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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1921.
NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY
Correspondence From All Over the County TelKnig of Improvements and Local HappcningsDuring
The Past Week Your Subscripton Will Receive Prompt Attention.
Macksburg Crop of
Berries Very Large
(Too late for last -week)
JIAiKSBURG, .Tilly 2." I.oeanber-
rv uickinsi is hearing its close with
a a almost unprecedented yield. The
number of ton3 shipped from our ttu
mediate vicinity has gone beyond
our computation and the quality has
een unusually fine, the berries large
oni firm wMi when fully ripe. The
only shadow over the loganberry har
vest of 1921 was the low price.
Tho wild blackberry, too, has -tjeea
abundant and fine and now the lar
er fuits are beginning to ripen. Tim
overloaded plum and pear trees are
displaying the ripening tint. The ap-
rle trees are" promising an abundant
supply. Many of the new orchards
are bearing for the first time, afford
in- a gratification known only to set
tiers of a region comparatively new.
The two social organizations ot our
place the Franen Verein of the Lu
theran church and the Mothers club
of Macksburg seem to rossess the
only attraction powerful enough to
draw the busy housewives away from
the home routine. So much must be
accomplished before the fall rains be
gin ami the children ar- again in
school.
Tho Mothers Club la to hold its reg
ular fortnightly session in the pres
ent week at the home of Mrs. Simon
Miller.
The Elv school has the iirospect f
securing the last year's teacher Mis
Bioreran of Minneapolis, Minn., for
the coming year .
Miss Pearl Miller of Portland, who
has been visiting her parents in this
place returns to the city in the pres
ent week.
" Mrs Nettie Voel of Portland Is
visiting here.
Calif ofnpia People
. Start Return Trip
LOGAN, Aug. 3. Mr. and Mrs. Fish
er of Locmis, California, started on
their return trip last Firday, and were
accompanied on the trip as far as Har
risburg by Mr. and Mrs. F- G. Riebhoff
of Redmond, Oregon, the latter being
as sister of Mrs. Fisher. They were
visiting their mother, Mrs. Alice New-
kirk and brother, J. B. Newkirk at the
old home here, and also other rela
tives.. The Fishers own a twenty acre
fruit farm at Loomis, and Mrs. Fisher
is on of the trustees of the school at
that place.
Miss Rhoda Newkirk, who is a teach
er of ability, and was one of the
teacher in The Dalles schools the past
year accompanied her sister, to Cal
ifornia for a visit. The party will vis
it with Mrs. Rex Davis, of Harrisburg,
Oregon, who is also a sister of theirs.
The Fishers motored the entire dis
tance, tbeir home being twenty-tw
miles from Sacramento.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Ward and family
of The Dalles who have been visiting
the old home "Hill Crest Farm" return
ed Thursday
The families Louis and Henry Kohl
motored last week to a place near Sea
side and had a delightful outing brin
ing back a supply of clams etc.
Mr. and Mrs. O D. Robbins were.
visitors on Arthur's Prairie recently,
breaking in a new Ford and visited hi
parents Mr. and Mrs N. N Robbins,
Arthur Rasmussen, who has a new
Fordson tractor, is plowing for F. W
Riebhoff at present. Anyone having
plowing to do giver him a call. .Like
"Barkus" he "is willin'."
Harvest is on in real earnest now
,H. Babler and E. C- Gerber have had
some grain threshed.
P. M. Kirchem was filling his silo
with vetch and oat5 Saturday.
Mrs. Corbin and daughter Kathryn
who have been visiting relatives near
Salem for. the past ten days returned
home Friday. ,
Mrs. Everroan Robbins and son De
land spent the past week visiting rela
tives at Harrisburg returned home Fri
day.
Babe Rice of Salem visited at Mr.
Corbins over the week end.
Mort Cockrell and family left for
Cfater Lake Thursday. Mr. Searburgh
of Kelso is in charge of the drug store
during his absence.
Emory Worth returned home Satur
day from Belnap Springs where he
has been for several weeks
The Harvey Robbins, of Greensburg,
Indiana, are visiting at tha Levi Rob
bins home.
On Monday Everman and Duanc
Robbins took Harvey Robbins of Indi
ana and y. F. Robbins, of Portland up
to our beautiful summer resort, Wil
hoit Springs.
Mr and Mrs. Newton Loveridge of
Weston, Oregon, are visting relatives
here.
A farewell picnic was held on th?
Molalla river Sunday in honor of Miss
Bessie Echerd. The following families
were present, W. T. Ecnerd, R H
Bowman, Clay Hungate, W. J. Avison
and T. O. Nightingale. A very enjoy
able time was had by all. Miss
Echerd returns in a few days to Port
land to resume her duties at the Good
Samaritan hospital
Roy Sullivan and family of Meadow-
brook spent Sunday at the John Shep
herd home.
Earl Schoemake and wife of Port
land spent the week end with his par
ents A. T. Schoemake.
Mrs. John Vaughn spent a few days
l.st weefe in Portland visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs. Hub Bowman and son Teddy
visited Miss Bessie Echerd Tuesday.
While they were gone some one call
ed and walked off with Teddy's rifle.
Sever Rambsy and Mr. Steveas mo
tored to Gresham Saturday to attend
the Ford tractor demonstration.
Orla Buxton and family of Corvallis
visited relatives here over the week
end and adso attended the Robbin3
reunion.
Family Reunion Is
Held at Estacada htions and danger
April 25, 1865, and arrived in Clacka
mas county In October, 1863, being- six
months on the road. They settled on
land in what is known as the Currlna
ville neighborhood Of a family of .12,
at that time, six still survive. The trip
was made when many Indians wen?
on the war path, -and although no
serious trouble was had with them,
there were times when much uneasi
ness was caused by them. The trip
was a hazardous one full of hardships.
s of various
ESTACADA. Aug. 3. G.
There were many from out of town
P Rose I present at wis reunion auu picmii
Esther McDonald of this place anil
Mr. Gordon of Heppner, visited - Wil
li olt Springs last Sunday.
The paving- on Broadway has been
completed and it is thought it will, be
opened to traffic the last of this week.
The Peoples' Store had the cemeut
went to Portland to join the crowd
of merchants who there for Buyers'
vv eek.
Mr. and Mrs Theo. Ahlberg: left
Sunday for their annual vacation. They
will spend most of the time in Port
land. E. L. Thompson, of Portland.
is looking after the depot office while I Put down in front ot their buildlna
Mr. Ahlberg is away. I which adds much to the appearance
T. J. Davis and wife of Portland, are the street at this place
in this vicinity to spend their vaca- Mrs. Ida Wagner Inglish is sick at
tion. Mr. Davis is foreman of the the Lovelace hospital at this place
stereotyping piant m tne oreeon Banker Stephens and Mrs. Stephens
juunid.i owco. --, eave next Monday for their sum
on account or tne notiea or election mer vaCation. Thev expect to go to
not being published three weeks prior Seaaide and other coast places before
to tne election, tne meeting called tor
this week to elect a new director will
not take place. Mr. Roblev, president
of the school board, being away, the
exact date for the election cannot be
ascertained.
The railroad company is making new
tables and otherwise fixing up the
park for the Elks picnic next Sunday.
Mrs. Ed. Allen came over from Mar
mot last Friday to visit relatives here.
returning.
G. E. Kilgore and Harry Smith made
a business trip by auto to Portland
1 Wednesday.
A novel entertainment was given
by the Red Coated Canadian Police.
in connection with the reguar pro
gram at the Family Theatre Thurs
day night.
Mrs. C. P. Wellman, Mrs. E. W Bart-
She is very much improved in health, lett's aunt, who resides at Palo Alto,
her many friends here are-glad to California,, is here again visiting ate
hear. ihe Bartlett home. She visited at tui
Mrs. A. Baumgardner, of Salem, ar place last spring, and later went to
rived here last Tuesday to visit rel- Eastern Oregon.
atives and friends -and to look after Tile Public library is being
property interests. thorcuehly renovated this, week, by
Three more arrests were made this fresh calcimine and varnish. Messrs.
week for leaving camp fires burning, Hughes, Pointer and Saunders, local
thus running chances of starting fires mpn are doinsr the work free of cost.
Picnic Is Enjoyed
By Young People
STAFFORD, Aug 4. A truck Ioa
of the Young Teo-ples' class of the
Baptist church wont on it picnic to
Eaigle Crek and hjked up the mountain
to se the Devil's Punch Bowl, en las
Wednesday, July 27th. All report
splendid time, altho the truck went
fluey when the 'got back to Fortlaud
and they had to stay while the driver
phoned to Mr. Oldham, who went to
meet them with another truck", and
then ran out of gas at Tryon Creek
which caused another wait while the
driver walked to Oswego and routed
out ii gas man, but all arrived safely
at 1:20 A. M.
Carl Ellegsen having parsed the
highest was awarded the contract for
carrying the rural route mail on
Route 4, Oregon City.
It was reported that Her.ry Frenze.
has sold his place on the corner and
will shortly move to Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ellegsen are mak
ing an extended visit with friends and
relatives in the state of Washington.
MrS. A. M Gage entertaired over
the week end a niece. Miss Kaiherino
Tracy,- who is attending the summer
school for teachers at Monmcuth. Sha
is" a teacher of Canyon City, Eastern
Oregon
Mr and Mrs. M. A Gage motored
with their son-in-law, Lester Wallace,
to Hood River on Sunday last. They
were accompanied by another niece
Mrs. Melgard of Central, California.
Dance Is Planned
For Hall Benefit
in the timber.
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Wilcox and daugh
ter Miss Mabel, -wiotored to Wllhoit
Springs last Sunday.
James Abbot went to Salem last
Sunday to visit his nieces, the Eschle-
man girls, and took along a fine phon
ograph to present to the famJy.
Mr. and Mrsw E. W. Bartlett and W.
E. Gary were visitors in Portland Mon
day.
Three cars of picnickers came out
which is very much appreciated and
shows a true public spirit.
Dr. Wellsi became tired of living
alom and went after his family at
Roseburg, returning home Sunday.
Postmaster Heylman enjoyed a visi
from his brother from Portland las
Sunday.
There was an impromptu danciu
party at the Estacada hotel last Sat
urday night. About fifteen couples
Cams News Items
Robbins Family Hold
Reunion at Molalla
MOLALLA, Ag. 2. The annual Rob
bins reunion was held Sunday on the
Molalla river . All the sons and daugh
ters of Jacob and Sarah Robbins were
present, one of them coming from
Indiana to attend the reunion. There
wr Pfwfn children as follows- W. F
Robbins, of Greensburg, Indiana; H;
vey Robbins, of Portland; Levi Rob
bins of Molalla; Martin Robbins, of
Robbins Station; Oliver Robbins, of
Molalla; Nancy Jane Gilliam, of Pilot
Rock; Amanda Toveridge of Weston
Sarah E. Benson, of Portland. All the
direct descendants were present. In
all about 125 relatives and friends
were there and an interesting program
was rendered among which was a life
history of Jacob and Sarah Robbins
It was very interesting and well read
by Miss Grace Gilliam, of Pendleton
Miss Gilliam is county treasurer o
"Umatilla county and is a granddaugb
ter of Jacob Robbins. Other interesting
features were pictures of the old home
in Indiana brought here by one of the
sons, W. F. Robbins. Officers were elec.
ted for the coming year as follows: F.
W. Robbins, president; Grace Gilliam
vice president and Mrs. Orla Buxton
secretary. A basket dinner was serv
ed and every one enjoyed the big
feed. All had a very pleasant time and
hope to be able to meet again next
year.
Miss Alta Rambzsy spent Monday
shopping in Oregon City and Portland.
Dr. Pratt of Portland was in out
city Sunday to attend the Methodist
church. He rendered a very good
sermon, his daughter accompanied him
here and sang beautifully.
- Mrd. Charles Pierce of .Los Angeles
is visiting relatives here. She came
here to attend the Robbins reunion.
A large crowd from here attended
the dance at Coltcn. Good music and
a fine time was reported by alL Miss
Vivian Robbins of Molalla, was violiu
1st. J. It. Cole and family, Ben Ccle and
family and Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Miller
motored to Cnby Sunday to visit Mrs
J. P. Cole. A basket dinner was serv
ed sid nil had a pleasant time.
CARUS, Aug. 3. -The Laides' Aicl
Society met at the home of Mrs.
George Bliss .Wednesday afternoon.
Many were present and refreshments
were sold after the meeting.
Mrs. L. Shockley and children mo
tored to Portland one day last week
with her friend Mrs. Clark of Rock
Springs.
Emerson Edwards and Minnie were
Oregon City visitors last Saturday.
Mrs. Stier of Aurora ies spending
a few days with her daughter Mrs
Walter Fisher, who has been in thes
Oregon City hospital.
Mr and Mrs. Shoenbor.i of Molalla
and Mr. Mrs. Earnest Cross of Ore
gon City, Mr. and Mrs. R. Schoenborn
of Eldorado spent Sunday with Mr
and Mrs. A. Schoenborn of Carus.
Mr. and Mrs. Bliss and daughter Wil
ma spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. Russell.
Richard T. McCarthy of Carus left
Saturday for a cruise, in the navy to
V Alaska.
from Portland last Sunday and spent were present and a very enjoyabl
the day in the Estacada park time was the report. The Burchett
Charles Norris is suffering with a I orchestra furnished the music
bad case of blood poisoning, which Ed Hunt is returning frorti Portland
started in one of his fingers on the 1nig weev and will have a fnusic store
left hand. , I nn. nf his buildimrs on Main
Mrs. Ida Pauisen, who has been
Hof f News Items
HOFF, Aug. 2. Mr. and Mrs. W.
Bohlander and son Hugh, of Portland,
spent the week end with Mrs. Boh
lander's sister, Mrs. W. H. Herman.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steiner, Mr. and
Mrs. John Bohlander and son Melvin,
motored to Vancouver Sunday.
visitor at the home of her parents Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Harkenrider, for somo
time left the first of the week for
Portland where she will visit a few
days before proceeding to her hotn&
in Tacoma, Wash.
Mesdames Andy and M. J. Rich
mond, mother and aunt of Mrs. Burt
Moore, were Sunday visitors at this
place.
T? pv T F Tliinlnn and f.imilv left
by auto Tuesdav or Seaside and other ting the people interested in collecting
,.3 tr. BRMid a mnnlB r,f exhibits for the East Clackamas air
weekb. They were joined at Gresham wMcb. is to be held at Estacada Sep
hv Mrs. DunloD's brother and family, temoer , ana to.
streets
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Escbleman aud
son "Davie," left the latter part of
last week on a trip in their auto, to
Rainier Park and other points of in
teres; in Washington. They were ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Womer and little daughter.
Garfield neighborhood is amon;
the neighborhoods in this section
that is making "'extra efforts in g':
There will be many attractions at
the "Elks' picnic in the park at thi-
place next Sunday, among them a dic
ing contest by the Jantzen Bathin;
Girls of Portland. There will bo
games of all kinds for adults and chil
dren and dancing. It will cost 50 cents
however, for admission into the park.
It is expected that there will be an
immense crowd.
Col. Kilgore and wife were Estacada
visitors from Gresham a short time
last Sunday.
Mrs. C. F. Howe and son Ted, visit
ed Portland last 'Friday.
O. E. Smith is in Eastern Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smibley and chil
dren returned from their outing1 on
the coast, Friday night. Mr. Shibley
has not yet decided where he will
locate.
The visitors in Portland last Satur
day were Mrs. G. E. Lawrence, Mrs.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bohlander
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n iviinrvi-f unnrfov- ' . - .... . .
.famine nose leit last Saturday tor
tored to Wilhoit Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Anderson of Mulino
spent Sunday at the home of A. Sal-
trand.
Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Shaw spent Suu
day visiting- friends in Molalla.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Shaw snrl fare
ny motored to Portland. Sunday.
A large crowd enjoyed the picnic
given for the base bail boys, on the
banks of the Molalla river near Canby.
Mr. and Mrs. Powell and familv r.i
Portland spent the week end with A.
Miller.
Annabel Hall is spending a few
weeks with her aunt at jvi
Steiner.
Dodge News Items
DODGE, Aug. 2. During- th t
week Robert Benjamin of Seattle
his wife and son have been visiting
with bis father S. W. T?eni,- i.
being haytime Robert found some rest
and recreation in his Pa's hayfield
much to the satisfaction of the senior
Benjamin.
On Thursday Harold
wife visited his mother, Mrs. Benjamin.
Ivan Lacey has bouerht from n to
Keller a building site on which he 's
preparing; to build a house ,
Monday being W. T. Kaai'
day a number of his friends gave hirr.
a surprise party.
Mrs. Jockinsen and famflv mr
Sunday afternoon at the Kaake ho.n..
while Ed was busy at Reichle's help-
"iff ii- iui me Darn with hay.
inese are busy times for tho farm
ers who are working; earlv and lato t
set tneir hay into the barns so as to
be prepared for -the grain harvest,
ivuiu.i promises to hn iprlt 41,;
u- Horner has apples from last
years crop on hand yet and is now get-
"B ujie appies trom his eariy sorts
hus having; apples the year around.
icigar Homer paid a short visit to
is father on Sunday evening.
a visit with friends at Albany, Corvai-
lis and the coa&t.
A. G. Ames of Estacada, who is
government hunter, is getting more
publicity for his tact and ability for
trapping1 wild animals. Ames is sta
tioned in the Santiam ocuutry at Cps
cadit. A larce bear weighing 500
pounds was trapped by him a few days
ago. The bear has been killing sheep
no less than 26 in three days, it is
said
Mrs. C. J. Pimm and litle daughter
visited friends at Gresham Wednesday.
Died At his home in this city.
Tuesday, Aug. 2, after a long illness,
Thomas C Jubb, aged 72 years. Mr
Jubb was born in Belfast, Notting
hamchere, England,. Jan. 12, 1850.
Came to America m 18S9. locating at
Viola. Here he resided for 26 years
then moved to Estacada. He is sur
viveri by a wife and six children, two
boys and four girls. They are Mrs. N.
C. Thompson, Florence C. Fickmson-,
Jano M. McCarty and Emily A.
Youngserdors; Thomas W. and Clar
ence Jubb. Mr. Jubb was a man highly
Henry Boyer, who went to Ireland respected in the communities where
about three months ago on a vef3el
loaded with wheat, returned last week
He tays he was there long enough to
see one of the fights where a number
were killed by the people of that
country over the home rule question.
W. E. Dunn and wife of Spokane,
Wash., arrived Sunday for a visit at
the J. R. Hughes home.
H. C. Stephens is having- a neat and
commodius barn and garage built on
his lots on Terrace Addition.
Four men from Gresham were ar
rested Sunday by L-ewis Jones, govern
ment fire warden, and fined $5.00 each
for leaving tbeir camp fire burning
southeast of Estacada, about 25 miles.
in the mountains.
W. J. Moore and wife and Miss Flor
ence Kendall returned Sunday from
he uvea, me iur.erai services were
held at Estacada Thursday morning.
conducted by Rev. XT. H. Gibbs, ard
the interment was in tha Estacada
cemetery.
Local Happenings
From Eagle Creek
EAGLE CREEK. A?. 4 Mrs. Will
Douglass was calling on Mrs. JvTaylor
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Gibson were Bar
ton visitors Monday.
Mrs." Rosa Baker, accompanied by
her sons, George and Carl and Ray
mond DeShazer went to Rockaway
Beach and spent a couple ef weeks
their outing up in the mountains to I down there, returning home last Sat-
Cary's hot springst I urday.
Tho third family reunion and pic- Mrs. Walter Douglass has been the
nie of the Philip Linn family, was held guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
in the Estacada park Sunday, July 3i, C. Duus, of Estacada, the past few
there being an, attendance of 102. clays.
After a bounteous picnic dinner, the I Many of the farmers are busy cut-
meeting was called to order by Roscoe I f mff grain these fine days
Gard, chairman protem. The report Mr. and, Mrs. G. Moehnke. Albert
of the the secretary was read and an- Moehnke and family and Mr. and Mrs.
proved. The reading of a history of 'Ceo. Priester, and children, of Logan,
the trip across the plains of the Linn were the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
family, was listened to with much I Kov Douglass Sunday.
interest and a copy of the program Mr. and Mrs Ray Woorile and son.
LAD HILL. Aug. 3. 'Frank Connor
came out from Portland Tuesday to
assist George Smith with harvest.
C. M. Kiser and family have moved
to the Barnhart place to harvest hta
grain crop. -
Mr and Mrs. Curtis Sciilesser and
two sons and Mrs. Wm. Vaness drove
out from Portland Sunday and were
guests at the home of Charley Sut-
tons.
Mr and Mrs. C. C. Loucks called o
the, home of George Smiths Sunday
C. A. -Allen sold a load of five Po
land China hogs to the Handt meat
market in Newberg- Monday.
Road Supervisor R. H. Walls fin
ished hauling gravel from Grahamf
landing out by the Woods place Wed
nesday. Ed. Wall was called to Wilsonville
Tuesday to repair a truck.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Ives took J. A
Tarrott and family for a drive on the
Highway Sunday.
C. C. Louck, J. A. Parrott and C. H
Ies went (o Oregon City Wednesday
on business in; behalf of the new
market road No. 6
The Lad Hill Commercial Club rent
ed the hall at Wilsonville and will
give a dance there Saturday evening,
Aug. 6, for the benefit of their hall.
There will be good muic and lots ot
gooj eats. Come everyone and help
swell the fund for a new club house at
Lad Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hacker and baby
and Mrs. Will Smith spent Sunday
afternoon at the home of Isaac Taut
fest.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Walls were Sun
day visitors at the homo of their
daughter Mrs. C. A. Allen.
Mrs. Kate Edwards and baby and
Mrs. Charley Sutton and children
went to Portland Wednesday for a
few days visit with relatives.
Mrs. Scott Parrott visited with Miss
Martha Struve AVednesday.
Several Lad HOlers attended th-3
dance in Wilsonville Saturday.
EXCAVATION
ORDINANCE
IS Sfl ELVED
MEASURE SAID RESULT
OF CONTROVERSY
of the finance committee, declared
the city had no funds available, but
he was directed to go ahead and
find the money.
A resolution, introduced at the
request f -the water board, was
passed by the council, requesting the
board to furnish water to the resi
dences of all unpaid city ofSicial
without chaise.
City Engineer Is Instructed
To Set Grade Stakes
For New City Hall
Macksburg Items
MACKSBURG, Aug. 4. Elmer Mil
ler has gone with a company of young
friends for a well earned outing at
the coast.
Mr Drier Sr. is taking his-annual
vacation at Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson of Silver.
ion motored to our place on Sunday
to spend the day with friends.
A litle son was born to Mr. and Mrs'.
Fred Heinz on Sunday July 24th.
Will Roth has added his name to
the list of ranchers who are reduc
ing the waste lar.d occupied by the
;:ig-zag rail fence.
This can be done only' by substitut
ing the neat wire fencing for enber-
inp rails. Mr. Roth's new fence is to
extend tho full length of ht!
orty-acre ranch.
The Mother's Club held its usual
fortnightly session on Thursday last
at the home of Mrs Simon Miller and
is to meet next week with Mrs. Mil
ler's sister, Mrs. David Murphy, Aus.
11. An interesting features of the
last meeting was the reading of let
ters acknowledging relief to sufferers'
from fire.
The cheering almanacs by predict
ng phowers in August make it easie
to endure the highway dust which
form almost the only drawback tt
otherwise almost perfect weather.
Clarkes News Items
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to express mv anpreciati.in
nd thanks for the kindness an 1
ympathy of friends in mv bereave
ment, in the loss of my wife; and fot
oe ueautirul flowers.
M. J. WALSH
Leslie, accompanied Malcolm Woodle-
and family to the other s!.de of Ore
gon City Sunday to visit -i pansy
farm, the owner having invited them
to come some time.
was distributed to all present, Mrs.
Charles Linn was elected vice-presi
dent to succeed Mrs. Vina Burr, re
signed. M. Lonsberry was unanimous
ly elected secretary to succeed R. IJ.
Marchbank, ijsigned. A Collection
was taken to defray expenses of print
ing, etc. Photographs of the entire I .III!llllllllilllIlllilIllll1llIlllllilllllUJb
group were taken, some were taken
of individual families and a photo of "",. " rra
three of the original family who cross- E VcipiT.a.1 VJaiagC
ea tne plains, was taKen. me rest or
the day was spent visiting, old remin
iscences linked the past with the pres
ent, strengthening mutual friendships
and ties of kinship. Many came from
a distance, seme by railroad and som?
by auto. These gatherings have be
come an annual affair. At the pres
ent lime there are .nearly 140 of the
direct descendents of the Philip Linn
family, who crossed the plains in 1865.
They left Brown County, Illinois,
WE SPECIALIZE ON
REPAIR WORK
5 Personal Attention Given to all 5
5 Work. Every Job Guaranteed.
E Fords Overhauled $20.00 E
MORRIS & CRAWFORD
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CLARKES. Aug. 2. Ed Buoel start
de to cut grain last Friday and Claud
Bottamiller was shocking for him.
W. H. Bottemiller is hauling his hay
to his new barn. .
Carl Buche was hauling cord wood
to town recently.
Mr. and Mr-3. Will Moehnke are
back from their Southern Oregon trip
and are taking a trip to the sea shore.
Alvie Gard is working in the harvest
fieldn in Eastern Oregon.
Mr pid Mrs. Hauser of Portland
were out picking wild blackberries on
Mr. Bottemiller's farm recently.
Mrs. Lee was visiting her daugh
ter, mrs. .fic-Kett, ana Mrs. Dow in
Clarkes recently.
Miss Pansy Wettlaufer is visiting
l.er parents, nrr. and TVIrs Wpltlanfor
? at nresent.
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED
Marriage license were issued in the
county clerk's office Tuesday to two
couples.
Harold Richard Prentace, 32, of
Portland, took out a license to wed
his divorced wife, Jennie - M. Prentice.
L. L. Lake. 24, of Boring, received
a license to marry Helen Johnson, 20, between these points
What appeared to be a simple or
dinance regulating excavating for
buildings was temporarily shelved
Wednesday evening by the counc;
when Wallace B- Caufield declared
that the proposed legislation had beeu
inspired because of a controversy be
tween the Pacific Highway Garage
and the Bank of Commerce. Dr. H
S. Mount, whoi requeslted Attorney
Eby to prepare the ordinance, ex
plained that it was an exact copy of
tie Portland ordinance and something
of the kind is necessary, but he en
tered no objection to postponing cop
sideration of the ordinance until the
next regular meeting-.
"This comes from the camp of the
enemy,' declared Mr. cauneia, wno
insisted that his firm had done all
that naa been requested of it, until
the bank had altered its buiidioj
plans.
Thrills are Plentiful
The council meeting was not- with
out thrills, though a bare majority
was present, Krassig, Petzold and
Albright being absent, as was' Re
corder Kelly, whose chair was taken
by Mr. Eby. After the reading of the
minutes Mayor Shannon observed
that he had looked in vain for some
thing that should have been in the
record, and when, the council listened
to a petition to a Gladstone woman
for a permit to operate a lunch wa
gon, ihe mayor, in responce to a suf;
gestion that the matter might be re
ferred to the city recorder, "said:
We don't know what the city re
corder would do He usually does aa
he pleases about ordinances."
The lady in question was advised
that her vocation would come under
the hawker's license of $5 per day.
and the matter was finally referred
to the finance committee, with power
to act.
The city proposes to compel all
public service vehicles passing thru
the city, including passenger busses
and freighting trucks, to apply for
franchises, and an ordinance will be
presented in the near future to make
such intention effective.
Protest is -entered
North Main street residents pro-
nosed against the coal burning don
key engine of the Oregon City Sand
& Gravel Co., on the grounds that the
smoke begrimes the buildings, and
the housewives laundry, and an un
wholesome stench results. The:
asked relief and the petition waa re
ferred to the committee on n
and police
Another petition was a protes
a-zatest -violations" of traffic laws
with ' reference to open cut-outs an
speed. The petition came from the
north end of Main street and was re
ferred to the health and police com
mittee. Residents affected asked for
a rigid enforcement of the ordinance
Street Superintendent Scatt threat
ened to quit, because his claim for $6
for cleaning Main street a, night wa3
questioned. He said he had worked
with his helpers from 8 p. m. to 2 a
m. for two nights, so the council ot
dered the bill paid.
Street Grade Let
Ordinance were passed to their
second reading establishing the grad
on Front street in Green Point, on
Abernethy street, on Division street
from the west side of Molalla avenue
to the east side of Harrison, on Har
rison street to Division and on Har
rison from Fifteenth to Sixteenth
streets. A resolution reestablishing
the grade on Harrison from the south
line or sevenui to me tuuiu uuc
Sixth was presented and passed, and
the city engineer was instructed, to
establish the grade on Pierce stree
between Division and Tenth.
The first Igun looking to the con
struction of the new city hall in Ale
Loushlin Park was fired by the pas
sage of a motion directing the city
engineer to set stakes for the grade
of the municipal building in the south
east corner of the park. It is under
stood that the council has aDproveu
plans for the building in committee
of the whole behind closed aoors.
Molalla avenue, Ninth street vi.t
Ce'nter to Seventh and Holes Lane
will be oiled, under autnonty or mo
street committee, and new arc lamps
were ordered Installed at Fourteenta
md Monroe, and at Twelfth and Tay
lor, the latter being a change from
Twelfth and Center.
New Bridge Plan Talked
It was proposed that the plans of
the new bridge across the Willamette
be changed so as to have arches con
structed at the Oregon City end, pro
viding more parking room. The city
attorney was directed, to communi
cate with the highway commission
about the matter.
Ordinances were passed for the im
provement of Kigntn ana tjixtn
streets from Railroad avenue to the
river. The ordinance provides for a
concrete street, but the county court,
an interested property owner on
Eighth street, has. offered to surface
ihe street at cost, and this may bs
done if the property . owners ate
willing.
" The council adopted a resolution
n re pert to the memory of the late
Dr. J. W. Norris.
The finance committee was author-
zed to pay $1200 lo Che water board.
as partial compension for installing
0 feet of screw pipe on the eleva
Mr main between Jackson street and
Molalla avenue. The pipe leaks badly
Mr. Bridges,
Co-Operative Meet
To Be Held Aug. 6
General farmers, dairymen, and
poultrymen have been invited to come
together for a general meeting to be
held in Library hail, Central library,
Portland, on Saturday, August 6, at 1
o'clock, when plans for the stale-wid&
cooperative purchasing of feed will )e
discussed.
Plans for the organization have
been worked out by a committee of
poultrymen and dairymen. Following,
is the committee: F. C. Schroeder..
route No. 3, Portland; R. Roy Put
nam, Clackamas; Harry Cook, Mil
waukie; H. E. Thompson, Hillsboro;
D. T. Williams, Boring; C- N. Taylor,
Gresham; R. E. Butler. Jennings
Lodge; G. E. Bennett, route No. 3,
box 397, Portland; T. B. Miller, Van
couver; W. E. Fuller, route No. 3..
Vancouver; C. L. Welch, Milwaukie;
J. D. McRae, Milwaukie; Grant Sloop.
Boring.
C'S. Whitmore lias been appointol
organization manager and Mr. Schroe
der has been chosen as purchasing,
manager. The object of the organiza
tion is to reduce costs by purchasing-,
in large quantities for cash. The op
erating expenses will be met by a.
commission on all purchases. The
company will not speculate on sup
plies, but will act only as a purchas
ing agent and will handle the work
thru extablished" agencies as far as
possible.
The company is capitalized at $10.-
000, this small capital being sufficient
for the reason that the company will.
act only as an agent.
Appoplexy Is Fatal
To L. P. Wilkinson:
OAK GROVE, Aug. 2. Mrs. J. Cohn
returned lo her home in Seattle last
week after sometime passed at homi
of B. J. Garrett.
L. P. Wilkinson who had resided
here greater part of time for past
year an who left here on Monday of"
last week passed away suddenly from
appoplexy at Bridal Veil on the day-
following. He was sixty-eight years of
age and left six sons and daughters,
several of whom were in the East. The
funeral was not held until Tuesday of
this weelc waiting- their arrival. The
funeral was conducted at Kenworthy
parlors in Lents with burial at Rose
City cemetery.
The Helpers club enjoyed a picnic
at Sellwood park Wednesday of last
week. The girls were chaperoned by-
Miss Jean White and Valeria Benvie.
H. B. Green has treated his house
to a coat of naint.
Mrs. V. G. Benvie was a guest at a
birthday dinner at home of Mrs. rt
Thomas, Portland, last Friday.
J. TJ. Butler and family returned
home last week from a trip by auto to
Yellowstone Park. They had a delight
ful trip and were gone about one
month.
Rumor says a new feed and flour
store will be opened In Oak Grove
soon. Several of our people are using the
cement .posts for gate and fences,
made at the cement block works one
of the late enterprises here.
The Misses Clara and Helen Meten.
are spending two weeks at Rockaway.
Mrs Florence cooper of Tacoma
Wash., is spending the week with her
brother B. A. Wilkinson coming to at
tend the funeral of her father the late
L. P. Wilkinson, who was buried Tues
day. Mrs". J. C. Mann returned Friday
from a week in Los Angeles and re
ports it hot and dry there.
' Miss Anni Mattson arrived from
Sweden last week and after visiting
a week with relatives here has gone to
Portland to visit.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Evans and Mat
a ret Wells spent Sunday1 with Mrs.
R. A. Richardson in Troutdale.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hyde returned from.
an outing at Manhattan Beach Sunday.
Jaekalyn, four-year-old daughter of
R. R. Davenport, had her tonsils re
moved Monday. She is recovering sat
isfactory. A. E. Goetz and family have moved
into their new home.
Dave Palmblad has reehingled his
house.
Sam Bonking and wife have return
ed from Sunset Beach after a week's.
vacation.
Miss Pearl Owings of Portland is
spending several days at the home oF
H. A. Roberts.
Miss Corrinne Smith of Los Angeles
visited the past week with her uncle.
A. Smith and wife. She was enroute-
to her hr;me from Vancouver, B. C:
where she spent the pas't month.
Elected Principal of Newport
I'rof. T. W. Grsiv, who h successful-
y filled the position as teacher ot ,
he seventh and eighth gi ida-s in the
Oregon City school for the past
year, and who w-as re-elected to the
losition, has been elected principal.
of Newport school.
There is more Catarrh in this sa-;-
lon of the country than all other
diseases put together, and for years-
it was supposed to be incurable. Doc
tors prescribed loca remedies, and
by constantly failing, to cure with lo
cal treatment, pronounced it incur
able. Catarrh is a local di.-iease, great-
v influenced by constitutional condi
tions and therefore requires consitu-
ional treatment. Hall s Catarrh
Medicine, manufactured by p. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is a con-
itutional remedy, is taken internal
ly and acts through the Blood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the system. One
hundred Dollars reward is offered
for any case that Hall's Catarrh Me,i-
'riJit. tails to cure. Send for circulars-
nd testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for constipa
tion. Adv.
ui ijuriii."