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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FK1DAY. AVlUh 17, 1914. THE CALL OF THE WILD. I mtSXmsBm 1 iniiiiHiimiiiintnit MERIT SYSTEM AND HIQH. .WAYS. Two M pi I ! it ( I . it a of I ho merit s.vstoin to highway work which will I noted Willi satisfaction liy road builder hiivo recently Ik'i'ii made. In Coiiiioiiliul tnt employ ini'iit Iiiim been nit upon n merit system ImkI by means of tliu state civil service law Willi" li be riiilio effective oil Aim. I. II'IIU An applied In llio highway do partiueiit, (his law put nil of llio ollbiul nnil employees, with till 1'ICeptloll of till' state high wny roiiiiiilsshnier. Iul I ho classified service. In New York stale the appoint iiiniil of Mix division engineer Iiiih lieen made bv competitive culmination. A description of llll lllt'tlllKl Of I'Olllllli'tlim ttlONO i t cumluutlotm was i;l v'ti by First Deputy Commissioner l!rjii A. III. ker nt llio recent mkvIiiI road lUlVllllg Of till' AllllTli HIl SoiiO- ty of I'lvll Knuiuccr. It ha loim been recognised I Hint etlliiency In tlu conduct of I highway work could best lie ot tallied by Ilia selection of inoii with regard only to llit'lr Dines nnil nliillty, mid It ha been gen erally liellevod tlmt tit absolute J. I'lltiilnntloii of political consider- T ntlona from appointments of this kind waa desirable. Hut wiillo these have Ihmii generally nc ifpti.il mi abstract principles, tltt'lr actual application him not lnvti an frequent a might lw ililrod. timid hhi1. I Mil l-l-l-l H-H"l I I I I I I I 14 HUERTA EXPLAINS STRAIN RELIEVED ALL NECESSARY REDRESS IS DE LIE VED TO BE FORTH COMING NOW OFFICIALS CONSIDER SFATEMENT Tenio Situation, Cnuied by th Arreit ct Amcrlcnn Mjnnn It Grtdly Lenened by Action of Dictator EVILS OF COMIC PIQURES SHOWN Effect on Children l Pointed Out In Letter Read Before the Woman'i Club ... on a Bled deliberately steers Into a! playmate, knocks him down, then yells J "lm Doc Yak" and "You are the Do.e." I It Is a lamentable fact that the chll-1 dren of today have to be taught how! to play. Think of It! Taimht how to j play! Why?. Because all play is too! rough, owing to the demoralizing influ ence upon it of the -"comic papers." To older people w hose creed In ; life is well established they mean noth-: Ing their influence cannot be felt, they can only provoke smiles, laugh. Gems In Terse Llett'l Predicament I.lsr.t took no iiioik'.v lor lil liwms. ami ho niuiiy pupils rutin- to tiiiti that at hiKt tie had no tunc l-rt for llio work In- waiittl ,i il,.. and this wn Just the time wiien In- mis iMiL-aed III fuliiiisiii lilx "fbiUt." He tliertfure wroto to 1 1. in von lliii'low: "ln-nr Krlenil-I waul a hnmin Come." Hiif low cimie 'I'lie liroi'in ivni net In mo tion. 11 ml in the course of n wink all ;he pupllii vaiilslicil He could not save done It hiiifclf. for be could iiimit nay no. He had the Ivost and no blest lieart of any man. I ' A THE AGED IRISH EXI'.E ! T'S a Kreat lan.l. nuivourtiren, this laml Of ni)- Ht-VKillK. 'tipre a man can be all he dreamed he mtshl he. Iul 1 rh gtttihK' oM. hi., and wh.'n nlKht iMnit-a a-HneaklnK ily heart tnkea to roving 'way over the WASHINGTON. Anrll 1 1 -Tim tenao ul I. ..r.,..t...l I.U It... Ml nt, III, I .,1l,-,l 11,.. ... ,,!. l,i'n. of American murines ny Mexlenu until orltloa nt Ttimplco was Kreatly ro lleved toilny with llio receipt of Hen ernl HucrU'a prompt repudiation and npolony for the action, forwarded from Mexico City by t'hnrxo O'ShniiKlmeaay, Willie no definite atateinent wiih oil taliuihle In official t-lrclea, It wna broadly Intltnnted Hint the neceaaarv relresa for tint affront had been af forded. Iteportlnit development to the navy department. Head Admiral Miiyo. In eouimand of Hie American naval force at Taniplco, cabled that be had do I j ninnded thai the Mevleiin coinnianded ; aaluto the American flag In expiation T 1 of the affront. Ilia ineaaaKK aald bo 1 1 had Klven the Mexican officer 2i hoiira fnmi fi o'cliH-k hrlday nlklit to com ply. No late detulls have been re ceived. Officials at the Btate and navy de partment conxidcrcd the atatmenl from lluerta full and frank. It prom. Ied an Immediate InveatlKatlon of Colonel lllnojoxa'a action In nrretlni; the marines and parading them public ly thnuigh the streets, and the official tlf .,l,,.ll,l lMdl,..,l t.V ttl.. aliild i., meiit added that Ceiieral lluerta had promised that "if the Investigation sjioitld develop a greater responsibility on Colonel Hlnojosa Hut penalty ap plicable to the case will tie Imposed by the competent legal authorities." Cenernl lluertii'a good faith was ac cepted, apianntly, without reserve Hon, nnd it was pointed out that It was only fair to await the result of the promised Investigation and discipline of the Mexican officer responsible for Hie humiliation of the American navv TWO WOMEN AVOID OPERATIONS Dy Taking Lydin E. rink h&m't Vegetable Compound. CltlcB(ro, III, "I must thank you wlt all my heart for l.yilln K. l'lnkltniu'i VeKaltle ( om Hltnl. 1 lined to go to my tliM-or for pllla and remedies a n d they iliil not lielp me. I hail headaches ami i-ouldihiteat.and Ui doctoff lalmeil I had fomalri tryutilo and muat have anotH'ra- tion. 1 nad In Hie yit aUtiit l.ydla K ritiklmm'i Vi'L'o- table Comitound and I have taken It and feel line. A lady aald one day, 'Oh. I feel so tired all Uiu time and have head ache.' I said, 'Take Lydla K. I'ink ham'a Vegetable CoinHiiind,' and aha did anil feels line now. "-Mrs. M. K. Kaiusciink k, li:W N. I'aullua Strevt, t'lilini;o, Illinola. Tlio Other Cnac. Dayton. Ohio. - " l.ydla K. I'uikham'a Vejfelablo C'oiiikiuihI relieved mo of pains In my side that I had for years and which doctors' medicine failed to relievo. It has certainly aavwl me from an 0eration. I will be glad to amtlst you by a tersonal letter to any woman in the same condition." Mr. J. W. Siikkkh. UtlCasa St, Dayton. Ohio. If you want a pro I m ml v loo wrllo to Lydlu K, I'lnklmni Slrl Idlno Co. (nni(lilciillul) I.) mi. Mush. Your letter will Ikioim iiimI, renal nnil nnswereil by womun, unil lielil In strict toiiliilcnco. Hninn Tloa". Hie idn , t m given at Wllsonvlll,, "B '"""" l tdldlyand will be ,1, ' t, sbapo by Hie evening of At hi 'ir Tl.o. aa.0 of rhr.rlJ tut . I lluth Winn, m,( i! Aden. I.lndy Jtitin, a rolore, ', 1 ' Helen Murray; Alma w. ' li,...,.,' ' cent. I I 1 1 1 Heiily; Ju-l.i ' . IKIUKI !r Aft r l New York. Mary Hrubst; liarni.t v'!'" i liwluht He.dv i. 'i. . " 1 Via, I he lllllhrellll mender, (Jeo Leonard l-.vered, Krank MeKlnin, .'' Martin In ll. rather or Kmh e ' Hheinian Heely; Hull, t V'" linsaelbllnk; Mr,, with a peitaloi, ,! Mellnsa. Cora Hit, a widow act the dale o'clock at Hie (tuna, mr. roauoi nrohsl. lt,, , April aim,, , -r A. O. It. W. ,ii tl plav pnilltUea to b tile he eier'glv,,, III WiIhoiivMIo by Iik-uI tnleiii. R, . '' boped a Jipit appreciation of lh yu peoil who are mlu to .,.. ,,.J ..t u ... 1 t.h.,.l.l in , . t in n..i nil., ii, mi. I., will )fl tlieui by a large atti'lidance. lie OAK GROVE. At a time when so much is' being; Bald and done in the interest of hu manity when people are fully realiz ing that the childhood of today must j De protected In order to bntld a prop- If I'd ataynl home, niavourneen, I might have had you. (Bv Mrs. Zumwalt. of Powell River.) TO the President and Members of the; w or atsgust. nut ir tney win iooki i lre the th.nchw roof and th. peat tin Oregon City Women's Club: i deeper and see the evil Influence upon I burning. I the cnim mina: watcn tbe tendency! xne truth In youi ea and the promtue ; toward cruelty, peer into the future a I there, too- few years and see this same genera-1 rromlae of love, with Ita Infinite I tinn filling tails and npnitpntlnrl ! learning. ! then will be fully realized the evil con ' sequences of the "funny paper" as It PT RtniCriira for thd manhnnit et trv ..rt,.- atanJa ..nln.a Kn.t. -..f ... .1 .1 n . .. ..... . . . .n,,.,.- uiu itiuuuru on, i, uui me can or tne world to the keen ear morrow, the time seems fitting to transformed. j ef twenty call the attention of the public to the if the authors of these ridiculous! the siren's own son when the youna evil Influence produced upon the minds productions could realize the eager- i ,lb'T"' hoV of children by the "comic section" of neBS witn which the sma,iest tot; ' f;"ht a good tight and r, the leading newspaper Of the land. awaits the "funnies" and tho roil enod . :rl'',l,la b t'1! Plenty. The thinking public -., righly Zfcom MeXfVeAlZP -" H. . I a armed at the flood of indiscriminate . amusei they would surely write more ! But at duk when the thoughts of the day pictures shov-n in the "moving picture pageg of elevating pictures. I are d sbanding ohf8the UZrZ foCrd:wUhdthCeSatn! ' they are all bad; by no " - the nghtm. .. ifying result that censorship was es-1 mea"8;. Theue.?r! manJ ed.mor! I Then I long for the peace that la peat un- tablished. which .caused many films ! tough through hat medium today but j demanding P to be rejected, which if shown would 1 "nfortunately the good is over bal-. That might have been mine, laaa, in Erin certainly lower the moral standard of . aneed by tne bad' wlth ou- youth. "W'i II not our Woman's club be first Ti. n. i ri, I to enter a vigorous nrotest and he the 8ure' ther women have klaaed me. wlta oso.u . uc.c it" : 7. ' . --- ------ aott arms entn nlntf ; means or naving a censorsnip estau-i But Bon. lha ,. . ... uplifts and endures. Governor Colquitt and Texas Rantfers Restive Over Mexico these "funnv naners" were as ereat a menace to the childhood or the nation "shed for all comic papers? as were the moving pictures. I earnestly hope you yill fully dls- Because the paper is brought into cuss this weighty problem and give It i the home, laughed at by the elders, tolerated by them and left for the young mind to ponder over at leisure, grasp every trick and then strive to imitate the deceptions by practicing; them upon their play fellows. Let every one of you. as I have done, j take the time to watch the effect. j Study the pictures thoroughly. Look most serious consideration: after this,! I have no fears as to the result, a fa vorable result will be the outcome and : my letter will not have been written j in vain. Inter-State Fares Readjusted. WASHINGTON. April 15. Readjust- ai inem irom a CnilUS point OI View, lmpnt nf nasspnircr p;.toa r,n oil int.r. then ask yourselves what possible , state railroads in the I'nited States in good they can do, and realize the great conformity with the long and short uariu uiey art; uuiug. Watch a crowd of average boys at play you will no doubt be surprised And I might have seen you, with your dear face all shining. A-eroonlng to chlldren-my children and yours. And children of theirs might como slyly a-pecklng. By tales of the banshee be lured to my knee. "Tie a great land, this land that my wild feel came seeking. But, oh, my acuslila, 'tis home I would be! Mabel R'evcns Freer. Probe Explosion. haul provision of the law, under orders THE DALLK9, Ore., April 9. Cor of the interstate commerce commis-l oner Ilurget this evening began an In sion, will become effective on May 1, quest by which he hopes to fix the re it was announced tonight. The new sponsibility for yesterday's dynamite tariffs filed by the roads with the com-i tragedy on The Dalles-Celilo canal, in mission indicate a ma'erial reduction j which four men were killed. He has l. ..1. .. U -i . t, ' 1 ...... ,iiiinaui ouiiiiiiuiicu uv w 1 Uirnscu UI1U UIW III- though you w as the moak. Nuthin ; terminals and rate-basing points to In- vestigation will probably not be con ken hurt jour ned: or a boy coasting j termediate points. eluded until tomorrow. when you see a boy hit a smaller one on the head with a stone or club should the little felow cry, the other will pout his lips and say "Why I THE SLIT SKIRT-OR THE CENSOR'S DELIGHT. Illliill Iliilsp'l iiilp 5 szz Mil l!l Ii ! r-1: 1 !l -i!i i e f ,.. ,. ; i 'i r f'n l i,: '' i Ti! ' liKMi IIIFIII .jl ir 1 gMfeiM ! f l jlC .OMORROW v i r c vjt2iiji i viisoh biacm v- J - I ( 0 I PorT,ww " MM I 1 - La -fcB : ; ' T r v . ) kfx 4 ! 9 M M nm 37V 1 I able lor the occasion. There was a larite. attendance. Mr. and Mra. A. II. Harvey enter tallied at dinner Monday at their hoiiir Mrs. lola Harvey, of Kansas; Mlaa Hurctiro (iamble, of Portland, and Mr (!eo. Smith, of Miillno. I.ai-elle and Herald Melndl. of Set wood, nre spendliiK their vacation ut Moiinialn Aah Farm, the borne of their 'grand parents, Mr. and Mra. (!eo, Im telle. Mr. Myers Is verv III with no hopes or recovery, at tbe home of bis dauttht er. Mrs. Naah. Arbor lay was observed at school Inst Friday with appropriate ejerclses Mr. Met Hire, of Meadowbrook. was calling on old friends Sunday. He was once a resident here and he Is anxious to be back In this eommunltv. He av Twilight Is good enough for blm Horenco Itentley spent Sunday In Oak l.rovo with her grandmother. Mrs lllackaby. Mr. Delano has rented tils place to parties from the east. Mr. Splirer. who lately moved to Portland, Is tired of city life and ha moved on his fnrm to spend the summer. Novelty Social. At tho Cunt school Saturday nlubt. April Proceeds to be used In build lug a play shed. Kvcrybody rome. La dles bring lunch for two. (Adv.) REDLAND. Miss Kmtna llrock gavo a birthday party. A number of her young friends ntU'tided and report a good time. MIns Hazel Kerr, who Is attending "'liool at Monmouth, nunc homo for Raster. Miss Fay Clark, or Monmouth, vis Ited her cousins, Cllbert, I'm u I n ml Miss Kiinlce ( otirtrlght during Faster vacn Hon. Mrs. Zeller, who has been seriously III, is recovering. W. H. llonney received the sad news of the death of bis brother In law, Mar lon Pulley, nt Hubbard Several persons of tho Kvergreen district nttendeil the spelling contest nt Stone and report an Interesting tlme.A Miss Watts carried the honors Mra. Lizzie Semi is on (lie sick list. A regular meeting of th prm ami Teacher Aaaoclallon waa liei,, day, April Itllll. Mt the. rciihi ,,Wm' inn toiiow ing oniror wero iMnct, M ' the ensuing year: Mr. V, 0 lint). President; Mr. K. Waldron. lrprn.' blent; Mr. J. A. Kurka, eorn'Siim. secretary; Mr. L. K. Armatnim. cording secretary: Mr. .1, It Ki'mi treasurer; Mia Myrtle Williams, . brnrlan. Yearly resirl aliownl 't' dull to be In a flourishing coming and lot of good work baa been s.-r pllshed by till orgRltUat Ion during it, pant two year, and It iiienil.iThi I nearly double that one year ago. Itegtilar meeting second Friday of each mouth. All Interested In .lui-a. tlonal work of the school are IiuUm) to come o these inectliiKs. AUayi Wclconie, The Women' Social Herilcn Club id Oak drove will continue the t. cal mei'tliiiia on Thursday nights of each week until the primaries, at which inoetlnys two or more iun(. dates for either state or county i, triers will speak. All meeting held In hool Iioiimi. Mr V. (i. Ilenvte, pn-sldeiit; Mlaa Mora Sliovell, srx-retary. Tluirwlay evening B. I,. Caalo. ratnll. date for county clerk and Mr. I' en raiulldate for governor will apeak. Mrs. Anna H. Hayes, musical direc tor of the school, gave a concert as aisled by the different pupil Tuesday evening. April 14th. The program ai a lengthy one and well rendered and enjoyed by the parent and friends of the children. S. I. Caaln, an old resident, paid in a visit Wednesday morn In u JENNINGS LODGE. WILSONVILLE. Touched, friend In need s a friend Indeed," they say. t never realiz.il it n;i today. I met an actor frknd upon Broadway. If you had seen his suit all baggy kneed Ills unshaved chin. I'm sure you'd have agreed From top to toe he was a "friend In need." And had you seen him rush across the way To where I stood to take my hand and stay To shake and shake and shake and shake and say: He was so itlad! speed ? And how were all at concede Of all the world he xss my deed. Melville Chater In Puck. And how did business home T you would friend In- A Terrible Oversight It was noun, time ufter the New Year's resolutions hail all been uiade mid broken that an acquaintance of ours met another aeiiuuliitiince of some other fellow's on the street. This sec ond person was in a deplorable condi tion mentally, morally, physically, etc. "Why. my dear fellow." said our ae. qtiaintaiiee. "It really shocks me to see you like this. I thought you Joined a total abstinence society Oil JllU. 1." "I did," wept Hie other, with fwllng. "I did: Hut wbartils y' think? I for got to pay my dues this mouth!" Cleveland lialn lieHler. - i. -a Wedding Soon. WASHINC.TON, April 9 Although there has been no expression from the White House yet, friends of Secretary MeAdoo and Miss Klennor Randolph Wilson, the president's youngest daughter, who nre to be married soon, believe the wedding will be a simple affair. Boost for Roosevelt Fails. AUGUSTA, Me., April 9. A move to have the Republican state convention today recommend the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt as a candidate for President in 1!HG met with failure. A resolution to that end adopted by the Republican caucus of the town of Yar mouth whs offered as an amendment to the platform, but was declared out of order. Bridal Tourist. The bride looked on th mountains. The river golden strand. Italian garden fountains Were tinkling near at hand. She spake with cooing kindness, "How fair these vlslas are!" The bridegroom In hi blindness Bowed down beneath the car. From thence did he deliver Some words about a chain. Such words a made her shiver With an astonished pain; Then to the balmy breeze She hummed these lines and smiled: "Where every prospect please And only man la riled." Fredeiicji Moxon In Judge. Whitney Fined $2500. SAN FRANCISCO, April 15. A fine of $2!00 was Imposed today on J. Park er Whitney, scion of a prominent fam ily, clubman and reputed to be a mil lionaire, who pleaded guilty to viola tion of the Mann white slave act on a charge recently brought against him by Genevieve Hannan. Ball Player "Beans" Chorus. PORTLAND, Ore.. April 15. A charge of "beanlng the players" at the Lyric theater during the matinee yes i?Vilay led to the arroHt of O. L. I'ni- lett, crack right-handed pitcher In the visiting Oakland baseball team, on a charge of disorderly conduct. Pru lett is accused of placing No. 8 bird shot between his teeth and throwing them with a toothpick, beanstiooter fashion, at the players on the stage. TWILIGHT. Miss Nina McDonald, of Oregon City visited Sunday at Crystal 8prings Farm, with her alster, Mass Jessie Mc Donald. Mr. Jack la making extenalve Im provement on hla place which will add much to Its appearance. Mlaa Marie Harvey la making an ex tended visit with frienda In Nevada. Mrs. Thomas Kellsnd made her par ents a visit, Mr. and Mra. U A. Bul lard, 8unday In Oak Grove. Raster aervlcea were held In Twi light halt Sunday, with exerciser ault- II. D. Aden spent Thursday In Port land last week, buying new spring dress goods. Rev. Nlcholls. of Salem, delivered a splendid Faster sermon hint Sunday evening at the M. K. church, mid there was special music bv tbe choir. Mrs. Rand is In Portland with her little daughter, who has been under going nn operation at the Good Satiuir itan hospital. .1. W. Thornton nnd .1. Peters were witnesses In tbe noted Ptirdy trial last week. Dwlgbt Seely has been having a bad time with a swollen face, caused from a tooth. A meeting of the different districts Interested In a fair at Wllsonvllle this vear, was held In the school Iiouhk on r rlday evening. Mrs. Aubrey Wood sprained her ankle on Friday evening, and has not been able to place her foot on the ground since, but has been compelled to limp. noon view Hiinday school had a spiendld Faster program, given by the member or the school. Mrs. r,ii linker spent Saturday In Portland, with relatives. Don't miss the entertainment nt Cor ral Creek school house on Saturday evening, April IXth, at elglif o'clock. Ilimkets of lunch will be sold at. the close of the program. Kveryone Is cordially Invited to attend. No ad mission fee. The Arbor Day picnic was a splendid success, despite the bad weather of the early morning, and the program was a verv Interesting one. Mr. and Mr. Kd Paker and Mr. and Vfru AlUnn lli.kor and Sister, Mr. France, attended the funeral of Mar lon Pulley, at Hubbard, on Tuesday. Mrs. Hays, of Portland, daughter of Melvln Haker, was burled at Pleasant DIM cmeterv. nn rnoay. nu lame number of friends and relatives at tended. ' , A very delightful party waa given by Miss H. M. Graham on Saturday eve ning, at her beautiful home, near the river. The game of "500" was the pleasure of the evening, and at the close of the game the head prizes were awarded to Mrs. Norma Say and Glenn Haker, and the consolation prizes to Anna Baker and Mrs. Norrls Young. Partners for supper were chosen from a box of candy chicks, typical of the Raster season. The banquet room was beautifully adorned with flowers and greenery, while Raster rabbits formed a handsome center piece for the table,' short visit with his parent this week The Cottgreg-itlonal Sunday si hunt wbbh Is being held at the Hatitorf hall Is rapidly Increasing In attetulnnr and new classes are being added. The services are held at 9 :t(l under th leadership of Itev. It. N Smith, a Hun dnv school orKiihUcr of the ('our. gatlonnl church A. Hymn disposed of many MeM peas and violets on Saturday lsn. Three people were picking dining th entire day for (he Portland Faster mar ket. Mrs. D. P. Wood entertained Mrs. Daly. Mho left this week for Alaska, on Friday. Additional guests came In for lunch. Including Mr. II. II. Km moil of till place. The regular meeting of the Parent- Teachers' Association was held on Fri day. April 10th. at the home of Mrs. Will Jaroti. The rooms being urnisn- ally pretty with potted calaa. dogwood blossoms and trailing smlint The II brnry table held a rut glass bowl of moss, Imbedded with forget tne not". At 2 .10 the president. Mrs. II J. Hob- Itison railed to order and the usual business of the meeting, Including gratifying reports from tho play. ground committee was' given. Tho hos tesses nt the afternoon being Me. dames II. Hart. William Cisik and .la- robs. They had a treat in store for the thirty ladlel who were present, each bringing a gianl book for the school library and giving a quotation from an author. Mrs. Losey read a paper on the public school system, built on piny, taking the Fmerson sys tern which is being used In Gnrv. Ind, with such sucress. Francis Sandstroin and little Dorothy Jacobs contributed recitations, and a reading by Mrs. Cra vatle of Wichita, rounded out the en (ovalde afternoon. Delicious cake and tea were nerved by the hostesse. Mi s. dames l-cl'lalre, (iHtroin, and Morn' were named as hostesses In May. Th' regular meeting being held the second Friday In May, when election of offi cers will take place. Tin. following Indies attended: Mesdames Spootier, l.e Claire. Maiiliirgiie, Osirotu. Rus sell, llernard. Crnvatee, Pierce, Morse, Dill, Dow. .limes, Robinson, MacFar- lane, Roberts, Shaver, Smith, All man. Hnlilorf. Hurt. Jacobs and Miss Sears. Miss Alice Waldron left on Satur day for Fverett. Wash., to resume her school work nt that place. S. P. Dow, of St. Paul, will nrrlvn on Friday to join his family, who are contemplating locating nt this place. Arthur Roberts caught the largest salmon of the heason at this place last week, It weighed 49 3 4 pounds ami measured .1 feet and 10 Inches. It was purchased by one of the Portland fish markets nt 14 cents per pound. This place Is getting to be quite a fishing resort. Many coming out on Sunday to enjoy the sKirt. Kdd Curtln, our local dairyman, has purchased a new milk wagon and has a large patronage at Gladstone and here. Ills place Is known as tbe May wood dairy. Messrs. Hugo Sandstrnm, J. Lehman and Dr. C. L. Hayne have had new phones put In their homes. On the evening of Mny dny tho Com munity Club social will he In tho form of a masquerade dancing party. This seems to be verv pleasing to the danc ing people of the eommunltv. and a drawing card for a "VVrthnrn'!!! Mra. David MCiire and Arthur Soesbi . , u al.a nnlRlC. are to rummo Mr Kdd Hrlgham Is enjoying n vis it from a sister and her husband from Idaho, whose names we did not learn. Miss Nelson, a irainen nurse, is mus ing her home with Mr. and Mrs. John Jennings. J. A. Soesbe, a retired capitalist of Newport, la at the Uslge for an In definite stay. 1 ho school district lioard have been fortunate In securing Mrs. Altmnn for principal for the ensuing years. Mr. Altman waa with us Inst year and was verv successful. Mrs. Nora L. Sna- shall will have charge of the primary grades, and comes very highly recom mended to ns. I George Morse returned from a trip to Vancouver, after visiting a few days with the If. c. PHlnton family. J. A. Soesbe made a trip to Warren town this week. lie has a number of lots there and reKirts that country I booming 'since they are to have the Hill locks there. Little Dorothy Jacobs Is on the sick list. She I threatened with an attack of appendicitis. Dr. Melssner la In attendance. James Waldron. of Newberg. made a wnicn waa lanen witn dainties, sur rounded by the yellow candy chicks. Mis Graham was ably assisted by I Mra. Reed Graham. Mrs. U Wilcox aold one hundred of her white rock chicks on Monday. There seems to be a big demand for tbe day-old chicken. '