OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, FEBRUAY, 6, 19 Id. SANDY DEPARTMENT Mr. Blanch R, Shall RprnUtlv. British Soldiers Get Along Well With Italians PLEASANT SURPRISE ON CLYDE TAWNEY Tawney' mountain home, near Welcbe, wa tho scene of a Jolly pnrty last Saturday evening, when tho frimid o( Clyde Tawney took him by surprise and Mpnut the evening In dancing nnil card, A dollclou up pr wa served tit midnight. AmotiK those present were: Mr. and Mm. J. Greenwood, Mr. and Mr. C. L. HiMiHcn, Mr. and Mn. II. Morton, Mr. end Mr. Dave Amlorson, Mr. tod Mra, Kd Robert, Mr. and Mr. Uriin, Mr. and Mr. Ulunn Mclntyre, Mr. and Mr. George William, Mesdume Tru man and Welch, Mix Lottie Welch, Ml Andrew; Mr. Hurry Mitch ell, Andrew Unk, 1'. Anderson, Jon Blue, Dod no Copper, John Odnll and Percy T. Shelley. SANDY WOMAN RECEIVES LETTER FROM NEPHEW Mr. 10. nonmitt received a letter recently from her nephew, Cecil Pul for, who I In Co. 112, 8th Regiment, motioned at Fort Crockett. Mr. Put ter anld he had taken wlrelea teleg raphy ah hi trade. He alio atated that he expected to sull lor France between the first and fifteenth of March, Hoy Mitchell 1 also In thl regiment. SANDY PROPERTY CHANOES HANDS W. A. Proctor recently traded the property, formerly owned by Fred Proctor, to Mel, Smith for bla houae and lot. All the property Involved lie In block IT, near the Bandy creamery. COUNCIL MEETS. The city father met Monday even ing and allowed the following bill: P. It, L. ft P. Co., tight $30; Clacka mas County Rank, Interest on city warrant, $325; II. II. Eddy, marshal, SO cent; Eastern Clackamai New, publUbing budget, I&.OO The much discussed ordinance ua ed It third reading. The acting treat urer'a report wa read and accepted. Mr. Kdna Eon la acting treaurer in place of her husband, R. B. Kon, who la with the American Expedition ary Force "omewbere In France." THE PROCTORS ENTERTAIN, Mr. and Mr. Fred Proctor had a dinner guela Sunday, Mr. Kdward Itrun and family. Cover were laid for seven. MR. AND MRS. L. E. HOFFMAN ENTERTAIN Mr. and Mr. L. K. Hoffman enter talned with dinner party Sunday evening when they had a their guctts Ilev. K. Dobberfuhl and family. Coven were laid for seventeen. After din ner, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Senske, Miss Minnie Senske, Mr. and Mra. Swart and anna were also guetita. A pleas ant evening was spent with music and conversation. LOCAL BASKET BALL TEAM SCORES Sandy bad a surprise last Saturday evening when the boys' and girls' bas ket ball team came over from Esta- cada for a round in basket ball. The gume was not scheduled until the ninth, but tha local boys got a team together and defeated the visiting team 32 to IS. The girls' game did not come oft as the Sandy team wa hort on player, After the game lunch for the visit ing and the home team wa aerved at the home of Mr. and Mra, Junker. A good old free-tor-all snow ball fight finished the evening. REO CROSS MEETS. The local auxiliary met last Wed nesday afternoon with eleven mem bers and guesta present. Three mach ine were kept busy and much work wa done. This auxiliary will soon have a goodly number of finished ar tides to Its credit Two of the sweat er started last week are flashed and the others are well under way. Why can't we have more workers? There Is so much to do and so few to do It. This, one of the first photographs t o arrive In the United States (bowing British soldiers on the Italian front, Illustrates tha fact that tha two me n of different nationalities are gettln g along well together. In the photo graph tha British soldiers are wearln g Tam o' Shanter caps, while the Italians wear their regular close fit ting caps. EDWIN GI8H WRITES. J. W. Wlrtx and Mrs. E. Itonnett are In receipt of New Year card from Ed win Qlsh, who Is "somewhere in France." The qards stated he was well. Live Wires to Protest Public Service Commission Rise on Telephone Rates HIGH SCHOOL GLEANINGS. PIONEER WOMAN ILL. The friends of Mrs. Caroline Druns, one of Sandy's oldest plonoers, will be grieved to hear of her illnesa at the home of her son, E. F. Ilrun. Mrs llruns contracted a cold on her lung and has been very 111, but I slowly Im THE BOB CAT SEA80N IS ON. Tha recent snow full proved disas trous to at lenst two bobcats that we know of. Olto Aacboft killed one Friday that weighed 21 pounds, and Saturday Henry Aschoft killed a small er one. Tha Aschoft boys generally get their share of game. BIG STICKS BEING MOVED. Joe Albel is hauling the bow sprites, which Mr. Cameron and crew are cut ting out of the timber near Sandy. One of these sticks weighs six tons and In the rough measures 28 inches by 12 Inches, by 72 feet. They are dressed to 23 Inches by 10 inches. We who have lived in the Oregon for eata for years, do not realize the im mensity of these timbers; for while, perhaps, familiarity does not breed contempt, in this case, we are more or less Indifferent to the wonderful possibilities of our forests. It you haven't seen one of these timbers, take a tew minutes oft some day and watch one go down the streot. The high school held a student body meeting last week and elected the fol lowing officers for the second semes ter: President, Lulu Roberts; vice president. Verne Alt; sec-areas., Mau rice Ilotkln; sargoantvat-arma, Oren Gauger. A committee was appointed to get some high school rings. A Hed Cross society has been or ganized by the high school students and the followln gofflcers were elect ed: President, Kate Junker; vice- presldunt, Frances Meltilg; sec.-trcas., Alfrod Mclnlg. The society will do work under the direction of the Port land chapter. Locan and long distance telephone rates to Oregon City have taken a sharp advance, Involving an Increase of 100 per cent In the rate to Portland, and business interests of the city, at the weekly luncheon of the Live Wires of the Commercial club here Tuesday adopted a resolution directed to the public service commission protesting against the rise. It is understood the commission will conduct a hearing on the application ot the company for the substitution ot the air, or cone, system of charging long distance tolls In place ot the former system of charging on a wire mileage basis. Oregon City has enjoyed a 10 cent rate to Portland tor many years on what is known as 2 party calls, and the rate on this service Is boosted to 15 cents, and under present conditions a 6-cent war tax Is collected on calls of 15 cents and over, making the rate 20 cents, or just double, the 'old rate. Local business men have been using I company, had not Joined the rival con- the telephone freely between Oregon City and Portland, due to the low rate, and will be hard bit by the new sched ule. The regular long distance rate calls from Oregon City to Portland has also been advanced 5 cents for mini mum time calls. P. J. Houlton, local manager of the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph com pany, explained that while the Portland-Oregon City rate is increased, the rates to other points will be decreased under the new system, giving Oswego as an Illustration, where the rate has been 25 cents under tho wire system, and will be reduced to 15 cents under the air system. O. D. Eby, who h Interested In the Home Telephone company, said he be lieved it to be a tact that the North western Long Distance Telephone company which handles t& long dis tance business ot the Home Telephone cern In the application for an increase, but that It would be compelled to charge the same rates granted by the commission to the Pacific company. It was aU? explained by Mr. Houl ton that the rentals would behereaf ter charged as standard .and that peo ple who had been enjoying a lower rate would be denied that privilege In future. For the last six years a num ber of local patrons have beon charged less than the standard rate, due to tne failure of the company to Insist that the standard rate be paid. Under the local schedule a business main lire 13 (2.50 a month, including a deslc phone. The residence main line rate is $2 and a 2 party business line takes the same rate. The rate for a 2-party residence phone is S1.75 and for a 4-party, SI. 50, with advances of 25 cents per month for a desk phone in every case. SOLDIER LETTERS ARE RECEIVED SU-I llia.,i.,..U.., .-.-.III JJ.. .UJ jiiiiii .. .J! imMlJLisiiiii.iiiift.ua News From Boys Announcing Their Safe Arrival Across the Ocean Mr. and Mrs. Mr. J, E. Armstrong, of this city, are in receipt of a letter from their son, Delia, a well-known Oregon City young man, who Is with the 162d Infantry, 41st Division. The letter arrived here on Thursday morn ing. It Is as follows: In England, Saturday, Dec. 29. My Dear Loved Ones: Ooo! Hasn't it been a long time since we have had a letter from each other? It seems an age since we left the good old U. S. A. I guess It really has been. We were on the ship just fifteen day almost to the hour. Christmas day we arrived safely in port at Liv erpool, but did not get off the boat till Wednesday noon, and, Oh I was surely glad to get my feet once more on the terra firma. The voyage grew monotonous toward the end, but for the most part I enjoyed It tine. I did not get the least bit sea-sick and from what I beard before we left camp Mills everything was better than I expected. I only missed one meal and that was because I was asleep at dinner time. About all I did was stndy a little mili tary tactics and sleep mostly sleep. This is a beautiful part of England. Nice hilly rolling land, just like New ton county, and the vegetation is prac tically the same.. The only difference in the general scope Is the same. This Is just going to be a short let ter now because I am on guard and haven't time. Tls the first time I have hSd guard . since we were in Camp Greene, and the first since I was made corporal. We will not be here long. This is just a rest camp for troops going on farther. . . I suppose we will train in France. As soon aa I can I will write a long letter. Now I must go. Lovingly, D ELLAS. S. Co. 162d Inf., 41st Dlv. A. E. F. via New York. with a boll on his knee, but Is at his work again. Merle Deaton, Jr., is on the sick list. Gus Dahrus has been confined to the house the last two weeks with la The senior class Is busy picking out grippe. Mrs. Dahrus and children are Its class pins One of the high school girls has re ceive da letter from Win. Martin, a former high school student, but who Joined the aviation corps and Is now Just recovering. Sandy Grange will meet In all-day session Saturday. Plan to be there. Ira Fllnn and family are moving onto a piece of railroad land across SANDY TEACHER HEARS FROM HER BROTHER """"" "" i Miss Mildred Aiken, one ot the high school teachers, recently received a letter from her brothor, who has been stationed at Newport News, Virginia. He enlisted In the heavy artlllory in Minnesota, over a year ago, and was sent to the Mexican border. He was attached to tho Rainbow Division and was In a detachment which was later stationed in Virginia. The lotter stat ed that he expects to be sent Immedi ately to France, aa he had been wait ing in quarters for a week tor transports. mo also sent several pictures, one being In his "sewor digging uniform," on the back of which waa written, ' Tho't I joined tho army to fight, and not to dig sewers." He further said that ho was In love with the life and expected to leave there soon for "no one knows where." Later irftormation was to the effect that he would loave Immediately for Long Island. N. J. Ralph Qauger was a guest at Ned Mitchell's one night last week. LOCALS TELEPHONE MERGER FAIL8. W. F, Wirts and L. E. Hoffman, rep resenting the Flrwood-Dover Tele phone company, met with the Qresham Telephone board at Qresham last Sat urday, but as before, nothing definite was accomplished. The Qresham hoard voted against buying out the Flrwood-Dover company, but offered to do their switching for them for $5 a month. It la hoped that some ar rangements can be made soon, where by we can do away with the two phone system. GIRL8' CLUB MEET8. The Caparaka Club held Its weekly meeting last Friday evening at the homo of Miss Gertrude Melnlg. The members wore all present, and Miss May Klinger was admitted to mem bership and appointed worthy lectur er. Club colors were voted on, and until further notice, green and ecru will adorn the person of the members. A social will be given In the near future by the club for the benoflt of the Red Cross. Watch for further an nouncements. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Gladys Mitchell, the indoor guardian. stationed In Waco, Texas. In the let- the road from the Mac Thomas place ter he said he was digging Bewers. ne will work at the power plant at Bull Run. i Marshall Davis is at Little Sandy this week helping put George Ten Eyck's mill together. Mr. Ten Eyck brought the last of the mill from Gov ernment Camp last week. Nelson and Mlkleson are throwing a new boom across the Big Sandy above the dam. Fred Beechel is In charge ot the work. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Purcell motored to Portland Sunday and spent several days. . - J. A. Senske, our feed man, bought two tons of baled hay from W. A. Proctor this week. Herman Hasel wander did the hauling. Rev. Dobberfuhl and family went to Portland Monday. Mrs. Dobberfuhl and children will visit with Professor Sylvester and family, while Rev. Dob berfuhl attends the conference. Mr. and Mrs. Percy T. Shelley and daughter spent Sunday evening in Portland, the guests ot Miss Nell Shel ley. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Rathbone of Salt Lake City are house guests ot Miss Shelley tor a few days. Mrs. Rathbone will be remembered as Miss Hope Shelley. Miss Caroline Vaerettl is home from a short visit with relatives at Kelso. In a recent letter from Joe, he ald that he had no mall from December 17 until lately when he got fifteen let ters in one mall. Mrs. Bertha Ridings and children loft last Wednesday for Molalla, where they will visit a short time before re turning to their home at Mountain Home, Idaho. Mrs. Ridings came to Sandy to attend the wedding ot her sister, Miss Alice McGugin, and Ran dolph Shipley, which, was the event of New Year's Day. Mr. and Mrs. Brehaut were week end guests of W. Gauger and family at Bull Run. Harry Hagan, who has been work ing in Portland for several months, is home for a while. Miss Lillian B. Averill, the Sandy primary teacher, spent the week-end with MlBS Ivt Ten Evc,t' tne Sandy Ridge teacher. The president of the Rebekah as sembly of Oregon will visit the Sandy Lodge the evening ot February 14. Miss Wiose and her two brothers arrived from Idaho Tuesday, for a visit with their aunt, Mrs. Nick Schmits. Little Miss Maxine Thomas, of Mar mot, is the guest of her aunt, Miss Mabel Thomas, at Qresham, thla week. Miss Thomas was a recent guest at Aschoff's mountain home. Several Aliens have been on band to register this week, but owing to the absence ot the postmaster, have had to register elsewhere or postpone their registration. Ed Grunort and Ted Gray, who have been on the sick list, both returned to their work at Nelson & MIcklesen's mill the first part ot the week. Leo Rath, a prominent citizen ot George, was In Sandy Tuesday. He was accompanied by Mrs. Rath and her father and brother. George Wolf Is conllnod to the house with the old complaint in his leg. Mark Senske Is working at the Cedar Creek Lumber Company's mill at Bull Run. W. J. WIrtz was a Portland visitor Saturday. During his absence Mrs. Bonett had charge of the store. Dave Douglass, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. B, Reed, went to Portland Wednesday and brought Mrs. Doug lass home. She has been at the home of Goorge Douglass since her removal from the Good Samaritan hospital, where she underwent a serious opera tion the first of the year. Her many frlondB hope for a complete recovery. A. Shipley has taken his four horses and gone to olt's mill, near Oregon City, where he will do hauling for the mill. J. Scales, who has been confined to his bed for the past ten days Is again able to be on the street. Aloysls Gray is "whistle boy" at Brun's mill. B. E. Sykes, Sandy's butter maker, who has boen confined to the house with tonsllitls for almost two weeks, Is able to be at creamery again. Mr. Sutton and family, who have been living on the Hedden place on the Bluff road for some time, has sold out and are moving to Oregon City where Mr. Sutton will go into business with his brother. A. H. Allen and family, from the Yamhill country, are moving on the place.' Mrs. W. Bosholm has been quite ill with quinsy, but is Improving. John Suko, who has been at his home on Sandy Ridge for several days, returned to his work at the Bright wood Lumber Company's mill Monday. The mill was closed for a few days on account of the snow. Mrs. A. C, Baumback has been very 111 at her home on the Bluff road. Her friends hope for a speedy recovery. L, E, Hoffman has been laid up LITTLE WEST I SPEEDILY FIXED OVERROADWOR were uncertain as how to proceed, it was stated, and thus sent an emer gency call into headquarters. The matter was discussed by the highway engineers and railroad peo ple with the result that work on the grading will be pushed ahead without interruption, but plans will be drawn I up by the highway representatives I for handling the work to avoid any difficulties in the near future. This plan will be submitted to the railroad people within a few days. The center of the grade has been moved over quite a distance, the en gineers stated today, so as to take the road as far as possible from the right of way of the railroad company and cut down the possibility of trouble to SALEM. Or., Feb. 1. (Special) Engineers sent by the State Highway department to Canemah to settle the small tempest which had arisen over a blast on the highway work there i the minimum. which sent some dirt over onto the ' It is likely that the commission will railroad's right of way, came backlhave a man placed on the Job, paid today with the report that the work from the commission's funds, to watch is going ahead and no difficulty will the operations. This plan the commlS' Mrs. J. W. Armstrong, of West Linn, Is in receipt of a letter from her son, Private Fred' Armstrong, who is with I Company G, 162d Infantry, A. E. F.J which was written "Somewhere in England" on December 29th. Dear Mother: I suppose you think I am dead or forgotten you altogether, but you know how it is when a fellow is on the move all the time. I am well, and trust that this will find you all the same. I am "Somewhere in England" now, and expect to go to France soon. Joe and Bob came over the same time I did, only on a different boat. They came on the Vatterland, the big boat the Germans had in New York when the war broke out Well talk about your fun. I sure had my share coming across. I work ed all the way as cook, and was not seasick a minute, but had to laugh at some of the other boys on board, al though it was somewhat pitiful to see them so sick. While making this trip across I re ceived a dollar a day and the best board the boat could give, so you see I am getting along O. K. so far. Well as the news is scarce, and I am so tired, I will say good bye, Happy New Year, and God bless you all." Your son, FRED. There is going to be a band concert for us tonight. We had a wonderful trip across the ocean, and I was not sick during tha trip. Hardly any mem ber of the company were sick on our boat. This is "some place." Most of tha men ar eat the front. Sergeant Kent Moody is WTlting home, too, I can ee him at the other end of the table. Hope thl finds you all well. Well Mother dear, I must close mow, and hoping to hear from pou soon, 1 remain as ever your loving son, Private Charlie Richardson, A. E. F., via New York. Ernest P. Elliott is in receipt of a letter from William M. Strobmeyer, who Is a member of Company E, 18th Engineers Railway, stationed "Some where in France." "Bill" has many friends in Oregon City, and his home is here. He was connected for soma time with the Willamette Valley Rail way Company, and is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Btrohmeyer. He was one of the first young men to enlist in this city. The letter reads as follows: Somewhere in Franca, Dec. 29. Dear Ernest: I received the box yon sent containing the pipe and to bacco, and I certainly appreciate tha gift, as tobacco is very scarce in this country, and tha Frenchmen can't ever buy it, but the French soldiers have some issued to them. The governmnt handles all those things here, and when the government says they can't have It, the men do not get it. W had a fine Christmas dinner, having turkey and all that goes with it, even had "Tom" and "Jerry" for the whole company. I sure wish you were over here for a little while and get some of this wine, rum, cognac brandy and cham pagne. You can get good wine for one and one-half francs (25 cents), and you can get it at every store and farm house. Champagne is very cheap, and si very good, as this is where it is made.( Cognac and rum is the "stuff" that knocks you stiff. It has the whiskey "skinned" a mile a thou sand "kicks" in a glass. While in England I dropped you a card, but guess you have never re ceived it. Give my regards to "Babe", your family, and all of the arc light gang. Sincerely yours. W. M. STROHMEYER. Company E, 18th England Railway, U. S. Army Postoffice No. 705. Note The arc light gang referred to in the letter of Mr. Strohmeyer was composed ot hi Irle'ndsV'who used to gather each evening neat' the Estes store on the hill, and chat for several hours beneath the arc light be expected In the future. The superintendent was not handy when the blast went off and sprinkled slon considers preferable to having a railroad watchman or trackwalker at the point, aa he is vested with more some dirt onto the road and employes authority in handling the situation. Pontoon Bridge Across Hudson Will Supply New England and New York With Coal CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our appreciation to our many friends for their kindness and floral gifts during the illness and death of our dear one. RAYMOND B. SEELY. MRS. WM. BROBST and Family. j M I COflL STORIGE YMDsjt : - g 31 2.000.000 tons. I - . I ( r " ' SajT ; g 5Ll Lw. ' 'p Hi U A if I L nrY--"---:i,,:,j Charles Richardson, a private of Company D, 162d Infantry, and well known Oregon City boy, has written an interesting letter to his mother, Mrs. C. W. Richardson, of this city. The letter was written on January t. "Somewhere in France" Jan. 6. Dearest Mother: Just a few lines to let you know that lam O. K. We arrived safely, and I am .feeling great, so is Red Nelson, and he says to tell you "hello." Did you send any Christmas gifts to me? We have pretty good quarters here, and it is pretty cold at night We are living in wooden houses. It certainly keeps us busy figuring out how much change you have corn- Frederick Upham Adams, authoracross. He has suggested a coal stor and inventor, has proposed an ingeni-age yard in New Jersey with a capa ous and highly interesting plan toclty of 2,000,000 tonB, inasmuch as bridge the frozen Hudson river inthere ia not sufficient room on Man winter with pontoons across whlchhattan Island for such storage. In railroad tracks may be laid for haul-the winter this could be taken into ing coal into New York City, and on the city over the bridge made ot to . New England. Tremendous ioecanai barges not in use on the upper packs in the river this year ha8Hu(j80n Mf Adama declares Jt would caused a coal famine, despite the fact . ... . .hnnaftnrta nf tnn nf mat war 0ne an inexpensive way of handling the the Jersey shore ready to be shipped situation. REP. H. C. STEVENS IS H. C. Stephens, cashier of the Eata cada State Bank, and a member of the lower house in the 1917 legislature, was in Oregon City Tuesday and said he had not determined to be a candi date for reelection. It is understood however, hat there is a possibility that he may enter the race. Mr. Stev ns was a member of the ways and means committee at the last session and was one ot the hardest working members of the house. He had a place on the banking committee and was chairman ot the committee on coun ties. He was a guest at the Live Wires luncheon Tuesday and made a brief address. $ TREASURY BUYS BONDS i WASHINGTON, Feb. 4. The $ treasury today bought, its trst $ parcel of ' $3,000,000 farm loan $ bonds from the 2100,000,009 fund 4 $ provided for this purpose by eon- i ing to you when you bujr anything. gress. 1 O Give everybody my best regards. N. PL MORRIS Live Stock and General Auctioneer Will Establish a Regular Sale Day at Walter's Feed Stable SIXTH AND WATER ST 8 . First Sale'Win be Held Saturday, February 16th , " Commencing at 1 o'clock P. M. Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Furniture Anything You Have to Sell. Bring it in and have it Sold on Commission. These Sales Bring Buyer and Seller Together. For particulars Phone 348W. Olhio CUT-RATE DENTISTS PS tllWWWflMlilWl Painless Dental Work Combined with skill, gentleness and genuine satisfac tion, at lowest possible prices Our Motto. Examinations Free Lady Attendant All Work Guaranteed Over Harding' Drug Store. 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