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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1919. Newsy Briefs From Over County ElkPrairie ELK PRAIRIE, July 24.-About forty tf the neighbor met at the home etead of D, B, Gray to celebrate the 4th. The dancing and festivities were enjoyed by all It will be a memorable occasion aa is the first gathering ot the homesteaders. Wo. Kruger, a homesteader upon Butte Creek, spent the 4th with the homesteaders ot Elk Prairie. C. K Thomas picked and sold a number of crates of strawberries from the Hertzel place for the Fourth ot July. Mr. Thomas Is farming the Hertzel place this year. Orland Thomas of Scotts Mills, who lived at this place last year, returned for a brief visit with relatives and friends. , Mr. KriU of Scotts Mills hauled a load of wire to the Kruger homestead recently. Mr. Kruger has 85 goats at present .and contemplates buying more etock soon. Willis and Zena" Badger spent the 4th In going to the R. F. D. eight miles from their home. They turned back five autos that had passed their destin ation of Wllhoit, by several miles. A desire for proper signs was emphati cally expressed. One auto party, whose destination was. an entirely dif ferent part of the country, spent the night between the Hertzel and Thomas places. Miss Butrdett and Mrs. Chas. Tldd were visitors at the Badger homestead recently. Gus Collins Is moving from the Shandy place to hto homestead. Wm. Lamb reports that the gray squirrels hare done his crop much damage. J. Burdett, who cut his foot while slashing brush, some time ago, is still unable to wear a shoe. Perhaps the hardest part of this to that fishing is so near and yet so fax as far as he is concerned. Fishing parties seem to be vielng with each other to spend no two days at the same part ot the creek and even changing often to some other stream. Possibly the biggest fish story of the season was when new comers re ported hanging their days "catch" in a tree while they went to view the been able to wear a shoe upou the foot he cut while slashing brush, last month. Mr. and Mrs. ledger called upon Miss Burdett Sunday. Miss Burdett has a fine meadow of hay upon her.ope. working for the Albortlna Kerr nur sery of Portland. A few scattered member of the Red Ctoss auxiliary are still working tor the chiUltui of war-eiifterers In Bur- homestead. Waller LeRoy has returned to his homo to cut a sma'l meadow off the best quBllty of bay. This man filed on his homestead a number ot years ago and Is well known throughout the val ley. He reports that he has spent the last few months In various counties of the valley. This gentleman- feels that he has been especially favored the past year. Upon his return he found that ftit cows were passing right, past his crop scarcely deigning to look at the unfenced portion. Last Septem ber the fire rr.ged within a few feet of his unprotected house and barn, then went out automatica'ly. A month later this feat was repeated thus mir aculously saving his other house and barn known aa the Gangly place. D. B. Gray is busy haying. Chas. Thomas has filled hts new barn with hay and contemplates build ing more barn room before winter. A number of neighbors aided Mr. Thomas In harvesting his strawbetTy crop. The first of his New Oregons were In the market for July 4th and the season is just completed. Several Intend to plant strawberries the coming year as this district has proven successful and every year has the market to itself long after the val ley berries are gone. Several fires have burned over a eonslda-able area upon the Marlon side of Butte Creek but no damage has been reported. In tact the early fires protected against more serious one later. It Is generally thought Miss Burdett took some photo graphic views ot the Collonade, one of the scenic points of this neighborhood. The point for arugement, when one views this spot la, whether those coir umns of stones, exactly shaped, so carefully laid that one corrects any slight unevennees left by the last, was nature's handwork or that of man Nor does one have to limit hie gaze to these pillars ot stone, at this point. A short distance to the south. Falls Creek falls is a constant picture, t-amd by nature in her own way. Here to one may rest bis eyes, by looking over into Marlon County. The country. Being unfamiliar with the)ri(jw of wnlamette Valley, either country they never succeeded in lo cating that fish tree again. W. F. Wilson of Portland was a vis itor at the Badger homestead a few days ago. Mr. Wilson has just proved upon his homestead. He came very near losing his sight while working at the ship yafds. He watched the very interesting electric welding of Iron pieces, fotr some time before he was warned as to the terrible risk he was taking. Frank Gray made a trip over the Elk Prairie trail to Scotts to buy sup piles. Frank Kokel and family have one of the finest, large gardens In this part of the country. It Is Interesting to the many new comers, who have heara repeatedly that nothing can be grown here. Vernon Tidd was a visitdr -at the Badger home the past week. Rumor has It that the place called the Mary West place has been bought recently. Willis Badger cut the fern which was fast hiding a part of the road and trail. Mr. Slope has completed his cottage and his family at home as two of his older sons have returned from the army. A gentleman, whose name has not been learned, spent several days In this neighborhood looking for a home stead. He went to Portland one day before leaving this part of the coun try. While here he stated that his brother has already filed upon forty acre tract, here, but he at present is in France. Mrs. Brown who took a homestead near the Swope mill, will soon be In her new home. It Is reported that this woman was detained by last win ter's epidemic of Flu. - Mr. Kolshinski has turned the south end of the Elk Pcalrie Trail In to a wagon road to his home. Every effort to develop roads is appreciated here. Mrs. Snyder has gone to Portland to can her winter's supply of cherries. Chas. Tldd spent two days In Scotts Mills buying his winteT supply of cha-ries. He reports that he was fav orably impressed with the little town as a trading center. Willie Badger and Joe Burdett started upon a fishing trip Sunday, when the latter sprained his ankle, so both lads returned to their homes. by day or night is a pleasure to many Basil Hertzel returned to his home near Portland after spending an en joyable vacation at this place, visit ing with former neighbors. Messrs. Chas. Tidd and Wm. Lamb went from this neighborhood to Coal Creek to the school election ot Bis trict No. 313. It was onry after some difficulty that these gentlemen suc ceeded in finding the school house. They were most thoroughly convinced that their children will need a school much nearcf. Frank Hilton was re elected director and Mrs. Ora SchllU will continue as clerk. One of the Perry Brothers has laid part of the framework for a building on his claim, opposite the Maple Grov School. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kramer ot Mt. Angel were over visiting friends and relatives near Wilhoit recently. Messrs. Lamb and Tldd started to return William Kruger's call, a few days since. After following the wrong trail to the comer of D. W. Badger's pasture, they returned for Willis Badger to guide them across the next forty. The hot weather of the past week. accompanied as It has boeu by a brisk wind, that not only prevented any exhaustion from the heat but has c ce'crated clpenlng of the grain to the cutting-point. A'ready the fields are being pre pared for the reaper and binder, re nrndtiig us that the harvest of 1919 is at hand. We recall this time but a short year ago, when the war was at Its height not unnaccompanied, the most patri otic of us must confess, by many a dark forboding. The busiest ot home keepers was taking a day from every week to work at the Red Cross, trying to convey to our soldiers some com fa ts from home. On every ranch then were fear that in the absence of so many young men It would be Impos sible to muster a threnhlng-crew. -Vow the longed -for-peace has flung her mantle over us all. There are plenty of workers In the fields and the waete ing care has faded from our minds as has the bright crimson from the Red Crosi that a,dorns our homes. fant-y Supply Co., who left here Sep t ember 24, with the 3rd Oregon regi ment, arrived In New York July 5, hence at Camp Lewis be was given a 15-day furlough. Monday afternoon he was shaking hands with old Mono heie leaving Tuesday morning for Salem to visit relatives. Mrs. Knmia Rayner and ramily mo tored to Tillamook Tuesday. Mrs. C. A, Steele, who died at her home in Parkplace Ju'y IS. was In terred in Clackamas Cemetery Mon day. V. B. Reynolds Is erecting a tower for the Impluoemeiit of a red-wood tank 500 gallon rapacity, gravity power, ns a final Improvement t o his domestic water supply. Clarkes. Jennings Lodge JENNINGS LOlKKiE, July 24. A meeting of the taxpayers of the Jen nings Lodge school district has been CLARKES. July 21.-Mr. and Mrs. David UToehnke and children went t Portland last Saturday. Miss O'ga Muralt It'tn Sherwood visited her sister. Mrs. Arthur Horns chuh and family for a few days last week. V. H. Wettlaufer and family at tended Chautauqua last Sunday. Kdd Grace intends to start to bale hay this week. David Moehnke and family attended the Splrltallst camp meellng hist Sun day. Mrs W. H. Bottemiller stayed with her daughter, Mrs. Charles Ralph, of IVrtlnnd last week. John Marshall la helping his brother, Charles Marshall hauling hay. Fred Marshall bought a thresher outfit. Willamette WNJ-AMETTE. July 21. Mrs. Hess Spencer and children, who have been visiting here for the past year have returned to their home in Circle, Alaska. days nt the Chautauqua at Gladstone. Lars Mlettmiuen has bought n Cheverlot. Mr. mid Mrs. Kd Kruger ot Cuithy, Frank and Forrest Hit tors ot Needy and llmh l'ulrwm of I .literal visited at A. U Lnrkln's Sunday. Sveral from here went to Gladstone Saturday evening to hear Private IVat. FUNERAL 10 F FROG POND FUOU POND, July 24.- Mr. and Mrs. I ouuls (truck are the proud pa rents of n boy. M, George Aden's sister of Califor nia Is spending a few weeks out here. Prog Pond and Stafford bull tennis played at Stafford Inst Sunday. Wlllard Sharp, who has been quite sick the lust week Is fully recovered again. Myrt'e Aden spent Sunday afternoon at Wllsonvlllo. Mr. and Mrs. ltll llowden of Oswego have moved to Donald where he will cut wood for some time. Mrs. Ernest Kruse. Mrs. . Baker and daughter. Melba. took In a show at Oregon City last Sunday. Mrs. John Aden and Mrs. Kd Sharp spent a very pleasant afternoon with Mrs Frits Wanner last Tuesday. G. 0. I'eters has regained his health and finished baling hay last Tuesday. Echo Dell ECHO DELU July 84. Mrs. Ward N. Clark and little daughter, Rachel, left here Sunday to visit relatives In Eastern Oregon. Mrs. Clark's parents, Mr and MIti. John C. Phillips, and sev eral of her wlstern reside in Promise and In Mlnam. Oregon. This Is Mrs. Clark's first visit to Eastern Oregon since she moved away, sixteen year ago. Iter daughter, Miss talis, la chief cook and dishwasher during her absence. Macksburg MACKSBURjG. July 24. Mr. and Mrs. Zweifel of Portland, are spend ing a two-week's vacation with Mrs. Zweifel's sister Mrs. Ben Driur, and are conferring genuine gratification upon former neighbors of this plae who remember with pleasure that Mr. and Mrs. Zwelfel once owned and oc cupied the ranch which has lately been well known as the Whalley Es tate. Mr. Dreier, Sr., Is taking his annual outing at Newport. Mrs. A. A. Baldwin, with her little, daughter is still at Seaside where she will remain until cool weather. The ranch owned by Mike Walsh is again occupied, this time by a new neighbor named Robinette who has been living on Earl Dwarschakl ranch. The Mothers' Club had a very inter esting session on Thursday last at the home of Its president, Mrs. John Hep ler and is to meet next with Mrs. Potratz Jr., July 31. The Little Girls' sewing circle will meet on the afternoon of Saturday, "Oh well the fish were not biting any j July 26, at the home of Mrs. G. M. how." Master Burdett has not yet j Baldwin. The little girls are etill Boiling points are vaporizing point. The full, uniform chain of boiling points is necessary in high quality gasoline. Red Crowo ha them. Look for the Red Crown sign before you filL STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Caliiornii) I U H Gasoline BUY A DOWDEN A Superior Potato Digger THE DOWDEN DIGGER will make good your expectation f Potato Digger. It will diz your potatoes clean, will ot thm ail wihnV.m.. .v...-. Study the construction of the Dowden and you will tee why i uiM.ce jfuuu over outer mixes or diggers. lthcsst csmajrinff them. y Omh so i and why Extra Separation ' '" h f Iatm Watb. 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Mrs. Mary Slovors, widow of the late Frederick 8levtr, died at her hoiuo at Gladstone Tlni'sdiiy evtilng at 10 o'clock, after a five weeks' tlV uess. Mrs. levers' niittdon mime was Mary Kytr, and she was born In Cleervlllo county, rennsylvaitlft, Aug ust 8, 1854. She accompanied her husband to Oregon In 1874, and the family took up a homestead at Mar mot, near Randy. About 20 years ago Mrs. Slevera took up her home at Gladstone, whure she hua since resid ed and where she bad made many friends. 8ho was a member tit the Christian church, and has always tak en an Interest In church affairs. Mrs. Stevers Is survived by the fol lowing children: Mr. Honella lhin mlre. who resides near Oregon City; Mrs. Pearl McAnulty, of Oregon City; John N. Slevers and Charles Slevers, ot Gladstone. Phe also ha a sister, Mrs. Ida Slovcis, of Hnd. Oregon ; a brother, John Kyler, of Handy, and eleven Brandthlldren, Mr. Slevera died 20 years ago. BUTLER AND "NOBLE IS NEW FIRM NAME " OF LAW PARTNERSHIP Anmmurement s made yesterdiiy of the forming of a new law firm in I lit city which will tie of Interest to a great many residents, MV. Kmery Noble, for the pust eight yean connected with the Hawley I'ulp A Paper Vompany and during the pust sevetnl yearn acting In th cuiHiclty of Suiierlntendent of general logKlng operations fof that coinjmny. has resigned from that position and will be affiliated with Deputy District Attorney Dean Duller, under the name of Hutler Jt Nob's, with law of fices In the M umin lo building. Mr. Noble resignation from the llitwley I'ulp & Taper company took effect on June 1 and was accepted with the deepest regret by the. offi cials of that company, among whom Mr. Noble Is rated wth the high est esteem. Mr. Noble will enter actively upon his new line of endeavor early this week, and with his wide acquaintance engendered by s lung residence In this city Is assured a full measure ot success In hi chosen profession. CAR TURNS TURTLE E CLACKAMAS COUNTY AT IH yon prim anon tb 4) II Mi mm m m M JM w m W V-M" ii. mm m m ,w v 4 mutt JrWtty 'X?XJ lA- " aPOSANt. WASH Mrs. Augusta Ruiherford. wife of William Hutherfu'd. prominent resi dent of l.ower Hlghlnnd, died at the family renldmice Monday evening. .Mrs. Rutherford was born In I'rus sla. Germany, April 18, 1839, and went to Canada when a very young girl. Thirty-one years a no she came to Clackamas county, settling In High land, where she is well and favorably known. Mrs. Iluthurford Is survived by her husband. William Rutherford, of High land, and the following children: Mrs. "cd Marshall, of Clarkes; Robert Rutherford, of Hoff; William J. Ruth erford, of Highland; Mrs. Charles Mc Millan, of SellwtKKl; Mrs. Thomas Mc Allister, of Ontiirlo. Canada: Mrs, An drew Grahiuu. of Viola; Rev. Charles Rutherford, a missionary In South In dia: James Rutherford. George Ruth erford, of HlKhlund. "" -'-I I W. J. Wilson & Co., Oregon City Agents Blizzard Silo Fillers Champion Binders Myer Hay Tools and Pumps, Stover Gas Engines A Full Line of Quality Farm Equipment. called for the evening of August' 6 to determine, the manner of raising $7,000 for building an addition to the echoolhose, plans for same having al ready been accepted. The meeting Is for the purpose of determining whether to raise the money by bond issue of by levying a efficient tax. Carl Starker has commenced work on the erection of a modern residence adjoining his greenhouse to cost $4500. Herman Nelson, of Gladstone has the contract. George Meyers is constructing a modern four-room, bunalow on Hull Avenue between the P. R. L. & P. line and the River road. Clackamas J-.'-U M .8e uJ. Joan tS tan CIACKAMAS. July 24. Walter Green and family, who have spent the past three years In Louisiana and Georgia, with its heat and malaria, have joyfully returned to Oregon. After visiting here three weeks', they motor ed to Tacoma, last Friday, where they expect to locate. Marshall Hammock and wife left Saturday morning fob Boise, Idaho, to visit their son. Richard Baker purchased his black smith shop and will be our "village blacksmith," In the future. Ray S. Lynch, of Co. L 21 Engineers, who arrived In Portland Friday morn ing l:om New York via Camp Lewis, accompanied by his parents, was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Carr. Miss Mary Mock ot Spokane arrived Sunday morning to visit her sister, Mrs. R. S. Kerr. Mr. and Mrs. A. Mather are spend ing the week at Rockaway. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Strange are mr torlng In Eastern Oregon for Mr. Strange s health who le suffering from the effects of Influenza. Mrs. Sam Miller has moved to th home of her father at Stafford. Mrs. Miller's brother died about three months ago. . No word has been received of Mrs. George Batdorf's car which was stolen in Portland last week. Religious services were held at Schoerr's park on Sunday. Many peo ple from here atended. Mrs. U. F. Baker and her sister, Mrs. J. H. Warford of Pattonsburg, Mis souri, visited at the home of the farmer's daughter, Mrs. Belle Koeller meier the end of the week. J. W. Howard has been appointed superintendent of the Oregon State School for the blind. He will leave Willamette the latter part of August. Mr. and Mrs. Bwald Lelsmun had as their gueaU on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Smith of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rldder are mov ing Into the R. W. Baker property. The house at present occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Carol was partially destroyed by f-e on Tuesday morning. Only the quick action of the fire .de partment saved the building from de struction. Mr. and Mrs. Peters have returned to Willamette after three weeks spent in Washington. They visited Seattle and Vancouver on the retulrn trip. James A. Galy, a grandson of Mr and Mrs. J. H. lladley, has been" with the Marines In the Phllllpines tor the past two years. He is visiting his grandparents here now. The young man's father resides in Washington. Carl and Ray Barney have Just bought a new tractor. Conrad Prlester, Mrs. Ed 8harpe and sons and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Angel visited at Mrs. Barney's homo Sunday. Mrs. Margaret Kunzman and son, Johnnie went to Portland Saturday. OF Whnt might have been a serious automobile accident occurred Thurs day evening cm the Ruuth End road when Mr. and Mrs. Kroner and their children, driving down the steep grade In an automobile and turning a curve where the road Is narrow, met Mrs. II. W. Myr and Mrs. Dicker son, the former of Falls View Addi tion, and Mrs, IUckerson of Cauemah. These Indies were driving In a bug gy, and Mr. Scheer. who hud but re cently min hused his automobile and was Just learning t drive, became confused when he saw the approach ing buggy on the narrow roadway, and fearing he would etrlke the vehicle turned his automobile towards the bank. The murliliie turned turtle, and pliinixl tbn occutKints beneath, but the raised top saved their lives The horne driven by Mr. Myers borame frightened snd had It not been for the presence of mind of Mrs. Myers, the frightened llorsti would have dashed over the cliff, Mrs. My ers Jumped from the bungy and grasp lug hold ot the bridle held tightly un til safely lute l the niitoinhiln. Hy this) lime Mr. Seherr and his family had crawled from beneath the car, more frightened than Injured. Mrs. Myers had a slight Injury to her knee. The car was badly damaged. Leonard John Bottmil'ler, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Bottemiller, died at tho fumlly resldenco on Fifth street Sunday, after a brief Illness of pneumonia. The child's nge was one year, eleven months and seven days. IS OF DEATH OF OREGON CITY MATRON Mrs Fred Matthles, of Oregon City, Route 6, died In this city Sunday ot blood poisoning, and the romalns were taken in charge by the Byrnes undertaking establishment, which Is making arrangements for her burial Mrs. Matthin was 28 years of age, and had resided on Clackamas Heights for some time, but her for mer home was In Portland, where her relatives reside. She 1 survived by her widower and two sons. NEW TEACHERS ARE ENGAGED FOR NEXT TERM At a regulur meeting of the school board of Oregon City Wednesday ev ening the following teachers were elected to fill vacancies In the stafr of the grade schools) of the city: Miss Kleanor P. Warner, of Dundee, Ore, Miss Carolyn Woods of Cornelius, Ore., and Miss Winifred Glossop of Sherwood, Ore. Miss Grace Crooks, one of the staff of teachers of the city inhoojs, wns granted a leave of absence of on year for the purpose of attending college at the University of Oregon, Miss Gertrude Chambo-s wss form ally released from her contract with the local solmol board In order that she might accept an offer to teach In one of the Portland schools. The school board had under con sideration tho new plans for a gym nasium and manual training bul'dlng which Is being proposed, and last ev ening exmalned plans and specifica tions which have been submitted by a Portland architect In preparation for submitting the matter to the people of the city for a vote at the fall election. Meadowbrook ' MEADOWISROOK, July 24. Mr. and Mrs. Bofto made a business trip to Portland Wednesday. Ella Schlewe has moved to Portland where she will keep house for her two brothers, Gus and Paul, who are work ing there. Arno Helbackar has gone to Duluth, Minn., where he expects to work. David Horner returned home Sun- George GEORGE, July 25, Mrs. Wllllum Hold, who underwent an operation at the Good Samaritan'' hospital In Part land a few weeks ago roturned home lust Sunday. Miss Edith Boholt, who has been vis iting her sister, Mrs. H. Smith, re turned to her home In Portland last week. Mrs. Edd Harden, who underwent an operation at St. Vincent's hospital in Portland a couple of weeks ago, Ire turned home last Friday. Her daugh ter, Mrs. Bertha McCllntock, accomp anied her home to care for her for a few weeks, Mr, and Mrs. Julius Paulsen and Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Harders motored to Portland last Sunday. Mrs. Paul sen remaining down there for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Chaney' visited friends in George over Sunday. "You can get the best EOe meal In Clackamas County every day, Includ ing Sunday, at West Linn C. W. Inn, across the bridge from Oregon City J 6:30 to 8 A. M 12:00 to 1:00, and 6:80 to 0:30 P. M. Haircut 35c. 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