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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1908. OUR FARMERS' PAGE. ENTERPRISE READERS ARE INVITED TO CON TRIBUTE AGRICULTURAL, ... HORTICULTURAL, LIVESTOCK, POULTRY, DAIRY OR "BIQ CROP" ITEMS POR THIS DEPARTMENT. ' After each rain ntlr tlio ground; onno In ton duyit whether It rulnu or not BomiIh cun bo toNtml In tlio bonne with a pan of WHtor uml mmio cloth, arid tli In Ih ctionpor and butter than teMtliiK thorn In tlio Kurdon. Ronintnbor, tho currant and rooho Iwrry wonim can ha oiully killed by HprayliiK tho IhihIu'h promptly with one ounce of while hellebore dlriBolved In three gitlloiii of water. If you havo a piitch of brlora to kill, don't undertake to dl them out, but Hot them on llro; then when the young brlora come up, lot the cuttle and nhoop pink thorn off. Thin will ' fTec lively kill thorn In a year or two, AHpuruguu for market uhuuld bo properly Lunched. To do thlg well you will need oiio of tho Inuxponslvo "bunchorit" Mold by icedmen and Ini plenient dealer. 'Tin a tiMoful, handy little Implement. Do not cut now bod Hut IuhI year; lot tho plunU grow tblH ouon, Ilemedy for aphU or plant llco: TIhiho tiny black, groon or roil liiHocta aro oaHlly killed by unlng u utrong no lutlon of tobacco In wntor. Or koro Mono oniulHlon, or whnln-oll aoap Molu Hon. Apply remedy arly, before they are hidden by tho curl of InfoHtod leaven. How about tho garden? Homo farm era Moom to think It fiddling work to bother with a garden, and yet they at I enjoy tho frenh vegetables It al way rlhrn tin to moo a rarmer buying vogotahloN or berrloH from tho truck peddler, when ho could cattily havo thorn froHh out of IiIh own garden. Tho plow talkR now. An hour of thinking Im oftlmca bet ter than a week of huKtllng. Huppy Ih ho who known how to get along with all ho ran got and how to do without all ho can not got. Thoro In more virtue) In tho careful, thorough atralnlng of milk than In half the fadH of the new hcIiooI of huh I tar lariH. If tho boy dooxn't men tobacco before ho In twenty, he Holdom begin af terward. Whafi tho umo of tho coHtly habit, anyhow T Occupying a 11.500 pew In a fimh lonublo church while living and a f 15, 000 vault In an arlHtocratlc cemetery when dead, will not admit on to tho kingdom of heaven. I'lan to be around when tho wnHh tub Is to bo emptied on Monday, and glvo your wlfo a lift. 81m will thank you for It, mid the world will bo tho bright er for you both. If you don't look out, haying will bo hero before you nro ready. Fix up the tools now no that you will not havo to Mtop to do It after hoylng beglnH. Iteady farmer aro men after our own heart. When tho mown aro emptied, awocp them thoroughly and let In all tho air and hiiiihIiIiio oohhIIiIo. Wo havo seen barn with ten-year-old diiHt-lllled cob web hanging from rldgo-polo and croHH-benm, Cultivate, cultivate, cultivate! Ro member that It Ih poiwlblo by thorough cultivation to grow a good crop with out fertilizer, but ImpoMMlblo to raise a good crop with all tho fertilizer you cun pllo on If no cultivation Ih given. If thoro Ih anything that make life on tho farm Room hard and full of aehoH and pnlnH, It I trying to get along with dull tooln. Orlnd them, fol low foraiera, It takes but a few min ute to sharpen tho ncytho, axe or othor tool that you aro to work with. MoHt or u bavo grlndHtoncH; let' umo thorn when tho edge get blunt. Dedicate one Hntiirday morning thin Hprlng for a general clean up around the place. Hum all tho old rubblBh, make wood out of old boxen, board and barrel, mow graH need on tho bare HpoU around tho Iioiiho and barn, and apply tho paint briiHh to tho build ing If they need it. A general "fix lug up" will glvo a neat appearance to tho place and add dollar to It value. Bottle Railed Coltt. It I poHHlblo to ralHO colt on cow' milk If It I gono about In tho right way. Give freshly-drawn milk from a cow that doe not glvo the rlchoHt milk. Add a dcHHcrtMpoonful of good white augur to a pint of milk. U Homo Mort of nipple which can be put on a bottlo or tho (pout of a teapot, A now-born colt should bo fed at leant ten time In twenty-four hour. A htilfplnt 1 enough at firm. Milk Hhould bo given from tho game cow and fronhly drawn at each feeding tlrno for several week. Ily tho tlmo coltg are four month old, they can bo given Mklm mllk, and allowed to drink from a bucket like a calf. They Bhould be fed at leant four Union a day at thl ago. A Moon a poHHlblo they Hhould he taught to nibble at cruHhed oat with , the hull Hleved out. In a nhort tlmo add wheat bran and a little oil meal, placed where the colt can nibble at It when they wish. If Rcoutng Hhould occur, Hcorch a llttlo flour and put It with a llttlo llmo water In tho milk. If thl doe not Rtop It, get a good veterinary Burgeon at once. Do Hury that tho article In which you feed the milk org kept Rcalded and perfectly clean. A dirty vonael will carry germ that will kill ft calf or colt a quickly a polon. If the colt are coiiMtlpated, put a little melange In tho milk. With caro colt can bo grown In thl way or well an Uioro Ruckling their dam. Dairy Hint. Dnlrylng 1 like riding a bicycle, If you don't keep moving you will fall off. Keep down tho garlic, or tho garlic will keep down the price of your milk and butter. A herd of dirty, emaciated cow I a plain advertlHoment of the owner' lack of brain or hi downright Rhlft leHHnoH. If tho cow' bag get caked before Rho begin to glvo milk, you may have trouble. Better milk her onco or twice than to run ro much risk. OAOTOIIXA. BwntU Hind Yon Hm Alwji BwjM From Mr. 8mlth. ESTACADA, May 19. Edltor of tho Knterprlne.) I notice that C. Schuebcl Mtate over hi Rlgnatare In both tho Oregon City Courier and the Oregort City EnterprlHe that when he dlRCURAod the mieHtlon of a county high Rchool with T. J. Gary, one of the prenent candidate for County School Superintendent, that Mr. Gary eald ho wa oppoaed to tho high Rchool. Now, I heard Mr. Schuebel and Mr. Read, of Parkplacc, dlcus tho high Rchool quwttlon at Entacada. In hi Rpeech Mr. Bcjinebel Raid that Mr. Gary had recommended the high Rchool to him and that he, Gary, wa heartily In favor of It. Mr. Schuebel made thl npooch at a later date than hi alleged interview with Mr. Gary mentioned In the Rtatement printed In the paper. If Mr. Gary had told Mr, Schuebel that he wa oppoed to tho county high chool, It Reem Htrango that Mr. Schuebel would have quoted him a favoring It. ProfenHor Read alo algned the ar ticle In the paper itatlng that Pro feor Oary had told him that he wa A GOOD MAN FOR COMMISSIONER. J. W. Smith, Democratic candidate for County CommlRHloner wa born in tho State of MIhhoiitI In 1802; he came to Oregon with hi parent in 187S and In 1878 nettled on the place which Ih now hi homo at MackHburg; he followed tho vocation of farming until 1807 when he opened a atore and en gaged In the merchandise buHlneHH un til 190C, when on Bccountof the health of hi family he cloned out hi store and Hpent a winter In Iyia Angele, California, returning to hi farm In 1907, where ho ha since reHjded. Mr. Smith ha always taken a deep IntercBt In county affair and enpec!al ly In road work and In hi precinct ha held tho office of Road Supervi sor many term and 1 now the Super visor for Mackshurg precinct. He has never held office except Road Super visor. In IiIh own business affair he has been very succesful and now own one of tho best and highly Improved farms In Clackama County. A thorough btiHlncs man In every respect, he will If elected to the office to which he aspire, work for the in terest of all of Clackamas County. Whenever Wheels Turn ELECTRIC MOTORS ARE NEEDED No Matter What They Drive Or Where They Are A Saving in Power A Reduction in Expense-- An Increase In Output An Improvement in Product Some very decided improvement always results when Electric Motors turn. the wheels. THESE BENEFITS ARE ESPECIALLY VALUABLE TO Bakers Blacksmiths Bottlers Butchers Confectioners Contractors Dentists Dressmakers Grocers Launderes Housekeepers Jewelers Machinists Printers Woodworkers ANYONE USING POWER CAN PROFIT BY CONSULTING Portland Railway Light & Power Company CG. MILLER, AGENT OREGON CITY, OREGON opposed to the high school. But Pro fessod Read spoke at the Estacada meeting along with Mr. Schuebel, and Professor Read claimed that he and Mr. Gary were entitled to much of the'crcdlt for getting the law passed that provides for establishing a county high school by the vote of the peo ple. He said also that he and Mr. Gary had written letters to members of the legislature in behalf of the law and that Mr. Gary was enthusiastical ly In favor of it. I don't see how Mr. Schuebel and Mr. Read could attempt to give out this false impression of Mr. Gary's position on the subject of a county high school after those Esta cada speeches. Any one who attend ed the Estacada meeting will verify what I say about the matter. W. W. SMITH. RAIN SPOILS BASEBALL. Opening of Canemah Park Is Deferred Until May 30. Rain spoiled the prospects for base ball Sunday and the double-header be tween the Papermakers and the East Portland team was not played. The Canemah Park Grounds were a sea of mud and the ball players concluded it would be useless to pull oft the games, thereby disappointing several hundred enthusiastic fans who were anticipat ing a game worth while. . The opening of Canemah Park Sat urday was also blocked by the heavy rains. Notwithstanding the damp ness nearly 150 people went up to the Park to spend the afternoon and ev ening in dancing, but a tree had fallen across the roof of the pavilion, mak ln3 a number of small boles and the floor was wet. The managers were therefore compelled to call off the opening, which will be held Saturday, May 30. The postponed baseball game will be played next Sunday, when the fans will have an. opportunity to see a double-header. CATARRH (WFEVER 1WV Ely's CReam Balm Sure to Clvo Satisfaction. OIVES RELIEF AT ONCE. It clnanwo, soothes, henls and protects the difiesod membrane resulting from Ciitnrrh and drivaa away a Cold in the Head quickly. it8tors me Bens or Taste anit tSmell. 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The good name of Ore gon's voters will be smirched and Oregon's dele gation to the National Convention will be placed In a humiliating position. For the effect it will have on the November election it is imperative that the Republican nominees in the June election shall be elected by an overwhelming majority. As a believer in the principles of the Republican party it is your duty to be at the polls June 1st, and vote for Cake and Hawley. Pioneer Transfer Express & Storage Co. 5 Furniture, Pianos and Machinery moved by experienced men Sand and gravel in any quantity de livered on short notice. Try us once and you will be sure to come again. Plume Main 22 Office in Postoffice Bldg. 0 Careful of Your Property One of the secrets of our success -in the Baggage and Transfer Business Safes, Pianos and Furnitue Moving Williams Bros. Transfer Co. Phones, Office 1121, Residence 1833 525 Main Strict 0 I 0 I League Base Ball! SUNDAY, MAY 24 j Oregon City vs. East Portland CANEMAH PARK : 25c 3 p. m. : i SEE THE LEADERS PLAY i . : Leaping The Gap Of Death : : HARRY BRETON IN THE MOST THRILL- : i 1NG OF ALL AERIAL ACTS AT THE OAKS I OPENING WEEK MAY J 6-23, 3:30 & 9:30 P.M. I : t m CONCERTS BY THE TYROLEANS I SEE "THE TICKLER" I I GERMAN DAY, MAY 29!