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y OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1908. NEWS OF THE COUNTY MILWAUKIE. , tine's day. j Mllwnukle people nre building a' The Clackamas Mothers' Club will house for a needy elderly couple, Mr. .hold Its annual nio'ting on Friday, ! and Mrs. Loreiu. T. 11. A. Selhvixd, 'February 21, at 2:110 p. in. In the I A property-owner, lias given the usi ; solusd house. Tlu pupils will give a of a lot. and n suitable houso Is being I short program. Refreshment will be j built under the direction of Casper served and a social time enjoyed. All i Kerr, by citizens who have donated mothers In the district are cordially work. Tlis Is the second house built In this way by tho citizens of Mil wankle. ' The Mihvaukle school expects to give a course in practical agriculture. The directors have applied to the Council for the use of the vacant, lots belonging to the city, and on the west Bide of the Mihvaukle City Hall for the use of pupils In experimenting when raising vegetables. The following officers of the Flower Club, of Mihvaukle, have been elected: President, Mrs. M. U Roberts; vice president. Bertha Knickerbocker; sec retary. Miss Maggie Johnson; treasur er, Hazel Knickerbocker; conductor. Clara Phillips. The meeting was held at the borne of Mrs. M. L. Roberts, who was instrumental in starting the club, which has been organized over a year. It sends delegations with flowers almost every Saturday to the Portland hospitals and many invalids In private homes have also been glad dened by their visits. . invited to be present. ! The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega j tlonal Church are preparing to hold ,a "dollar social" In the near future. ' Clackamas Crange, No. C'l.S, P. of II., held its regular meeting Satur day evening, February 15. One now application for membership was re ceived. Two candidates were In structed In the llrst and second de grees. The literary hour was tilled by a temperance program. Rev. W. H. Moore, or the M. K. Church, Is holding a protracted meet ing. Services In tho church every evenirg at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers, of Oberlln, Ohio; Mrs. Mary Durrell. Mrs. C.. II. Helms and Lula Hayward. of Portland, visited A. O. Hayward and family last Sunday. It was something of a re union, as, in former years, the elderly ones of the party had been school mates and friends in Oberlln. Joseph' Sidlo Is the new yanlmasler at the lumber yard on Railroad a ve nue. A ton or two of good hay for sale., i Iiupilro of Kliner Veleto. . j Mr. and Mrs. Kd Itradtl, of Canby, spent Sunday with the former's par ents of this place. Ceo. II. llrowu left Saturday night for San Francisco on business. Arthur Wink spent several days last week In Portland. Miss F.dna Mattock returned Mon day from a week's visit with friends In Oregon City. Or Slyter Is still reporting at Or. Sommer's office once or twice a week. The dance given by the Catholic MARKETS HOP CROP OF STATE SHOWS A REDUCTION , people here last Tuesday night ftas well attended and every one present reported having a Jolly time. Political smoke Is beginning to cre ate a shadow over our beautiful land. EAGLE CREEK. We are grateful for the fair weather we are enjoying. Eagle Creek Grange held Its regular meeting Saturday. February 15. There was a very good attendance. Four candidates were initiated in the first and second degrees, and three in the third and fourth. Ray Woodle is cutting wood for Dick Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglass and J. W. Douglass went to Estacada Sat urday on business. On Friday evening H. S. Gibson gave a party al his bachelor quarters. There were a few of his friends pres ent, and they spent a most enjoyable evening, for he was an ideal host. The W. H. & F. M. Society met with Mr. and Mrs. Brower Friday evefling. Those present spent a quiet, pleasant evening. James Gibson went to Estacada Saturday and purchased a phonograph STAFFORD. Unavoidable hindrances have con spired these few days past so that, I fear, these items will fail to reach the I office on time this week, as it takes two or three days to get a letter to Oregon City, unless one hires a mes senger to take it to Willamette. Some times we get the county papers on Sat urday, but more tinr's we don't, and no fault of the Sherwood office, either, but, seemingly, just tho dilatory ways of some other office in not bestirring J themselves to give us more direct ser vice. Some of us do not have any de livery unless we travel a mile or two through 'the wods to a distant and un protected mail box. Most of the sick are getting along all right, but Mrs. KecUe! had another re lapse, and her little girl, who had the diphtheria, is very ill. having lost her voice and is again in a critical condi tion and cannot swallow. It is re- NEEDY. The lovely weather continues and tho farmers rejoice. Rudy Zimmerman Is repairing the fences on his place out hero. Mrs. Molsou and da' ghter, Lillian, spent Sunday afternoon at G. D, Hit ter's. Mr. Oglo Is back with bis class In music. They were sick several weeks, thus being unable to attend regularly. Mrs. Sampson and son, Paul, and Miss Nora Crlswell spent several days of the past week In Oregon City and Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Percy visited relatives at Huttevllle over Sunday. Miss Mablo Ackerson Is slowly get ting better. George Ackerson left for his place In Washington Monday morning. Miss Wilda Elliott spent Monday at Alvon Thompson's. The dance was largely attended and all were having a Hue time when two of the young men began a fight, it is too bad Needy can not have a social dance without a light to liven things up. HARMONY. The Ladies' Public Improvement Society gave a basket social last Fri day night. An excellent program was rendered, which everybody enjoyed. Messrs. Mllo and Kverott Pollock, of Highland, spent last Thursday night at the homo of A. C. Kanne. Mr. W. H. Karr and wife are home WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS. Vegetables, Fruiti, Etc. Onions Oregon onions, $2.00 sack; potatoes, 60(Ji'7ic per hundred; Ore gon cabbage, I tie pound; rutabagiiH. lc lb.; fresh onions, loo per down bunches; horseradish, 7 ViiC lb.; caull Mower, 7Rp(ii$L0t dozen, CICI.F.UY r.Oo dozen; hot house let tare, $1 box of 4 do, heads. KH.VUT 20c to 2f.c gall. in. Ht'llllARl) SQUASH 150 to HOo do,. POPCORN Shelled. 4irr.e. Butter and Eggt. HPTTF.lt- Ranch, . r0u (iOo; cream ery, t!0(ii'70c roll. HUGS 21(j '2;to doz. HONEY U"ifUo frame. HONEY Strained, 7(tiM.o lb. Fresh Fruits. APPLES $ t.OOfii J 1.25; cranberries, 111 per bbl. Dried Fruits. PRIED APPLES Quartered, sun dried, 7(Ne; evaporated, Sji'.lc, and evaporated and bleached. SW.ic; prunes, 45f4V,c; silver prunes, tiiii1 CVjc; pears, lljil-VjO. Grain, Flour and Feed. WHEAT S5c. OATS No. 1. white. $2tlii27. FLOt'H-Hard wheal, $ I.S0; valley, $1.50; graham Hour, $3.75'i$ 1.25; whole wheat flour, $3.73f $ 1.25. MILIjSTI'FFS Rran, $21.50; mid dlings. $32; shorts, $25.00; dairy chop, $2l'ii $22. HAYValley timothy. No. 1. tWt $1S per ton; clover, $12; cheat. $15. grain, $14$; $10. Live Stock.' STIC ICRS 4.00(Ii $1.50. HEIFERS $:t.50ru $.00. COWS $;t.OOi($3.5H. Ml'TTON-$4'J$4.5t). LAM IIS $5.00. HOGS $5.00'(i'$5.D0. Poultry, OLD HENS 10c per pound; young roosters, 11c; old roosters. le: mixed GROWERS OF OREGON PRODUCED ABOUT 140,000 BALES LAST SEASON. Falling short 20,000 bales of the crop of HUM!, the Oregon bop crop for last year wiih I IO.oiio baleH. These statistics are as compbde mi they can be compiled m this lime, ami should any later revision be necesniry, It will only add to the total, dm a few small lots remaining In the Stale may have been overlooked. The total Imp crop f Hie Hulled HtatcH In 11107 amounted to about. lion 000 bales, WaHblnglon produced 32, 000 bales, California Oo.OOO hales and New York IH.noti baleH. or I he yield N3.3IS ImlcH tiro mi miimcd, while 1(1,000 baleH of the previous year's growth hIho remains In Ibe hands of tho fnrnieiH, as Hhown by Hie follow ing table; ' 11107. 1 Wills. Oregon IH.3IK K.OOO Washington 5,000 3,000 California 20.000 5,000 New York 10,000 Total H3.3IH 1(1,000 In addition ' to the IMI.IIIS ImlcH of hops of all kind In this country that the brewers have not yet taken there Is a considerable ipianllty held by Hpeculallve buyers, The purclillMliiK movement mi American iicoiint has As usual, the crop of the Stale wa i j prnelleally ended for the hoiihoii and underestimated early In the season, j (he bulk of the foreign demand has most of the dealers' kiioshoh ranging ' also been lllb-d, mi It Ih evident that a from 125,000 bales down to 100,000 1 considerable quiuillly of "olds" will bales, and some less. The climes! es tlmate was that of Klaber. Wolf it Net tor, who placed the yield at 130,000 bales. The" work of locating the unsold lots was a difficult one. The Portland and Salem trade cooperated In tin.' mutter, and when they Mulshed their labors recently, found that 3S.3IS IiuIvh are left n growers' hands. They are distributed In the several counties as follows: Counties Hales. be carried over lulo the new crop. Tho unhealthy Ktitibitlcal position of the market Is apparent to all. Hops are selling now at half what Is costs to raise them, and uiiIchh a remedy Is applied, the story will be repeated next HOIIHOII. HE BELIEVES IN SIGNS. Canby Hotel-Keeper Has a Memory That Is Troublesome. I Ronton 1,030 I A Cnuby hotelman hiivh he does be- I Clackamas S20jlleve In signs, although lie Is not at Douglas 100 'all superstitious, and If any one will .Josephine Lain j show him iiuolber place on the wall he j Ijme ,7l!i will put up another placard to guide 1 1. Inn 1152 ami direct tin' question ashing public. .Marlon 15.'.iS4 I "Why," lie sayH, "If I didn't have up I Multnomah t'.O ! these not Ices ll would keep one man Polk I.H77 j luisy giving directions. Da you know Washington 2.K1H t that one ilii.v I forgot to ring Ibe din- i Yamhill 5,4!2 nerhcll at iiihui and there hadn't a j I soul showed up at 12:3ii; then I rang Total .'IK.aiS I Hie hell and people cllllie flocking In It is estimated that about 10,000 ' from all directions. I tell you, I ho I hales of the crop remain In the State j lleve In signs." j In the hands of dealers, either owned I by them or stored for aroiinl of Fast-1 Brief Married Bliss. lorn dealers and awaiting shipment. William E. Hrown Iihh (II, .,1 ,i null chickens. 11c; spring chickens (frys). ! On the basis of the above statistics the for divorce himIiikI Smile llrowu it I mini crop estimate Is arrived a: as fol- leglng thut her character Is had, al i?., ....... M-ni i.. I. ...... ported that the upper part of her lungs j miilllins hls holIS(. Mr. Millard Is still busy clearing. Death entered the homo of Mr. are paralyzed and she suffers Intense pain. The doctor is doing all be can for her. but tiie case seams almost He means to while away his lonely boneless. Thov are an afflicted familv hours with some music. land have the sympathy of all. CANBY. I Mrs. Neusbaum ha a baby girl. 'born Thursday, the 13th- St. Valentine's Day passed off very t Mr. Prink, Mrs. Neusl-Aum's father, quietly. i who is an old soldier, of the Civil War. Thf ice cream social given by tho j where he gave a log for his country. Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist : fell Tuesday and hurt himself so he Episcopal Church was a pronounced , was confined to his bod at last ac sucess. There was a large crowd pres- j counts. ent The young folks spent a merry . Mrs. Anion Gage started for Siieri evening in garas. after which ice dan Tuesday afternoon, but did not cream and cake were served. The know she had to walk up the track to proceeds amounted to $21. board th car. but waited owlie nlat- Several Canby people attended the form, and when the baggageWas load- Hankeiis anil took away his beloved wife. Our sympathy goes out to the ones left behind. Mumps and grip have boon preva lent In this burg. .Mrs. John Wise led the Young Poo pie's Alliance last Sunday evening. A large crowd attended and everyone is made welcome. "" Mr. Charley Otty, who had one of his eyes operated upon Is doing well. 111 12c per pound Dressed Meats. FRESH MEATS Hogs. Cjc lb.; veal. !e; mutton, lljilue: lamb (spring). lO'Ji 12c. HAMS. HACON lCf17c lb. lows: i In growers' hands In dealers' hands Shipments Hales. 3S.34.H 1 (I.I mo !2.2i;; WESTGATE IN NO HURRY. Total Oregon crop 1 o,i;ir, though be says lie was lint aware of HiIh when lie married, Mrs. Hrown was Mies Sadie Simmons, and she was married to llrowu only last month In HiIh city. Attorney George C. Ilrowie ell appears fur Hrown In this timimia! Milt. Will Not Call Republican State Con vention Until Next Month. The Republican National conven tion has been set for June I" ; 10 In Chi- , I Redmeu dance given in Oregon City Saturday night. Roy Burdett spent Sunday with his parents here. Prof. Mitts and wife were Oregon City .visitors last Saturday. Hurrah for Canby band; The music given al tiie Artisan social Thursday evening, the 13th. was well rendered and enjoyed. Let the good work go on. Prof. Howard Eccles. who is a mem ber of tin County Board ot Examin ers for teachers' certificates, was in attendance at the semi-annual exam ination lact week. Mr. Eccles closed bis school while away. The Canby Development League met in 'the city hall Monday nigiit for the purpose of electing officers and to dis cuss plans for tne future welfare ot leaving seven children me cuy j nt? uuiuv ruir qufMiuii was discussed at length and several interesting talks were made during the evening. The new officers elected were: President, R. S. Coe; secre tary, Howard Eccles; treasurer, E. E. Bradtl. With the appointing of a few committees the league was prepared to go to work in earnest. In the many short talks made it was brought out that the Molalla Power Plant, to be lo cated on tne Molalla River near Canby, is a sure thing, which means much for us. Owing to our excellent location, we believe there would be many busi ness concerns come here if only power to run machinery could be had. We are also in the field for the lo cation of a County High School. Not a better place in the county can be found than Canby. With a "dry" town and its excellent location, we believe this is the proper place for such. Come, Canby people, put your shoul der to the wheel. Watch Canby grow. CLARKES. W. H. Wett'.aufer butchered eight hogs last Wednesday and sold them in Oregon City. John Put, and family were In town last week on business. Rev. Rinehart has been at Clarkes for tho past week. He has protracted meetings in the M. E. Church. Mr. Herglutid was In town last Mon day on business. A. Durst has taken a job of slashing Pi acres for Pete Kern. Mr. Force was In Portland last week on business. Alex Sciierruble took a few sacks of j drb.d prunes to town last Monday. Samuel Elmer was sowing oats last j Saturday. ' J. Pol'oci; died last week in the St. I Vincent's Hospital and was burled In i Portland. His home was in Highland. cagi). The Instructions of the Nation- , ill I im til If tee I'efinlre elertinil nf ili.le. gates not less than 20 days beforo mat time, and if tin' delegates are I chosen by State or Congressional con ventions, there must be at least ::o days' notice of such conventions. It appears, therefore, tlmt the Stale and Congressional Committees of Oregon must meet before the middle of April at the latest. This will require the meetings of the State anil Cough's- i ed they raced off and left her, much to ; l.er surprise; so sue went to a nearby j lodging house and secured a room for the night. j MOLALLA. j Molalla has an up-to-date switch- j board installed in its central office, I costing about $300 to make the change, j With the new outfit and our experi- j enced operator we may expect a decid-; ed improvement in the telephone ser-; vice In the future. And now, what we most need i line Improvement to keep sten with our central connections. ' H. F. Kavler. a iirmer of 1852. die 1 j February 12, in the 84th year of his j age. leaving a wife and thirteen child- j ren. He was married twice, to sis ters. Katharine and Mary Herman. ! by his first! DOVER. - -.vife and six bv his second. The fu- f-aK Atinert ana wire visueu me neral was conducted by Rev. Quinn at j school one day last week. the M V. Church South, and the re- The victims of the grip are all on . . i H.. I., tl.i., n,.!Mi,.,lu.ll mains were Mined in me U. l. ceme- 1 " " . trrl; h..u n eentml ror.nnllte.. which Jim Wolf It-it for iiarton .Monday. ... , Slolial Committees to take place be fore the primaries, on April 17. The committees have two months remain ing, If they wish to take that much time, for consideration of party mat ters, before meeting to arrange lor their respective conventions. Not until well along In March may the Republican State Central Commit tee hold its promised meeting for set ting the day for the State convention that Is to choose four delegates to the National convention and nominate four candidates for Presidential elect ors. State Chairman G. A. Westgate said that he believes It best for R..-- i publican Interests to allow further consideration of Important questions before the State committee meets, In order that Republicans may make up their minds what policies they w ish to adopt. Each 'of the two congressional dls- terv Satnrdav Norman P. Kayler arrived from Col- He was home, laid up with a sore foot orado Sumlav, but on account of a j f"r several days, blockaded railroad, did not arrive in j George KiUmiller has gone to Bull time to attend his father's funeral. EP Hun for the summer, mor Kavler, of Crook County, could Harvey E. Klferis' school closes not come. The balance of the Kayler this week. Th . spring term will open familv were present. This' is one or March 9, with Miss Linda Womer, of the largest families of Clackamas : Estacada, as teacher. Countv, thirteen children, all living. Mr. Bows has been doing some I fencing. i NEW ERA. I R- J- Morrison has began work on Mrs Anna Enger. of Roseberg, was j tho land he had cleared last year, the gu"st of Mrs. H. P. Wink several ! Rt-v. J. W.. Exon was In Portland days last week j several days this week. Mrs Marv Casedv died at the home uugn ruzgeraia is clearing up some and was buried at the Zion cemetery ; last Friday. ! Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Bremer, Jr., and two hired men, of Mount Pleasant, ! came down with la grippe one day last , week. ! ing. CLACKAMAS. I Fred Burgoyne is in Roseburg this The masquerade ball given on St. week, visiting friends. Mr. Burgoyne land this winter. C. A. Keith is spraying his orchard. Valentine's eve at the Odd Fellows' will leave next week for Montana, to hall, was largely attended. It was aatake up his trade, making saddles very pleasant, well-conducted affair for those who participated. A few, who were inclined to offend by ill-mannered rowdyism, were quickly re moved to safe quarters. Mrs. R. M. Kelly entertained a company of C. E. young people at her home on the evening of St. Valen- 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 fey days. School Report. Following is the report or School Last report all were lmprov- district. No. M. Marks frame, ure., lor me nioinii eiiuing reuiuary n. Number days taught, 20; number pupils belonging, 32; average daily at tendance, 29; number times tardy, 7. Those neither absent nor tardy were Roy Zimmerman, Linna and Dewey Wolfer, Charlie Johnson, James Grib ble, Cora and Nora Iarson and Pres sle Brewer. . Visitors present were: Superintendent T. J. Gary, Misses Amy Gribble, Ollie Miller. Maggie Brewer, Rebecca Johnson, Katie and Graci Ritter and Messrs. Jesse John son, Ed Erlcson, Ainsley and Allen Gribble and Avon Jesse. Visitors are always welcome. ALICE E. RITTER, Teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Bock, of Auburn, Wash., are visiting at the home of the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stau ber. John Relneman has improved the ap pearance of his property by replacing his old picket fence with a new, up-to-date wire fence. Grange Notice. 60 Inn W. F. SCHOOLEY & CO. 606 MAIN STREET OREGON CITY. The Annual Grange County Conven tion will be held at Oregon City, In the County Court Room, on Tuesday, March 10th, at l o'clock p. m. Said Convention Is called ror the purpose of electing five representatives and their alternates to attend the Thirty Fifth Annual Session of the Oregon State Grange to be held at Eugene, May 12 to 15, 1908. MARY S. HOWARD, Deputy. I Sturges Bros. Sue Weismandel. Sturges Bros., or Canby, have filed a suit In the County Court against William Weismandel, through Attor neys U'Ren & Schuebel, U) recover a balance alleged to be due ror lumber and hauling. It is alleged that Weis mandel purchased lumber at the agreed price or $229,30 and or this amount he has paid only $104. CG. will call a convention for Its district, to choose two delegates to tho Na tional convention. Oregon, therefore, will have eight delegates In tin; Na tional convention, four representing the State at large, two representing the First Congressional district and two representing the Second district. AfeencSffoth Bffos. JEWELERS & OPTICIANS WE MOVE JEWELRY DIAMONDS WATCHES and a complete line .of the GENUINE (.:: I Mar. I si. to 326 Washington St. Same block as at present, bet. 6th & 7th. Everything reduc ed. Come in and save money. Now is the time to buye Last day of Sale is soon approaching. NEW SPITTING ORDINANCE. Council and Mayor Decide to Prose cute Offenders of Health Laws. "If you expect to rate as a gentle-, man. do not expectorate on the floor." This brier extract' tells the story or an ordinance that pased Its first reading at Wednesday night's meet ing or the city council. By the next meeting the measure will be In rorce and It will then be a misdemeanor Tor a person to spit on streets, halls, stair ways, public buildings, cars, etc. The ordinance Is modeled closely after tho Portland ordinance, and Mayor Carll Is deeply Interested in its passage and enforcement. It may be stated that there will be no laxity In tho enforce ment of the ordinance and that the po lice will have Instructions to exercise due vigilance In seeing that Its pro visions are carried out to the letter. W. H. NELSON, Blacksmith Wagon and Carriage Maker Plorse Shoeing A Specialty 107 Fourth Street, nioxit oi Oregon City, Oregon NKAR ROAKK'3 FOUNDRY Work Starts for Paper Mill. The first steps In the building of the plant or the Hawley pulp & Pa per Company began Monday, when a rorce or men under the direction or Harry Jones began constructing a walk connecting Station "A" with the mainland. Arter this walk Is finished, the work or fitting Station "A" up as a pulp mill will be pushed rapidly. It Is the hope or the management to have the new enterprise In operation cn or near April 1. - Sent to Insane Asylum. t County Judge Dlmick, Tuesday, made an order committing Huland Farmer,' of West Oregon City, to the State Insane Asylum. Farmer Is a young man, under 30 years or age, and was arrested upon the complaint or his brother. Farmer talks incoherent ly and acts fn a strange manner. Vote on Willamette Incorporation. The people or Willamette will vote on the incorporation or the town at a special election to be held Mon day, March 2. This date has been set by the County Court ror the election. MAYBE YOV Will be the lucky winner of the fine diamond ring which will be giren away March 1st. Remember that every dollar's worth of work or a 50c extraction entitles you to a chance at a $165 stone. If you don't care for diamonds remember there are many pretty girls who will only be glad to have such a present made them. The quality of our work is testified to by many pleased patrons and the satisfaction we have given Customers, who had never before been satisfied, has been very gratifying. OUR FEATURES Ten year guarantee Plate Crown's Goldfillings Silver fillings Painless extraction OREGON DENTAL PARLORS Over Harding's Drug Store. Main St. Oregon City