had to bring suit to obtain the rig, Man gone. fLKASANT IIOMK. Two Accidents on the Pipe line-Grand Reun ion of the U. A. R. and 8. of V. Pleasant Home, Aug. 28.-The first seri ous accident since commencing building the pipe line happened on the grade tlie'iVI, Mr. Freeman, who was driving eight horses with two wagons of pipe, was going down the grade just west ol the Sandy bridge when the brake gave way causing the acci dent All were hurled down the gralte ,VX feet below, killing three horses Instantly and badly bruising the others. Mr. Free man was considerably hurt though not se riously. He lives with his family in Tow ells Valley on the pipe line, where he was taken to be cared for. The same day the large engine that hauls pie from the foun dry at East Madison street, while coining to Gresham with a load of pipe was wrecked, caused by the drive wheel becoming un manaahle, and the engine running side of the road caused the engineto upset, making a complete wreck of it. The engineer jumped off as the engine left the road, escap- Sunday with a day's catching of sixty (Wi. Rev. Forbes, ol Albua, who waa engaged to preach here last Sunday afteruoan, did not make his apHarauce. Mr. Ilnniels, who was laid up the fore part of the week wllh a carbuncle on his wrist, Is improving. Jamea Crutkshanks, of Rock Creek, was in here this week with his threshing ma chine. He threshed one Job only, aa most of the grain la not quite ready. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson, ol Portland, were out on their ranch yesterday. The Free Methodist camp meeting began at Tremont Thursday. Two of our cltlsens " hoofed" the three and one-half miles and got there just as the evening services were orer. Johu Robertson and his sisler Minnie, of Portland, were visiting relatives here last Sunday evening. All Straw Hats Greatly Reduced $1.00 Hats for 25 and 50 Cents. CAN BY Cl'UJNUR. New Political Party Organised-Peaches and Melons Klpe-The New Koatl System. Last Wednesday morning between the i uninjured. The engine will not be put hours of 11 and 12 o'clock, Mr. Bonnet was back on the road as the balance of the pipe attracted to the pond that furnishes his I can be hauled by teams. From Gresham carding mill with water power by a noise made by a trout and snake fighting. The fish had the snake by the tail endeavoiing to draw it under water. The struggle lasted quite a while, when the snake got away from tbe fish and was making its way out on a plank lying near the water's edge, but did not escape, tbe fish catching hold of its tail and drawing the snake back into tbe water. Then as quick as a flash the trout changed its tactics, catching the snake by the neck and exerting all its strength to draw it under the water. But his snake ship would not have it that way and coiled itself around the fish. They continued to atruggle In this way when Mr. Bonnet, thinking the value of the fish was more than the snake's victory, struck it with a club and killed it. The fish swam away, glad no doubt to escape the fond embrace of tbe snake. ' The fish was eight inches long, the snske fifteen. During tbe contest which lasted thirty minutes seven or eight persons gathered on tbe bank to witness it. This is not " fish story," as we are not in the habit of teilng them. - While Mr. Atkinson and W. Robinson were stretching a barbwire fence the wire parted throwing .Mr. Atkinson face down ward, cutting and scratching tbe lower eye lid and cheek very severely. Mr. Robinson escaped with a few scratches. Dover Dotting. Dover, Aug. 25. The rush of harvesting and ill health prevented us from using your valuable paper lan week in the way of speaking to the outside world. But now the cutting of all grain is about done in this locality and tbe aphis has acted real demo cratically. They have left us about half, cutting oats from 40 bntbelodown to 20 to the the acre and wheat about the same. They are now going through the gardens and truck patches, and it is very likely by the time they get through there it will be just as bad as if a division of Coxey's army bad been along. Taking all things intocon sideration, this has been one of the d dest lousiest years in the history of the country. I was consulting Mr. F. A. Meinig of Sandy the other day in regard to the grain aphis, and be says it is nothing more than tbe free trade louse, and that they originated in the populist party. He says the aphis and that party have a resemblance in color, also in habits, and declares they are trying to de stroy all grain se as to leave a large crop of straw so as to enable the party to start a straw-paper mill with which to furnish the i country with cheap money. The great agitation which is now troub ling our once quiet neighborhood Is the re port of a dead " Ingin" on Lewis River, the destruction of the aphis, and the great Coiey movement now on foot in the west end of our locality. The great movement is going on day and night, and if there is not some smart politician amongst us soon you need not be any way surprised at any time to hear of a contingent of the army to be starting from this neighborhood for Ore gon City, and maybe to Salem. As threshing is in progress now most of our time is taken up, aud if the weather holds good we will soon be through. Our school is in operation with a good at tendance and under the management of Judd Welch is doing fine. Our hotels are doing some little business yet, and will be for some time to coma, as pleasure seekers still come and go, which they will keep up until the weather forbids travel. The fruit crop here is going to be light, the same as grain. Early apples are scarce and poor in quality. Winter apples are a poor crop. Pears, prunes and plums are going to be scarce. Corn and potatoes look well but the crop will probably be short. Taking all in all this is an off year, and with the help of God we must make the best of it. up to Pleasant Home they haul with oxen and horses; from there the hauling is done with horse teams entirely. A. Butler and wife of Cotterell came over from Oregon City to do some threshing on the place they have rented. Geo. Landon and family, with Mr. Stan ley of Rockwood, were at Cotterell Sunday viewing their school land. Father Bradley's genial face is seen in our midst again after a pleasant trip over in Wasco county. But no place suits the old gent hall so well as WebfooL The Reunion was attended by 1,0I0 peo ple dn ring the day and night. They danced in the grove all night, about twenty couple in a set. Mr. Hofer of Salem and Geo. C. Brownell of Oregn City were the speakers of the day. There is a movement among tbe old soldiers and Sons of Veterans to make this their annual place for encamp ment, to last three or four days, thev pitch ing their tents and having a good time. No finer place could be selected in the state, owing to the fact that it don't take a purse full of money to reach it, as you cau reach it with teams or take walkers track, which the public know is a reliable way of travel ing. C. W. Stephens attended the Institute at Highland on Saturday the 2fith. has Lelanit District Notes. Lkiasd, Aug. 2B. The past week been very hot and smoky. Most of the farmers have their threshing done in this neighborhood. Miss Lizzie Thomas bad the misfortune one day last week to fall from the top of a ladder, the distance being twelve feet, onto a board floor. Her arm was sprained badly and she received some other bruises. Born, to tbe wife of George Rider, a fine girl. Mr. Cox has hail very end luck the past week with bis threshing machine, having had to lay up for two days. George Penman and Peter Dines bavc gone to Soda Springs to spend the day. Charles Rider isdoingfirstclass work with his threshing machine this year. He is working early and late to get back to ML Pleasant George Randall lost a very fine horse last week. An Adventist Sabbath school was organ ized here two weeks ago at Joe Cahill's bouse. Charles Gilbrich, of Macksburg, has been helping bis father this week. The road supervisor, Peter Engle, has begun grading on tbe hill near Brown's school bouse. Hat Seed. Sherwood Shots. Sherwood, Aug. 27. We are having very hot smoky weather at present. Harvest and threshing are nearly all done in this vicinity. Crops were not very good this year. President McClelien, ol Tualatin Academy Forest Grove, addressed the people of Hood View last Sunday and Sunday evening on tbe subject of education. A large congre gation was present. Jessie George and wife, of Oregon City, were visiting friends at Hood View Sunday, The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. George united in giving them a hearty welcome. A number of the young folks of this place gathered at Mrs. Murdock's for the purpose of having a little dance, Saturday evening. Those present report a good time. D. C. Her has nearly completed his new house. We need some more men like Mr. Her. Fire is raging south of here on the Calkins and Wright property. It has done no par ticular damage yet, but it is feared it will get beyond control. Hop growers are preparing to gather their crop. I he hop crop is good in quality, but not extra heavy this year. Shii-ax. Canby, Aug. 2W. Last Monday J. Sclmiitt moved bia household gooos from his present place of residence to that of D. Pimii'k nearer to the livery stable which lie routed from Mr. Pituick. While in the act of loading, Ms team became frightened, ran down Front street, broke down a bitching pool in (runt ol ItodpYa store, ran over a pile o( lumber and agaitiNt the livery stable. One of the horses waa knocked down and hud one loir broken. He waa bo badly bruised otherwise that he had to be killed. The horse was a valuable one and bia death is a great los to Mr. Sclmiitt The party of young ladies from Canby who were catnHd ut Soda Springs for about ten days, returned limt Monday. They report having bad a very pleasant time. Mrs. Irvine returned hut Sunday from Ilwaco where ahe has been visiting rela tives for a month. Andy and Albert Knight, Clarence Wilson and Sam Shepard started for the mountains last week and got a few miles beyond Soda Springs where they broke down. After they bad repaired their wagon they went back to Soda Springs, camped until Monday and then returned home. Mr. and Alra. Wm . Knight spent two days at Soda Springs laat week. George Knight spent Sunday at the Springs. F. Hampton' new house ia progress ing rapidly and will soon be completed. Hop picking on tbe prairie will com mence next Monday. Water melons are ripe on the prairie. Several nice lota were noticed in the stores in town. S. Garrison ij getting out a lot of hoop poles for a firm in British Columbia. Mr. Coulter, who resides near the Will amette river about two and a half miles north of Canby, brought some very Dice peaches into town one day this week which were raised on bia tine I arm. He says he has over one hundred boxes, of which these were a fair sample. The Good Templars have changed their time of meeting from Saturday to every Friday evening. The monthly buBinesa meeting of the I Epworth League was held at Rev. Gard ner's Monday evening Laat Saturday Dr. White called a po litical meeting for the purpoae of organ izing a new party. It did not material ize to any great extent as only two per sons were present. Sheriff .Mad dock was in town last Sat urday attending the A. 0. U. W. lodge, of which he ia master workman. Your correspondent, while taking a trip in the country one day last week, could not bat notice the changed condi tion of the roads for the better under the present road system. We noticed places that used to be almost impassable which are now in such fine condition that it is a pleasure to apin along over them for miles in a buggy. We think the present system of working our roads ia far better than the old way, and if continued we will soon have good roods all over the county. LADIES KID GLOVES FOR 75c, WORTH $1.00. IF YOU WANT SHOES THAT WILL WEAR COME TO OANBY. Dress Goods Just in From the East. G ron ft Hf.fi ALWAYS the LOWEST. p it CKNBY, TIB M fl P iuiiki OREGON. Deiter - 151 Front Street. I HARDWARE JVtland.OreK.m. Northwealern Aletila fur -Diamond,-- Lanes Oreldeut . TiUllelooth -Ifelter Laura- -Silver Meet V- fr m v a , k v i 1 v " Crescent Wedges (warranted.) R A S Troof Chains. Arcado Files. Rope. Crescent Nee Loggers and Wood Choppers Specialties. Oregon City Agent, .... WILSON A COOK Do You Need a Legal Blank? Tho ENTEKPRISK has the only corni.ldo stock in Clackamas county. Nearly 200 Different Blanks to Make Selections From. Every kind of a blank needed by a Judge, Jus tice, Lawyer, Real Estate Dealer, Farmer or Mechanic. One or a Quantity Sent POTSAGE paid at Portland Prices to Your Address. Holalla Marmara. JIolaj-la, Aug. 24. -The best turnout of wheat reported in this vicinity comes from the farm of Wm. Bai;by. The field looked well enough for thirty-five bushels, but tal lied twenty-six per acre. The average will probably be twelve bushels for wheat and twenty for oats. Frank Bagby wag not thrown from his "Harry Thome" steed into the Molalla river, neither had he a narrow escape from being drowned, although a well was Harmony Helios. Habmokt, Aug. 25. Mr. Kama Is baling hav.. He broke his bailer the other day, and after taking a day to fix it run through a couple ol bales and broke it again. Prof. Shay, el the Seattle seminary, made a few calls here the other evening. He is stopping at Sunnyslde with brethren and Bisters of the Free Methodist church. Several of our people are enjoying these hot smoky days camping and fishing on the Columbia slough. Com. Baltin returned Smyrna Smacks. 8YR!i, Aug. 27. The smoke of the hot weather and the Hies are all here. Joe Schwartz made a trip to Wilhoit last Friday. Mrs. F.W.Parker of Hubbard has been visiting in this neighborhood the past week. Miss Maggie Schwartz and Ida M. Yodcr are camping at Wilhoit this week. Prof. J. Wesley Yoder, who has been vis iting his brother near Ballston, Polk county, the past week, returned Sunday morning. Charles Kitchie and family, of Gervais, came down on Saturday evening and stayed over Sunday at his father'a-in-law, A. J. Yoder. Stephen Kaufman and Jonathan Zook, both of Cass county, Missouri, were visiting old acquaintances here tbe pant week. Rev. Merriman, of the United Brethren church of Woodburn, attended services at Smyrna last Sunday morning. The pickers commenced work in Uncle Joe Johnston's hop yard this morning. W. S Hurst, Esq., of Aurora, was writing up Insurance for different parties here the past week. Joe Johnston has sold his Bartlett pears to Sam Miller of Hubbard, at 75c. per box. Iowa. flAVIS THE PAINTER. House and Sign Painting. Good Workmen and the Best of Paints. PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. For Wall Paper. Matting, Linoleum, Window Similes ami Iiouho Decorations see him. Best stock in the city. Portland prices. Store Next Door To Albright's Meat Market. orEo-cnsr city, Oregon. Oregon City Enterprise $1.50 Per Year in Advance. TO THE COAST Ili'ilut't'd Ratt'M. Flint Time. Tho largo and cuiiHiioliturt STR. SARAH DIXON, Comfortable IWih, -:-: Clean State-rootim. Leaven Yamhill-atrect wharf for Antnria, Monday, Wedncailay and Friday, at 5) P. M., roiiiifctmg at Hriiho with Seanhoro Itnad Com pany fur Oearhart, (irimi'Hand Sea Hide. Tickets Hold throunh, and i . i ii. . . nn(rK"H cnecKeu to any jkiiih on Seashore Hoad Company line, and connects at Astoria with boats for Ilwaco and Iiong Itench. KcturninK leases at (i:.'?0 p. in., Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Company reserves right to change without notice. Shaver Transportation Co. J. C. Oli pliant. Agent. J. W. Shaver, Manager. FALLS CITY LODOE OP A. O U. W. Meetn every Hniunlny evening (if em'h month In A. 0 U. W. hall 71 h ht. All sojourning brethren coidUlly iuvlted to attend. T. E. VAULT, M. W. Oao. Campf, Recorder. To Good Trmplars. 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