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2 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY APRIL 15, 1898. CLACKAMAS COUNTY NEWS. An Example for the Populists Horses Run Away. , Bat Keep in the Middle s)f the Road Kothlnj In Hart Moth Interest I lit; .New. Eagle Creek Each Cress, April 10, 1898 Fair weather again today after the rain. The primaries at Eagle Creek passed off very quietly. The school picnic at the Eagle Creek school house in district No. 17 last Fri day was a grand success. The schools in district No. 17 and 60 met at Eagle Creek at 10 o'clock A. M. The pupils gaye a good entertainment in the way of recitations and songs which lasted about one and one-half hours after which the people present brought out their baskets well filled with the good things of the land, and spread a large table in the (rove near the school house and about 130 sat down to lunch. After the repast the young people enjoyed themselves playing games. Mr. Mathews, the teacher at Eagle Creek is giving perfect satisfaction as a teacher. Miss Minnie Harrington is also giving good satisfac tion in district So. 50. Both schools will close April 25. 11. F. Gibson, Ed. Burnett and Dr. C. B. Smith attended the Republican County Convention at Oregon City last week. C. H. Danchy.of Parkplace was out on business last Saturday. Elders N'utley and Snyder of Portland have been holding meetings at Eagle Creek for about 10 days. . W. J. Howlett has gone to Oregon City snd Portland. The meeting at Eagle Creek was well Attended today. Smyrna. Smyrna April 11. Miss Sophia Heiin, of Cass County Mo. is visiting her brother snd other relatives here. Mr. Watson of Freeport 111. is visiting bis son Fred and the latter's sister Mrs Cipher, of Seattle, Wash., is here also on a visit. Fred Smith, has sold his borne place containing forty acres to Erick Sether, of Minneasota in consideration of eight hun dred and fifty dollars, Mr. Smith moved to the old Sconce Homestead and the new man moved in last Friday. - Mrs. Rebecca Yoder sold her team to a logger on the Columbia price for hun dred and fifty dollars. I. B. Hein de livered them in Portland last Wednes- J . Instead of the regular lesson yesterday the Sunday School gave an Easter Pro gram which was well received by a crowded house. Rev. Dick had quite an annoying acci dent yesterday morning, while trying to ford one of the numerous mnd holes that abound in onr highways, the team pulled the front carriage from nnder his vehicle scrambling out with as much dignity as possible be tied bis team to a road side sapling, be came on with one of the brethren who was passing and delivered bis sermon as though nothing unusual bad happened. ShnbeL Shcbel, April J). Farmers around here are busy putting in potatoes at resent. William Ginther has improved the appearance of his place considerable by putting a neat picket fence around bis bouse. Mies Louisa Steiner, spent several days in Portland last week among her friend). Mrs. Staub has gone to Portland to spend several weeks there for a change. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Strey feller are spending a few weeks with ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Hornschuh, after which they will return to Milwaukie where be . fulfills the duties of pastor. Mrs. Duffy is in Oregon City nursing ber daughter Winnie, who is sick with the measles. Mies Nettie Studeman, who has been in Oregon City for the past year, is home ior the spring and summer. Arbor Day was celebrated by the school yesterday. The celebration con' sisting of a program and the planting of two trees. Jim Buckner, is working for E. W. Hornschuh. Harry Gard, of Clarkes, on bis way home from the Democratic Connty Con- Tent ion (topped and spent a few hours one evening last week. Haple lane. MaplbLanb, April 11 1898. There were two new coons in town Sunday. For particulars inquire at No. 13, Maple Lane Avenue. L. M. Davies had a runaway Friday. He was returning from Oregon City, ritb an empty wagon, when a short dis tance from home, the horses became frightened and ran as far as the Heuriei sdhool house where they were stopped. TSo damage was done, as they kept in lbe middle of the road. An interesting meeting was held by the Platonic Literary Society, Friday Afternoon. After the literary program jras disposed of came the debate on the question, Resolved ; That More Gold is Gained Through Knowledge Than any Other Way. The judges decided in favor of the alllrmative. The question chosen! for next meeting is, Resolved, That Washington was a Greater General Than Grant. The leaders are Edith Jackson and Myrtle Boen. Miss Liziie Meager, of Oregon City, j was the guest of of Miss Anna Shortlldge Saturday and Sunday. Myo Brayton, who went to Eastern Oregon a short time ago is home again. Mr. and Mrs H. Heurice and Mr. and Mr. F. Heurice were visiting at Mr. Shellvs, Sunday. Mr. N. F. Cramer began his second term of school in Heurice District last Monday. Tne Misses, Norma White, Annie Boylon, and Theroa Baldwin, were guests of Miss Izella Surfus. Harmony. Harmony, April 11 The prospects for the fruit crop are good, with the ex ception ot Peaches. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Morey and family, of Liberal, former residents of this place, have been visiting here the past few days. There has been a great deal of sickness in our neighborhood recently, but all the afflicted ones are now improving. Easter exercises were performed at the Church yesterday afternoon. The pro gram was an excellent one and waswel and entertainingly carried out. At its close the pastor, Rev.O. B. Streyfeller preached an excellent sermon. Alice Mitchell Finally Diet. Alice Mitchell, the school girl, who on January 12, 1S92, killed her bosom friend Freda Ward, died Thursday morning at the West Tecnessee insane asylum, at Bolivar. Miss Mitchell was the daughter of one of the but-known families in Memphis and a pupil of the leading girl's school there, where she formed a remarkable at tachment for Freda Ward, ot Gold Dust, Tenn., who was a schoolmate. The two were inseparable and never out of each other's company wben it was possible for tbem to be together. On the day Miss Ward was to return to her home to spend the Christmas holidays Alice Mitchell drove to the wharf in her phicton, and seeing Miss Ward rushed np to ber and cut her throat with a raior, killing ber instantly. Miss Mitchell's trial resulted in a verdict of insanity, and she was sent to the Bolivar asylum. Your Thirtieth Birthday. I hear a softly echoing sound behind roe, As of closing door: I scarcely need its echoes to remind me Of what can come no more. If yonth went out with tender, backward glances, 8be cannot take away As she has never given- the vast expanses That meet my eyes today. Upon a height I have been long in climb ing From which a pleasant land Stretches away in beauty past my rhyming-Serene and safe I stand. No backward glance shall binder or appall me; A new life is begun ; And belter hopes and better motives call me Than those the past has won. Behiod me are the crucial ways, the narrow And shallow streams of youth ; ' Today a new life, heart and brain and marrow Strikes out new paths of truth. New paths of wisdom, higher, broader, grander, New judgments, new desires; And altars of true faith that will not pander To old unholy fires. Art going, youth? Art gone? It shall not grieve me I will not say good-bye; Believe me fickle If you will, but leave me, And go away to die. To die? Ab no I The hope of life immortal Blends with my youth's bright past; And we sbail one day, sweet at heaven's portal 8tand face to face at last. Lii.uah E. Kkapf in Boston Transcript. Helen Oonld. Helen Gould, daughter of the late Jay Gould has a lortune of 115,000,000, and is, according to an authority, "the most re markable young woman in New York society to-day." She eschews all fashionable pleasures, and according to the world, "goes on year after year lu the even, noiseless tenor of ber way, living ber studious, benevolent helpful life, adored by the little waifs upon whom she has showered the sunshine of ber beautiful presence, idolized by the younger brother to whom she has been mother and friend as well as big sister, re spected by business men for ber level judg ment in aflairs of moment, and revered by her associates In good works." The creed by which she regulates her life, is summed up In these words: "I expect to pass through this life but once; any good, therefore, that I can do, let me do it now; let me not neglect it. nor defer it, for I shall not pass this way again." The greatest happiness of Helen Gould's life is to make others happy. Victoria Colonist. Growth. There ain't no man that watches plant and fliwer All through the seasons as they come and go. From seed ter fruit, through tender leaf an' blow, But learns ter know an' reverence God's power. Cbables HawkesIii Midland Monthly. That Iaum Hark can be ewref with Dr. Miles' NtttVJS fLASXEB. OulfXa. RCtil'LAR (Ol'SCIL MKETIM). Petition to Build Eight Street Steps Licenses Granted Salaries Paid. On account of the Convention last week the regular monthly meeting of the Council was postponed until FriJay eve ning. All the members were prenent but L. C. Caples. The minutes of the previous meeting were adopted as read. Application ot I. G. Ramho, A. Knapp, John Reilly and J. N. Miller for renewal ot license was granted. Petition of John J. Wilhelm that the license issued to Golden Bros, be trans ferred to him, he having purchased said business of Golden Bros, was granted. The following petition was presented : To the Mayo and Council ot Oregon City; We the undersigned cltliens of Oregon City believing that the people residing on the Bluff are entitled to a convenient way of reaching the lower portion ot the city, by which the danger and delay of crossing the railroad track on a level can be avoided, do most re spectfully petition your honorable body to assist In the construction ot the pro posed elevated walk and stairway on Eighth Street. Signed by A. Robertson, U. W. Church and many others. The above petition was accompanied by the following proposal : To the Mayor and Council of Oregon City: We the undersigned property owners and business men located in the vicinity of Eighth and Main streets, Ore gon City, in order to encourage the con struction ot an elevated walk and stair way leading from Main on Eighth Street to top of bluff, make the following propo sition to your honorable body : We ' will build a walk and stairway eight feet in width, similar to plan sub mitted (on which we have a competent and reliable" builder's estimate that the cost of same will be about $325) if the City will'appropriate $200 towards the same, or we will furnish plans and speci fications to be approved by committee of Council, and agree to pay three-fifths of total cost of same if let to lowest respon sible bidder. C. H. Caufleld E. ti. Caufleld Bellomy & Bun-h W. A. Huntley C. G. Huntley W. Yakeda Red Front Trading Co. A. Knopp Hiram Straight E. Matthies P. F. Morey Recorder's Report. To the Honorable, the Mayor and City Council of Oregon City, Oregon. Gentlemen : I herewith submit a re port of the transactions of the office of City Recorder for the month of March, The following cases have been before the Recorder for violation ot city ordi nances. March 10 John Kirwall, Thoa. Evans, Thos. McGewan and W. W. Elliot, all charged with vagrancy, plead guilty and were sentenced to ten days' work on the streets. March 10 Wm. Golden, charged with disturbing the peace, plead guilty and was fined the sum of f 5, which was paid. March 14 J. D. O'Bryan, Frank Davis and P. Burns, charged with va grancy, plead guilty and were sentenced to work four days on city streets. March 15 Paul Wilson and Harry Clark, charged with being drunk and disorderly, plead guilty and Smith was sentenced to work twenty days and Warner fifteen days on city streets. March 30 John Richardson and Mat McGratb, charged with being drunk and disorderly, plead guilty and were sen' tenced to work on City streets for four days. The following licenses were issued dur ing the month. March 6 J. W, Cole, saloon license to Angust 31 $200 00 March 8 G. H. Young, second hand store to March 31 1 00 March 8 Bellomy & Bosch, second-band store to May 31 3 00 March 121. Greenberg, junk store to May 31 2 00 March 23 Paul Hemmelgarn, liquor to Sept. 9. 1898 200 00 Mrch 24 D. H. Tate, shooting gallery to June 22, 1808 10 00 Total $416 00 In accordance with instructions a bill has been forwarded to the E. S. R. R Co. for its share of the improvement or repair ot lower main street, Dut no answer has as yet been received. Permits for interment in the city cem etery durinir the month were as follows Raymond Winslow, Thos Rankin. Fred Kinder, Claud William Wright, Lydia I Scheuler and Mrs. Sarah ( arrico. Titles to lots and portions of lota in the city cemetery have been issued to the following persons during the month : C. V. Winslow, Herbert Rankin, Mrs. E. Kinder, William Wright, John Scheu ler, J. H. Carrico, John Bitzer, J. G. Ronnett, Hamuel Marrs, Geoge A. Hard ing, f. Kennedy, Margurite Batch, Wm. Smilh, Eaton & Crowly, J. G. Foster, Willis m Elliott and the County of Clack amas. Kespectiuiiy sunmittea, Thos. F. Rya. Recorder of Oregon City. The quarterly report of the treasurer was road and referred to finance com mittee. ' The quarterly report of the Chief of Police in regard to conducting the City Pound was read, accepted and filed. The following claims against the City were dead and allowed and war rants were ordered drawn on the several funds In payment thereof Thos. F. Kyan, sulery as Recorder for March 18t8 $25 00 Clias. E. Burns, salary as Chief ot Pollje (10 (X) E. L. Shaw, salary as Nlht-watch (10 00 F. T. Grilllth, fees as Prosecutor. . 30 00 II. E. Straight, salary as City Treas urer lor quarter 40 00 Paul llenimelgarn, meals at jail.. 31 40 Oregon City Press, pub, notices.. . 5 58 F. C. Uadke, one galv. boiler 1 25 T, P. Randall, serv. extra police. . 1 00 J. W. Brown, one rord wood .... S 50 j Geo. A. Harding, 3 electric lamps. 80 Geo. Brown, clepntng and oiling hydrrnts 2 00 1 W. it. Cooke, hauling dead horse 2 00 J. W. Stuart. Q. W. Church and J. E, Rhoades, JudgesFiruinen's election 7 50 Oregon City Labor Exchange, 07J yds. crushed rock 103 00 P. G. Electric Co., claim for March $172.4.1, allowed 170 45 G. II. Bestow, 12 lawn benches . . . 22 50 Wm. Estes, grading pub. square. 42 50 Samuel Marrs, 10 days' work on public square. ... 15 00 Wm. Borsch, 70 trees..... 31 50 W. L. Snidow, self and men on sts. 70 80 Estate ot E. E. Williams, seed for public square 1 00 V. Harris, seed for public square. 00 G. Baylor, W. C. G reave and C. M. Mason, watching at 7th St. Are 3 00 Cemetery Fund. G. W. Church, building fence, seeding, plowing, etc $110 00 Wm. Borsch, 15 trees 7 20 D. J. Slover, tools 5 00 J. G. Bonnet, shears for hedges. 1 26 D. W. Kinnalrd, Cemetery work 10 00 F. Williamson, planting trees. . . 5 00 Respeclully submitted, IUiwirn Kokrnkk, Frank Itiscit, C. D. I.ATTOI RXTTI, Finance Comniitte. The Finance Committee rewrted the annual and quarterly reports of the Treasurer submitted January 1 as cor rect and recommended their adoption. On motion report was adopted. On motion the bill of the City against the E. 8. R. R. Co. for Its share of the cost oi repairs to lower Main Street wa referred to the Committee on Streets and Public property to investigate and re pot t at first meeting ot the Council if said bill is a correct one. In the matter of paving G. W. Church to deposit dirt In the Public Square was laid on the table. The matter ot draining the street in front of Pope's property was referred to the Committee on Streets and Public Property and Committee on Health and Police, with power to act. On motion theFinance was empowered to close a contract with A. W. Cheney lor Printing City Ordinances. The Recorder was authorized to give a bill of sale to Labor Exchange tor $185 tor the rock crusher. The following resolution was read and adopted: Whereas, the crossings at the Intersec tion of the Southern Pacific Company's track with Tenth and Moss streets, are extremely dangerous, therefore be it Resolved, That the Honorable Mayor be, and he is hereby author ised to request the Southern Pacific Com pany to place an electric bell at each of such crossings at an early date. THE DREADED CONSUMP TION CAN BE CURED. T. A. Biocam. a. C, the Urcat Chemist and Scientist, Will Rend, Free, Three Bottles of His Newly Discovered Kerned lea . to Sufferers. 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