OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1907.
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NEWS Of5 THEi COUNTY
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LOGAN.
T. A. Mostul has returned from
South Dakota, where he went to tell
his farm. He spent several, months
there bat is glad to get back to Ore
gon. " ' " ' " ' ' "'" '! '
The Bonney saw mill ta atlll run
ning, regardless o( the panic. After
the holiday they promise to make
things hum. ; " "
JuHus Busch la planning for a hand
some addition to hU home.
Lower Logan school celebrated the
Christmas event with a tree on Dec.
20. The young people gave a good
program.
Upper Logan school held its Christ
mas exercises Monday afternoon. It
was a pleasant affair. Two weeks va
cation at this school.
Feed is scarce and not a few of our
dairymen and farmers are compelled
to buy.
Logan lodge M. B. A. held Its elec
tion December 11 President, F. P.
Wilson; vice president, Fred Moser,
Jr.; secretary, O. D. Robblns; treas
urer, Lydla E. Bobbins; conductor,
Anna Fallert; chaplain, Rhoda Kirch
em; watchman, Jacob Gerber; sen
try, Henry Thun; physician. Dr. H. S.
Mount
every Saturday night, led by the pat
rows and teacher.
We are to have a singing school at
our district school as soon as the new
books arrive.
Preaching Sunday at 11 o'clock by
an evangelist named Sewel.
wedding aoon; so, boys, get your
horns and your horse Addles ri'ady.
Peter Rohlender was In Oregon City
last Saturday transacting business.
Fred Moehnke Is still somewhat
crippled from his shooting otto of the
shutes in his barn sometime ago.
Mr. and Mrs. John Heft visited Fred
Heft and family oue day last week. .
RUSSELLVILLE.
Mrs. Wlngfleld is visiting friends
la Salem over the Christmas holidays.
Now that we have voted money for
road Improvements next summer will
It mean much new mud to plow
through next winter?
C. P. Carter has returned to his
home In Gladstone after a stay on his
ranch here.
L. B. Trulllnger has carrots for sale
by the ton or small package.
Mrs. Soott Carter is visiting Oregon
City friends for a few days.
0. S. Baylea' new home Is being
rushed as fast as three carpenters can
push It
Mr. and Mrs. B. Buckner were Sun
day guests at the home of Mr. Wing
field.
Amos Johnson has a new steam
wood saw and are doing a "l&od office
business."
Our school is to close in a few days
EAGLE CREEK.
The Sunday school tree and enter
tainment at the church the evening of
the 23d was a success. A very nice
time was enjoyed by all present The
program was as follows:
Song By school
Recitation Arpha Clester
Recitation Manilla Dlx
Recitation Paul SjllI
Song "Little Stars1
Recitation '....Flossie Dlx
Recitation Hal Clester
Recitation Walter Smith
Song "Lullaby" Minnie Mas son
Recitation Nora Judd
Recitation Lola Baker
Recitation Arthur Smith
Song "Tattling to Santa"
..Jlmnile Smith
Recitation Milard Trullnger
Dialogue "The Answer From San
ta"
Song Mr. and Mrs. Brower I
Recitation Cora Farrester
Recitation Lloyd Trullnger .
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STAFFORD.
It still rains, which, perhaps, ought
not to be classed as an Item of news
at this tlmo of year. But the main
thoroughfare to Portland or Oregon
City Is pretty gtxl. thanks to our
efficient supervisors, and the Judicious
outlay of the people's money by our
Couuty Court. Tbe only real bad
place lies between Swells' store
and the top of School house hill.
The much-talked of potato fork has
ben located. Gearhart Peters saw
It sticking through the fence and took
It home for safe-keeping, until he
could nottfy Mr. Schalta, which he
did the other day at church. Now, If
some one locates Mr. Gage's clothes,
Stafford and the gentlemanly tramp
will be quits.
All but two of Mr. Schatti's child
ren were home for Sunday dinner
and to welcome brother Jake back.
Mr. Nlmtc has gone to Sclo.
Mrs. Waehlte has been Quite sick.
Miss Kate Weed, from Jefferson,
j returned to her home this week.
Heavy firing has been heard In the
direction or usonviue. tuner me
Japs had landed or some or.e had a
charivari Sunday night. Conjecture
high. Some say It might be
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We con sell you a hand
some suit that will please
you. One-third your life
is spent In bed, so why not
make the bedroom home
like. We can do It for a
J little money. Try us.
MARKS PRAIRIE.
Several of our sports were at Needy
Saturday to the shooting match, but
they seemed to get what the boy shot
at
Ralph and Ensley Gubble were call
ing at Oglesby's Sunday.
Avon Jesse returned home Sunday
to spend the holidays. He Is attend
ing school at Forest Grove.
Our school will give an entertain
ment in the near future.
Sandy Leach and Milton Armstrong
are cutting cord wood for Henry
Deets.
We are sorry to learn that Ben
Homesly is quite low at Sam Taylor's.
George W. F. Taylor, of Paradise
City, Is still bale and hearty. He Is
one of our early settlers and an In
dian war veteran of 1856.
The dancing school being taught by
Oglesby Bros. Is well attended. It is
held every Friday night
Very few ducks are showing up as
yet.
Almost all our hop growers will Join
the hop growers union, which Is being
organized all over the Willamette
Valley. And a hop grower that does
not should have a guardian appointed
at once to protect his family.
Sam Miller got his buggy badly
broken up Saturday. His horae tried!
to go into the stable while hitched to
the buggy, but the door was not wide
enough, hence the wreck.
Mrs. Henry Kraus has been on the
sick list the past week.
Frank and Charles Oglesby purch
ased a fine driving horse last week.
Very few potatoes are being sold
here at present
Our Road Boss has been doing some
Work the past few days.
It seems the Macksburg "booze
fighters" are up against It since Can
by went dry. Doo't cry; you can still
go to Aurora and get your tarantula
Juice Just the same.
Recitation Clifford Masson
Recitation Reglna Horger '
Song "He Loved Us So"
Dialogue "Mind Your Own Busi
ness" Star Drill
Cantata "Looking for Santa"...
Song "Good Night"
Beginning with the new year Rev.
Mr. Devln will preach for us at the
usual hour, 3 o'clock. Rev. Mr. White
has taken charge of another pastor
ate. Miss Sarah Masson, of Portland,
was the guest Sunday of her brother
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mas
son. E. E. Elliott, our genial storekeeper,
made a flying trip to Portland Satur
day. Mrs. Trulllnger and daughter Cor
rine and Mrs. Glover, were visiting
friends and relatives in Oregon City
and Portland over Sunday, returning
Tuesday evening.
Mr. Harger has been quite ill with
the grip.
Mrs. Van Curen and children are
here to spend the holidays with their
friends.
Robert Agnew, of the Smith & Ar
ment Camp, left Portland Thursday
for Kentucky to take his home people
by surprise and spend the holidays at
his old home, after an absence of sev
eral years.
Mr. Trulllnger has resumed work on
his new house and we predict that
when done It will be one of the fin
est in this part of the country.
C. Masson went up the valley this
week and purchased two thoroughbred
Jersey cows.
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CLARKES.
C. Haag went to town last Mon
day to buy for Christmas.
Bora, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nich
ols, a pair of twins, last Saturday
night.
Miss Grace Smith, the teacher of
Timber Grove, went home to spend
her Christmas.
Alfred Martin has come back from
Eastern Oregon.
Tom Grace went to town last Mon
day to get his children, as they are
going to spend Christmas at home.
Fred Bower butchered hogs last
Saturday and he sold Ave of them in
town last Monday.
Nate Jones went to town last Mon
day.
We will have had Christmas before
this appears In print and we wish all
an enjoyable time.
DOVER.
J. W. Exon. went to Portland Mon
day, returning Tuesday afternoon.
William Roberts has built a new
fruit house.
Joseph Deshayer Is under the doc
tor's care, being treated for stom
ach trouble.
Rev. Engalla was up from Lents
lately, looking after the farm which
he purchased from Captain Branson
last fall.
The Dover people are still strug
gling with the Improvement of Deep
Creek htll, which is getting well nigh
Impassable.
School has closed for two Weeks'
vacation.
Rev. J. W. Exon preached at Bull
Run last Sunday morning.
Grandma Deshayn haa been enter
taining her brother from Grants Pass.
Miss Alice Cooper Is coming home
for the holidays.
A. I. Morrison has his barn about
completed.
CARUS.
The dam for Sturgis Bros.' new saw
mill Is being pushed as fast as wea
ther will permit
Division Ten of the Beaver Creek
phone company will elect officers and
transact other business some day next
week.
Lulu Hay-ward was the guest last
week of Mr. and Mrs. C. Spence.
Central Grange, No. 276, elected of
ficers last Saturday. Short literary
program was also carried out
We had no public Christmas for
Cams this year. Many of our young
people went to Mullno for Christmas
festivities, and they all report a great
time.
C. E. Spence killed a hog last week
that tipped the beam at 600 pounds.
It was something of a hog.
Mrs. Ward is numbered among the
sick, and she is reported as quite
poorly.
BEST LINE OF PAINTS IN AMERICA
Don't let the buildings go
through the rainy season
without some protection.
We can out sell all competitors.
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Stoves,
Ranges, f
Heaters i
We can sell you stoves
that are (uel-savers and
heat generators that will
surprise you. Prices al
ways below competitors.
We are chopping both
ends oil all prices.
TOLPOLAR
OREGON CITY, OREGON
STONE.
Creamery Checks were passed
around in time to buy Christmas pres
ents. The Clear Creek creamery Is pay
ing 34 cents a pound for butter fat.
A new family by the name of
Rhodes has rented the Walter Shep
ard farm. Mr. Shepard has gone on a
visit to relatives at North Yamhill.
The Clear Creek bridge defense is
practically completed. The weather
man did not leave it long without a
try to dislodge it; the river was mak
ing a desperate effort to wash it away.
There's an old-time spelling school'
SHUBEL.
Mrs. Kirbysons' mother, Mrs.
Greene, arrived from Philadelphia
during the past week. She Intends
remaining permanently.
Our road supervisor is gradually
getting the rock on the road in spite
of the bad weather.
E. F. Ginther helped Mr. Stuedeman
butcher hogs one day last week. On
his way home he accidentally made
a bad step and sprained his ankle
severely. He had to be carried home.
Born, to the wife of Fred Klebe,
December 20, a son.
The different churches here are
busy getting ready for Christmas.
Three or four of Mr. and Mrs. E.
F. Ginther s daughters have come
home to spend the holidays.
David Moehnke, our mail carrier,
made a business trip to Portland one
day this week.
Kumor has it that there is to be a
COLTON.
Mr. Hult got his hand caught in the
nlaner a few days ago and was severe
ly hurt The doctor was called and
dressed the wound and he Is getting
along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Kandle have
moved to their home in the mountains
making the Journey last week.
W. E. Bonney went to town Friday
lat to interview Santa.
Chas. Stromgreen butchered a beef
last week and sold It largely to our
new Swede neighbors.
Two late arrivals among our new
Swede neighbors are enterprising
young boys. They have built a little
bungaioo to live In and are slashing
the land in preparation to make a
crop next year.
Our sports were shooting down at
the store last Saturday, for Christmas
turkeys and other fowls.
We are planing for a great time at
the hall Christmas. It is being de
rated for Christmas festivities and we
all hope to enjoy ourselves.
Mrs. Clark Is home after a visit to
friends of several weeks' duration.
Mr. Snodgrass has started to float
his shingle bolts down the river.
burnt box, the work of Miss Bertha
Knickerbocker. The girls have learn
ed a new "yell," In which they are be
coming proficient, and of course they
must try It on every occasion.
Mrs. Sargent, hostess for many
years at the hotel. Is sick, to the re
gret of her many friends.
Mllwaukle Grange held Its annual
election of officers Saturday last, as
follows: Worthy master, O. H. Ham
mond; overseer. Ana Parellus; lectur
er. May E. Getchell; chaplain. T. R. A.
Sell wood; steward, J. W. James; as
sistant steward, E. W. Burwell; lady
assistant steward, Maggie A. Johnson;
treasurer. O. H. Naef; financial secre
tary, Kate Costo; recording secretary,
Margaret I. Roberts; gatekeeper, A.
Gertsen; Ceres, Hulua Anderson;
Pomona, Florence Robblns; Flora. 8a
rah E. Bitting; executive committee,
J. R. Kelso.
B. P. Gray, who recently bought a
home here. Is doing considerable Im
proving. Sandy Odd Fellows have let the con
tract for a new hall, to be 30xGt and
two stories high.
Our debating society Is running Ml
blast with weekly debates Saturday
nights. Woman suffrage, Is the theme
for discussion this week.
Sandy Odd Fellows elected the fol
lowing officers: Noble grand, E. F.
Donohue; vice grand, E. F. Bruns;
secretary, Wm. Morand; treasurer, P.
It. Melnlng; trustee, J. W. Root.
8 ANDY.
W. B. Allen won a team In a raffle
at Gresham that cost him Just 1.83.
The team la valued at $300.
W. A. Proctor and Fred Koisecker
have - completed new residences re
cently.
George Reugg, of Gresham, has pur
chased an Interest In tbe A. G. Born
stedt store and will "make a hand"
from this on.
Chas. Krebs has sold his farm, W.
A. Proctor being the lucky purchaser
The heavy rains of the past week
have made it Impossible to work out
of doors. Guess a little rest will do
us all good
Even work on the Mt. Hood railway
was stoDDed over the holidays, the
MILWAUKIE.
The Mlnthorne Floral Club, com
posed of a number of our bright young
amnion anrnrlqorl their nresldent. Mrs.
Roberts. Monday evening. They car-1 weather making It Impossible to work
rled a handsome presem wun mem, a - yruwi..
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IHI&Lrdware
It tkes years of experience, fine
figuring, and shrewd manipulation of
the market supply to provide the high
est grade of goods at the lowest
prices, as well as years of honest en
deavor and straightforward business
methods to establish our reliability
and superiority as we have done.
In selecting your holiday gifts this
Is a safe store for hurried peopMe.
All toys are sold at a very small
margin; you will find that 23 cents
will buy more In our establishment
than SO cents In the high-rent district
stores.
We have very' strong lines In Rock
ing Horses, Dolls, Boys' Wagons,
Coasters, Velocipedes, Mechanical
Toys, outside of our regular lines of
Silverware, Cutlery, Scissors, Furni
ture, Carpets and Hardware.
.ELWOOD.
Mr. Cox recently killed three hogs
that weighed, respectively, 367, 350,
349 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Henderson are
spending the holiday season with
friends at Phllometh.
Floyd Dibble and James Parks are
home from school and will spend the
holidays with friends here.
Miss Sada Freeman is having her
eyes treated with an Oregon City physician.
The Freomans, who have been sick
In a bunch, are getting better.
The heaviest rain of the fall season
fell here the past week.
Mrs. Lydla Park ami the Blttners
will unite In a Christmas tree for the
young people. ,
Miss Zella Surfus Is home for her
Christmas vacation. She is the popu
lar teacher at West Buttevlllo.
Mr. Whiting will spend his Christ
mas vacation at home.
Brownsville, Is in Sprlngwater visit
ing relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl ghlbley, who
started to New Mexico for the latter'a
health, are remaining at Mesa, In Ari
zona. 8. II. Raney has sold bis farm ot
1C0 acres to Mr. Streye. of Mlchlnan.
Miss Enna Bhlbley went to Port
land to see Hants Clans,
Dave Mansfield Is working at the
Shlbley home.
Parma Wanted.
I have customers for reasonable
priced farms, ranging in value from
11.500 to IC.000. Places sell best
with stock and farm Implements In
cluded. List your place with me.
54t2 H. E. CROSS.
TEA8LE CREEK.
C. E. Dart and family are spending
the Christmas holidays with friends
near Eugene and Sclo.
A fine cedar tree has been erected
for Christmas and the little folks are
happy over the prospects of good
things to them.
A sister of E. E. Judd Is spending
tho week at his home. She will re
main until after Christmas.
Rev. Quinn and wife spent last Sun
day at the home of Mrs. Joe Simons.
No school this week and Young
America Is on a rampage. The young
people will take a hand In the Christ
mas festivities in the church.
Mrs. Thomas, who has been serious
ly 111, Is slowly but surely recovering
Mrs. J. H. Quinn and her society
are "for rent" to those who need
them, in the Interest of tho finances
of the society.
8PRINOWATER.
At the last meeting of the Spring-
water Orange the following officers
were chosen: Master, Edwin Bates;
overseer, Sidney Smith; steward, J.
A. Shlbley; assistant steward, Rex
Gordon; gatekeeper, Ed Closner; lec
turer, Sarah Bates; chaplain, A. M.
8hibley; secretary, Erma, Shlbley;
treasurer, Grace Closner; Ceres, Mrs.
Closner; Pomona, Mary Shlbley; Flo
ra, Minnie Kandle; assistant steward,
Annie Folsom.
Mr. Miller, of Halsey, who recently
married Miss Georgle Spurllng, of
Office of .Recording, .Secretary St.
John's Branch, No. 647, C. K. of A.
Oregon City, Ore., Dec. 22, 1907.
At a regular meeting of 8t. John's
Branch, No. C47, C. K. of A., held on
Dec. 22, 1907, the following resolu
tions were adopted:
Whereas, It has pleased God Al
mighty to remove from our midst by
death our brother, Joseph E. Kuerten,
therefore be It
Resolved, that while bowing In sub
mission to the divine will, who does
all things for the best, this Branch de
sires to express its sincere regrets in
tbe loss of our esteemed and respect
ed member;
Resolved, that this Branch extends
Its heartfelt sympathy to tho family
of our deceased brother In their afflic
tion In the loss of a kind and loving
husband and father;
Resolved, that as a further token of
respect -for the memory of our late
brother, the Charter of tho Branch be
draped In mourning for a period of
thirty days;
Resolved, that these resolutions be
engrossed on the rocords of the
Branch, and a copy bo sent to the
family of our deceased brother and bo
published In the local papers.
A. HILLEIIRAND,
9. N. TANZER,
H. HANIFIN,
Committee.
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was a
to say
a great
One Perfect Couple.
She was a widow and her
venture was a widower. He
gentle soul and hadn't much
In response when his wife had
deal to remind him of, especially when
sne compared him with her former'
spouse, but when he did speak It
counted. One night he went to sloop,
while she was telling him the old, old
story. She followed him shortly.
Along In the middle of the night, says
the Llpplncotts' Magazine, she was
awakened by his uneasy turning.
"John," she said, "are you awake?"
"Yes, Susan," he replied, softly.
"What's the matter?"
"Oh, nothing, Susan; I was Just
thinking If your first had married my
first they would have been the only
perfect couple on earth."
Then he went to Bleep again while
she was talking.