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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1909. ............ ! LARSEN & COMPANY ! Cor 10th A Main Bt. OREQON CITY, ORIQON GROCERIES PROVISIONS CROCKERY and QLA88WARI FLOUR, FEED ind HAY CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER WE PAY CASH FOR WOOL, HIDES GRAIN and COUNTRY PRODUCE Don't forgot to luoludo a hot tin of Von Puzmi'a Kx tract of Vanilla In your unit ordor No extract to eoiiiinru Willi It for flavor and quality. LOCAL URIEPS W, A. Huntley haa K'" t Health) on bualnoaa trip. Anna lni HMght In vlwltlng wit 11 Mra. K ('. (ireetiman at Haliuon. Mm. Kdward K. llroilla and itoti am lioinn from an ouIIiik nt Wllholl tfprluga. Joseph uiiil Tom tlcrber am on a ti ii 1 1 1 1 it c anil (lulling trip li Govern ment 1'ainp t). V lloylea. f Mululla. wiiii In (iri'Kiui City Friday on IiIh wuy to tjiiiiihiMii Oregon. . Hr l A. Morrlii. Ilcntlal, linn return 'l from liU vm-m Ion. Ilarclny llhlg. Mlaa Ka.lo lllixk. who hua Ihhmi vUllltiK relatives at Hcattl , Waah,, haa returned home. Mr mnl Mm. K. Ilrooka and child ren have relumed from their imiIIiik near tiovernuieiit Cump The fellvllli-a o( Momluy iiIkM were nicely roucluilea' hy aervlnn Kol Mer'a tlol'lell (lull) Coffee. J J lllKKer. the llorlnt of tir-cii point, went lo W'lHMlhiun Tneailuy. lie I ua pioperty lult-reala lliere. Mhii IMHIi Jitckaou and Mlna U'lhu Jiickuiu returned Hun.lny from a few diiyn' Hiijourn ut Wlllmlt SpiliiK". Mr niul Mm It. K. Himliclil have relurueil from their nllllun nt the couat Thi'y vlalted New H irt mnl Al lien Mr Hud Mra. J. I, Wnldrtm und aon. Hmold. ii ft t a Ihiee weekn' aluy at the Toll (lule. returned home Tlien. iluy. Dr. I 0. Ice, Iieiitlnt. Ilooma 17 , and IS, Maaotilc ltld. Miaa iieaam ieuy naa Rone in iu-or run iiiihI. und former dlatrlct ut dulr, Hood ltlvi-r, where alie will vlnlt toriiey of Multliomiih Countv. who hna with her In-other. Hoy for aevernl weeka. Mra K N Kllrk. of Hucrameuto, hua ai lived In OreKoit and la a Riieat of her aunt, Mra. A. II. Ilaker, of Cnrua. , Mlaa Itiirhnra lllnlr. of Holne. Idnhu, who hna heen vUllliig with Itev. and Mm T. K home. nowen, ten mat week lor; Money to loan at current ratea. C. If. Dye. 8. W. Corner 8lh and Main atreeta, OreRoii City, OreKun. Mr. and Mra. Wllllnm Aiideraeii und rhllilren. who are euJoyliiK an outlim ut Yniiiluu liny, will return home Saturday. Mra. (ieorite A. IlurdluK and Mlaa Kvelyn HnrdliiK came In from a two weeka' aojouril Bt Wlllmlt SprlllKi Motiduy. Mr. and Mra. J. J. Cooke and Mlaa Annu Wllehurt. who huvn been ao- j fer. of Ihla rlty. Mra. Ireland and dan JoiirnliiK" at the Toll tiale, returned filter arrived at Seattle a few weeka home Tueadny. Uko, and waa met at Hint eliv l.v Mr. Attorney C. Schueliel hna Rone to!(!adke and aon, Joe, who wreun rark on Minn lleach, Tor a week'a outliiK. und will reitirn with hla family next Monday Mra. W. II. Cooke and Mlaa Maude J Cook have returned homo after via ItlUK relutlvea In Tacoma und Seattle, takiiiR In the Sent tie Kulr. Mm. l'iia Churmun und daimhter, Mlna June, left Suturdiiy fur an out In at Seualde and Cannon lleuch. They will reinnln for two weeka. Kmuk humploii und fnmlly, who liuve heen rtiKtlcutliiK for aevcrnl weeka on the ZIr iir creek near thn Toll (iute, have returned home, Mra. NcIhou Ijiwretice und Mlaa I imcih minium, who luive heen mi journliiK lit Wllholl SprhiRa for the lust two weeka, arrived home .venter iluy. Mlaa Mm kii ret lliiyil, who tins heen apendliiK a month nt Wllholl Spring with her alaler, Mra. T. I'. Itaiulall. i left Tuemliiy for her home at Walla Walla. tltlfl, )i;fl0 nnd other Hums to loan on farm land. C. II. Dyn, corner of Kill nnd Main atreeta, Orcein City, Oregon. lliiKh S. Moiinl Iiiivii a woek'H vlnlt with Dr. nnd Mra relumed from reliillven on IMmet Sound. They took ; Myem, who la a niece of Mr. Mum In the A. Y. I. expoHlllon while uh-' power, hud not neon him for 4:1 ven- sent. Wllllnm Mortenson, of Woodhurn, wns In ttrcKon City on husluevs thin week. Mr. Mortenson Iium heen re sldltiK near Mount Aimel, hut recently moved to Woodhurn, County School Supeiinteiulent and Mrs. T. .1. (Jury left Ttiesiluy for So nltle, WiihIi., whero they will visit If , Fancy Patent CWnHard Wheat (g FLOUR Made from the pick of Blue Stem Whea? of eastern Washington. Nothing better made. Give it a trial and see for yourself. Seeley's llm A. Y. I'. exposition. Tlwy will li Kiiiin for 10 daya, II, II. Colby, of Toppnnlsh, WbmIi,, was In Oregon City Krliluy looking for a location. IIh hua ilni'lilnd to locutii mar (lliiilnlonn, mnl will probably pur nliiiau tliti Hayes furm. Mr. mid Mra. 10, I', Kolchum and iIiiiikIi'it, It ut li, Iiiivii urrlvitil la Ore gon City from Hilt, California, mid urn vIhHIiik with Mr. and Mm, 12. I). Ohlit, pareuta of Mra, K tcliii in. County Treasurer and Mm. J. C. Pinliliii'k and iliiughior, Mlaa liuni I'aililni'k, lfl Wi'ilnnailuy for a fort nlKlit'a on 1 1 iik at Imik Hunch, and will be III" giioala of Mm. W. II. Dmlinun at tlm Motel Hunant, Mr. and Mm. W. (.'. Green und aon, Curl, who with accompanied to Hcu aide hy J. A. Ilni'k, Iiiivii returuml homo. Tin' parly returned earlier than they oxpertwl, owing to I hit hit Ioiih lllutiHM of Mr, llui'k, C. It. I)y, Ijiwyi-r and Umn Agent. Abatracta carefully madn. Kalatea actUml, H. W. cornur, Klh and Main atreeta, Oregon City, Oregon lt"v. Hiiywortli, who wan recently chosen to (III llm pulpit of tlm First IIiiiIIhI Clnirrh of this rlty, vacancy rniinid hy tint roxlKlint Icit of Iti'V. J M. Uuili'ii. nrrlvKd In Oregon City Hiilunlny. H"V. Hnyworth cornea from lixlta, Colorndo Mr. and Mra. Edward Hochiier and loft Hundiiy for a Tori nlKlit'a trip on 1'iiKi't Hound and will attend tlm A. Y. I'. expoalilon. Tlwy were accom panied hy Charles Mulvey, who tin 1 n spending th Hummer with hla unlit, Mm. J. V. Coin. lima U 1'iipn, who recently purchaa- ml llm Henry Niichand property at I'arkplaco, hna arrived In Ihla city Mr. l'op will erect a new residence on hl property, and hna alreimy awarded Hie contract to J. 1), Rock- well, of (llmlHtone. Mm. K. K. Earning, of Kiithervllle, Iowa, arrived Friday fnun Eugene, anil la the guoat of Itev. mid Mra. T. F. Unwell, Mra. llurlung la accoin punleil hy her huahand. who la vlali liiK other aeclloiia of the hIiiI.i wIUi a view of settling In the Went .Mia I mm Miirhell luia gone to Toll time, where ahe will spend It week Willi her alaler. Mlaa Mollle Mllrliell, who la spending the Hum n. er ut Unit place. MUa Mitchell will also vlalt Government Ciuiii before teiumliiK here, unit will lake unoiher trip lo the itiiiiinilt of Mount IIikiiI. J It. Carr, of Hloue, wua In Orexou i it y iriuny. .Mr. Curr expecta to threnh Ihla w k. und aliitea there will he kooiI oriipa of wheat and oM. Mr. Curr hna IX nciea In out a. und ex pecta lo have liil ImibIicIh to the ucre und ii) huahelH to the nrre on hla five ucrea of wheal. The fruit rrop Ih looklllK well. The Hterllim IViuhle Indemnity Pol icy of the Columhla Nnlliinal Ufe In- aiiruuce (o. la the moat lllieral upti mite roniract In tho market. HtrotiK eat Miiasachuaetta conipnny aellliiK dUnhlllly Inatirnnco. Kor partlculiira .cull on V. II. Klepper. With O. V Kimthum A Co. John MauuliiK. a prominent lawyer. heen aluyliiK at Wlllmlt Spring for jaeveral daya, came In Hunduy nlKht ma i iiiiiuiera i Huron. He will re turn to the Kprlnita the lutter nurt of the week to l.rlnu In hla wife and two children und Mlaa Kate Cuhnlln, who la their gueat there. A. W. Cheney, who la a inenilier of tlm I'ortluiid auto hlle chili, accom panied hy hla wife ami aon. Oren. and Mlaa Kdlth Clienev ami Mlaa ',m jCochran, went to tlm Sundy hrldKe Hunday. wimre they aitended tho sath- erlim of the automohlle cluh There were over 75 Niitomohllea oil the around, and a inualral proKram u Klven hy the Huwallati orcheatra and thn (iermnn hand of I'ortland. Mm. Samuel Ireland und daughter Munllla, nf Hlley, Wla., are vlaltlnn with the former'a alaler. Mra. K. C. tiailke. and her fiither. Joaeph Schlef- vern vtalt- Iiik thn A. Y. I'. Kxpoaltlon anil who returned to thin city Inst week. They win remain in thIH c tv for a week hefore reiurnlnx; to their homo In the Knat. t havn re-locatod my law office at at tho s. W. corner of 8th and Main atreeta, upatnlra. Will he plenaed to meet my frlenda at my new office. C. M, DYE, Attorney. Mr. and Mra. John II. Walker und family. Mr. and Mm. Don Meldrum, Mr. and Mm. Charlea Spencer, Mr. and Mra. Kmeat l. Hnnda, and Mr. and Mm. Harry Jones formeii n imrtv who went up the river to Ottawa In tno KiiwHIiie launch Holly on Sunday. They left Oregon City ill 9 o'clock Sunday mornlnu. returiihui nt s o'clock the name evening Thev hud an enjoyulile day with n hnaket lunch and aecured a hirne qiuintlty penchen, which were sent homo Kill IT, Mm. C. (J. Myera. Mm. J. J. Slinfer und Mlaa Delhi Slinfer, of Caldwell, hlnlio, who havo heen vlaltlitK with Mr, mid Mrs. J. U Munipower at iMone, were in thla clly Krldny on I their wily to Scuttle, where they will i vlnlt Jho A. Y. I enxialtlnn xi,... wiien uiey were renlilenis of Missouri. Mlsn Mycin In well known In Portland, having npiiut two yenra at u tralnliiK school nt that clly. The women were Impressed with OrcKn and Its cli mate. DnrltiR their stny In thin city l hey vlHllcd the paper mills, und were surprised upon Im-Iiir told of the ca puclly of thy mills. THE PEOPLES' STORE 9th and MAIN St. Mr. mid Mm. Jumna ('. Ivett and three children Inuvii next Huiunluy for a aojoiirn at Henaldo. Mr. and Mm. Thomaa II. IjoviiIiico leuva toduy for llopii, Miiho, whurn Mr. IxvoJiicii will rum IiIm ixmltlon ua prlnnlpiil of thn city achixil of that town, Mr. ChiiK. Tiillimiii, of (ireahuin, la Ik'Iiik I rented ut Ht, Vincent lloapltul for hlood pulmiii In lila hand. Mm. Tnlluiiin la alao very Mick at her homo with loiiMllltla. Cupt. (J, 0. Ilrunaon und wife lenvn for Ohio, Heptemher 2d, whore they will vlnlt roliillvea u few week, ufler which they return to Nehruaka for their wlnter'a work. Mlaa Mary HuudNtroui, who Ima heen Hpi'tldlliK the Hlllnlner at the home of Mr, und Mra. C. A. NhmIi, left Wedueaday for Corviillla, Waah., where ahe will teach a term of achool. Mra. Maion Wanti Divorce. Carrln II. Mnaou hua (lied a unit for divorce, throiiKh hr attorney, (Jorit C. Ilrowiiell, aKulnat her htiahund, Iteti lien I). Muaon. They were niurrled Kehruary 17. 1893, In (Ireaham, Ore lion, and aim charRea deaertlon allien January H, lllOil. Laat Barvlca Naxt Sunday. t'atial aervlrea next Hunduy In the Methodlnt church will lm tho IuhP, for thn current conference your. J. W. CIIAIO, I'aatur. Molulla and Mullno M. K. Church. FOR THE CHILDREN The Schoolmaster. AtnoiiR atlrrliiR Riimi-a Hint rlilldrrn alwnya enjoy ime Hint la nlwnya a auc reaa w hen played wlih energy la rnlb-d tho "ai'hiMiluiiiater." Ouo of thn purty. who vulunteera to lie mnater. plncea hlmaelf In front of hla duns, who arc nil aeateil In n row. If he chooaea he enn examine hla pu plla In tlm different lirninin-a of elu cntlon In auci inhlnii or 'he may choone Indlacrlinlnntely. SuplHialiiR he iK'Rlua with natural history, he will proceed aa followa: I'olntltiR to the pupil nt the top of the china, he Daks the Inline of n hlrd lx gllilihiR with the letter ('. Should the pupil not mi inc a lilrd hekintilni; with V. hy the time t lie iiiiimIit hna counted ten It la punucd lo the next, who. If aucreaaful ami cnlla out "Crow" or "CuckiMi," i tc, In time. Roca iiIhivc the one vim hua fulled. Authom. ahik'era. nctom er anythlni; elan tuny he clmacn If the niiiuoltunHter ahnilld llilnk proper na a auhject for pxnmlnntlon. hut whntever limy he e reeled tlm iUeatlmia nnd nnawem must follow each other with crent rapidity or the fun of the kuiuo will lm less ened. A ButUrfla "Umbmlla." lie was only a hutterfly. one of those lienutlful. InrRo. Iilulnti lilnrk onea that we ao often aiv almut the Harden, but he ktiew enoiik'li to Ret In out of the wet. It waa dorlnu one of the heavy ahow'em Hint ao freiieutly In the hot daya of summer cmue suddenly upon us. drhiiiR every one to the nearest covet. To coue the downpour, which meant creat Injury. If not destruction, to ao diihntc a creature he quickly flew to a ucurhy llnlin of Cllend tree, when-, allRlitlni; on Hie ifilerslde of a InrRn leaf, he chins with wlliR" closely drawn (nircdcr nnd liaiiiiiu atrniht downward, iislnr Cie ll; leaf na an umhrella to ahleld him from the great dropn falllntf u'l r uiinl IIIrIi and dry. here he reuialiie until the shower had paaaed nnd the hlue aky and warm aun called him once nmilii to hla favorite haunta. St. Nicholas, Cart of Goldf'th. When you hnve cddtlsh or other lake flsh for pets It Is a creut nils take to hiipnkm that It Is tKvessary to chntiRc the wnter In an aquarium every few days The tank should be arraiiRed so na seldom. If ever, to re quire n chnn-je of witer. This Is not difficult to necnuipllsli. Until aiilinals mil plants hrenthe and what Is life lo Hn plant Is potsnD to the aulnuil. .uluinls nhsorh oxy- een and throw off cnrhoulc mid ana. This gas the plants Inhnle. sepnrntliiB It Into cnrlMin nnd oxycen. nhsorhlnK the enrbon, which la converted IntJ vegetable tissue, an I , throwhiR oft the free oxycen for the nnlnmls to hrenthe. Hy havlni: plants na well as nnlmnls In your tnnk both classes nre supplied with lirc-i t til tiir mntcrlnl. If you do net overstock the tank either way you need never chaiiRc the water. Chicago News. Conundrum. Why la n cut which catchea hla tall like a good iiianugcr? Ilecauao he makes both ends meet. Whut is that which we ofteu return. but never borrow? Thanks. Wbcu la a young lady not youug lady? When ahe'a a sweet tart (sweet heart). Why la a clergyman's horse Uko a king? Itecuuse ho is guided by a min ister. Why Is a miser like ono with a abort memory? IIo Is ulwnys for-gettlug. Why la a uindmiin liko two men? Rernuse lie la nhvnys beside himself. What Is that which a cat has, but no other animal? Kittens. If you saw n dude rldlug on a don key, what fruit would It remind you of? A pear. fha Reason. "She la the ilcirtMt nlrl I know. 1 never saw nimther" Blip llnlaheil utnt imtiUmhlnK "With biii'Ii u ilneily brother." -New Vor.i Telenr.im. Chlldron Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOR I A MOLALLA. Mrs. C. H. Tnilllnger, Hubbard Mill iner, will be at Robbln Bros.' store. Snturduys, Sept. 11th, Sept. 18, and Sept. 25. with full line of fall millin ery. C. A. TUCKER The Photographer. Photographs that Pleaae. Qopd Work. Moderate Price. NEW ART GALLERY. 1003 Main St.. Falrelouah Bldn. m ome course m Modern Agriculture XVIII. The Business Side of Farming By C. V. GRECORY. Airicultural Vlxtljlon, loitta Stat Colltji Copyrlahl. IBOO. br Amartcan PrM AMUtioa FAHMINO on high priced land must lx conducted on hualneaa prln'-lpli-a If the greatest prof ita are to be realized. The farmer' work la by no mentis done when he hna raised a large crop of corn or micrcnsfully fattened a car load of steers. II must he able to market hla produce at a profit and must also know whether the ateers were fed at a profit or a loan and what It coata to produce ench crop of grain. It la a fact that the only way to know Just what you are doing and Just what parta of your farm are bringing In a profit and what one are being run at a loaa I to "keep books." Thla doe not necessarily mean a com plicated aystcm that will require half your time to keep In sIi.-ijm-. j b lit tle cure the method of keeping account can be ao ayatematlzed a to amount to only a few momenta a week. The first and immt Important book la the check book. The "check IhxjU hab it' will often aare a great deal ot money and trouble. If you lose your check book or hare It stolen, you atlll bare your money left. You do not have to waste time trying to make change, ilnrc the check can be always made out for exactly the right amount. When you give a man a check In pay ment for what you owe him, he must sign that check before he can draw the money on It. At the end of every month the hank returns these signed checks to you, and you thus hare re ceipt for all the money you paid out during the month. For general accounts any good aired bill Ilk hook Will answer. There nre a number of sinsiully miidc farmers' ac-1 count books, hut a blank book which you can rule to suit yourself will be Just ns good or better. The first page should bo devoted to an Inventory of the etock, grain and machinery, to gether with their value. Following this should l a map of the farm. Next to thla abould come the cash account. A convenient and simple way of arranging this is as follows: 8 8 3 i a 8 a 3 a 3 3 a 8 i i i In order to knov wbat crops are bringing in a irofitand wbat ones. If any, are unprofitable it la necessary to keep some sortlof an account of them. This account must be simple and easily kept, for (' it takes too much o neglected. Tbe time It la aura to following page healings show a con vcnlent method of keeping account of the field cropn: at a 4 3 3 21 51 Thla gives m estlmato that is accu rate enoucb o give a very good Idea nnd Ms. Mike fimss. of Oreirnn City, are vlstlng Mrs. Gross' parents, mr. anu .lira. i. i i inner, tu ouuioru. Mr mnl M-s .T A. Turner nnd fnm. Ilir nt Tilrj- Wauh oi-a thn iniuiita ij, Ul l Ut . , ' ...v. of Mr. Turntf's parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Turnm n n Mnr-ln noll hla nliiPA nn tho XTa... L--., r.iH near Oretron Pltv in John Kaulk. of Everett, Wash., for a consluoratlin ot uuuu can. air. Martin has lived here continuously since 1S74, and has been a regular aiihscrlher of the Enterprise for over 20 years. He will look around at his tt of what It coata to produce each par ticular crop. In figuring the coat of labor enough should be added to pay for the use of tbe machinery. The cost of seed will Include cleaning, tent ing and other preparation. Tertian the best way to figure the value of the manure applied 1 to Include It In the rent of the land. Thus the corn crop, which receive tbe first benefit from the manure, can be charged a higher rent on this account. The amount charged to the oat crop will l lea. while the rlorer rmn whlfh raatl add to the fertility of the land, will pay me lowest rent or all. Where the grain la fed on tbe farm there will of course be no charge for marketing. The coat of clover aeed, which la sown with the oat, abould be charged to tbe next year' clorer crop. Following the expense account ahould come a profit and loaa page: t i : ! i : t jMjjM ::::: ' t j : : : g a mm i m a - J 3 i 3 : h : a :::::::: e ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; i j .::::::: 4 : : : i : ; i ; Z i r i r 0 , ti ::;.:::: k :::::::: 1 $. WW v. -z j :::.:::: 1 ' NM j Hi. . i :::::::: i M M M k . " :::::::: 0 v ; ; ; ; -i ; : : Q J i :::::::: 1 - h. S :::::::: u :::::: E ; ; ; ; ' ; ; ; W i 2 : : : : a : : 2 ;:::: da fl A glance at this page will show which crop are tbe most profitable onea. In case a certain crop does not show tbe profit that it abould an other crop should be substituted for It or different methods of culture adopted. Similar pages ahould be arranged for the different classes of lire stock. Tbe following will aerre aa a sample: Once a year these two pages can be balanced, and you can see Just where you stand In the bog business. In addition to the expense and Income pages for the different classes of stock there should be pages for keep ing track of "changing works" at thrashing time, for breeding records, for butter and cream, for poultry nnd for any other special Hue In which you are Interested. Lining up and irratiglng the pages will make a good rainy day's Job for some of the children, mid after that the time re quired to keep the accounts in shape will be too small to be noticed. Business methods In marketing are also ucce.ary if the best results are lo be obtained. A dailv market nnrwr ! Is IndLiKnsable In keeping posted on i ue siock aim grain mnrncts ana will pay for Itself several times over in the course of a year. A telephone Is also raluahle for obtaining up to the min ute market reports on special occa sions. In keeping in touch with the local butter, egg and poultry markets the telephone is especially valuable. It Ls olso a time saver In many other ways, so much so that the up to data business farmer cannot afford to be without one. leisure for a new location, hut thinks he will decide to make his future home in Los Angeles County.' Cal., where he now has a son living. Improvements on Eaetham Building. Frost & Kellogg, who were award ed the contract for the completion of the addition tn the Rastthnm school building, have completed their work. i ne contract price was $750. The Eastham building will house the Ore gon City high school this year, and achool will open Monday, September 21). HI !., v-t1,v.) MV.'l r-67 Elgin or Waltham Morementi in 20 Ytar Guaranteed Gold Filled Cast DO YOU WANT THIS WATCH? (Prico $11.00) C URE YOU DO! And we want to sell it to you. Because WE know it will wear and keep per fect time for 20 years. We Know you will be perfectly satisfied with it and will send your friend to us for one like it. We know that you cannot buy a watch anywhere as cheap as we can sell it to you; for cash or on the installment Plan. Cb1 Wileb$ from ft. 00 It f 100.00 Lsdla' Watebtt tram fS.OO lo 1 73.00 Bring your Watch and Jewelry Repairing to Ut. All work Guaranteed BURMEISTER & ANDSESEN Oregon City Jeweler Su.oenaion Bridie Corner I 8. P. FRANCHISE GRANTED. 8wift Railroad Ordinance Laid Over By City Council. The ordinance granting a franchise to the Southern Pacific Company to construct a aide track in the Green Point section of the city was passed Wednesday by the city counfl. This switch will be made at the instance of the lumber manufactures of Clack amas County, who some mnntha am made an effort through the medium of the state railroad commission to ob tain facilities for shipping lumber In car load lots. Sixteenth street from Main to Center will be Improved by the lumbermen and the railroad will Improve Center street for a distance of two blocks. The ordinance granting a franchise to F. M. Swift to construct an electric railway on Fifth and other streets in the city was laid over until a later meeting as no agreement has yet been reached as to the nrnvlalnna to the regrading of a portion of Fifth aixeei. The council ordered a barn moved from Sixteenth street In Kansas ritv addition. The barn stands in the street near the northeast corner of block No. 173 and If it U not In 10 days the street commissioner will have the obstruction taken away. TRACY SUED FOR COMMISSION. Real Estate Firm Brings Action For $1366 on Land Sale. James M. Tracr a retired ennltaltoi- of thiB city, is the defendant tn a noli filed by O. W. Eastham & Co.. a well Known real estate firm, for $1366 said to be due for commissions on a anio of land. It Is alleged that Tracv agreed to allow 0. V. Eastham & Co. to negotiate the sale of 224 acres of land on the Clackamas River opposite Barton for $35 an acre and that the real estate firm wns tn receive s per cent, of the first $2000 and 24 per cent, of the balance. O. W. East ham & Co. sold the place to Claus Christensen for $40 an acre and their commission Is still coming. Attorney O. D. Eby represents the real estate company, which filed a similar action some months ago aeainst W. a Klne but that case was settled out of court. ROBERTSON GROCERY SOLD. H. J. Bigger and Son Purchase Pio neer Establishment. The 8ale Of the Seventh atroer gtocery of Andrew Robertson to H. J. Bigger & Son Is confirmed. The deal was closed vesterdav. Tr Rlin-er came here about one year ago and bought the W. S. U'Ren place at Green Point. He was In the grocery business in Alaska for a number of years. Mr. Robertson has been in harness here 17 vears and will tnhe a long rest. He has a grocery and hardware business at Se.llwood and may conclude to go there. STAFFORD. August waa a verv drv month lisc than a half mch of water fell thrnm'h.i out the month and Indications now ar.j that there will be a continuance nf . . . ,, - the dry spell. Potatoes and gardens btgln to show the need of more moist-1 ure, t t The hiirh Wlnriia U-hfnh hnvo htn , . quite frequent, helped also to dry out I in, rT-mtnn the ground Men who had slashing tn hum have been improving the time, but luckily no fires have got beyond con trol as Vet. thoilBh the hlc-h u-ln,l.s seem to fan the blaze and render the atmosphere very smoky at present. 1 ne roaus are getting very dusty. Rev. Waehlte is moving this week to a home he has liomrht out hevnnd Jit. Tabor. His health has been very j i"1 uioiuus puai. in cou-1 sequence he. felt obliged to give up his ehartra on.l 1.1.-. AL.tl-,nl.l., ...r,.. u mxu uis tromtmuic famlly will be missed in many ways. I Mis Carrie will Slav with her sister till after hop-picking. it was reported Monday that Mrs. Spenconberir was verv sick It was feared it might be appendicitis. Most of the people In this vicinity are through threshing. Grain turned out pretty well. Mrs. L. Saggert s six-months old baby died Saturday evening, and was buried at Tualatin Snmlnv nftemnnn It had whooping cough, then pneumo nia. Whooolne couch and measles hnve been going the rounds Blnce last spring, and now siuce most of us have had a turn at one or both we feel pretty secure for next year. Martha Aerni is enlna- tn tnwn with her folks Wednesday morning for her vacation. She expects to be gone a week. Hod Dlckllie in the PoniDerine vard begins Wednesday. MARKETS ' WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS. Vegetables, Fruit, Etc OREGON CABBAGE lc lb. OREGON ONIONS $1.10 sack. POTATOES lc lb. CORN 10c doz. CAULIFLOWER 70c doz. CUCUMBERS 25c. doz. . TURNIPS 40c doz. best. PEAS 2c. BEANS 2c lb. BEETS 40c per doz. bunche. SWEET POTATOES 4c lb. CARROTS 40c per doz. bunches. PUMPKINS 40c and 80c doz. Squashes li)c and 80c doz. LETTUCE 15c doz. bunches. Butter and Egg. BUTTER Ranch, 50 to 55c; cream ery, 60c per roll. EGGS 28c to 30c doz. HONEY 13c frame. HONEY Strained, 7c to 9c lb. Fresh Fruit. PEACHES 75c box PEARS 75c box. APPLES 50 to $1.00 box " PLUMS 2c lb. Dried Fruits. DRIED APPI.ES On.rtH dried. S cents; evaporated 6 and 7c; Dmnea. 3Uto4c. allvar nmnrnrn C. A - yawuww VV W Sftc; pear 10c Grain and Hay. WHEAT 90c. GRAY OATS $26 and $28. HAY Valley timothy $15 per ton: moo"' ,1'00: Cbeat ,U00; Grtla WHOLE CORN $39.00. MIDDLINGS $34. CRACKED CORN $41 SHORTS $30. BRAN $27. ROLLED BARLEY $31. BARLEY $28. Claekamaa County Live 8toek, HEIFERS $3.25 $3.50. STEERS $3.00 $3.25. LAMBS $3.20 $3.25 COWS $2.25fg $2.50. HOGS $5.50$6.00. M UTTON $3.00 $3.25. HAMS 17 to l:c. DRESSED VEAL 8c9c. DRESSED PORK $8.50 to $10.00. HIDES Beef hides, 5c; calf hides, 6c TALLOW 5c. Poultry. OLD HENS 10c per pound, young roosters, 13c; old roosters, 7c; mixed chickens, lie. AT THE MILLS AND STORES. Flour and Feed. FLOUR Hard wheat tiis. -lrll.- $5.60; Seeley's Best, $6.80." There win be 25c off on all brands of flour. FRANCIS SHANNON DEAD. Hawlcv Di . d-.. r . - nini- u;dm - Francis Shannon ...n 1 . . . -.-..., u nurnminu res- ident of this city, died at hia hnmp nn Saturdnv afternoon after n hro weeks' fiinnoo nt ivhr.M ----- . . . ,,0 j puvivi irrri. fr CKnnnnn t V. m . ..... iiuuuuii nu3 me ami ur .nr. anu Mrs. John Shannon, of this citv. He .1 - ,...nn . 1. . was born at Beaver Creek. Oreeon October 27, 18T8. and was married to Miss Delia Guttrldge, of Springwater, Oregon. December 27. 1905. Mr.' Shannon was connected with the Av erill .Machinery Company, of Port land for two years, and at the time of nis ueatn was in the employ of the Muwiey ruip & paper Company. be- ing cniei engiueer or the concern. Mr. Shannon was well known throughout me couiny, ana was a man of sterling qualities. He leaves to mourn his loss la u,lrn n.i .... . . a -iicauu i 111 c-vear-OlU SOU , niS par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Shannon; three brothers, William, Henry and James, of Oregon City, and John, of Alaska. The funeral services were held Thursday under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge and the interment was in Mountain View cemetery. LABOR DAY NEXT MONDAY. All Banks and Public Buildings Cloaed for Two Daya. Next Monday, September 6, is La bor Dav and is thn nnlv real Knilnnul holiday in the entire year. The banks ami mi puuuc Diiuuings, including the courthouse, will be closed from Satur day afternoon until Tuesday mnrnlm, and for two days all business will be practically ai a standstill. Several of the officials of the courthouse and banking institutions are planning for brief outings covering Sunday and Monday. i i