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OREflON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1909. Canby and Southern Clackamas Milwaukee and Northwestern Clackamas CANDY. The untrior nf I Hi ...... building dun received n now coal of in...,,, which uiitovn I ho appeauiiit'o r-niiitldenilily. -n,,. tuilntliiK was done by Wnrmn Kendall, a new nailing l being const) iitited mill will protect IIih liili-rlor from the hot niyM of mill during tin, huiiiiiht mouth, Tint new flrn engine, which wit re cently purchased by (Im oily, him ar rlvml. nml now lliu volunteer III (lit purtineiii I. wiiIiIiik fr a cliuucn to oitlngulsh any tlm Unit may occur. H"v, W. J. Weber, wlm ha huoii Jtlendliig ilui Klmbiill Hi'hiHil of Theology, hH relumed to Canby. Tlio mliool Iuin closed f,)r Hiitiiiittir, lld Mr, Weber will (In vol o hi time to church work In Ciuiliy and vicinity. Mm. Vcnia llltiliiiinn mid Mr, Ollu Uurley went to J'tirtlillid Tiles itiiy, I II. l.lmlHoy, who Iiiih I n hero nuring nut wlnier training Imm.-ii on tlm rare truck, was In Porthiint Tn... day arranging for ili shipment of nurse io North Imkotu. Mr. Und ey will tii In. wild him the two horses, Doiiui iiml Alt. I In Icrt lliU wiH'k for North Dakota. Mr. nml Mm. H. Mini fy, who huvn also been spending the winter In Cunby, nml making their Iiciliimi turn nt I hit Cottage Hotel, left thl wimk fur Seattle, WunIi., wh.ri ho will cuter ihit following horse In tlio rare diirliiK thit mini. ni"r: Aim llimtir, owned liy Oswald Went, of Hiili'in; Hutln Royal, owned liy Viiuglmn JlrtitliiTM, of Molalla; John Pender, owned hy Arthur Knight, of Ciuiliy; King Uvelaro, own.nl hy Ion ThiniiMK. of Hliiytoii; lonl Uive lace, owned by T. II. Tongue, or Al Imny. K. J. Ilrowimon, "of I'ortlnnil. will accompany Mr. LlmWey to Me nu!" Muring their ty In this city Hie MinlHiiyn have innilK mniiy friends, who regret seeing them leave. They lll return In the Into full wllh tint horse, iiii.I reiiiulii nt Ciuihy for nti -oilier winter. t'niihy Hrhoot cloned Friday. U wn Ihe Intention of Iho teacher t have n picnic In unit of tlio drove lieiirhy, hill iiwIiik to the Inclemency of tl.e wi'iilhi'r Ihe exercise were, 10, rroiiiiin, representing tlio low. and II In probable thut muny good couple left Immediately for their etiKiin company, of Porllaml, wu In kuiiim will hit witnessed during the home at Now Era, where tlm groom Ciuihy on business Tuesday. Mm llulcliltiHon, Caiihy'a milliner, hhImcUiI her curly slock Muny peopln wero In Cnnhy Hiindiiy mid Mommy, having come to decor n i ii (hit urn von of tint departed ones, Tint clt y cemetery liud thn appear illicit of a Kiirden pot, oven though tlm flower thin yenr witro neuron, not it Km vii ha v In K hecn forKottiiii. There urn several old oldlor burled here nml their grave wero all marked with tlm iiiiilointl colom. 0. U llurhtir, of Woodhurii, mid daughter, Mary, of Oregon City, worn In Canby on Mcinoiiiil iluy, Mm. Al WIiik, of I'oi'tliuid, who liud heeu vImIIIiik with tier UUIlt, Ml. (1. W. KeoHelrlUK, him rettirnud home,. Mr. II. A. Ua Iiiih koiiu to Adktu'n mill, wlnno Rim in iiitmiiiliiK to !ier mm her, Mm, 'l ice, who very III ut her home. (Irumlinn Tlcn, a "lie I familiarly known, I one. of tlm ear- lli'Hi Ori'tt'in plouititr, ami iniicli con cern I fell hy her family mid Irleiid over her condition. Dr. M. J. Ilnrtlelt, KtprDiemtliiK thn Dr. Hhoop Meitlclim t'ompuny, of 1U clne, WIhcoiimIii, wiih In Ciuihy Tuei iliiy. Till I tint frt vlll to Ore Kim of Dr. llurtlett, uud he I very much lliiii"Hnl with the W'lllametlo Valley, lie will vllt tin) exitohlllon at Henltlit, lii'furo returnliiti lo Win coiihIii, ' Ml fllid liu ch I a very iicccm- fill term of nchool In the Muudorff dUtrlcl, und on Tudny left for her Iiiiiiib In lown, whero he will reiiiulii durliiK tint Hiimiiier. MIh Mtindorf, hefoni leiivlnic for lown, will vlnlt In i'orlliiml, und will mop ut lint Aluv kn Vukiiii l'nclilc eiMiltlon. Ml Kaimle t'ohh, of Uiwehuri;, who tin hceii vIhIMhk nl tint home of Mr. mid Mr. William Knlcht, left Monday for rnrlliind, wherw h will vlnlt with liir hrnlher hefnro retiirnliiif homo. Mr. ao mid Minn lllunchii of Cruul I'ikn, nrn vII(Iiik ut tho homo of Mr. and Mm. I', K. Mr. mid Mm. J. Mill wero Orenon City vlitllor Tuemluy. Mr. J, e. Kckcmon vUlted her pur mil, Mr, und Mrn. Heck, of Aurora. held III the mil. nil holme., uud the i tint flrl of I hit week yoiiiiK folk were Klven a rare treat. ! K. Ilulr, after nil ulmenrg of alMiul Ice rreum and cake wei nerved. Thifl.'l yearn, ha returned, and Inn b chno term ha I i a very nuc. . i vlHltlng with hi nun In thl city Mr fl" ' 'l '"y Siiperl inletit Mill Ilulr I a brother of thn lute Colonel mid hi cjcellent enrp of t m lier Ilulr,' county coiumlHloncr of Cluck detiervit mm Ii credit for the manner nmun county. Mr. Ilulr linn decided In which the Htinllen durln tint yuirjto make bin homo In I'ortlnnil und were conducted. Muny of tint pupil : hi family, now rcnldliiK t Inland of nehiHil were umilile to be prenetit City, near Ijitirandu, will noon leavo at tlm clone of Hut term, owlnc to for Cortland. Mln Alma Kckermin wan un Aurora Itenn. thn lliile ilaiiKliter of Mrn. vlnltor on Monday. 0. C. Ilillchlnnon. who ha been ery ' Mr. W. f Clark WIIH In lltililiHr.1 III wllh the meitNle. In recoveiliiR, nil. I Monday and olmerved Decorullnn day ni una place I now ullle lo ,e mi, Albert, nou of Mr. mid Mm. John Kluher, who wu taken III nliinit n week nK.i. died nt the family rennli'iicn near M.ickHburK Saturday un.l ihe In terment look place Hilliday. The child would huvn I u J year old June III. IIIh deaili wit mimed by dlphlherlii. .Mr. Ktlmr und the bat.y of tint family are bolli down with the dread dlitcuHe, and the nttendlmt phy. nlclnu ban kIvcii up hopen of wi villi; the infunt'n life. Kvery precuutloti will tie made lo prevent the nprenj of the dlncuHC, FRANCHISE FOR SWIFT RAILWAY PROMOTER OUTLINES HIS PLANS TO MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. I.. II. WatiK went to Woodbiini Monday on n bunlncH trip. Mln tiracn I'lndnlcr ban untie to Vancouver. Wanli., whero alio will ro main for a week. A new bimebull team ha been or Kunlced nl Cnnhy, which hnn lieen named tho Cnnhy llluen. Tint mem ber of the tentn nru Dixon, Wifrf, Ol on, Vineyard, lloff, llunko, DoncKnn, II, Kiiiine. c. Bannen. I'ntrh. The team will play on Kuiiduy on tho C'un- nuinmer. Thnrn wan no k'uiio playeil hero on Hiimlny, a tlm weather wnn too ntormy. Tint biinobull team that hit been puttlilK up Horn it flnit Kiiine ut I hi plucu will leavo Hutiirduy uv eiilnn for Jeffitrnon, wboro It will play tho team of thut placo tlm following day. Jaiiie Adlilnn wont to I'ortlund on liUHluonn Krlduy, J. W, Hwldlcr, tho Aurora iner chiint, wnn In Can by Moniluy. Hliuiley Wuiik and Howard Kcclon wero amoiiK thn I'ortlund vlnllom Hiinduy, Mr. mid Mrn. Voloey White, of Miinjiium, nr hero vUIIIiik with tho lullttr'a puroiiln, Mr. and Mr. F. Ilamplon. MIh Klnln Deck, of Aurora, m re turned homo, after a brief vlnlt with hor nlntnr, Mrn. t Kckernon. Mrn. Itutli While npent Hundny In I'ortlund, and on WedncNduy loft for a vlnlt to her brother In Colorado, Mrn. White will alno vlnlt hor duiiKb- tor In North Imkotu before retuniJim hern, which will probnblv bo next full Will Toll, of llurlow, wun In Cuuhy on Tui'iiny. Ad a m KulKlit In bunlly enKaKeil near Union Hull on thn KrudliiK of tho ri ndn, which nro In need of repair. Tint men on thl work are muklng tf fecllvo proKren. Inuluti Ili'Ue, who had been vlitltlliK with hi mother, Mr. Heine, of Cilud- Mono, ban returned Ui Canby, and la tho kuchI of hi Muter, Mr. William Cnnlwitll. Thn My or farm, contalnhiK 10 acre, four acre of which In under cultivation, hun been nold throiiKh thn Cunt well Heal Knluto Company, to Daniel Itoblnmm. Mr. ItobliiHiiu, who recently nold a larne farm tieur horn. liu been occupying tho Hultmurnli rcaldonco for tlm pant mouth. Mr. Koblnon will tuke iioHnonnlon of bin new lioiiin about fiatiirilay. Tho W. C. T. U. will moet Krlday, Juno 4th, with Mr. Hoyt and then after probably In Iho Honford build UiK. Tho pelnbrated Canby nlrawberrle urn now In market. Tho prlco In tiniKliiK from two to tlireo boxes for a qunrlt-r, but If the present weather continue they will bo moru plentiful nnd tint prlco much lower. It In re ported by mime of tho grower that thorn will bo muny of them come on later, nn tint cold weather kept them buck roiiHlderahly. Thn Hebekuhn held a meetliiK on ban ronlded for neveral year. W, C. T. V. NOTES. Science and Liquor. Tlm time wan when alcohol wan den Ikuutod a "uquu vltun," or water of life. Hut .fortunately that time 1 pat. Thn ntuff In now mora uppmprl ulely callnd nro water. Tula ap pellation nun a two-fold nlgnlllcanco, Tho flrnt refer to what In the punt hun boon, tho countlo thoununiUof nouln delivered to tho fiery furnace of a drunkard bell. "I am the Are, 1 burn, connume, dontroy; I never build. I urn illneano; iny fever niKCth hot, Klorco helKhtn my frenzy gulrm; And then 1 amoulder for a while; and then My flame burnt forth and, rUliiR hlKh and higher, Connume agulu till nuugbt connuui- uble remains. I am the burning lake: Within my bound no tongue Its thirst can slake. I am tho fire, that water quencbeth not." Bancroft. When we read In history of Tofnna, the Italian woman who by the une o( a necrct polnon, her own Invention and named for her "Aqua Tofana," polHoned over nix hundred persons, wo gimp In breathless horrlflcatlon; "How terrible! She deserved a thou sand guillotines!" Yet when we read and hear and seo and know that the Demon Rum, by the use of "fire water," polsonn a thousand times nix hundred persona every day, we lean buck In our easy chulrs and say: "U well, let him KO, he poisons people because they ask hi in to;" or, If wo are deeply In love with the dollars, we brlntlo up and fume: "I guess he payn us well for the privilege;" or. If wo am "blood relation" to the liquor traffic and feel tho need of smothering thn conscience Just a little, we ral.se the cry of "I'crHonul Liberty!" The second signification of tho term "lire water points to the future and in one of greater hopefulness. As some scientists are now telling us, tho only proper use of alcohol In a a fuel. The alcohol lamp for lighting purposes Is highly spoken of and some predict that It will in time rival Tuesday evening, and tho follcwlnx j electricity and gusollne. Many phy lllcern wero elected to nerve for tho ensuing term: Noble grand, Ollu M. Hurley; vice-grand, Hcse Mnck nec retury, (iraco I'atch; treasurer, ' Mrs. Sutherland. A. J. Knight spent Sunday with hlf family. Mr. C. I'hegley, of Woodburn, has been spending a few days with her daughter. Mm. Juo. Rydman, of Cun- iy. Murrled, on Wednesday evening, June 2, Mrs. Verna Hltchmun of Can by and Mr. Kliuer Veteto, nt tho res idence of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. H. Sunisnn, of Oregon City, Judge Sum- slclans pronounce ulcohnl to bo as undcHlrablo In therapeutics as In the saloon and in tho dining room. In short, tho revolutions of cold science, with Its laboratories and statlsticul tables, In the lust few yearn are as tounding. They leave the apologist for alcoholic drinks, in qnantlties either large or small, not one lota of ground on 'which to stand. With Abraham Lincoln we can truly say: '"Tho liquor traffic Is a cancer In society, eating out the vitals and threatening destruction, and all at tempts to regulnte It not only prove abortive but will aggravate the evil. There must be no more attempts to Those who have new for the Milwaukee department of the Enterprise nhould either mail It to the Milwaukee Editor of the Enterprise at Oregon City or leave It at the real estate and Insurance office of A. H. Dowllng in Milwaukee, or with Justice of the Peace Kelso, MILWAUKIE. son performing thn mnrriugo cere liy diamond. Some of tho boys are mony. Tho marrlngo took place at . regulate the cancer. It must be eradl- conslilered to bu excellent player. 6 o'clock, and the newly married 1 cnted, not a root must be left behind." SHACKS TO COME DOWN thn roof of the Depot Hiiluon on thngiorU of all kinds will bo on the corner of Railroad Avenue and Sev- programme. Including suck races, foot eiitb street be removed races, climbing greased pole, baseball Mayor Carll suggested the drafting game, for which prizes will bo award- or an orilinance compelling all pub-cd. A literary and musical program lie service corMHutloiis to mako prop- will bo given besides a grand band er extensions and provide uccommoilu tlonn for the public whenever these may bo necessary. It ban been thn custom for the corporation to make a charge for extensions of service. A petition wus presented asking Ibnt Iho Improvement of Washington street be extended further south thun wun originally Intended. This wnn laid on the table ulong with the origi nal matter, which wan defeated by a remonstrance. The chief of tho lire department concert. Hon, tieorge C. ltjownell will be the orator of the day. The committee In charge of the celebration are membern of the Advis ory Hoard of tho Oak Grove Improve ment Association, and includes II. Lee l'aget, John L Rlsley, A. C. Lewis, Julius llroetje, Henry Heltkemper and Kred Harris. purchased and thut nil the lire houses Council Hold Monthly Medina and ; '' painted. This was referred to the Gets Rid of Accummulation Woman 8oclallnt Lecturer. Tho regular meeting of the Social ists will be held In Knann's hall next recommenueii unit udu feet of hose be Sunday. June (I. at 2 V ,M. The prln- of Routine Mutter at Long Seiilon. Tho regular June meeting of tlm city council wnu held Wodinnduy night and liiHted until a lute hour. K. M. Swift, who la promoting tlm Clurkiimua Southern Railway, wan present to link for a franchise on Sixth street from either Wusliliigtou or John Adams nnd tho council ad journed until next Wednesday even ing when It In understood thut Swift will huvn his ordinance druwn .'.inly for Introduction. Statu Senator J. K. Hedges wn re elected as a member of the lloi.vd of Wilier Commissioners for a thn.-o year term. The chief of police was Inst rue .d to have nil uiiHlghtly shucks In Hie city torn down within Ui days. K. W. Randolph, H. M. Howell, R. L. Holmiiu and other presented a comuiltlee on Urn and water. Some discussion wus beard relative to Sewer District No. mulii when constructed enough, hut when more newers were constructed It was found to bo Inade quate. II. Schroder requested tho rentul of a piece of property l!U0x 200 111 the south end of the city, but this will probably bo refused ns the petitioner wants to use some of tho Promenade dedicated fur the public use rlpal fenturo will be a lecture by Mrs. J. D. HiiKsfurther, of Sun Francisco, Cnl., mid her subject will be "The Primitive Woman." As this Is the main. This flrst woman Socialist lecturer who was large hits snokeii In Oregon Cltv. tho local Socialists are expecting a much larger nttcmluuco than usual. All persons are Invited, especially the ladiea. UNION HIGH SCHOOL. Districts of Riverside and Mundorff Expect to Organize. The Riverside and Mundorff dis tricts, near Canity, expect, to organize a union high nchool, and a movement to thut end bus been Blurted. The sentiment In fuvor of the proposition seems to bo unanimous. Tho board of nchool directors of Canity bus gen erously offered lo furnish a room uud subscription list for more than $100 . pixy one-half of the principal's salary, accompanied ' it petition for the liu-Tbe question will be submitted to the provemeiit of Twulfth street from ' voters of tho districts Interested at Taylor street to the city limits. This I the miuuiil meeting, on tho third Mon- wus referred lo the committee on streets and public properly. Mrs. W. It. Hbively asked for a re duction in the bill posting license from $100 to $10 per year, Vancouver Imposes un annuiil license of $10 nnd Portland charge $100. Tho mutter was referred. Workmen on Btreota wero granted un Increase In pay nnd will hereafter re ceive $11.25 per day for eight hours. Tho ordinance for tho Improvement of Water slreol from Klflh to Sixth ntreets was passed und upproved by the mayor. Hlds for street cleaning were re ceived and consideration of them post poned until the committee repovts on the advisability of purchasing a street sweeper nnd dump curt. It wus ordered that the signs on day In June. It now looks us though Cunby would be the first town In ClucUnmus County to establish uud maintain a union high school. OAK GROVE CELEBRATION. Eagle Will Scream Loud and Long on Monday, July 5. Tho eagle will screum loudly ut Oak (irove on Monday, July 5, as great preparations are being inn do by the citizens of thut thriving lltllo town to havo Its first celebration. Tho cele bration will be held in OldH' park, an Ideal spot for nil affair of this kind. The park Is situated no that it can bo easily reached by both car uud boat. Special cars will bo run by the O. W, p., on that day to uccommodato tho lnrgo crowilu that will uttond. . Sefert Favor Graveling. MY. Sefert, who reslden near Boring, win) in Oregon City on roud business Wednesday. Mr. Sefert Is one of the roud supervisors of Clackamas Comity, and gave his opinion In re gard to the graveling of roads. Many of tho rond supervisors of tho county are In favor of the graveling Instead of the plunking. Mr. Sefert la In favor of graveling. This Coupon Worth $2.00 To Introduce my work I will mako one dozen flno Cabinet Pho tographs (Regular vrlce $4.00) for $2.00 to anyone presenting this coupon before Juno 20th, 1900. Positively regular prlco will bo charged unless this coupon Is presented. C. A. TUCKER The Photographer. Artistic Photos, Enlargements, Views and Flashlights. New Art Gallery 1003 Main 8t. Oregon City. Next Larsen Grocery Co. LOCAL BRIEFS A marriage license was granted to Dorothy Alice Elford and James Mel Hen Wednesday. Miss Kate Mutthles, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Krnest Mutthles, is very ill ut her homo with neuralgia of the stomach. Mr, and Mrs. Harry Mahlon, of Portland, were visiting In Oregon City Wednesday. Mr. Mahlon, who was formerly connected with tho Oregon City papers, Is linotype operator on the Oregonlnn, Kred Woodslde, a well known resi dent of Mullno, was brought to Ore gon City yesterday by Dr. Strickland, nnd taken to tho homo of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harrington, at Gladstone. Mr. Woodslde is 111 with typhoid fever. Fred Harris, n prominent resident of Oak Grove was In this city on Wednesday on a business trip. Mr. Harris is on tho committee for the arrangement of a grand Fourth of July celebration to be held at Oak Grove on Monday, July 6. P. J. Wlnklo, of the West Side, left Wednesday for an Eastern trip. Mr. Winkle will bo gone about two mouths, and will spend nnist of this time ut his old home with relatives nt Schulykill County, Pa. He will also visit a brother nt. St. Ixiuls, Mo. This Is Mr. Winkle's first visit to his old home slnco 15 years ago, when ho enme West. $3500 GIVEN TO BOOSTERS MONEY FREELY SUBSCRIBED TO COMMERCIAL CLUB AD VERTISING FUND. MORE IS YET TO COME Stung for Fifteen Year by Indigestion's pangs trying many doctors and $200.00 worth of medicine in vain, B. F. Ayscuo, of Ingleside, N. C, Bt Inst used Dr. King's New Life Pills, and writes they wholly cured him. They cure constipation, lllllousness, Sick Headache, Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bowel troubles. 25 cents at Jones Drug Company. Large Corporate Interest Have Not Been Seen and Publicity Com mittee I Still Hard at Work. The publicity department of the Commercial Club has succeeded in getting pledged subscription amount ing to $;;jtio and are not more than half through. The committee headed by Dr. A. L. Heutle, expects to raise at least $ooo for publicity purposes us some of the large Interests of Ore gon City and vicinity have not vet subscribed. The subscriptions are nay. able monthly for a period of one year and the list Is headed by The Bank of Oregon City, with a monthly sub scrlptlon of $30. Huntley Bros. Com pany and Drs. Sommer & Mount have given $:'(), and Frank Busch $15. The following have subscribed $10 per month: Jones Drug Co.. J. E. Hedges John Adams, L Adams, Thomas F. Ryan, George A. Harding, Grant B. Dlmlck. Five dollars per month have been subscribed by the following: O. D. buy. John W. Loder. T. P. Randall. A. L. Beatlo, C. ti. Miller, Oregon City Enterprise, Oregon City Courier. Ore gon City Ice & Cold Storage Works, A. Knapp, Ed Rechner. W. F. Schooley & Co., Roswell U Hoi man, Churman & Co.. Straight & Salisbury, Dr. W E. Carll, Llvv Stlpp, Dr. V. K. Jin dra, D. C. Ely. Other subscriptions follow: S. Rus ensteln, $3: J. Levitt, $3; George Ren dull. $2; A. Robertson, $3; Jack & Al bright, $3; Freytag & Swafford, JJ.nd; S. K. Gregory, $150; C. II. Dye, $2 50; Clyde Mount, $150; R. Petzold, $2; George V. Ely, ii; Farr Bros., $2; W. L Little, $1; Hinz & Bluhut, $1; S. O. Dlllman, $1; A. H. Miley, $1; Dr. U G. Ice, $1. Better Roads in District No, S. Georgo Partch, road supervisor of Road District No. 5, with residence at Boring, was In Oregon City on a bus iness trip Wednesday. Mr. Portch is making an effort to have the county furnish gravel for tho roads In his section whero the plank roads are at present, as he thinks It more reason able In a long run. Tho timbers that are used for the roadways are soou broken by the heavy teams and the constant travel In summer. Mr. Partch Is getting tho roads in fair condition in his road district. While in this city he was the guest of his grandparents, Mr, nnd Mrs. David Olds, of Falls View. James Mathews I having hi bar ber (hop enlarged and will fit It up a a flrnt-clun hop. Geo. Templer, sawyer for the Rone City Shingle Company, In minus the Up of two finger on his right hand. The accident happened Tuesday morn ing. Dr. Steam drenned tho hand and It In getting along nicely. The Willamette river is rising stead ily and the Shingle mill Is expected to shut down at any time an the high water Interfere with the furnace. The ball game to be played last Sunday was postponed on account of rain. The game next Sunday will be between Oak Grove and Mllwaukle at the Mllwaukle grounds. Mr. Judge, who recently purchased the McC'ormlck property went of the club house, has moved his family to Mllwaukle. Dr. Bull, the dentist, In taking a short vacation In Linn County fishing und hunting. He expects to be away a week or two. The Telephone Company wan buny Tuesday night installing the new switch board. The service will be much better when It Is Installed. Ernest A. Schumann, of Portland, wan In Mllwaukle Wednesday arrang ing tor a picnic to be given by the SehllfcT Lodge, Sons of Herman, at Crystal Luke Park, June 13. This is the first picnic to be given by this lodge, as heretofore excursions have always been given. It is probable that several hundreds of people will be In Mllwaukle on that day. A pro gramme Is being arranged. It will be an all day affair, and close with a display of fireworks. The business houses and bunk closed here Monday, May 31, in ob servance of Memorial Day. Many of the people from this city vent to Portland and other places to decorate the graves of the departed ones. The Mllwaukle Grange holds Its regular meeting In the grange hall on Friday evening. Miss Eva Scott, youngest daughter of Mrs. Scott and of the late Richard Scott, was united in marriage to Dr. Flxott, of Sellwood, Tuesday evening The ceremony, which was very quiet, occurred at the home of the bride's mother. Rev. O. W. Taylor, rector of the Episcopal church at Sellwood, per forming the ceremony. The bride Is one of Mllwaukle' moBt popular acd accomplished young women, while tho groom Is a promising young dentist of bellwood. Mr. and Mrs. Flxott have a host of friends here who extend to them their hearty congratulations and best wishes. Miss Myrtle Mullan, stenographer, In busily engaged In the olfice of A. H. Dowllng, copying the city ordinanc es and other work for the city coun cil. Mlsn Jennie Mclntyre, young-)t daughter of Mr. and Mrn. R. . Mc lntyre, met with an accident on Tues day resulting In a broken bone of Iho wrist. The little girl was playing an a balo of hay, when she foil, strlkl.ig heavily on her wrist. The bone woa set, and he Is getting along nicely. Mllwaukle berries are arriving In the market, and are retailing at from 10 lo II cents per box. Edward, on of Mrn. Elizabeth Ross, of thin city, who died on Friday, waa cremated at the Crematorium on Sat urday. The young man wa 32 years of age. Rev. N. Shupo and wife returned Monday from Grenham, where they were in attendance at the conference. Mr. and Mrs. Shupp were Monday the guests of Hishop Spreng and wife in Portland, who returned here with them and spent Tuesday in Mllwaukle. Rev. Shupp report a mont successful conference, and all thn ministers are well pleased with their appointments. Rev. Shupp was re-appolnted pastor of the Evangelical church of this city. Hishop Spreng and Mr. Shupp entered the ministry at the same time and traveled together for 20 years. Bishop Spreng has recently returned from a trip to Japan. Captain James P. Shaw delivered the memorial address at Newberg Monday at the memorial exercise held there, and from that place he went to Corvallln, where be Is attend ing the G. A. R. encampment. Mllwaukle school will close Friday afternoon, but the closing exercises will be held Tuesday evening, June 15, in the school bouse. A mimical and literary programme Is being prepared. There will be no graduates this year, except from the eighth grade. Those taking the ninth grade this year will return to school la the fall to take up their work in the tenth grade, which will be added next year. The teachers have given excellent satisfac tion. It Is reported that Cupid will play his pranks with two of the teach ers before the opening of the school year, causing two vacancies. Regular services will be held in the Evangelical church Sunday, as fol lows: Morning service, 10 o'clock; Sunday school, 11 o'clock; Young Peo ple's Alliance, 7 P. M.; evening ser vice, g o'clock. All are condially In vited. Rev. N. Shupp, pastor. L. B. Suter, of Portland, was In Mll waukle on business Wednesday. Mr. Suter was formerly proprietor of the City Hotel at Canby, but disponed of his business at that place to go Ink. similar business in Portland. Let Dowllng sell your property. JENNINGS LODGE Mrs. William Ross entertained the Women's Industrial Club at her home on Thursday afternoon. May 27th. In a most charming manner. Mrs. J. B. Evans, the chairman of the literary work, had a programme prepared for the remainder of the six months. The Crystal Lake Park. Otto Wltte, proprietor of the Crystal Lake Park, covering six acres, Is making many Improvements on the grounds, and Milwaukie can boast of having one of the finest natural parks in the state. The park is beautifully situated, and is a most ideal place to Bjrcuu a waiui ouuiujer uuy. rv liqu-j um cuu vv piucureu. j ntj ueuuinui residence of Mr. and Mrs. Witte is furrounded by a well-kept lawn, at the rear of which Is the park. A lake 60x100 feet Is divided into three com partments, with running springs at the bottom. In these are trout and gold fish. These pools are great at- tbe grounds, and tables for those who bring their lunches. In the dancing pavilion is a $500 Auxetophone, with all the latest operas and dance music. This Is used Sunday evenings. The Milwaukie Band gives band concerts on each Sunday afternoon. A new grandstand has just been completed, and will be used for the first time Sunday. There are 200 electric lights in the park, besides the 60 around the lakes. It is the Intention of the pro prietor of this resort to enlarge the lakes and purchase rowboats for the pleasure of the picnicers. Special cars will run on Sundays to Milwau- iractions to the visitors, especially at i kie to accommodate the people from feeding time. The gold fish, which are kept sep- " "Vltt r See V. Hnrrls about wall plaster, lime or cement. arately from the Eastern brook trout, number 10.-1 000. These are fed once a day two packages of breakfast food. Once a week they are given rol- ed oats and liver. The trout are also fed liver once a day. There are 10,000 of these fish. The breeding fish are kept separately from the young trout. A doien young wild ducks have been purchased and will be brought to the park. There are two handsome black swans, which were recently purchased. A menagerie has been added to the park, which Included three deer, boar, wildcat, two leopards, coon and red fox. A new bowling alley, with the latest Improvements, at a cost of $1. 500, was completed this week, and will be used for the first time on Saturday. Mr. Shlndler constructed the building and installed the alleys, The building has open sides, and is lighted by gas and electricity. Swings for the old and young are found on Portland this summer. The gold fish were imported from Japan, and upon the flrst shipmeat about 3000 died. Since making a careful study of their food he has been very successful In raising the 10.000. A mineral spring was discov ered while making excavations, ai.d was submitted for analysis, March 30, with the following results: Calcium, magnesium, sodium, silica, sulphates, chlorides, carbonates. Club motto: "Those who resolved will excel." Green and violet are the club colors and the violet Is the club flow er. A short Momorlal program waa carried out. A paper on Our Heroes was given by Mrs. Roberts and with some miinio cloned the meting. Ro frenhment were nerved. Mrs. Ross and Mlns Edna and Reginald will de part for their ranch near Vancouver, Washington, as soon a school Is clos ed and her entertaining was In form of a farewell party. Mrs. Rons, by l.er own winning way. has become en deared to all the members and we regret to lone her very much, but are In hopes she and the children will re turn In the fall. A number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Evans, of Baker City, Ore gon, have been visiting at their home, The Maples, Rev. and Mr. Rlnehart and daugh ter, of Oak Grove, npent Sunday af ternoon with Mr. Beckner. A number from here atlendend the Memorial exercises, which were held In Oregon City Monday. School was closed for that day. Miss Sarah Kamlnsky has return ed from Spokane and will spend two months at the Emmons home on the Willamette. Mrs. Dill, of Portland, spent Thurs day of last week with her mtle grand son, Calvin Dill Morse. James Boesbee has purchased a very fine span of horses. George Morse purchased eight cows during the week. He Is having a barn built on his place, but we did not learn whether -he expects to go Into the dairy business or not. Prayer meeting will be held In the Grace Chapel every Thursday even ing. Mrs. D. D. Board man is the lead er of the meetings and all are Invited. Mesdames Emmons and Terry were the guests of Mrs. Justin Pease, of Rlsley, on Friday. Bessie Roberts Is agent for the Sat urday Evening Post and the Ladies Home Journal at this place. Any who desire either paper may have same delivered by notifying her. The Post will be delivered on Thursday afternoon and the Journal on the 20th of each month. A number from Portland were out enjoying the cool shade on Memorial Day. Among them were Mr. and Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Hare, Mr. and Mrs. Casson, Mr. and Mrs. Barker, and the Jaeger brothers and their families. Mrs. Fred Terry spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Hurley, of Rlsley, and also visited with Mrs. Cavlline, of Portland, who has recently come to Risley to enjoy camp life for a while. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Rice and family entertained a number of friends on Monday. Dr. Rice was a week-end guest remaining till Tuesday morning. Mr. Hubbard, of Vancouver and Dr. and Mrs. Huntington and Mr. Bur gess, of Portland, were among their other guests. H. R. Smith and son, Henry, are very busily engaged in digging their cellar and getting things In shape to begin to build a dwelling house on their new farm near Canby. Mr. and Mrs. Rice and baby, who camped on the Willamette last year, returned on Saturday and opened up camp on John Jennings' riverfront property. The Jaeger Brothers, of Portland, have purchased river front property at d wll begin camping here soon with their families. Mr. and Mrs.' Barker have also purchased river front prop erty and are enjoying camp life. Miss Mable Morse and Miss Nettie Kruse, of Oregon City, and other friends, took '"A Trip Around the World" one evening last week In Portland, which Included Alaska, tho home of Judge and Mrs. Jeffries, where were displayed many Interest ing curios of Ivory, etc., made by the Esquimaux; Japan, the residence of -Consul Y. 'Numanor, with the dainty bits of Japanese art. Holland, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, with the Dutch pictures and fish nets. China, the attractive home of Mr. and Mrs. Holt, where the hoBt and host ess received so graciously together with children of the Orient; Spain, the Kriebs mansion, where Mexican ' art ware was displayed and lastly back to America the home of Dr. Henry Waldo Coe. where the guests were as the Americans, free and at liberty to go about where fancy lead them. Refreshments were served In each home were suggestive of the dif ferent countries. The dining hall on the camp grounds is completed and four men are busily engaged in erecting the tabernacle. David Clark has" just completed a row boat for Mr. Britten, of Meldrum. THE JOHNSON REALTY CO. City Lots, Acreage and Farm a Specialty. P. O. Box 213 Milwaukee, Ore. Let Dowllng sell your property. JOHN H. EPLER DIES IN SEATTLE HOSPITAL FUNERAL OF PROMINENT PIO NEER HELD SUNDAY AT WILSONVILLE. The beautiful Epler homestead sit uated upon the banks of the Willam ette river near Wilsonvllle was the scene of a sad and pathetic rite upon Memorial Sunday, when the earthly remains of the aged father, Mr. John H. Epler. was brought from Seattle to the old home for burial. A funeral service was held at the house at 1:30 o'clock, which in spite of the inclement weather, was largely attended by the many friends and rel atives of the deceased. The Rev. Mr. Spleiss, of the Lutheran church, of Sherwood, officiated with a very im pressive nud beautiful service and the Sherwood choir rendered appropriate music. The floral offerings were many and handsome, paying a silent tribute to the esteem in which this old pioneer was held by neighbors and friends. At the conclusion of the service at the house, the remains were accom panied to the last resting place by a long line of carriages containing rel atives and friends of the deceased and Interment was made In the Hood View cemetery. Mr. Epler waa born In Berks Coun ty, Penn., on the 10th of June, 1837,1 and died In the city hospital in Seat tle, of heart failure, on May 2Gth, 1909. He came to Oregon in 1S59, and was a valued employee of the O. R. & N. Steamship Company In the capacity of engineer for about thirty years. The deceased leaves a widow and six sons to mourn his demise, all of whom were present at the funeral with the exception of one son, Zeth Epler, who lived at too great a dis tance to be notified in time to be present at this sad gathering of home comers. The sincere and heartfelt sympathy of the entire community goes out to the widow and her six sous in their sorrowful bereavement. Gt-i i I d ro n , Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORI A PRIME OREGON BERRIES. L. B. Harlow, of Stone, Grows Re markable Specimens. L. B. Harlow was In the city yester day morning with a bucket full of the finest strawberries ever seen In this section. Mr. Harlow came here from Wisconsin April 10, 1908, and purchased 500 strawberry plants, se lecting the famous Improved Oregon. He located at a place at Stone, six miles from Oregon City. Some of the berries measure 6 inches around and no fertilizer was uaed on the ground. The results he has attained in a year show what can be done on virgin soil In Clackamas County. OXFORDS! The latest styles of Oxfords in TAN or BLACK for MEN, LADIES And CHILDREN at popular prices Ofegon City Shoe Store