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CLACKAMAS COUNTY THE ENTERPRISE TORRESrOSD. ESTS SHEEP THE FIELD. Jl Dwelling Runied to the (iron ml at Salmon Travel Over the .Mouti tains Other Notes. Salmon, May 4. Last Monday night the house of J. T. Wecnert burned to the ground. Mrs. Weckert, who was alone with foar Utile children at the time, only aucceeded in getting them out with two or three blankets which she snitched from their beds. The most ol their clothes which they had put ott on going to bed were lost. Neighbors came to theirassistanee and they are now staying with Mr. Hedges until Mr. Weckert decides what he will do. It is thought the tire started from a spark which caught in the moss chinking of the house and smouldered there until a late hour be fore starting a blaie. Trarel has begun on a small scale over the mountains. Three wagons have gone through, and also some horsemen with pack animals. This will materially assist in breaking open the road through the snow and starting travel for the summer. W. E. Welch has gone on a few weeks trip through Washington to see the coun try and visit relatives in that state. Irwin Meinig, of Sandy, accompanied him. August Hornecker has returned from a trip to Powell's Valley. Charles McGovern is out on bis ranch again ; he says for good this time. Prourcss. ST ATI AURKTLTl'RAL COLLEGE. Aa Interesting tary. They meet at the home or Mrs. H. 0. I-ewls every Thursday afternoon, where with sewing and sociality the time soon Hits away. Mrs. II. 0. Hanley, of Logan, was visiting Mrs. Lewis last Monday. Howard lluyden, who is working at Hrl dul Veil, came home Saturday, returning again on Sunday, Adolph Miller has gone to Uresbam to work. Joe Ilavilen and wife, from Portland, are visiting his brother, J. M. lluyden, I'r. llarten, from Woodbiirn, has located here. He has a flue lot of drugs and toilet articles. Any one wishing anything in that line would do well to call on him. lli'nv Ilea. STAFFORD STABS. New School Building Oontemplated Frult Crop Anticipated. Large Batch of Items Institution. From Tkat Cosvalus, April 29. Another bulletin relating to some stock feeding experiments, by Prol. H. F. French, will be sent out from the station in May. The four-year old son of C. D. Thompson fell from a porch a few davs ago and frac tured an arm. He is fast improving. Col. Anderson, commander of the Van couver barracks, will be here to inspect the battalion on May 1st. In the evening he will lecture in the college chapel. The three companies are making rapid progress. A competitive drill will lake place before long to decide as to which will be the color com pany during the remainder of the year. Lieut. C. E. Ieiitler has just recovered from an attack of pneumonia, J. H. Carraco, of your city, is working at Fischer's flouring mills. He has been at tending the state university at Eugene and intends to return there in the fall. Miss Gussie Casto spent Saturday and Sunday in the country with one of herclsss mates, Miss Edith Lilly. Rev. E. J. Thompson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of this city, has been selected by the Willamette Presbytery as a delegate to the General Assembly which meets in Pittsburg, Fa., the Kith ol May. The Enterprise is indeed fortunate in securing the services of K. H. Gabbert, re cently of the Corvallis Times. Being a warm friend of this college and well ac quainted with its workings, he ib in a posi tion to present it in its true light. The mechanical boys of tne senior class tested the new engine of their own make yesterday. They took fifteen indicator dia grams, each wilh the engine working under different conditions. These diagrams are ol superior order and show that ils con struction closelv approaches that of the ideal engine. Miss Reeder, secretary of the Young Wo men's Christian Association for the Pacific Cosat, has organized an association of forty- three members among the young women of the college. STrroKP, May (i. Kain! rain! roads are sleek and grass is growing. No danger of farmers complaining now that the ground is not wet enough to do goad plowing. Water runs in the creeks and ditches once again. Miss Ollle Gage commences a term of school in the Hazelia district this morning. W ei nt Peters' granary on the Meridian road will be quite an Improvement to the looks of his hill ranch. Things begin to look suspicious. He is putting up several new buildings. Now all that is lacking is some one in each one to make it a home. Ah, well his boys are the men of the fu ture. John Gage, jr., is trimming his father's orchard, and from appearances saws mure out than he leaves on the stump. Some of the trees look like saw horses when he gets through with them. Irvie and Albert Holton returned from Silverton Sunday, alter an absence of several weeks. School meeting was held on Saturday last in district 41 for the purpose of talking over the subject of building a new school house. After several voters had had their say, seemingly to no purpose, it was suggested that the meeting adiourn until some future date and give the directors time to receive plans, cost, etc., of a building 2SM. The suggestion was carried and the meeting ad journed to meet again October 5. If blossoms prove anything we will have a large crop of fruit this year. Henry Melcher is sowing spring wheat. Most of the rest of the ranchers have their grain all in. Wa I'.ns. liazelia Hu. Hazelia, April 29. Every team that can be spared off the farms, and many men, are busy working on the roads. Supervisor I'rosserbas regained his health so that he is able to be out a short timeeach lay. He is having gravel put down for a winter road and has another track graded to use in dry weather. The work when fin ished will be a credit to our district. Messrs. A. W. and L. A. Shipley, L. D. Eaton and M. Long, have several hundred sacks of potatoes to market yet. Hop growers are putting their yards in order. L. A. Shipley has added a fine store room to his hop building, and has now the finest hop house and yard around here. Geo. H. Locey is plowing up his hop yard. He has no buildings so is out noth ing but his labor. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Ackerson, of Needy, visited at C. C. Borland's Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. L. A. Shipley spent last week with her sister, Jffr. C. Milem, at Mt. Tabor. L. Locey, who has been stopping with his brother George, has gone to Oregon City to work in the paper mill. Mrs. Wm. Wanker has been quite sick, but is some better now. Ed. Wanker hae gone down the Columbia river to work awleJe. Johnnie Dennis (thought he was tired of .country life, and went to Portland to slay, but has come bank to Mr. IOcey's where he has been living several years. Born, on the ll'ith Kist., to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Borland, a son. A number of Kebekahs of Oswego and Hazelia visited the Oregon City lodge on the 2'jtli instant, and were royally enter tained. Mr. and Mrs. Klien Hayes, of Middleton, Washington county, are visiting their son, J. 11. Hayes. New Era Kewslet. Nev Er, May 5. Iiert McArlhur has gone over to l Ulamook county to take up a homestead. A dance was given in Anthonv's hall last night. About forty numbers were sold for 50 cents a number. A good time generally was bad. Mrs. Findley's sister from California is visiting her at present. Mrs. Findley has not been well for some time, and w ill ac company her sister bark to California for her health some time in this month if she is able to go. Quite a terrible wetting rain we have hail the last two or tbree days. Oregon still holds a good recommend for water. Some of the boys at the dance last night took up a collection and sent to Canny for some spunk water. Will tliey ever Mini out thut they can drink it somewhere else as well as et dances? "Harry Smith was the guest Sunday, of Frank McCormack. Trading is becoming quite popular in our neighborhood. The last trade is that of a girl traded bv her brother for a buhl faced sorrel horse. Miss Gustina Uaiitnaiin has been busy lately making paper flowers for the Catholic church here, which are very nicely put to gether. Frank McCormack was the guest Sunday of Harry Smith. Who is the next boy to try vinegar, su gar, soda, cider, and several other mixtures all in one as a beverage? Logan Locals. I.otiAN, May 2. The Teachers' Associa tion met at Ugau in the grange hull on Saturday, April 'JTth. There was a good at tendance of teachers, and all look an active part In thowork. The discussions were very interesting. The vocal duct, by Misses Monroe and Younger, deserves special men tion. In the evening an Interesting pro gram, consisting of songs and recitations, was carried out. A lee lure on education, by Prof. H. 8. Strange, closed the exercises of the evening. All went home wlshlugthe association would meet at Logan again soon. Misses Clara Hatton and Nora Hess vis ited Mrs. Frank Wilson on Sunday. George Clark returned to his home in Fast Portland after a stay of a week with his son Clem. Miss Annie I. HiciutKithem, of Hedlnud, met wilh an accident Saturday night going home from the association, The night was very dark and she could not see, having no light. While going down a hill the cart in which she was riding upset, but through the assistance ol some of the boys wholiaiH peued to be near with a lantern, she was' soon off again without having received any Injury to hersell or cart. I Henry Meldrum, ol Oregon City, was In i Logan on Sunday. j Hoad work is now In progress, and good roads are expected here this summer. j Old lady McCubbin is quite sick at this writing. Mrs. Pane left on Sunday for her home in Salem. j I.oo as, May 11. Mr. K. Finley, a promi- j nent business man ol Chicago, with his wife 1 was visiting at the house of their niece, j Mrs. Shade, for a few days. They left on i Tuesday morning for La Center to visit rela- i lives there, and exect to return on Smur- day to spend another week here. I Mr. Bryan went to Portland two weeks' ago on business, and as he has not since ' been heard from his family have become alarmed. A friend went in search, hut as yet nothing can be learned o( his wherea bouts, Mrs. Josie Clark has had a spell of the gnpe, but is now convalescent. We understand that two of Corkscrew's young men are preparing to leave the coun try. They were to start Sunday by means of a skill down the Clackamas. Thev had not decided how much farther they would go. We hoe they may have a pleasant journey in their little light craft, hut we would ad vise them to be provided with diver's suits. e have again been visited by some of those gentle Oregon mists which are quite dampening. They !v". about a week, and peopb are beginning io think they are not missed at all when it comes to rain, A sister of Mrs. Shade, Mrs. Ilennard, from Colorado, Is at Mrs. Shade's, where she intends to spend the summer. Mr. Ilennard has gone to Alaska. He exiects to return in the fall. IU by. JVHbLiIflERY Hi'foro puivliasiii; a hut or bonnet do sunt ami see our assortment. Wo carry a larger stock than ever before anil will make or trim any stylo you wish on short notice, if you ilo not find one that suits in our general lino of ti immetl hats. MEN'S STRAW HATS..... We have an immense line of men's straw hats. Trices lower than ever before. Call mul Sec the Latent Stylet. Carlton & Rosenkrans, Canby, Or. Mount Pleasant Notes. Moijit I'leasant, May (1. Miss Grace Myers has been numbered among the sick. Mr. and Mrs. Titus spent a Bhort time at Oswego lately attending the grange. Homer Martin has returned from Kainier where he has been during the month just past. Mrs. Henry Wilehart and Miss Clarissa Fancher have been visiting Mr. Wilehart and family. Mrs. Minnie Smith, of Salem, has been spending some time with her mother, Mrs. Rusiiell, who has been verv ill. B. Hendrickson started for Salem Friday, making the trip in a buggy. Miss lilauche II. McCord was in Portland i last week looking up music anil musicians. among them .Miss Estelle Comstock, late of the Boston conservatory of music. Miss Comstock is a violinist. The Twilights spent a pleasant evening, April li'Jtli, at David McArthur's home. Miss Isabel's crayons, paintings and photo graphic productions were a source of enjoy ment to the guests. I April ,'JOth the home of Wm. Wilehart was opened to the literary club. Miss Emma entertained her friends with music. Last Saturday night they again met at Mr, La zelle's, where the officers were installed. Two of our leading light, Geo. McArthur and Chas. Rutherford, attended the last teachers' association where Mr. Kuthcrf'ord spoke upon the subject of physiology. Vo Humania. Harmony Helios. Harmony, May I!. Herman and Henry Kanne started out for a drive in a dog curt a week ago last Sunday. The colt which they were driving became frightened at a passing bicycle, whereupon Herman at tempted to jump out to take the animal by the bits as he had done a few minutes he fore. In some way his foot caught in the wheel so that he was thrown to the ground on his head. His ankle was badlv sprained and the small hone of one leg w as broken. Or. Hickman of Clackamas was summoned and set the limb. At this writing Herman Is hut little belter. We are glad to report that Allien Panic bauser is recovering from his severe lllnes, ; though still confined to the house. Mrs. Fankhouser, his mother, has also been un der the doctor's care, but is now able to he about. Our church, under the auspices of the Evangelical Association, was dedicated last Sunday. Bishop Haws, or Cleveland, Ohio, officiated. The church was beautifully dec orated. The bishop was accompanied by the pastor of the church, Hev. II. P. Hitner, audKev.H. Scbuchnitht, presiding elder. Quite a number were present from the ad jacent neighborhoods. The services began at 10 o'clock. The Sunday school con vened three fourths of an hour earlier, and was well attended. TheChristian Endeavor society organized a few weeks ago, is progressing nicely. Six more applied for membership Sunday evening. Ary McLaughlin will close his lei m of school at Concord to-morrow, Misses Maude and lllanche Fortner were visiting relatives Saturduy at Clackamas. Miss Elta Kurr, of Portland, was at home Sunday. Miss Ellen Dyers and her brother Wil liam, of Clackamas, were visiting with friends here Sunday and were present at the dedication. E. I-;, c. IIAHIGIIOHST & COMPANY, First ami Alden. HARDWARE I Portland, Oregon, n Nnrth vrritrru AtfchtN fur - Disannul. 1 -sure Occident Tutlletoolh Potter Ijiuce Hllver Mlrel r , .... . 7 Crescent Wetlges (warrantetl.) ' it S rroof'Chiins. Arcade Files. Hope. Crescent Mw Loggers and WootJ Choppers Specialties. Oregon City Agent, WILSON A COOK way, Supervisor Prosser is doing some good work on our roads. The electric light company are having quite a number ol new pules prepared for putting in here. The handsome summer residence of I', F. Morev is near completion. We iiuderslnnd thai Mr. Morey will move in the latter part of this week. Supervisor Prosser visited Oregon City to day in connection wilh business In the county court. There will he an open meeting nt Pig Iron l-odge No 1.11 A. O. i'. W. on Thursday the flth. Gruiid Master llrennan will be in at-I tendance. The public are cordially invited j to attend. 'I here is some talk ol the pipe foundry , starting again. Thut the rumor may he 'dies of huh upon l"he captain is tulf ofwlt and du al linn inor and kepi his audience In an Uproar all the evening. His lei lure very Instruct ive ami was greatly appreciated. A nice inin was realized for the library.-,',. The shoddy mill has u iiUrely new ap pearance. It has iieen white aashail Inside and out. The engine roqiy Jia receiveil a large addition. The upperftjirjp t6 be used a a drier. A washing maclili.eot'lho latest pattern has U-en put in Jtr and ill be used to cleanse the rags More grinding llieiiiliitohlioil.lv. The mill started run ning rull hunili'd Tiiesilnv. gelling out hark orders which will keep tlierp blsall sum mer. One day hmt week, while returning with a load of lumber from Portland soma bun- which It, V. -Auxli was TAKE yCTffy ' DE8T & 1 k&? B :J3 true is the wish of Amkhica. Viola Visions. Viola, May 5. Makinggarden and plant ing potatoes was the order of work until the the rain came and stopied it. Rev. Gillett and wife have gone to Wood burn to spend a couple of weeks. The lecture given by Dr. One, of Port land, and basket supper given by the ladies of Viola, were well attended. The receipts amounted to something over eight dollars. Ilev. Gillett hag organized a Ladies' Aid ISociety, with Mrs. H. Ward president, Mrs. J. M. Hayden vice president, Mrs. J. Sevier treasurer, and Miss Minnie Walker secre Kagle Creek Croaking). EA'ii.E Ckkkk, May 7. Miss Nettie and Itilly Cook, of Damascus, were visiting their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howlett, one day last week. Thedunce given by Miss AnnieTracy and Miss Grace Smoot at Jericho last Saturday night, was a grand success. George Ginther and wife have moved into their new house lately purchased of Robert Wilcox. Alter Robert J. Devine papering and painting for nearly a month, it makes a very cosy little home for the two old folks. Rev. Cuinmings will preach at the school bouse every night this week. About half of the population of this com munity are suffering with the grippe. Rolla and Arthur Stafford were home on Sunday from near Portland. Oswego Omelets. Oswkoo, May H. Monday allernoon as Mis Etta Mack and her grandmother, Mrs Hedrick, left their home near the Tualatin river to drive to Oswego to visit the fami lies of James Iledrick and Mr. Coon, every thing went well until they had crossed the Sucker creek bridge anil were w ithin a few hundred yards of James Hedrick's house, when their horse took fright at some cows thut a man win driving by and started to run. Mrs. Iledrick was thrown violently out of the buggy, her head strikiiur the ground lirst; Die wheel of the buggy also struck her as she tell out. She was picked up in an unconscious condition, hut soon regained consciousness. She was carried to her son's house and Dr. Saylor was culled. He lound that, besides several bruises on the face and head, a rib had been broken. ine nervous shock io jurs. iledrick was very severe, as she is neur seventy years of age, but Dr. Saylor thinks she will get through all right. She is resting easy at this time. Miss Muck held on to the lines bravely and wus getting her horse checked up when the wheels of the buggy ran up on a low stump just on the side of the roud and threw her out. Fortunately she es caped any injury. The horse was caught after running a couple of blocks. Mrs. J. J.Bullock returned home from Woodbiirn last week where she has been visiting her mother for some time. The wet weather Is Interfering somewhat with the road work in this district. By the j Mink Minuets. Mink, May II. Mr. Holinan Is still con. fined to his bed with rheumatism. We hope tie will soon take a change for the better. Little Ben Fisher, who has been very sick all winter, and at one time was nm ex pected to live, has lully recovered and en joys health again. Mrs. Wm. Bluliin and her young daugh ter are visiting friends in Oregon Clly. Mrs. Slaben.of Oregon City, has come out Io their form for a few weeks, Last Wednesday Chas. Gale, a butcher ol Oregon City, had a valuable dog shut by Christ. Murald. Mr. (ale was driving a hand of sheep to Oregon City on the High land road, and while passing Muriild's lane one sheep broke loose from the band and run up the lane Io Mr. Murald's house. Mr. Gale sent the dog to bring the sheep back, knowing he would do so if left alone. As the dog and sheep reached Mr. Murald's house about one-eighth of a mile from the main roud, the dog harking and snapping at the sheep trying to drive it back to Ills muster, young Muruld got a gun and shot seated, slipped nil to the ground, Anxier fell on one id the bundles which stood on I end, causing a fractureol two ribs.- Ha was brought home on the electric car and a doc tor culled in who relieved the aoflereras in in li as possible. At lust reports Mr. Anx ier was resting easy, hut he will he eon I! noil to the house lor some time, The entertainment given, fur he bciiellt of Hie town hall by the Milwaukee Amateur Dramatic Club was a grand financial suc cess, The sum realized fur executed all ex pectations, the total amount being f.Vt.'J.'i. After paying all the expenses for aceuery, new curtain and remodeling the s'tiigs, with a few Incidental expenses, III buUl:'.) left. This added to the hullj'in.la already on hand makes a total of fl'J..V) yet to he used for hall purposes. Those taking part In this entertainment deserve great credit for their energy. -.-. Miiy Ilo Ah Much Jirtliiu. Mr. l-'reil .Miller, of Irving, III., writes that lie had a mivero kidney trouble (or many yearn, with aevero pains In hia hack ntid uIhh tluit hi bladder wus of- SMa., .vv-ts. and 81.00 lkittle. One cent a doan. the dog, killing it almost instantly. Mr. j'ecteil. lie tried many called kidney Gale, after wailing awhile for the dog to bring the sheep, started lip the lane only to find that bis faithful friend hud been killed, lie felt very sud over his loss, and warned Mr. Murald that It was the dearest dog for him he ever shot, cures, but without kH' foiul result, Alinnt a year ngo he begun tho iihd of Electric Hitlers ami found reliul nt onoo. F.loetric Ilillers is especially adapted to euro all liver ntid. kidney troulilen ami , r, ..: , .. t. .... . . I ; There has been a revival meeting nl the ' KIVe" B'lno.r5l.jn?1 "ne null win prove our Hiaieinuni. 1'rii c Presbyterian church the past week Cyi'i.onk. It la sold on m ruarnntoo by all dnur lllata. It cure Incipient Consumption aud ia the boat Cough and Croup Cur, For sale hv 1 1 . A. Harding, druggist. Your ti'iiin will havntlie bent of cant and Full Measure of Feed At Iho City StnbleH. KIdd & Williams, Props., H..cce..r t., w, h. Cooke. Livory Hij;H tin Short Notice. BROWN The photogfaphei1 Ih jiri'iutrcd to innki ihotopraihH of all kiniln promptly and in FIRST CLASS STYLE P.abit'H' and Childron's I'irturi'u a Specialty. Call and examine hin work At the Old New York Gallery Second door north of Harding's Drug Store, Oregon City, FltOM MILWAl'KKK. only ode for large JjotlU). At Uiiirniuti j A Co, 'h drug Htore, C'liuminti Urns. Work. I in, Ibsolute ( lire, j Tint Original Ablelinu Ointment ia I only put up in "largo two-omiee boxes, I unit iH an. abiolutu cure for old HoreH, I burns, wounds, Chapped IiuiiiIh and nil of the Gorman M. K. church are complete. Ukin eruptions. Will jxiriilively euro all Hatch of Interesting Items from an Import taut Business Center. Mii.waukkic. May 7. Preparations for the district convention of the Kpworlh League The opening of the convention will take place Tuesday evening, May 7, and close on the evening of the ftth, A largo number of delegates are expected to be in attendance. The Union Christian Kudeavor Society of Milwuukee will he represented by at b-uet three delegates at the stute convention in Halem, May flth to 12th. The local Colon Christian Kudcavorof Milwaukee, Sellwood, and Wlllshurg, each send one delegate to represent the Union. r Captain Kll "the modern Sipba-I ,the Sailor," lectured to a fulr sized audience Monday evening In the town hr.ll for the benefit of the school library. TJidSUbjectof his discourse was the Capturing of the levl- kind ot (lilus. Ask for Iho Original Abfetlrto'"Ointtncnt. Sold by (J. O, Huntley, at 25 centH per box by mail 30 cents..- Doctor II. K. Firdi, of (lravuin MHIh, Mo., a practicing phyHiciun of many yearH experience, writes: J)e Witt'g Witch Hazel Salve bus no eipial for indolent aores, ocalds and burns. It stops pain instantly, heals a burn quickly and loaves no scar. C. (j. Huntley, driigght. 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