CLACKAMAS COUNTY
THE KMERPFISE fORREsrOSW
EMS SW EEP THE FIELD.
The Iron Tllj Sehools Prospering
fl.mii I'lHcr to Invest In R. al Estate
Fanners Marketing Potatoes.
Oswkoo. April 3. Tills Is examination
vwk at M'honl. The school is progressing
finely in der thmnaPmfiitof Prol. Jonrs
nd Ms atilv cors of teachers.
V. 6. Smith, of South Oswego, went to
Fortlatnl Mxnda.T to oversee a gang of Is
borer on tlie cable road.
O. W. frosser has been sick for some
tin but is now improving.
Siirvjor Frosser has been workings
number il men on the Shipley hill, but all
were laul off yesterday on arceunt of the
rain.
Quite a number of Oswego people are
working al the Cascade looks.
Oaweitn just now is a first class place to
Invest in rear estate. This is not an ad.
The fishermen here are making great pre
parations and are expecting a good run of
fish. It i to be hoped that their expecta
tions ill be realized.
George Sandman, Ike Austin and S. C.
Baker are replacing the bridge over the Ta
alatiu canal that was ashed out some time
ago
Smith Oswego's enterprising merchant.
Mr. Bicki'er, has been suffering with rheo-
Sialism but is improving at this writing.
Sir;'. J J. Bullock has gone to Woodburn
to S nn extended visit to her mother.
Mrs. M. J. Haines and Mrs. Eva Bussard
spent laM Sunday at the borne of T. R.
Wortliii gton on the east side.
Mr. Bell, and another gentleman whose
name we did not learn, both of Marion
coui.ty, ere visiting relatives here last Sat-
uroav.
P. H. Jarisch is suffering with la grippe,
Farmers in the vicinity of Oswego have
been quite busy Hie past week hauling in
their lots toes. We hope they will realize
a gixHi i-rice for them. America.
Mount Pleasant Items.
Mockt Pliasakt, April 2. Mrs. David
Ohpbsnt and daughter Maggie, of Portland,
were vi-iilng friends here last Sunday.
Horticulturists are making every effort to
eradicate all the evils that prey upon fruit
trees by spraying, pruning, and whitewash
ing the orchard trees in this section of the
country.
Illness appeared to prevail during the last
month and continues hi the present Nearly
every household has had the grippe for a
Tisitor, mostly in a slight form.
Last Saturday night the Twilights met at
the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
Martin. In lieu of new officers Vice presi
dent Alice McArthur again presided. The
Misses Emma Wilehart, Lorena Lazelle,
Alice McArthur, Nettie McCord. Mrs. Benj.
Bendrickson, Messrs. Haines, Martin and
Kelvin McCord all portrayed graphically
their chosen subjects in reading and recita
tions. The next literary will be held at Mrs.
George I-szelle s, April 13, and will be a
purely Wliittier evening. The following
program wiil be rendered:
Vocal Duet Agnes and Alice McArthur
Kesding Morton Haines
" Emma Wilehart
Instrumental Solo Lorena Lazelle
The Angels of Buena Vista. .Nettie McCord
Recitation Alice McArthur
Bone Mrs. Geo. Lazelle
Reading Ray Weston
Pong George and Bert McArthur
Reading diss. Rutherford
Essav Wbittier Homer Martin
Reading George McArthur
" Mr. Lazelle
8ong G. and B. McArthur
Debate Resolved, That tbe state militia
should be abolished.
Although your correspondent has no au
thority to speak upon the matter, still we
may safely say that the club will be very
much pleased indeed and honored too to
entertain the committee from tbe Oregon
City Franklin Society at that time.
Vox Htjmasia.
Smyrna Smacks.
Smtkwa April 1. Miss Mali. Yoder is at
home from Willamette University and will
tay until the spring term begins. Her
health was giving way on account of too
close application to her studies.
Mrs. Tom Donaldson has been sick during
the past week. Dr. Leavit of Molalla is at
tending her.
F. E. Taylor gave the young people a play
party lust Friday evening.
Rev. F. W. Parker and family of Hub
bard, came out last Saturday and visited in
the neighborhood overSunday. Mr. Parker
gave us one of his entertaining sermons at
11 A. M. yesterday. A crowded bouse
greeted him.
Ievi Lantz, who formerly lived in this
neighborhood, came down from Drain,
Douglass county, last week. He is moving
his family and effects to the Andy Wyland
ranch on the Molalla.
Miss Alice Ackerson, who has been at.
tending Pacific University at Forest Grove
during the winter came home last week.
Uncle Joe Johnston has torn down his
ancient log barn and is replacing it with a
iratne structure.
Mrs. Hattie Myers, of Marquam. attended
church services at Smyrna yesterday morn
ing. Joba.
tipnngwater NprinkleJ.
Springwater, April 1. D. W. Tucker, an
old pioneer and one ot the first settlers of
this county, quietly passed from the stage
of action not long since. Mr. Tucker was a
Mexican war veteran. He has lived many
years as a quiet, peaceable citizen on his
arm near 8pringwatr. He leaves many
friends. He was of the Baptist faitb and
ire trust be is enjoying a happy reward.
School will open to day, April 1st, under
the care of Prof. C. Hargraves.
The first opening of the Stony Point new
school bouse was for a dance on March 28.
A. M. Shibley will go as a delegate to the
-presbytery which meets in Portland April
the 9th.
The 8unday school of this place closed a
wery Interesting quarter on the '31st ultimo.
Kev. J. C. Bylvanus, tbe Presbyterian
minister who has had charge of the church
here for five years, will preach his farewell
sermon on the third Sunday of April, the
21st, at 11 A. M.
The trustees of the Presbyterian church
have purchased a two-ncre lot in Spring
ter or D. C. Howell on which they will
build a nice residence this summer for a
parsonnge.
So far as can be seen now the fruit crop in
this vicinity will be a large one.
Seeding is nearing a general windup,
Messrs. ralmatcer A I.ivermore are get
ling In a fine lot of logs to supply their
summer trade. They sell a high grade of
lumbernt bed-rock prices.
Harmony Notes.
Harmony, April 2. A Young People's
Christian Endeaver society was organized
here last Fridayeveulng. About thirty-five
ware present. The officers elected are:
president, Harry Oiflbrd; vice president,
Asa Mclaughlin; recording secretary, Mrs.
John Wise; corresponding secretary, Ada
McLaughlin; treasurer. Theo. Hagenber
ger. A meeting was held Sunday after
noon and theorganizationcompleted. Just
as the meeting closed out we witnessed the
bursting and descent of the balloon which
was sent up from Oregon Citv.
Louis LaGrand has finished clearing two
acres of land for R. Dannals. He has four
more to clear with a lease on them for five
years.
The recent rain has improved the looks of
fall and spring crops.
The Evangelical church will be dedicated
May 5th at 1(1:30 A. M. by Bishop Win.
Horn, of Cleveland, Ohio. The people are
invited to attend.
We have received the news of the mar
riage of Clyde A. Phillips, formerly of this
place, and Elviua A. Ie, of Canby.
Sickness is again in our neighborhood.
John Davis's family is ilon, and several
others are atllicted with colds.
Miss Anna Phillips, of Clsckamas, was
visiting relatives here last week.
Kaleigh E. Karr sent two daya of last
week visiting relatives at Rock Creek.
Mr. Whitley and sons, of Alblna, were
reviewing our neigh bornoml last oiinaay.
having moved away in 1S75.
Misses Jennie and Gracie Mullet were tbe
guests of Mr. McLaughlin Sunday.
Wm. H. Karr returned yesterday from a
short visit with his brethren and sisters of
tbe Free Methodist church at Sunnyside.
Currinsville Callings.
Cirri nsvilli, April 1. Currinsville is
thriving; bachelors are getting married;
new buildings are being erected, and vacant
houses are being occupied. Tbis surely
shows good times are near at hand.
Tbe farm work has been delayed some
what on account of the rain, but crops have
been greatly benefited by it.
Jack Marrs and family of Springwater,
were visiting at Mr. Hale's Saturday and
8unday,
Walker Shepard, of Polk county, was In
this vicinity recently looking for a school;
but as there are so many teachers in the
county lie met with little success.
Mrs. Allen is making an extended visi
with her daughter, Mrs. E. Williams. She
intends going to Portland soon.
We understand Mr. tlaird Intends run
ning a Ingiiing camp this summer on the
Clackamas river near this place.
Two prominent young men of this neigh
borhood, Wilhur Wade and Theodore
Shankland, met with quite a mishap last
Sunday evening. While at church at Gar
field, somebody untied their horses. The
boys experienced great difficulty in finding
them as it was one o'clock Monday morning j
when tbey reached home. It was only a
few Sundays before that the horses belong
ing to Wilbur and Amy Wade were turned
loose at the church at Currinsville, and there
I hikVM hpn other Inatflnrpa of tha samp kind.
If the miscreants are caught they should
be severely dealt with. Topst.
Meadow Brook Mites.
Meadow Bbook. March 30. -Old Webfoot
is giving us a reminder of old-fashioned
weather, and the premature dust is well set
tle.!. There was a very pleasant social dance
last night at Major Hungate's bouse.
Frank Wills cut bis thumb nearly or! this
week while splitting kindling.
The Salvation Army has not held forth
at the Laferty school house since the 17th
iust. At their last meeting the chairman of
the school board and the clerk notified tbetu
tbat the school building would hereafter be
closed against the army.
Geo. Hnngate and James Dickey did the
traveling public good service by repairing
and graveling the bad mud hole at the foot
of the Robbing hill halt a mite west ot the
Upper Molalla or Beatty bridge.
Charley Robeson and John Comer started
to Cowlitz river, Washington, last week to
work in a large logging camp. Piuknix.
Salmon Items.
Sai.mok, March 30. Once more the sun Is
shining brilliantly. Farmers are taking ad
vantage of it to get in crops. I
J. T. Mclntyre is clearing off stumpeand
logs and getting a large piece ready for the
plow. So also is J. A. Linnenburger.
The many friends made by Miss Birdie
Galentine last summer while teaching the
Salmon school, will be pleased to learn that
she has been engaged to teach the coming
term, beginning April Xth and probably con
tinuing five months.
Mrs. Iuiholz has come out from Portland
to spend six weeks with her sister, Mrs. Un
ternahrer. Pbookehs.
Stafford Sittings.
Stafford, April 3. The weather has
turned stormy and somewhat cooler with an
occasional heavy shower.
Kev. Gronde talks of organizing a Ger
man school and teaching tbe young how to
read and write the German language. It
would be a great benefit to many of the
older ones if they would take It up, as this
section is getting quite thickly settled with
Germans.
Why wouldn't it be just as well for those
Germans to learn to read and write and also
speak the English, and thus become fully
Americanized? The mountain will not go
to Mahomet. Comp.
Mr. Walters and wife were tbe guests of
Mr. Weissenborn and wife Sunday.
John Johnson and family received a visst
from Mr. Johnson's parents of Pohany, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Whooping cough is sjlll atllictlng several
families.
Kred Oldenstadt returned homo Friday
last from the Good Samaritan hospital
where he has been lying quite low with
rheumatic fever. He now appears on the
fair read to a 8eedv recovery.
The Larson boys have been shipping
spuds and making gates.
Harvey Melchcr Is hauling spuds to Oa
wego for which he receives 4n cents peri
sack.
Miss Wcisenborn has gone to Glencoe to
make a short stay with her sister, Mrs.
Walters.
Fred Schata has been pruning hi orchard.
Forty-four numbers were sold at the
dance In Larson's hall en the IS'th. Enough
ladies were present to dance six sets. Mu
sic furnished by John N, Hedge and Uoy
Brown. Management by Jean Ford and
Ben Carpenter.
Delia Larson Is at home once more after
spending several weeks abroad.
Several men, headed by J, Schiewe, have
taken to the mountain! to hunt land and
whip the streams for the speckled beauties
West Side Notes. I
Wist Sins, April 4. Tlieris nothings!-
citing going on now, but some of the West !
Slders will be doing something before long i
that will be of interest.
Last Sunday Charles Kuthcrlord who
teaches in New Era, and Elson Lay of Port-1
land, were here visiting friends. J
Almost everybody turned out to see the
man In the barrel go over the falls, and to
see the balloon ascension. i
Mrs. Ilnrker, of Gladstone, was visiting'
her parents last Sunday. i
James Ward is having a fence put around J
bis lot. This will make that part look bet- I
ter as his house is very prominent,
Eagle Creek Items. I
Eauli Ckssk, April 2. Several of the
farmers went over to the Sandy river the ,
past week and caught whole barrels of
smelt.
In the joint discussion between the Engle
Creek debating society and the Sandy Hiilge
society, the Kagle Creek society gained a
unanimous decision in its favor.
iTncle Richard Bradley is visiting his
daughters who live at this place.
There is some talk among the boys of or-
gsnizing a base ball club this spring.
Beaver Creek.
Bkavsr Cbsm, April 2. The recent rains
have been refreshing, and farmers are now
able to finish their plowing.
Rev. Shields of Portland, preached In the
Presbyterian church at this place on the
24th lilt.
Miss Jennie Rowen will begin teaching
near Damascus on Monday, theHth.
Kev. Jones, of Oswego, preached in the
Congregational church at this place on the
24tb ult. IturoRTiR.
Probate Matter.
The estate of Christina Cullalian, de
ceased, settled, and Samuel Kngle ilia
charged The will and testament of Jorgen
Olson Ringnoei, deceased, to probate,
and Hans A. I.inneberg, appinted execu
tor and Ole Anderson, tico. Knight and
G. Olsen appointed appraisers
Mariali McGarvy wan paid $L'()0 out
of esato of Alexander McGarvev, dt-
cea"ed, upon apxaring as sole heir
Tlios. F. Kyan appointed a Iminislru
tor of the estate of Wm. K. McCiilibin,
deceased.
At the regular meeting of the I'liilo
uiatliean society Friday evening, a mock
trial will be held, which promises to he
very interesting. The case In, the sta'e
V8 John Lewthwaite, who was arrested
fur shooting rats without a license, At
torneys, L. Latourette Drigga and L.
Kelly appearing for the defendant,
the state being represented by Eva Mel
drum and Malcolm McCown. Visitors
are always made welcome by the mem
bers; of the society,
Itma In Sugar Ileet Culture,
In growing beets for sugar it has been
found at the Nebraska station that 18
inches between, the rows is most satis
factory and even 113 when hand cultiva
tion is employed Closo culture gives
richer beets, greater yield per acre and
is less exhausting to the soil. The best
yield and higher sugar content come
from largo, heavy seed. Pnteut factors
in producing a good yield are deep anil
thorough preparation of the soil in au
tumn and the earliest possihlo sowing
of the seed in spring. The yield of sug
ar depends largely on climate and thor
ough cultivation. In IRttO the station
begun preparations for the production of
a high grade of beet seed by tho strict
.i 1.. . . i i, ,
I nicuiuoH ui hcjocuou mm cuiiuru vvuicu
have been evolved in Europe and which
have brought the European varieties of
sugar beets to their present standard of
excellence. Four years uro required for
the perfecting of the need. Last season
was the third year in tho course at Ne
braska station, und tho beets raised will
be the seed beets of this year.
L'ses of flurhed Wire Fence.
Barbed wire fence is steadily gaining
favor on its merits of strength, dura
bility, effectiveness and low cost The
galvanized wire lasts many years, and
only half as many posts need be used
as with other kinds of fencea When
tbe ground is so wet that other farm
work cannot be done is a proper time
to bnild barbed wire fences. At such
time the ground is generally moist and
oft enough to admit of driving the
sharpened posts from the wagon, thus
avoiding the expensive labor of digging
and filling holes. To fence securely
against sheep five smooth wires and one
top barbed wire are needed. Six barbed
wires make a good hog fence, but will
not prove absolutely reliable as regards
very small pigs. For cattle and hones
three barbed wires answer fairly well,
but it will be more satisfactory if four
strands are used. American Agricul-
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Oregon City Agent, .... -y. WILSON 4 COOK
In XemorlHin.
Thomas J. Forrester was born at Kagle
Creek, Uicgon, February 11th, lH(i(l, and
died March 30th, 181)5. The deceased
came to his death by the accidental dis
charge of a gun. lie had just started
out to shoot some bird and had gone
but a few steps from his residence when
the accident occurred, the supposition
being that the gun hung flio uflcr snap
ping a cap, when he set it down to pull
out the ramrod preparatory to drawing
the load, but being a muzzle loader,
when it discharged, the load entering
just below the short rib toward the left
side, the shot ranging slightly upward
coming out at the hack One of the
other brothers previously having trouble
with the gun seems to juslifv this theory.
From the time of the discharge of the
gun was heard till his deatb, was about
30 minutes. His next older brother R.
F. Forrester arrived about ten minutes
before his death, but Thomas was past
speaking. The deceased was bom and
raised on the farm of which he owned a
part, and where ho met his death. The
high esteem in which he was held by
the entire community, was evidenced by
one of the largest funeral processions
ever witnessed in the community, and by
the glowing tribute paid to his memory by
the Gospel Sunday school of Handy Kidge,
of which he was an active member.
About two months ago he was baptized
and received as a member o( Christ's
church, in which he became a live;
worker until his Master ssid, "Your
work Ib done come up higher." The
deceased leaves three brothers and live
sisters to mourn his loss.
Unsuspected disorders of the kidneys ,
are responsible for many of the ordinary !
ailments of humanity which neglected,
develop into a serious and perhaps fatal
malady. Experience would suggest the
use of Dr. J. McLean's Liver and Kidney
Halm, For sale by C. r. Huntley.
druggist."
Portland-Cpwlitz
River Route, via.
WILLAMETTE SLOUGH
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STR. JOSEI'lfKELloaG loaves
Kelso Monday, Wedneflday and
Friday, at 6 A. M. Leaves Port
land, Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday at 7 A. M.
STR. NORTH WESTLeaves Port
land Monday, Wednesday and
Friday for Kelso and Upper Cow
litz river points, returning the
following days.
This is tho only direct route to
reach all Cowlitz river points.
WM. R. IIOLMAN, Agent.
Taylor Street Dock, Portland, Or.
Odds and Endsl
We have finished stock taking
and find we have a number of
We have a large stock of
goods ordered for the Spring
and Summer trade and need
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Hard times Prices.
S. F. Scripture lias reduced the price
of horse shoeing to ll.r0 per horse until
further notice. All work at bottom
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