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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1908. NEWS 0? THE COUNTY ' i DAMASCUS. ? Much' land clearing Is being done hore now that labor Is more plentiful. Marlon Tong has Hugo Leigh clearing on the front of his laud, where he will have a very attractive building place. Dell Forbes has some men at a very heavy timbered piece, and some say tjiey are about to "yump the yob." i' After the bottom of the road dropped qut, a number of men slashed and put some, brush on the mud, which helps to: let us ride on top. The Rock Creek school, under the able management of Prof. Ramsey, will give an entertainment February 22, ; Mr. .Roach has a man visiting with tim and cutting wood for exercise., who Intends to return to Nebraska In the spring, but this Western fever Is very catching, and we will welcome his return. Lots of room for more men like Mr. Stanson. Many small farms are changing bands, which will stimulate many im provements. Mr. Kingsbury was seen working on a new grade for a road from his hop yard. i Saturday George Derry planted some grafted Franquette walnut trees, The holes were five feet wide and six feet deep; he then filled with surface ' soil. All tree growers agree that the . holes were none too deep and the grafted trees the cheapest, if they are , from some well known variety. As! these are from the Vroonian grove and fcome-grown trees, Mr. Derry Is taking great Interest In them. They were furnished by A. C. Newell. He had out 150 pounds of the best Oregon grown walnuts to eat, and the large , number of Damascus people present all agreed they were the equal pf any and that Oregon Is producing walnuts In paying quantities. This was the occasion of Inaugurating walnut tree nlantlna around Damascus. There are many seedlings scattered around that fill well but of small value. As the grafted Franquette will bear fully one gallon in five years from planting It Is being advocated exclusively by A. C. Newell and by those who knew. him. i j much GEORGE. The correspondent had too work to do and couldn't find time to write but will try and do better. As for the weather, we have all kinds ex cept snow. No excuse to work. Plow ing and seeding is all the farmers think of just now. Henry Johnson, our road boss, Is going to build a new barn this sum mer. Ed Harders and Fred Linns are going to do the carpenter work for him. Grip and bad colds are still chasing around after the people here. Miss Lizzie Sheel visited with her aunt, Mrs. Henry Schmidt Sunday. Mr. Joyner, one of our school direc tors, did some work In our school house one day last week. Daily mail is all the people, talk about at present. Henry Schmidt and Carl Llns are making shingles for Henry Johnson's new barn Adolph Miller is having some slash ing done. Will Dixon, of Dover, was seen on our streets one day last week. Mrs. Frank Ahnert and daughter were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John son last Sunday. Henry Klinkes and his best girl were out for a walk last Sunday. Mrs. GUI, of Estacada, Is visiting with friends here this week. DOVER. There has been no school since last Wednesday. The teacher is quite 111 at the home of George Wolf. Mr. Coon Is building a cow barn for Dr. Watters. George Wolf returned last Thurs day from a three months' trip to his old home In Pennsylvania, Mr.Hoff man came home with him. He intends to locate here. A. J. Kitzmiller has a bear trap set In the Nelson orchard. Hunters, be ware of your dogs getting caught. A. J. Morrison has just finished a "fine cellar under his house. The ladies of Dover met with Grand ma DeShazer last Friday and quilted a quilt for her grandson Ralph. James DeShazer, of Firwood, visited at his brother Joe's last Sunday. Jake Cooper was home over Sunday. He Is working at the Eagle Creek mill. Mr. Bews and son John are both sick this week with the grip. C. A. Keith was in Sandy last Sat urday. VIOLA. John Hamilton, Sr., had the misfor tune to fall and break his collar bone while helping Mr. Tenney butcher hogs last Monday. Miss Christina Hamilton, who Is teaching school at Lower Logan, was visiting her people Saturday and Sun day. Our merchant, Mr. Kopp, made a flying trip by wagon to Portland one We have a buyer" for timber lands and for two ten acre tracts. We have for sale some fine river front properties. Have made some nice additions to our list in last few days. . 'J . v W. F. SCHOOLEY & CO. 606 MAIN STREET OREGON CITY. day last week. Clarence Ray Is -working for E. Flck en on tho hill. They are hauling fence posts for a new fence. ' ' C Ward is working for Mr. Doorlng at tho saw mill. - The new shingle mill, run by J. Sevier and M. S. Peering, is running full time and turning out a nice lot of shingle. Miss D. McSherry, of Highland, and I Miss N. Andrews, of Redland, were ! callers at Mrs. Wm. Matoon's Satur- day. Mrs. Mahxufs health Is poorly yet, and Mr. Matoon has the neural gia In his head. The young people of Viola gave Mr. i . . . 1 . party faaturday evening. The even ng was spent in listening to music by the Victor graphophoue and Instrumental, music on tho zither and flute by Mr. j and Mrs. John Hamilton. Jr., and sing- ing by Mr. J. and Miss C. Hamilton; I and also a song by L. Tenney. After J t ITl.lt. .11. . . I light refreshments the party broke up I at 11 o'clock, all wishing that there might be more surprise parties of the same kind. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hiciubothem came over from Dubois Mill, near Estacada, on Saturday to visit their relatives and friends at Viola, Mr. and Mrs. Rice have friends vls- Iting them from the mountains. OSWEGO. Father Butgen, resident Catholic priest, left recently for Rome, . Italy, and expects to bo away for about three months. The Sunday services will be conducted during his absence by sup plies from Portland. Miss Evans, of SDarta. Wis.. Is vis-, lting her mother. Miss Evans has a load of wheat in Clarkes last Tues llved In Wisconsin for the last five day. He Is fattening hogs. years and will return again in a few weeks. i Miss Ella Anderson, of Cottage1 rirove Is the euest of Miss Edna KIne- kade. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Le Mar visited relatives in Portland Saturday, John C. Fox Is home from Los An- geles, Cal. Miss Ida Nelson, of Portland, was visiting relatives here Thursday. Miss Blanche Bullock has been very ill with pneumonia, Mrs A. J. Howell returned to her home in McMinnville Wednesday. Mrs Howell had been visiting her daugh ter, Mrs. T. Cllnefelter. Miss rsettie kuiow is me guest oi , Mrs. G. W. Prosser. j Mrs. Lucy Jenkins has returned . home from Roseburg. Mrs. Ida Pettinger is visiting at tne , home of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Pettinger. ; Ed WInt is visiting his parents at j Salem, Or. W. H. Leah, of Canton, Ohio, was;dance at Macksburg on the 25th. visiting at the home of C. N. Haines , our hunters were again out on a this week. Mr. Lesh, who is a proml-. fox hunt Sunday, nent bandman of his native town, A aTgB number of the school child, went with the Oswego band to Sher- ren are afflicted with colds and la wood Saturday. 1 grippe. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Russell returned . Mss Emma Montandon has returned Wednesday from Cottage Grove, where they had spent several weeks visiting their son, Fred Russell. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nixon, Miss Delia Nixon and Mr. and Mrs. H. F. ' Nixon have returned home from Dai las, Or., where they have been spend ing the Winter. The Woman's Club of Oswego met . at the home of Mrs. G. Smith Wednes day afternoon. A very interesting programme, in which a majority of the members took part, was- rendered. There were also several visitors pres ent. The officers of the society are: Mrs. Cox, president; Mrs. Schawper, secreatry; Mrs. G. Smith, treasurer. Friday evening a whist social was given by the Rebekah Lodge at the I. O. O. F: Hall. JENNINGS LODGE. Gladstone and Jennings are contesting the separate school still dis- trict. Mr. Eggia has bought and built lately. His property Is near the car track. H. C. Painter and family have mov ed into their new home. Mrs. Brown is still on the sick list. The Ladies' Industrial Club, of this place, gave a very pleasant enter tainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox Friday evening. Those pres ent were Mrs. Beckner, Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox and child, Mr. and Mrs. Pain ter and child, Mr. and Mrs. Slocum and child, Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and turn nhllrfren Mrs. Ktennett and two children, Mr. and Mrs. Wllkins, Mdeai8 continued after that time, partlc Roethe. Mr. Rase. Mr. Norm, Mr. Engles, Messrs. Clarence Beckner, Lewis Morris, Mansen Rose, Wright Lewis, Misses Axlie Shaver, Lila Lewis, Grace Rose and Grace Morris. All had an enjoyable time. Refresh ments were served and a short pro gram rendered. Mrs. Beckner, presi dent of the club, gave a short address on the virtues of Oregon and the need of a school at Jennings Lodge. ' The families . of Gardener and Reeves are keeping their children from the Oregon City school until the small pox scare Is over. ' There is a night prowler In this neighborhood, whoso business wo do not know, .,. , . Mrs. Rose Is sick this week, i, 1 Mr. Roardman made a business trip to St. John lately. BARTON. I Tho postmaster at Burton desires. to I cal lattontlon to the practice of no mo patrons of rural delivery of placing loose coins In their boxon each time they desire to dispatch letters, Instead of supplying themselves with pnstngo In advance of their needs. Tho prac tice Imposes unduo hardship on rural carriers In removing loose coins from boxes and delays them on the service of their routes. . ' The postmaster, therefore, urgently requests that patrons of rural deliv ery provide themselves and keep on hand a supply of stamps consistent with and lu advance of their needs. i It Is also very desirable that rural 1 1 '',,, , ',,: ,,, ,uwna .m. detachable cups of wood or tin In w h t p,nc(c0,n!i wlier0 ncceSsary, , phasing supplies of stamps. v . CLARKES. Fred Rower camo home from tho hospital last week. Ho Is feeling pretty good again. W. O. Klelnsmith shot a wildcat on Tuesday. It was a small one. I Charles Stromgreen was iu town lnst Monday on business. ! O. Marqunrdt Is Improving his farth. He is clearing five acres of his land. , He Intends to plant It to fruit trees. I Mrs. Will Marshall and baby are 1 getting along fine. 1 Mrs. J. Putz spent Sunday with Mrs. Scherruble. The Timber Grovo school district had board meeting and put Mr. Hat Sullivan In as director In Mr. Schewe's place? Adolph Haag left last Sunday and they don't know where he landed. Charles Stromgreen. of Colton, got Mr. and Mrs. Marshall spent thefr Sunday in Highland. Christ Klnzey went back to Canby to look after his farm. Mrs. Fisher, of Portland, Is out vis iting her daughter. Mrs. Ben Marshall. Albert Durst Is helping Mr. Mar quardt clear land. Rowland Robinson In going to saw some oats. Mrs. Beck Is on tho sick list. Rev. Wettlaufer preached in Heaver Creek last Sunday. NEEDY. Old Jack Frost visited us once more. Born. tt Mrs. E. Werner. January 27, a 9-pound girl. Raipn Grlbble has gone to Chehalls, wash., where he has a good poslton. The dance at Yoder's Saturday even- Ingi glven jn honor f Miss Emma's lctn birthday, was largely attended and an na(j an enjoyable time. Oglesby Brothers played for the from a t,ort visit to Portland. George Wolfer. of Hubbard, visited his sister, Mrs. D. Zimmerman, Sun day. Mrs. Charlie Wolfer and children visited J. D. Rltter's family on the 2Cth. Mr. Scramlln was out repairing the 'phones Tuesday. Mrs. J. D. RItter and sons, John ana Frank, spent Saturday at Hubbard, shopping. HENEY AFTER FULTON. Prosecutor Assails Oregon's Senator In Speech at Portland. Francis J. Heney Is after the scalp of Senator Fulton, and In a speech at Portland. Tuesday night, charged: That Charles W. Fulton was Sena-. tor Mlltchell's sack holder and dis tributer of funds during the legislature of 1897. That Fulton used his Influence aa State Senator as attorney for the As toria & Columbia River Railroad and corporations, as United States Senator to prevent 'enforcement of laws that he was sworn to uphold and to pro tect his friends from Indictment and prosecution. That he bought votes outright dur ing the "hold-up" Legislature of 1897, That in 1899 he did bis utmost to de feat justice and prevent the enforce; mei)t of law by aiding and abetting the land frauds as attorney for the Hammond lumber interests. ' That his connection with shady land ularly in 1902. That he agreed with Senator Mitch ell to shield Brownell from prosecu tion by the reappointment of Hall as United States District Attorney. That he represents the Interests of the railroads and big corporations at Washington and not. those ofthe peo ple. Mr. Heney, In the same speech, also That John H. Hall and Edwin Maya failed to prosecute the Claude Thayer land-fraud case; - i That Pierce Mays was in the em ploy of Claude Thayer. That the indictment of Burke and Gosslin was In the Interests of the Northern Pacific Railroad. That Senator .. McBrlde Interested himself In Burke and Gosslin's be; half at the request of C. W. Fulton. , That the cause of municipal corrup tion lies In special privilege. i mat puoiic-service corporations go j Into' politics to get special favors. 1 That me people win nave corrupt government until they get the public service corporations- by the throat and make them keep out of politics. BARTON. i- Most every one. has had a dose of grip. - .; -,.!. Mr. Traxler, who bought the Griffip, farm, has appeared. Hope he will like the town. .. ,-. i H. Ward has sprayed bis orchard, We hope one-half the orchardB.at last will be sprayed this year. . That's right, "StODe;" whoop Mr tip for a store." You need one1.'" Create a stock concern and some one will sell the goods for 15 per cent. Kd Cox and family spent Sunday at Oregon City. . - Miss Ulauch Miller,, a. toucher of Canemnh, who taught hero lust year, paid Burton a visit last Saturday oud Sunday. Orvll Davis, who has been veiling his brother at this place for sumo time, has returned to Kastern Oregon. Mr. and Mrs, Smith expect tholr daughter and son noon tho former from California and the latter from Colorado. i. BOURNE A FULTON MEET. Straw Points to Agreement on District Attorneyship. Senator Hourne has so far recovered from nn nttnek of grip as to bo at tho Capitol, says a Washington dispatch, but did not nppenr before tho sub committee on Judiciary, which Is i handling tho Scheiibol case, Senator lUmruo was not Inclined to talk con cerning tho course he will pursue, but Indicated that when entirely recovered from his present Illness he might go before the committee In Sehuehel's de fense. Senator Fulton said that ho Is Inclined to grant Senator Bourne am ple time to present his defense, but would probably not hold the cane open longer than next week. Senator Fulton was a dinner guest of Senator Rotirno Tuesday evening. and this gives rise to the belief that i a possible agreement may bo reached on tho District Attorneyship. If tho matter is not compromised, tho sub-' committee will probably report Febru ary 10. SEATTLE FAIR WILL BE HELD NEXT YEAR OREGON MEN HAVE PLACES AS SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF EXHIBITS. SEATTLE. Jan. 30. Owing to a slight rumor that the Alaska-Yukon-postponed caused by the recent finan cial flurry, the executive committee of the 1909 fair has passed the following restitution: "It Is "the unanimous senHe of tho members of tho execu tive committee that the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition bo held at tho plnco 1 and time hitherto planned Seattle. I V. S. A., from June 1 to October 15, 1909. The contract for another largo ex hibit palace, the Agricultural building, has been let for J81,8:i0. Six of the main buildings will soon bo well under way. The Manufactures building Is progressing rapidly. The executive committee announces that there Is plenty of money on hand with which to carry on the work, and that money for stock is coming in all the time. Word received from Washington, D. C. from Vice President John H. Mc Graw, Director of Exploitation Henry E. Reed, Indicates tbjit Congress Is looking with favor on tTie exposition. The appropriation bill will soon como up for consideration. The government has asked for more ground space than was originally alloted to It. Letter List. Letter list for week ending January 31: Women's List Anderson, Mrs. Mary, 3; Clark, Miss Alice; Edwerds, Mrs. Fannie. Men's List McNeal, Ira; Smith, Al W.; Wallace, R. P. PREPARE THE MIXTURE RECIPE EASILY MIXED AND MANY 8WEAR BY IT. SAID TO BE SPLENDID Many of Our Citizens Speak Well of the Home Prescription Which Helped Them to Health. Mix the following by shaking well in a bottle, and take In teaspoonful doses after meals and at bedtime. Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparllla, three ounces. A local druggist Is the au thority that these simple, harmless In gredients can be obtained at nominal cost from our home druggist. The mixture Is said to cleanse and strengthen the clogged and inactive Kidneys, overcome Backache, Blad der weakness and urinary trouble of all kinds, If taken before the stage of Brlght's disease. Those who have tried this say that It positively overcomes pain in the back, cleanses the urine of sediment and regulates urination, especially at night, curing even tho worst forms of bladder weakness. ... Every man or woman here who feels that the kidneys are not Btrong or act ing In a healthy manner should mix this prescription at home and give it a trial, as It is said .to do wonders for many persons. The Scranton (Pa!) Times was first to print this remarkable prescription, In October, of 190C, since when all the leading newspapers of New York, Bos ton, Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and other cities have made many announce ments of It to their readers. . .Miss Jessie Humphrys, of Portland, is spending a few days with relatives in this city. (Wds are out announcing. the 39th anniversary ball of Columbia Hook. 4. Laddej- Company., The affair will be held In the Armory, Washington's birthday, Saturday evening, February' 22, and the music will be furnished by Parson's orc'.estra. T WINTER BUTTERFLIES. ; t A Hardy Brood For Whloh Froit and I Snow Poshis No Terrors. Coming In one day front a walk. la a heavy tuinwNtorm, I dropped upon tho evening lublo sumo triangular brown ish hlti that looked nt (list Might llko II uk cm of ill-led Itnrk, "What nro tliosoeltlpn?" "No. Ituttertlles." Such n reply with n foot of snow on tho ground and grout probability of it foot moro before morning was neonpt ed its n pleasantry nnd not to bo taken RorlotiHly. The Idea of eatehlug but ton! Ioh lu 11 HiiiiWKtornt seemed too '"tlshy" for koHoiih consideration. On the approach of winter nuwt of tho butlerllleH. those dellcato little creatures of fair weutbor, naturally die. But among t'irlr number there Is n whole hardy brood for which the rigors of winter posses no terrors. These nro tho angle wing, or vanes nlds. They nro frequently called "thaw buttertlles" from the fact that during tho warm spells of winter they awake from their torpor ami may frequently bo veen sunning themselves near their pitted of hllieruatloii or If the weather Is mild and pleasant Hitting lightly slxMit In the open places. These Insects pass tho winter Initli 08 chrysalis and as inn tu re butterflies. Normally they remain In tho crysull form only about two weeks, but It Is probable that tho sevort cold overtakes Koine before they nro fully developed which may account for sonio of thorn hibernating as chrysalis. St. McholuH. COURTING DEATH. Tho Work of tho Mounted Polios of Canada In tho Northwest. Tho Northwest policeman's first duty Is to die If that should be necessary Ho is not allowed to shoot a desper ado, go up, alt ou his carcass, roll a cigarette and then read tho warrant He must not shoot. At all events lie must not ahoot first, which Is often fatal, for If there Is a time tfhen delay is dungerotis It Is whim you are cover lug nu outlaw, writes Cy Wurman In tho Sunday Muguxlne. NumlMrs of tho force have been known to rldo or walk Into th very mouth of a cocked A' Colt and never flinch. In about ninety -eight cases out of every hundred the itiun behind the gun weakened. In tho other two cose ho extended his lease of life, but 11. tide bis going doubly sure. When a mount ed policeman falls, the open space be leaves Is Immediately closed, for imcli of Li 1 111 stands the Dominion gowm. tueut and back of that the l!:'ltlsli em pire. So the desperado who tlilul.H he can kill mill get 11 way bus a hard time. If the pellet- 1 base ti 1 tu 0:11 of tile I c nilnlon biteli'tu t'le h iatal, lie U lively to fetch up at SeoMnud Yard. If his native village lies south of the forty ninth, the I'liiUertous take up bin tr ill, and when all these force:! nre lifter n man his days ii.v gliding swiftly by. "Noxt!" "I wi.s cotiin el for 11 mil way compa ny In the west." says 0 prominent New York lawyer, "lu whose cmploya sec tion band hud I een tilled by an ex press train, ills widow, of course, sued for damage. The principal witness Bworo positively that tho locomotive whistle had not sounded until nft.r tbe entire train bud passed over bis depart ed friend. "'You admit tbut tbo whistle blew?' I Bternly demanded of tbe witness. " 'Oh. yes; It blew.' " 'Now,' I added Impressively, 'If that whistle sounded In tlmo to glvo Mor gan warning the flint would bo In favor of tbe company, wouldn't It?' " 'I suppose so,' said tho wittiess " 'Very well. Now, for what earthly purpose would tbe engineer blow bis whistle after the man hud I wen struck?' " 'I presume,' replied tbo witness, with greut deliberation, 'that the whis tle was for tbo next man on the track. " Harper's Weekly. 8ummry Conversion. Hawaiian all beenme Christians through the simple process of an edict kapoo of one of the sturdy old Kaniehamehas. The worthy king, ob serving that It was easier to kill an enemy with a rifle than with a club and that the rifle wns the invention of the Christians, took a short cut through the theological mazes' of the mission aries who were trying to convert his subjects and announced that all Ila wallans were from that moment Chris tluns. As he added that ho would knock ou the head any who objected -the thing was done as fast as his cou riers could deliver his message to bis loving subjects. New York World. What Ho Had Done. Tactful and delicate even for a Frenchmun was the reply made by a Parisian who had not found "a life on the ocean wave" nil which one could wish. He wus sinking, pale and hag gard, Into his steamer choir when his neighbor cheerily asked: "Have you breakfasted, monsieur?" "No, m'sleur," answered the French man, with a wan smile; "I have not breakfasted. On the contrnry!" Ev erybody's Muguzine. The Name Oscar. It Is interesting to remember that the name Oscar was, bestowed by Na poleon on Bcrnndotto's Hon the first King Oscar to whom he stood godfa ther, not for ntiy Swedish associations, but because It was the name of a hero ic character In Macphcrson's "Osslun," a work which Napoleon . continually studied. London Spectator. 1 The Practical Girl. ' "Jack told me he could live on my kisses forever." ' "Are, you, going to, let blm?'.' "Not till I find out what I'm golnf to live on." Chicago Journal. rVVo"uld Suit Him BotUrT Ml i f i-j Vv-w i-i ""1 r Aunty-W'llllo, nn nugel brought your tnammn mieli a nice new brother for you Inst night. Wouldn't you Ilk to eo tho dear little bnby? Willie No; but I'd llko to sou the ngel. Punch, Why Take tho Trouble to Kill and Stuff tht BlrdsT lliirp"r' Wookly. Tho Noxl Tlmo. Friend I syinpnthlim most deeply with you on the loss of your wlfo, and I regret so much Hint I was not able t attend tbe fimernl. Widower- Don't mention It, my deal fellow. Como next tlmo. Na Pom Rlre, Old Cutter. Miss Brush Is It true you said I was actually ugly? Razor I did. Miss Brush Well, I never though! you'd cut mo llko that.-I'ick-Me-Up. Lifelike. Lytsute So poor Jones, tho toymak er, has gono out of his mind! 8tryppes-Yes. He bad beon busy for throe months on a mochanlcal tramp, and he couldn't get It to work- Ally Bloper. Naturally 80. Bays She You are positively awfc ward, sir! x BayaHei-Yas, know it! I leenr to go at everything buckward. Phlla dolphla Press. llfil IMwmi