OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1907.
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NEWS OP THE COUNTY
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CLARKES.
Too late fof last week:
All the farmers are so busy In har
vesting their crops they have hardly
time to Bleep. Some have threshed.
8. Elmer Is threshing for Mr. Stoub.
Mrs. H. Crow was visiting her
brother, B. Sullivan, for a few weeks,
but returned home last Sunday.
Mrs. Peter Schiewe was very 111
last week.
A. Bond was 111 for three weeks,
but Is able to sit up again.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Klelnsmlth from
Oregon City were In Clarkes, last
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Klelnsmlth and
son went to Macksburg last Sunday
to look after hop picking.
W. H. Wettlaufer was hauling lum
ber for his new granary
Mr. and Mrs. Mann from Mllwaukle,
Mr. and Mrs. Stlner and Mr. ?nd Mrs.
Hettman from Beaver Creek. Mr. and
Mrs. Bottemlller and family and
George Smith from Maryville, and
Hannah and Minnie Stegeman and
William Meuller spent Sunday after
noon with Frank Mueller and family
and it was a surprise to them.
Minnie Click is visiting relatives
and friends In Clarkes.
F. Marshall is helping his son Ben
stack his' grain.
Fred Bower, from Colton, went ft
town on business last Tuesday.
J. Bower and family are on a visit
to Colton to his brother, F. Bower,
tor a few days.
U. Diz started his threshing last
Monday.
Ed Hornshuch, from Beaver Creek, to see and consult where to have the
went for huckleberries this week. (proposed new bridge built across the
Effle Grace came home last Friday J Clackamas river. They decided to
from the teachers' examination. have it built where the present old
Mr. and Mrs. George Clarke and Mr. jbridge is now located,
and Mrs. Ed Hettman spent Sunday j Mrs. Maud Shibley Dible has re
afternoon with Mr. Schiewe and fam-; turned home, after staying two weeks
jat the Good Samaritan hospital, much
improved and with elated hopes of
ESTACAOA. !a permanent cure. Her sister Emma
Too late for last week. j accompanied her to the hospital.
The Estacada State Bank was raid-1 Last week the depositors of the
ed Wednesday as soon as the news ) Estacada State Bank had quite a
reached Estacada from Portland that flurry and excitement. They were of
the Oregon Trust Co. had failed. The the Impression that It was connected
bank was forced to close. The Cary with the defunct savings bank of Port
Hardware Co., Thomas Yocum.Loyd land, and made a run on the Esta
Yocum, Sparks and J. W. Reed will cada bank until the bank had to sus
be heavy losers if the bank is not Pnd payment. But I hear that the
put on its feet. The city funds of bank is doing business all right now.
Estacada are in the smash. Thurs-1 '
day morning Banker Fraley a3ked the . 8UNNYSIDE.
depositors to sign a contract that ! Mrs. S. Young, who was thrown from
they will not call for more than 10, a wagon and her arm broken, came
per cent of their deposits a month, jhorae last week, but is badly bruised.
This will check up the raiding of the She thinks her arm is doing as well
bank. Many signed. ias can be expected.
The Heylman bank, the Bank of j Some of the ladies of the club met
Estacada, is not affected by the panic. 1st Mrs. Donley's last Wednesday and
This bank ha 3 two dollars of good se-' passed a pleasant afternoon sewing.
curltie3 for every dollar of deposits, j A good lunch was served by the host
One of the tie haulers for the West- They will not meet again until
ern Banking Co.'s sawmill wa3 ser-j after hop-picking, as a number of per
lously injured in a runaway la.U week, 'sons are to start on Thursday for the
Grace Davis and Horace Davis are
Tisiting at Aberdeen, Washington.
The Yocum threshing machine has'Rhoda Smith last Friday evening,
been at work for a week. The time was spent with games and
F. M. Gill filled Rev. C. T. McPher- mu3lc anl enjoyed by all present,
son's pulpit In the M. E. church at Mrs. Joe Reed, while driving a team
Estacada Sunday morning, preaching out from Arleta, let them run away
on the subject, "The Christian Life." anl was thrown from the wagon and
Jie will occupy the same pulpit again quite badly hurt. Report says she is
next Sunday morning. unable to move in bed, and she fears
Russ Wilcox came out from tbe she Is paralyzed,
hatchery Friday evening to employ ' Mrs. Winnie Colins and her mother
eight men to build trails for the U. S. have been visiting at Mrs. Geo. Dear
government, 'dorff's and Mrs. Ida Hubbard's.
Jordon Schultz and Will Cary re- j The rain stopped the threshing for
turned from the Hot Springs on the a day or two.
Upper Clackamas Sunday evening.
Ed Linn li building a prune dryer j SHUBEL.
and a residence on his property at Threshing is about over around
Garfield. here, wheat averaging 25 bushels to
Prof. J. E. Stubbs and wife were the ;the acre and oats about 40 or 45. Mr.
guests of her parents Sunday. They
Tlalted Irvlns Sunday evening.
The Junior Bible Class of the Es
tacada M. E. sunlay school gave an
entertainment at the M. E. church
last Wednesday night.
FAIRVIEW.
The Ladies' Society of Smith Me
morial church held an all-day meeting
last week in the church.
Mrs. M. J. Llttlepage has been hav
ing Improvements made on her place.
A. J. Clark and wife, of Tacoma,
Wash., are the guests of relatives in
the family of It. W. Wilcox. Mr. and
Mrs. Clark were married only a few
days ago, and are now taking their
wedding trip.
Miss Su3le Hall, who ha3 been very
111 with pneumonia, is convalescing.
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A New Orleans woman wa thin.
Because she did not extract sufficient
nourishment from her food.
She took Scoff Emulsion
Result:
She gained a pound a day in weight
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In front of his residence.
Mrs. E. Holgate of Terry visited In
Falrvlew lust week.
VIOLA
The rain has made good prospects
for a heavy crop of late potatoes.
Some of our farmers had their grain
stacked under sheds so the machine
was able to ran, even though It did
rain.
Beech Patton was quite sick the
first of the week.
Loren Tenny attended the dedica
tion services of the new church at
Clarkes last Sunday;
James Senler expects to finish the
threshing in these parts this week.
J. R. Hamilton. Jr., has a broader
smile than we have seen at any time
on his face previously to the past few
days. He Is now called papa. Mother
and son. are doing well.
SPRINGWATER.
Mercury 58 degrees. Rather moist
for threshing, though the Indications
this morning are for a drier atmos
phere. Early grain good, late grain
not so good; hay rather light; fruit
good. The late rains will help out
the late potatoes.
Aug. 24th. Dr. Havaland. of Esta
cada. had his house and contents
burned to the ground; loss about
12,000, partly Insured. Supposed
cause, defective telegraph wires la
room.
The other day the officers and citi
zens of the vicinity met at Estacada
hop yard.
A play
party was given by Miss
Masslnger had the best crop In this
neighborhood. His . wheat averaged
33 1-3 bushels to the acre and his oats
ver 50.
Pete Huber has purchased Mr.
Wacher's farm.
E. W. Hornschuh and a part of his
family, six in number, and E. F. Gln
ther and Robert Glnther, returned
from the huckleberry patch at Cold
Springs last Thursday evening with
about 45 and 20 gallons respectively.
They picked two days.
Miss Winnie Jackson of Oregon
City, returned to her home Sunday,
after spending a week with her friend
and former schoolmate, Hazel Glnther
Quite a unmber of our people at
tended the Methodist church dedica
tion at Clarkes Sunday.
Johanna Massinger of Portland, Is
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a day in Weight Y.
V. Ellison Is building
visiting with her parents here a few
days before leaving for Chicago where
she Intends working In Vie Salvation
Army.
Henry and Fred Hettman have be
gun lotrclrm again,
Mrs. Grimmer, of Albany, is making
an extended visit with her daughter,
Mrs. E. W. Hornshuh.
Chris Horushuh, E. F. Glnther, and
Jacob Grossntlller, have considerable
fall plowing doneprady for sowing.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schmidt visited
E. F. Glnther and family last Sunday.
Born, to the wife of Chris Moohnke,
Jr., Monday, August 19. a little daugh
ter. Mother and child are doing nice
ly. Chris has grown two Inches since.
Miss Delia Bluhm has returned to
Portland after visiting her parents
here for a few weeks.
Mrs. Llzile Bluhm of Oregon City
visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Godfred Moehnke last week.
CLARKES.
The M. E. church was dedicated In
Clarkes Sunday by Rer. Rowland of
Portland and Captain Bronson and
wife and Rev. J. J. Patton. They
served dinner at noon and had preach
ing In the afternoon and evening, and
collected $500 and fl2 to finish the
church.
Without the knowledge of the pas
tor, the official board had arranged
to dedicate the church in memory of
the Rev. Patton, to be known as the
"Patton Memorial Church of Clarkes".
The report of the fourth quarterly
conference held at Clarkes on Satur
day evening, shows the work on the
Viola circuit to be In a prosperous
condition. Two churches have been
built during the year and both dedi
cated free of debt. The pastor's sal
provided for.
Tom Grace was huckleberrylng last
week and he picked seventeen gal
lons in a few days, with four persons.
He thinks It dont pay to go.
Tena and Elvena Phllpln of Canby
made a visit to their Undo Sam
Elmer.
Mrs. Mary Browner'a baby Is 111.
Mrs. W. O. Klelnsmlth- anJ family
are going hop-plcklng the last of this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Frazy left for
Portland last week.
Sam Elmer Is threshing for W. O.
Klelnsmlth and from there he will
move to John Peck's.
Mr. and Mrs. Baker, of Highland,
were looking at a separator In Timber
Grove at Will Wettlaufer's.
Albert Durst sold his farm and his
brother-in-law sold his also and Albert
Durst Is going to go back east to make
a visit In Iowa.
F. Nickols and family spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. Larklns.
We had a thunder shower last Sat
urday and the farmers ire all wish
ing It would quit raining. They would
like to thrash or there will be some
spoiled grain and they want to go
hopplcklng soon as they can.
Clarkes Is building up this year
A new church, one new house and two
new granaries.
They have sold some timber land
and Clarkes property will change
hands. But we miss a railroad we
ought to have one.
NEEDY.
Hop-plcklng has begun and we hope
the good weather will continue as the
hops are beginning to moutd.
The thunder storm Saturday morn
ing was quite terrifying for a while
no serious damage was done.
Eugene Ogle was In our neighbor
hood Monday. Mr. Ogle will organ
ize a class In music here soon after
hop-picking.
Mrs. McGonegal and children visit
ed at Buttevllle a few days the past
week.
BARLOW.
R. E. Irwin and family, who have
been to Cape Horn, Wash., for an
outing, returned Saturday evening.
Mr. Irwin Is much Improved in health
and has returned to his duties In the
office of the S. P. R. R., as agent.
Mrs. Kldd, a former resident of
this place, has returned and Intends
making her permanent homo here.
The pie social given by the ladles
of the Lutheran Synod church, at Mr.
Eckern's residence, was well attended.
Miss M. L. Barlow and Vlvla ThII
visited friends here and attended the
i Eucre club on Saturday evening.
The Progressive Eucre club met
Saturday evening In honor of Mrs. C.
U, Barlow and son William, of Oak
land, Calif., who are visiting friends
here. Mrs. M. W. Sheppard and Miss
Bessie entertained the club. The
ladles' prize was won by Mrs. Burge.
It was an elegant sofa pillow. Mrs.
Lydla Irwin was the winner of the
lone-hand prize. Gentleman's first
prize was won by W. B. Tull, The
booby prize was secured by Vlvla
Tull. Cake and Ice cream were
served and a general good time was
enjoyed by all.
Geo. Newton Intends moving to his
farm at Liberal the first of Sept.
Sam Erlckson has returned from
Eastern Oregon.
! peter Breneren of Portland, is visit-
inB frlends !ier0-
Fred Jesse of Portland. I visiting
his parents here.
Mrs. Simpson aud son Paulle of
Portland, are visiting her parent,
Mr, and Mrs. Rodby.
There was quite a delegation from
Burlow attended the circus at Port
land Monday.
WILLAMETTE.
About fifty friends and relatives
gathered at the home of Chas. Mooh
nke Sunday to cejebrate the 2Sth
birthday of August Moehnke. For
the first time In ten years all the chil
dren of Mr. aud Mrs. Moehnke were
gathered around their futher's boarj.
The Oregon City brass band enliven
ed the occasion with choice selections.
The band embarked on a launch and
there was music on the waters. Re
fresh men t a were served during the
afternoon and a substantial dinner In
the evening. Mrs. Swart, of port
land, and A. V. Dickey, of Seattlo.
assisted Mrs. Moehnke in receiving
the guests. All had an enjoyable day
and wish August many happy returns
of his birthday,
STAFFORD.
The local weather prophet foretold
a rain for the change of the full moon
and sure enough Stafford awakened
Saturday to a terrific thunder storm
and for a few minutes the rain came
down as If In bucketsfull. And It
kept on at Intervals all day, and at
night over an Inch of water had fallen.
Mr. Brink has purchased the Conrad
Schrader place. One of his sons In
law, a painter by trade, Is going to
live on the place, we hear.
Stafford baa an accident or two to
chronicle every week. Last week,
Monday, Mrs. Powell, In shutting a
gate near the barn, let It spring back
upon her left thumb, spraining It bad
ly. She had to be taken to Dr. Homers
who straightened It up, reduced the
swelling, and at the present writing
It la doing very nicely.
Mr. Gage, In passing by his binder
on Saturday evening, accidentally hit
the catch to the grain wheel which
came down and hit him a vicious
blow on two of his toes, cutting the
nail nearly off of one and cutting the
other to the bone just back of the
nail.
The Schatz sisters had company
a young lady from Portland.
Another accident to one of our
prominent citizens Is reported: Mr.
Delker. a man well along In years,
fell Saturday and hurt himself quite
seriously. The doctors give hope of
bis being all right In time.
Hop pickers are beginning to mi
grate. MILWAUKIE.
The Sunday school picnic was held
last Thursday In the grove on Mln
thorn. A splendid program was, given
In the afternoon. All kinds of races
and games were Indulged In and the
lucky ones are proud of their prizes,
A bonfire was built In the evening
and supper was served by firelight,
which was enjoyed by all.
The Mllwaukle public school will
open Sept. ICth. Mrs. Arallle C.
Shaw will be principal.
Mllwaukle Grange Fair will be held
off October 3, 4 and 5. Everyone Is
Invited to exhibit anything of interest
they may have; also any product of
garden, orchard or field. Flowers
and fancy work will be given lots of
space, and a committee will arrange
all exhibits. R. Scott, Mrs. M. D.
Reld and Mrs. Maggie A. Johnson are
the executive committee.
Mrs. Maggie J.Johnson has returned
home from a two weeks' visit with
friends at Garfield.
Mrs. Sarah Bitting has returned
from a six weeks' visit with her sister
at Astoyla.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller have re
turned from a few days' visit with Mr.
Miller's folks at Wilson vllle.
LeRoy Johnson left for Tualatin,
where he goes to accept a position
with the Salem electric road.
Many of our people will go to the
hop yards this week.
Chas. McCann spent Sunday with
his family.
Many people are wondering what
was the matter with Fruit Commis
sioner J. H. Reld of Mllwaukle when
he mado such an unwarranted attack
on the farmers of Clackamas county
In the Sunday Oregonlan. The letter
Is a libel on the entire county, when
he says he saw only one real farm
and five cows. He was asleep on
that trip, or has gone crazy and don't
know what he Is talking about.
DOVER.
Clark Bowman and family left Fri
day for their home In Marshfleld.
Alice Cooper Is homo for a short va
cation. George Wolf made a trip to Port
land last week to'see his grandson.
Guy Wordle and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of a baby daughter
at their home, born August 14th.
Born, to Paul Manolia and wife, a
son, on August 20th.
J. W. Exon made a trip to Eagle
Creek last Saturday.
The ninth grade was voted down at
the school meeting last Monday,
YOUR SAVINGS INVESTED
with us will be a working asset, good to
keep and tohave for an emergency or op
portunity Wise Is the man who has his
capital, no matter how small, deposited
where It is at work earning more capital.
The Bank of Oregon City
C. A. Keith has dug a well fifty
three feet aud struck a strong vein
of water,
A number of families are preparing
to leave for the hop fields the last of
this week.
The friends of Miss Uilu Morrison
gave her a pleasant surprise party
Saturday Jtlght.
Mr. Morrison and sons have deep
ened the well on the Bens farm.
Mrs. Exon and daughter Jennie
spent the day with Mrs. Guy Wordlo
last Thursday.
Capt. Branson and wife attended
the dedication of the Patton Memorial
Church at Clarkes August 25tn. Dr.
Rowland preached the morning and
evening sermons to large congrega
tions, and they were the best sermons
we have ever heard him deliver The
dinner hour also was one very enjoy
able. Over $500 was raised whlrh de
frays all expenses and pays elder's
and pastor's claims and benevolences
In full, builds a horse shed and pays
for the new organ and belt. Great
credit Is due Rer. Patton, who with
untiring zeal and much labor, has
brought about the erection of this
church and also the Highland, three
miles distant. The people very much
desire his return another year. By
request of the people Tapt. Brauson
preached to a large congregation Sun
day evening.
BARTON,
Rain fog mist.
Expect this Is bad for grain but
there Is none raised for threshing In
this Immediate vicinity.
A lively smashup occurred at the
postofflce a fw days ago, when U. 8.
mall team No. 2 made kindling wood
of a f'JO buggy. However there was
one horse left and the "two's" still
get mall.
William Cooke Is working for the
Dlx sawmill, trucking logs to the mill
or hauling ties to the station.
) A new enterprise has jm been
launched one-half mile southeast of
arton. A fuel 'company, headed by
Mr. Schoolfleld. Is going to hoist and
load wood from the river.
Mrs. Brlethaupt Is still In Portland
treating her hand which has been af
flicted with a felon. It Is reported
she had a thumb amputated and that
the hand Is still very bad.
Mr. Daniolson arrived home from
Fort 8tevens, where he has been em
ployed on the Jetty work.
CANBY,
J. Zeek has sold his blacksmith shop
to M. N. Dlgerness.
Miss Tena Bermoser has been visit
ing her parents here for ten days.
Mrs. George Knight was shopping In
Oregon City last week.
Frank Weed, who has been In busi
ness In Washington, was calling on
friends and relatives the past week.
Mrs. James Nolln, well known here,
died in Portland last week.
Miss Violet Evans, of Portland, was
There's a Reason
F"" J ift1 ,argeat Q8ntal practice in
f Oregon City Is because we
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possible. Our recent trip East to the great centers of dental edu
cation, was for the purpose of giving you the lat
est and best, up-to-date dentistry. Our seventeen years of suc
cessful practice In Oregon City Is the best guarantee any dentist can
give you. A guarantee Is good only as long as you can find one who
gives It, and then not always. We are careful not to hurt you, as
we' have feelings ourselves. We want your work and want you to
send us your friends. Have an eastern expert graduate assistant"
dentist. We put our own name back of our practice, Our prices are
the lowest la the city for good work.
Dr. L. L. Pickens ?'
Post Graduate Haskell A Chlca go School of Dentistry,
City Phone 2671 Mutual and Independent 131
a guest the past week of her grand
parents, Mr, and Mrs. George KiilghL
J. H. Calvan sold over an hundred
bushels of peaches last Bundisy,
George Meek. Wni. Cantwelt, An
drew Koeher were Portland business
visitors the past week.
Rev. W. J. Weber, In a recent ser
mon, ssld Christians ought not pick
hops presumably on account of the
festive hop fermenting the amber
beer. At another time he said It was
doubtful If the church ought to go In
to the restaurant business, etc.
Mrs. Iiu Grant and sister, Miss
Esther Knight of Seattle are visiting
friends and relatives here this week,
Mrs. Le Eckerson went to Aurora
Tuesday for a visit to her parents.
WILSONVILLE.
The hophouso belonging to Fred
Yergen of Aurora, with all of Its eon
tens of 60 bale of last year's hops,
two wagons, one binder and all his
hop Implements, was struck by llght
nlag Saturday morning during the
storm which raged here.
j The house and alt Its contents were
burned; nothing was saved, nut lit-
'tie Insurance so far as learned,
Also a very fine horse belonging to
an Aurora farmer was struck by light-
jnlng and killed about the same time.
CARUS,
This rain has been quite disagree
able to those that haven't tbelr grain
I harvested and we hop that there
'Isn't much damage done to the crops
that are not threshed, for we like to
see the farmers save what they have
iralsed by hard work,
j Several from here have gone to .the
mountains for huckleberries and for
a good time,
Mrs. Lewis hss ben spending a few
weeks In Portland with her daughter.
Misses Winifred Howard and friend
I Miss Edith Olson of Portland, spent
last week with her folks, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Howard.
Bertha Howard has If ft Cams again.
She Is now working (or Mrs. Wm.
Harris In Beaver Creek.
Jack Howells spent last week with
the Davis Bros.
Most everyone Is busy getting ready
to go hopplcklng. Several from here
are going up the country this year
to pick.
Arthur Erlckson and nephew of Ta
coma, Wash., made a pleasant visit
with his parents last week.
Sturges Bros, are thinking of put
ting In a new sawmill on Albert
Schoenborn'a place. In the near fu
ture. LIQUOR LICENSE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned wll apply to the council of
Oregon City at Its next regular meet
Ing for a renewal of his liquor license
until March 1. 1907. nt u t,rnf
j place of business, 702 Main street.
Oregon City.
37-2t A. II. GRIESSEN.
for Everything
Thk reason wo enlnv tha
V, V' WAVVt 1M UUi nU,
Our work lasts, we never
do poor work. The people
know It. Our constant ef
fort Is to give not "just as
good" but the best work, and
that for as little monnv a
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