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OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1921.
NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY
Correspondence From All Over the County Tellinig of Improvements and Local Happenings During
The Past Week Your Subscripton Will Receive Prompt Attention.
Entertainment Is
Given at Estacada
ESTACADA, Dec. 28. The high
school auditorium was crowded to its
capacity Monday night at the Christ
mas entertainment. There was a
large Christmas tree beautifully decor
decorated and lighted, on one side in
the front of the room and the stage
presented a most .pleasing appearance
with its decorations of green and ,
large fireplace in the center where
several stockings were hanging. The i
program was commenced with songs j
by the children of the 4 th to 8th grade,
pupils inclusive. Rev. Upton H Gibbs -
gave a pw ua wi J"""-
gave a violin selection with Mrs. R. G.
McCall acorn panist. After this delight
ful number, there was a recitation by
"Wilbur Primm and more singing by
the primary department of the Sunday
school. Arnold Anderson gave a reci
tation and this was followed by a song
by the carter children. Rev. A. F.
Lacey of the M. E. church gave an ad
dress and then there were more songs.
Mrs. Cordelia Carter gave a reading
and Mrs. Milton "Weatherby contribut
ed a vocal selection. The Boys' Glee
Club also sang a few selections after
which Old Santa made his apeparance
and then every child in the house was
served to a liberal sack of candy, pop
corn and nuts. Apples were generous
ly contributed and the exercises closed
with a general social time. Those who
had charge of this Community Christ
mas tree and entertainment, are to be
congratulated upon the success of the
affair.
The Artisans dance Christmas Eve,
was a great success, all reporting a
splendid time.
A most enjoyable occasion was that
of last Thursday night when the A.
F. & A. M. and the O. E. S. held a joint
installation of officers and closed the
ceremony with an adjournment to
Hotel Estacada where a banquet was
served. The Masons installed first,
the following elective officers: Wor
shipful Master, Charles Norris; senior
warden, Theodore Ahlberg; junior
warden, H. C- Stephens; treasurer, C.
S. Allen; secretary, William Dale;
trustee, George Lawrence. The Stars
followed with the installation of their
officers, who were as follows: Worthy
Matron, Mrs. Mae Reed; worthy pa
tron, C. S. Womer; associate matron,
Maude Sturgeon; conductress, Mary
Smith; associate conductress, Mrs.
Dora Herring; secretary. Miss Anna
Dillon; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth Al
len. The Star points are Mrs. Baley,
Jennie Kreiger, Cordelia Carter, Mrs.
Frazier1 and Ruth Keith. Mrs.
-Stephens warden, Ray Keith sentinel
and Mrs. Elizabeth womer chaplain.
Mrs. Womer was the installing officer
and Mrs. Elva Ahlberg the pianist. Fol
lowing the ceremonies,- the large num
ber of Masons and Stars and a fey vis
itors, all repaired to Hotel Estacada
where the banquet supper was served.
The spacious dining room was prettily
decorated with Japanese lanterns, Ore
gon Grape and other greenage. A most
delicious three-course supper was en
joyed by all. Impromptu speeches and
music furnished the entertainment,
with F. G. Robley as toastmaster.
The F. J. Harkenrider home was the
scene of a merry time Christmas when
they had as guests Mr. and Mrs. Hans
Paulsen, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Paulsen of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Will Monnegar
of Multnomah, Mr. and Mrs. J. Paulsen
of Bissel, nr. and Mrs. Harold O'Neil
of Centralia, Wash., and Hugh O'Neil
of Portland.
Doc Crowe's son, I. F. Crowe, of Seat
tle, drove down- in his car to visit his
father this week for a few days.
N. G- Oakley of Newberg, Ore., who
has been here visiting at the home cf
his sister, Mrs. Mae Reed, accompan
ied his neice Mrs. Deming and the chil
dren to Seattle last Monday.
After a few days visit here with his
family, A G. Ames left on Tuesday for
his station at Oakridge.
A. Demoy spent the Christmas vaca
tion with his family here. He is work
ing for the Crown Wi'amette mills in
Oregon City.
Dr. C. M- .Naff, went to Bellingham.
Wash., to spend Christmas with his
family, returning Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Burns had as
their guest Christmas, their daughter
Bertha who has a position in a drug
store in Portland. She returned to
Portland Monday evening.
Mrs. R. C. Deming- and children left
on Monday for a visit with relatives in
Seattle.
Major Harry Heylman, son-of Post
master and Mrs. Heylman, spent
Christmas with his parents returning
to hlg home in Spokane the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. John Page " went to
Gladstone and Bull Run to spend
Christmas with their children.
Harold Stamp, the young son of Mr.
and Mr. P. S. Stamp, returned last
Friday evening from Seattle where he
has he-;n visiting his sister for several
pOth
E. L. Crain of Newport, Oregon, who
' was foreman in the Eastern Clackamas
News off'ce for over a year, was here
this week visiting old friends.
George Harkenrider came home from
Eastern Oregon to spend Christmas, j
W. F. Gary and Earl Day were busi
ness visitors in Portland Tuesday.
James Abbott went to Salem to
spend the holidays with relatives.
Mrs. A. Dnl was here from Portland
last Thursday night to attend the A.
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I Holman & Pace
I FUNERAL . I
j DIRECTORS
I Homelike Efficient Courteous
. Telephone 86 -
7th and Water Sts., Oregon City r
F. & A. M. and O. E S. banquet and
joint installation.
Fred Burns came home from Eastern
Oregon to spend the holidays with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Burns.
Mac Dale, who is attending the
dental college in Portland spent the
Christmas holidays in Estacada.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Allen of Marmot
! spent Chistmas with his mother and
! other relatives here,
j Mr. and Mrs. M- H. Boyle and son
fmm Portland last
Christmas dinner at
J Mrg
They returned home Mon-
.
a ; Lichthorn and daughter Johan-
Portland Christmas day
gee Mrg Llchthon at st VmceDfS
; hospital. They expect her to return
home the last of the week.
The Hotel Estacda will
change
managers the first of the year, Mr.
Hauser retiring and W. F. Cary taking
charge.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sparks went to
Portland Monday morning to have a
Christmas dinner with Mr. Spark's
neice, Mrs. George Morrow and fam
ily. Gladys Linn, the ten-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Linn, was
home from the deaf and dumb school
at Salem this week.
Mrs. Inez Greenleaf and two daugh
ters of Portland, were guests at the
Syron home Christmas.
Born In a Portland hospital Dec.
23, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Lichthorn. Also at the same place and
on the same day a son was born to
Mr. and Mrs .A. Heidland.
R. C. Deming was notified by a tel
egam that his brother who resides in
California, was seriously ill, and left
with his sister, Mrs. Phil Standish
last Monday for California.
Lorin Ellis was a guest at the home
of his parents here for Christmas.
Mrs. A. Baumgardner has returned
from Salem to again make Estacada her
home.
Dr. and Mrs. R. Mors were guests
of Portland relatives for Christmas. .
. Rev. and Mrs. Upton H. Gibbs went
to Milwaukie last Sunday where Mr.
Gibbs held services in the morning and
that evening were guests of friends at
Sellwood for a Christmas dinner.
C. C. Saling returned last week from
Eastern Oregon.
Waren Jiarr came home from Port
land Monday to enjoy his Christmas
dinner with home folks.
Clyde Ecker, son of Mrs. N. B. Ecker
and brother of Mrs. W. F. Cary, was
here Christmas to join the family in
a Christmas dinner. He has disposed
cf his newspaper at Independence and
went back there Tuesday to finish up
business matters. He has not yet de-
cided where he will locate.
All business houses were closed Mon
day and Christmas festivities contin
ued until Tuesday morning.
Miss Lydia Mattson spent Christmas
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Mattson.
Mrs. T. Ahlberg and 'Ted" Jr., went
to Portland Christmas morning to join
her mother and other relatives with a
Chistmas dinner.
The boys and girls put in good time
coasting on the hill east of town, while
the snow lasted.
Ira Seely Home Is
Destroyed by Fire
WILSONVILLE, Dec. 28. Allison
Baker has been quite ill with pneu
monia for a few days, and his many
friends hope for him a speedy recov
ery. Mr. and Mrs. wm. Turner and Mrs.
Mae Baker Snyder spent Christmas
at the home of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Baker.
The Wilsonville Sunday school dis
tributed gifts and candy to the
scholars on Sunday morning.
The home of Ira Seely was reduced
to ashes, by a fire that broke out on
Tuesday, December 20, jabout 1:30
o'clock and burned everything but the
brick chimney to the ground in halt
an hour. The family are occupying
the house recently vacated by Ray
mond Seely, and have the warm sym
pathy of their host of friends in this
community.
The local school had a very etijoy
able program and Christmas tree, with
aU the trimmings, on Friday afternoon
December 23 at the close of the school
term, under the direction, of the prin
cipal Mrs. Inza Wood, assisted by Miss
Batalgia the primary teacher.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Baker are spend
ing1 a few days at the farm home near
here, and helping to care for Mr. Bak
er's father, who is ill.
Miss Claire Say was operated on for
acute appendicitis two weeks ago, at
the Sellwood hospital, and is now at
the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs.
H. D. Say, where she is convalescing.
Miss Haliday, the teacher of Corral
Creek school, gave a Christmas tree
for her pupils on Friday afternoon,
December 23, which was much enjoyed
by all persent.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Aden and family
enjoyed Christmas dinner at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Seely.
James Say and Leah Wagner stu
dents of the University of Oregon,
spent Christmas vaction at their homes
near Wilsonville.
Josephine Graham, Audrey Wood
and other high school students are en
joying a vactaion at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurston, of Newberg,
spent a day with the Angus family last
week.
The Hood View Sunday school gave
a splendid program and Christmas
tree to the school on Friday evening
December 23.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jones entertain-1
ed the members of the senior Sunday
school class of Hoed View, on Thurs
day evening of last week, in a very en
joyable manner.
MORE SUBS OPPOSED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. If France
"revent-? an agreement on submarine
tonnage, Gre"t Britain will reserve
th r!"h t hn'id up a tremendous an
21 Attend Family
Reunion on Xmas
LAD HILL, Dec: 28. R. H. Walls
made a busines trip to Oregon City
Wednesday. -
The new hall is nearly completed
and will be ready for the big opening
dance New Year's eve, December 31.
Twenty-one relatives sat down to
the Christmas dinner at Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Smith, children, grandchildren,
one great grandchild, a brother, sis
ter and one nephew. They were: Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Parish, Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Will
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Parrish, Mr,
and Mrs. Steward Walker, Ben Craw
ford, Mrs. Nellie McCully, John, Wat
son, Earl Parrish, Donald Ward, Alice
Smith, Howard Smith and Ed. McKern
and Raymond Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sovey and Walter
Sovey of Portland and Mr. and Mrs.
Guy McCully, Mrs. Allen, Bruno Stuve
and Clair Sovey took dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Al McCulley.
Miss Joyce Iler of Astoria is visit
ing her aunt Mrs. C. H. Ives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Sutton and
daughter Theodoria spent Christmas
in Portland with relatives and friends.
Mrs. C. c- Louckg went to. Portland
Sunday afternoon to spend a few days
with her sister Mrs. Thompson.
Mr. and Mrs. Florin Woods of Port
land spent Christmas with Mrs. Woods
parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shain.
Ben Crawford formerly of. Ellens
burg, Wash., is visiting with his cousiD
Gecrge Smith, this week.' Mr. Craw
ford has just returned from South
America, where he spent about six
months.
.Mr. and Mrs. Steward Walker and
baby Raymond of Salem spent Monday
at the home of Geoge Smiths.
Mr. and Mrs. R.- H. Walls, George
and Ed Walls took Christmas dinner
with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Allen,.
Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Kiser of Dilley,
Ore., Mr. and Mrs. Rufe Briston and
three children, Lura, Delmar and A!
vin of Parrott Mountain, Mr. and Mrs.
Percy Kiser of Lad Hill and Homer
Kiser of Portland spent Christmas at
the home of C- M- Kiser.
Mr. and Mrs .Elis Parrott and daugh
ter Beryl spent Christmas with Mr.
Parrott's parents Mr.- and Ms. James
Parrott, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kiser and Grand
ma Kiser took Christmas dinner with
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Case.
Mr. and Mrs. Watler Anderson came
out from Oregon city Saturday to
spend Christmas with their daughter
and family, Mrs. Isaac Tautfest.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott Parrott attended
a dance in Butteville Monday evening.
Willamette News
Mrs. Ewalt Leisman Is ill at her
home with tonsilitis.
The Epworth League gave a bazaar
at the Church last Saturday afternoon, j
Many beautiful pieces of fancy work
were on display, all of which sold
rapidlly.
Waldron Hyatt, who has been at
tending O. A. C. is home for the holi
days. LeRoy Allen, son of Mrs. Alice Al
len, who took the civil service examin
ation in November, left Sunday for his
first appointment which was on the
train between Portland and . Baker
City. He returned Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Ernest Kruse of Frogpond
spent "Sunday and Monday in Willam
ette as the guest of relatives.
Mrs. B- F- Baker was given a sur
prise party Thursday evening when
several of her friends called to help
celebrate her birthday. A social time
was enjoyed and refreshments were
served to Mrs. John Ream, Jr., Mrs.
H. Leisman, Mrs. Belle Casey, Mrs.
Fred Baker, Mrs. Frank Shipley, Mrs.
Herman Peters, Mrs. Neal Whitney,
Mrs. Robert Young, Gladys Baker and
Mrs. B. F. Baker.
Mrs. Fred Baker was given a sur
prise party last Tuesday the occassion
being her birthday anniversary when
her friends arrived in the morning
with baskets heavily laden with good
things to eat. Dinner was served at
noon to Mrs. Clem Dollar, Mrs.. Frank
Shipley, Mrs. John Casey, Mrs. White,
Mrs. John Rauch, Mrs. Gary, Mrs.
John Ream, Jr., Frances Shipley, Mrs.
Neal Whitney, Mrs. John Ream, Sr.,
and Mrs. Fred Baker.
Among those from Willamette at
tending the show given at the Port
land Auditorium last Thursday were
Mr. and Mrs. Clem Dollar, Mr. .and
Mrs. Bert Barnes, Perry Barnes, Terry
Banes, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Elliot, Mrs.
Porter and Joyce Mercier. .
Audrey Tuor who is teaching at
Dallas this winter is spending the hol
idays with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Tuor.
Helene Fromong after being snow
bound near Wasco, Oregon, where she
is teaching this winter arrived in Wil
lamette last Wednesday eveningwhere
she is spending the holidays. Miss
Fromong reports that she is having a
most enjoyable winter. She has only
two pupils.
. B1SSELL ITEMS
BISSELL; Dec. 27. Mr. and Mrs.
Chaney and son Ralph spent last Sat
urday and Sunday visiting relatives
at Sellwood.
Carl Decker and wife are spending
this week in Portland visiting friends
and relatives.
Ted Harders and wife spent Xmas
day with the later's siter' .Mrs. Rob
ert Snyder at Estacda.
Mr. and Mrs. H Johnson visited rel
atives in Portland over Xmas.
Mrs. J. Paulson spent Xmas eve
and Xmas day with her parents, Mr.
ard Mrs. Harkenrider at Estacada,
There will ba a community tree and
dancs at the George club house on New
Year's Eve. .
Nauen sends out news of impotant as-
ronomicai events,, such as the dis-1
covery of comets, hew stars, etc., for i
the benefit of observatories within j
Mulino S.S. Pupils
Have Xmas Program
MULINO, Dec. 27. Prof. Lund
strom, principal, and Miss Margaret
Tweedie, primary teacher, gave a
Christmas tree to their pupils on
Thursday afternoon. The. children .ex
changed gifts and the teachers treated
the pupils with nuts and candy.
The Mulino basket ball team was de
feated by the Molala team 80 to 4 in
a recent game.
The Christmas tree given by the
Sunday school was a very successful
affair. A very interesting program
was given by the children and some of
the grown ups. A prayer was offered
by Mrs. Thomas Taylor and an address
was given by the Rev. Jack Ware. Mr.
Goldson acted as Santa Claus and a
treat was given to the children. Mrs.
Taylor's class of boys were treated to
cake made by their Sunday school
teacher. Mrs. Mabel Wallace was
master of ceremonies, which she did in
her usual eficient manner.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Daniels and chil
dren of Dallas, Oregon, came to spend
the holidays with relatives. They
were former residents of this place.
Earl Berdine cf Molalla was a Mu
lino visitor on Saturday nd Sunday.
Mr .and "Mrs. Griffin and children
spent the holidays in Portland.
Mr. aijd Mrs. Elmer Erickson and
children of Oregon City were Mulino
visitors over Christmas. "
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Holliday and two
boys spent Xmas in Mulino.
. Miss Horton and Miss Sterling were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hol
stein last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Vay Harmon was the guest of
Miss Margaret Tweedie last Friday
night.
Miss Elizabeth Long. who is teaching
the Hazeldale school came home to
spend the holidays with her parents. v
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Daniels : were
Christmas dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Gregory.
Mrs. Dozier visited relatives in
Mulino last week.
Prof. M. C. Lundstrom has gone
to his home in Colton to spend the
holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Miller and Mrs.
Rudolph Miller and Mrs. Ruby Rudolph
were Oregon City visitors last Thurs
day. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Bonney are on
the sick list.
. Mrs. Mary Crook, who has been crit
ically ill at her home, is slowly improv
ing. Her daughter Margaret is at her
bedside takiHg care of her.
Mr. and Mrs. August Erickson went
to PortTand last Friday to do their
Christmas shopping..
Miss Gladys Harmon of Gresham
Is spending the holidays with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. L. Hilton. '
Mr. and' Mrs. J. Cash and daughter
Cora and their neice Dessie Shields
went to Oregon City to spend Christ
mas with relatives.
Xmas Program Is
Given at Barlow
BARLOW, Dec. 26. The Barlow
grammar school gave a Christmas en
tertainment Friday evening, December
23. They had recitations, plays and
songs. There was a large crowd from
"Woodburn, Aurora, Barlow and Canby
to turn out.
Mr. Ross is very busy hauling wood
to canby from his wood yard in Bar
low. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Newstrom and
family from Scappoose are spending
their vacation with their parents Mr.
and Mrs. Kloster. -
Mr. and Mrs. Cox of CorvaJiis are
spending their Christmas vacation
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rock
ier. Mr. and Mrs. Ashford and daughter
Mabel spent Christmas day in Port
land. Byran Hayes had the misfortune re
cently of mashing his finger.
Mr. and Mrs. Carter spent Christmas
day with the latter's parents Mr. and
Mrs. Bockler.
Mr. Toogood had the misfortune of
cutting his- thumb nearly off Tuesday
when chopping wood.
Mr. Melvin and Mr. Andrus are on
the sick list again.
Miss Bernice Nelson spent Sunday
evening at Widdows playing "500."
Albert apd George Berg, Roy Zim
merman and Frank Zeluisky left last
Thursday by the Ford route for a trip
through California. They intend to be
away about a month visiting all im
portant towns and going over in Mexi-
co. Its a splendid trip and a
time of the year to make it.
good
STAFFORD ITEMS
ST AFFORD, Dec. 26. Stafford
awoke about 3:30 Christmas mrning
to the incessant ringing of the tele
phone and the dreadful . shout cf
"Fire," Mr.' Wigglesworth's house afire.
He had awakened to find his room and
the kitchen beneath a mass of flames,
and rushed across the hall to his little
boys room awakened him telling him
the house was afire and he must Tower
him from the window and run across
the street and waken neighbors. Mr.
Wigglesworth ran to the barn and let
out horses and cows, and ran his ma
chine out of the back door. It was quite
a jump off and he said he thought it
wag going to turn over when it hit tne
ground but it stood the plunge, and
landed spfely. The house and Stafford
store adjourning was nothing but a
heap of coals and chared timbers in a
short time and men could do nothi-nr
but watch the barn, as the wind being
in the right direcion, sparks and cind
ers all afire f few as far as the Gage
orchard, and hit on the house and j
yard.
The exreises at the school Friday
night, at the Baptist church Saturday
nieht and a. the,Chinel on Sir-day
night were all well rendered an enjoy
ed by the crowds who atendsd.
Mrs. Perry and daughter visited at
tho home of Mrs.'tjage on Tuesday.
Sidney Sesdine ii visiting relatives
in Fas'ern Washington: .
Mr. a"d Mrs. Henry Gasre went to
Hood River to vi't their daughter and
spend the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gage of St.
He'ens with their son and daughter
and Mr. and Mrs. Everest from Clover-
dale spent Monday night at the home
Splendid Program
Given at Redland
REDLAND, Dec. 26. The wind of
Monday night and of Tuesday done
considerable damage thruout this
neighborhood.
Mrs. John Murray spent a few days
recently with his sister Mrs. Chas. W.
Hulse of Lents.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bonney were
Christmas shoppers in Portland Fri
day. Mr. and Mrs. S. Stone and daughter
Miss Edith transacted business in
Oregon City Saturday.
On Friday night Redland school dis
trict 15 gave a splendid program. Two
short plays were given entitled "Mr.
and Mrs. Santa Claus on a Busy Day,"
with their workers, fairies, elves and'
brownies. Santa, Orval Coop and Mrs.
Santa, Elnora Staats. Santa thinks he's
overworked and Mrs. Santa with noth
ing .to do. He urges Mrs. Santa to
take a sleigh ride. She does as he
bids and finds himself so busy that
he hasn't a minute time to rest. Before
the afternoon is over he decides that
Mrs. Santa is the busy one and he 3ust
delivers the goods. The second play
was "The Whole World Loves a Lov
er." Jessie Bonney was the prim school
mistress of a young ladies select
school. Lucien Koch as the lover;
Elnora Staats, the loved one and Mar
garet Staats as Angelina Cornstalk and
Beulah Phillips as Patience, a goody
goody girl. The other characters were
Katherine Koch, Ethel Lalone and
Gladys Coop. The teacher. Miss An
der.son deserves special credit for
her fine work.
A fine essay was written and read
by Ralph Lalone entitled "A Christmas
Dream." There were a few pieces and
songs.
At the end of- the program Santa
presented Miss Anderson with a glass
basket, a gift from the school children.
The board re-elected her for the rest
of the year.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Gilbert Cortright and
daughter Phylis Esther of Union, Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Polehn and daugh
ter Clara Alma, of Portland and Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Allen of Oregon City
spent Christmas with their parents Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Allen.
Miss Myers is spending -her Christ
mas vacation with her parents at
Sheridan, Ore.
Miss Anderson left for her home at
Linnton, where she -will spend her
week's vacation.
-Misses Charlotte Polehn , June Kir
chem and Mildred Koch are all home
from Oregon City high.
On Saturday evening the young peo
ple of the neighborhood ' enjoyed a
coasting party at a hill back of Jack
Hindles. They roasted weines and
several goodies were on hand. At a
late hour they broke, up wishing each
and everyone a Merry Christmas.
Elnora, Margaret and carl Staats
1 went to Oregon City to spend Christ
mas with their grandmother Mrs.
George Dumbach.
Clyde Philips spent Christmas with
home folks.
John Murray and Mr. and Mrs. H. G.
Nevill and daughter Clara Pearl spent
Christmas at the C- W. Hulse home
at Lents. Mrs. Murray returned hom-i
but Mrs. Nevill and adughter are to re
main until after New Year's.
Hugh Wynn and niece Miss Stella
spent Xmas with relatives in Portland.
While having a ride to school last
Wednesday Alverda Jensen was
thrown from the sled, when the team
became frightened and ran away. She
was quite badly cut about the face.
Beaver Creek Items
BEAVER CREEK, Dec. 27. A capa
city crowd attended the Christmas pro
gram given in the grange hall Friday
night and all seemed to enjoy them
selves. An entertainment was given at the
German church on Christmas eve and
was much enjoyed by a large audience.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Thomas and daugh
ter Margaret spent Christmas with rel
atives at Beaverton.
The many friends of Mrs. Mary Gris
cenwaite are glad to know that she is
steadily recovering from her recent
L illness.
The Misse Vera, Elsie and Hazel
Coulter are at home from Jefferson
high school for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Loundergreen en
tertained a number of relatives at a
big" Christmas dinner.
Mrs. Hannah Hehn spent Christmas
with her son-in-law ana aaugnter, Air.
Mr. and Mrs. George Havill had as
guests ever the week end Mrs. Havill's
mother, sister, and niece, Mrs. Wilson,
Mrs. Ho'-sley, and Misg Vera Hensley
respectively.
Mr. and Mrs. F- B. Bloomer arrived
from Kerry, Ore. last week to spend
the holidays at the home of Mrs.
Bloomer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Schram.
Mrs. Oscar Orr and her nen- babv !
are expected home from Portland to-
morrow.
Hilton Woodard and family motored
over and spent Sunday evening here
with his borther, Guy Woodard and
family.
Mrs. Pen Fisher's eisters and broth
er are visiting at her home here.
L. C- Schram made a business trip
to Crown Point on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Foglesong ate
Christmas dinner with Mr. Foglesong's
parents "at Molalla.
Hazelia News Items
HAZELIA, Dec. 27. Mrs. McMann
and grandson Robert Eastman are
speeding the Xmas holiday with a sis
ter in Seattle.
Mrs. Geo. Wilson and sister-in-law
Mis MaryXVilson have left for Califor
n??i o he gote r month.
Weare all glad to welcome back our
oM Tieihbors the cooks.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Christansen gave a
YTris hrus nartv to their relatives
from Park Rose and some friends from
Portland.
M'ss Jean Wilson is home on her
Xt""! va)tirn fora O. A. C Ghe is
enjoving her studies there and Is tak"5
$to- t Ttivp.'ca1 C"lf'ire train'ng.
Mst Forte and -Mr. and Mrs. Jtex
MfMo-pn -rr- guests at Xmas dinner
at -T. Fatmsns. (
Mr. and Mrs. Hurti Baker e-te-tam-
ed he'r amilv and intimate friends it J
dinner Xmas flay.
Shoulder Is Broken
In Fall From Porch
NEEDY, Dec. 27. Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Harnack had a family reunion
at their home Xmas. Their son came
home from Canada with his bride.
Albert NoDlitt met with a very pain
ful accident Wednesday morning when
one of his school mates pushed him
off the stone porch breaking one of
the bones in his shoulder. Dr. Weaver
was called, and he is getting along
as well as can ba expected.
Mr. and Mrs. John Yoder were in
Canby shopping one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Babb are moving back
on the farm this week.
John Schwabair has gone to Califor
nia' for a few weeks stay.
s C. Carothers and family spent the
Xmas holidays with relatives in Port
land, Miss Bertha staying over for the
week.
Mrs. Clara Smyth and daughter
Ethel spent the Xmas holiday in Port
land. The Community Club met with Mrs.
Carothers last week.
Mrs. J. H- Gripp and daughters call
ed on Mrs. Noblitt Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. McConnell are spend
ing a few days with the home folks.
Frank Ritter is home for a few days
having got his foot mashed by a ma'l
truck.
Mrs. Carothers and Mrs. Spagle and
Mrs. John Gahler called on the Nob
litts Friday.
Dr. and Mrs. Garrett of Canby spent
Xmas with their daughter Mrs. Solan
Kinzer.
Miss Leila Ritter is spending her
vacation in Portland with relatives.
Mrs. All Tompson of Woodburn is
visiting relatives at Needy for a few
days.
Mr. Youngreen was a Portland vis
itor several days last week.
Meadowbrook Items
MEADOWBROOK. Dec. 28. Ruben
Chindgren of O. A. C. spent Christmas
at his home returning to school on
Monday.
Mrs. Herbert Fife spent the week
end in Portland where she went on
business.
Myrtle Larkins of Woodburn spent
the Christmas vacation with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Larkins.
Ralph Holman and family of Molalla
spent Chistmas at the formers parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Holman.
A large crowd enjoyed the program
given by the Meadowbrook Sunday
school and school Thursday evening,
after the program and tree Santa gave
candy and nuts to all present.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Young and daugh
ter Ruth Helen. Mr. and Mrs. Jones
and son Hugh Thomas spent Christ
was in Portland visiting relatives and
friends.
Alma Lizberg the primary teacher is
spending her Christmas vacation in
Oregon City with her parents.
The Chindgren family attended the
early morning services at the Colton
church Christmas morning afterwards
spending the day at the M. D. Chind
gren home of Colton.
Myrtle and Christine Dunrud of Port
land spent Christmas at the home of
their parents Mr. and Mrs. Pete Dun
rud, returning to their work Monday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jaatinev of Port
land spent Christmas with the lat
ters parents Mr. and Mrs. I. Hellbacka.
A most enjoyable evening was
spent by the Meadowbrook Rook Club
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. D.
Chindgren of Colton Tuesday.
Mr. Rose of Portland, A. L. Larkins
and family were entertained at the
Peter Dunrud home Monday.
The Meadowbrook Sunday school is
quite well attended in spite of the
bad weather.
Clarkes News Items
CLARKES, Dec. 27. Winter has
come at last and we had about 6 inches
of snow and northeast wind blowed
the snow in drifts on Christinas in
sqme places and froze quite hard dur
inb over a new baby boy that arrived at
so will soon be gone again.
Clarkes school had a Christmas tree
on Friday evening, December 23. A
fine program was given by the school
children and they gave each other
presents. They also collected money
and bought candy, nuts and oranges
for the children. Everybody enjoyed
it very much.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones are rejoic
ing over a new bay boy that arrived at
their home on December 15. Mrs. Ray
Jones was formerly Miss Estella Lam
bert of Salem.
Miss Esther Elmer who is attending
high school in Portland is visiting her
parents, Sam Elmer , and family over
the the holiday vacation.
Miss C'ara Hofstetter is doing the
work for Mrs. Ray Jones.
Timber Grove school had a Christ-
m1s tree ou riaay evening, uecemDer
zs. ine teacner is Miss Elsie Raddis
of Carus.
Edward Buol and family were in Lo
gan to spend their Christmas with
Mrs. Buol's parents, Mr. Mossa and
family.
Miss Veneta Oldenburg,' who is work
ing fcr Dr. and Mrs. Orel W:l'h ol
Oregon City is pending her holidays
with her parents, Frank Oldenburg
and family.
Oliver Marshall of California is visit- !
ing his parents Fred Marshall and fam- j
ily for a short time. !
jvirs. tr. &ager who was very ill is im-!
proving and her daughter Mrs. C.
Barger of St. Helens, who was taking
j care of her has retuned to her home.
Clarence Lee and family moved to
the Berger' place where he intends to
cut cord wood.
Miss Violet Martha Wettlaufer of
Portland is spending Chritwas and
New Year's with her parents, Wm. H.
Wettlaufer and family.
Claude Bottemiller, Carl Buche and
Ra'oh caples were in Oregon City last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Liman spent their
Xmas with the Ralr?h Can'es family.
Mr. and Mrs. John Moehnke and
son Dcrman and daughers Irmalee and
Twili from Beaver Creek visited Mr. !
and Mrs. Ralph Caples and son Robert
on Christmas.
Misses Mae and Alice Rogers are
viitinr their parents Geo. Rogers and
family. Mae and Alice Rogers are at- j
tending the Oregon City high school.
Clarkes English church had a Xmas
tree on Saturday evening, December
24. A fine program was given by the
Sunday school and money was collect
ed to buy candy and nuts. They gave
out 200 sacks to the children that are
in the neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. Alberft Schiewe spent
the holiday with the latter's parents
Mr. Cummings and family of Hillsboro.
Mrs. Schiewe was formerly Ada Luella
Cummings of Mulino. She is also a
sister of Mrs. Paul Schiewe oif Mulino.
Mrs. W. H. Bottemiller and daughter
Mary visited Mrs. Ralph Caples and
family on Christmas evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Runyon and lit
tle daughter of Portland are spending
their holidays with her parents, Sam
nel Elmer and family. Mrs. Runyon
was formerly Miss Edna Elmer of
Mulino. She is a sister of Mrs. Fred
Josi Jr. of Carus also a sister of Mrs.
Elsie Carlson of Portland.
Miss Elsie Raddis, the teacher of
Timber Grove school, is spending .her
holiday vacation with her parents at
Carus.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moehnke and
daughters Catherine and Marguerite
of Oregon City started out for Clarkes
to spend their Xmas with Ralph Caples
and family and got as far as August
Bluhm of Beaver Creek and snow was
drifted about 6 foot deep on the road
so they had to turn around and go back
home again.
Walter Lee who is working in the
Crown Willamette mills, of Oregon
City was out in Clarkes last Friday
evening.
C. Stromgreen was an Oregon City
visitor last week.
Clarkes school has a two weeks va
cation for the holidays and they are
going to paint the inside of the school
house they they can not have any
school until it is done.
Mr. and Mrs. Rebmen of Eugene are
visiting the latter's parents, Carl
Stromgreen of Colton, over the holi
days. Mrs. Rebmen was formerly
Miss Florence Stromgreen of Colton.
Moehnke Biros, are moving their
sawmill to Highland where they
bought some timber.
Mr. and Mrs. James Blackstone visit
ed the latter's parents W. M. Lambert
and family cf Salem for a short time
recently.
Miss Pearl Stromgreen of Co'ton
spent a few days in Oregon Citf re
cently with some of her friends.
Geo. P. Clark took his sister-in-iaw
Mrs. C. Barger to St. Helens last week.
Mrs. Barger was formerly Miss Vivian
Sager, a sister of Mrs. Geo. clarke
Mrs. Clarence Lee and Theo. Sager of
Colton.
Carl Buche is driving a truck for D.
F. Moehnke.
Theo. Sager is working at the Isaac
Cook sawmill.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Caples and son
Robert and Claude Bottemiller attend
ed the dance at Beacon Heights two
weeks ago last Saturday night.
Mrs. Mary Lee and son Walter of Ore
gon City visited Grandma Lee last
Monday. ,
Miss Bernice Gard is working in
Oregon City.
Alva Gard is visiting his parents
John L. Gard and family for a short
time,
Miss Hazel Bullard of Oregon City
j spent Christmas with her parents, , R.
Bulalrd and family.
Miss Dora Wallace visited Miss Mary
Bottemiller last Monday evening.
Mrs. George Clarke visited her
mother Mrs. P. Sager last week.
Dodge Xmas Program
Enjoyable Affair
DODGE, Dec. 27. Charles Colson
was called to Idaho a week ago last
Wednesday to see his sister who was
dangerously ill and who died on Mon
day following, leaving a small family
to be cared for by their father." Charles
returned home on Saturday evening.
The school closed on Friday evening
for the Christmas holidays to be open
ed on Monday January 2nd.
Saturday evening being Christmas
eve the annual school entertainment
took place and as usual was made a
community affair, every family in the
district receiving a "special invitation
on Christmas cards. Said cards being
the work of the schoalrs in the higher
grades. There was a Christmas tree
sparkling in all .its winter glory, well
laden with good wishes and presents.
Each scholar received a sack of candy
and nuts, the gift of the teachers, and
every other person received a liberal
portion of candy and nuts which was
paid for by a subscription taken prev
iously. Almost every person in the
room received one or more presents
from friends and neighbors. A splen
did program was gone through by th
children from a Mother Goose song
by a little tot of 3 years to more elab
orate things, by the higher grades. At
the end cf the pro3;r?m of course
Santa Claus made his appearance and
after giving a, amusing speech in
which most of the residents were nam
ed he dir-tributsd the presents arter
which a very plcasent sociable time
wo " s'.ient.
Miss Ten Eyck went to Marmot on
Sunday to spend the Christmas vaca
tion with her home folks.
Carus News Items
CARCS, Dec. 27. Mrs. Ayjer, who
has been spending several weeks at
Chehalis. returned hme last week.
Miss Paula Fisher made a trip to
Oregon City one day last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Eiiss and fam
ily spent chistn-,r.EN4vith Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Faurie and family cf Molalla.
Lunce Shockley motored to Oregon
City one day last week.
Ms. Roy Baker of Mount Pleasant
spent Thursday with ?.!rs. Herman
Fisher and family.
A Christmas program was given by
the Sunday school was h:!d at the Car
us church last Saturday evening wi,h a
gocd attendance.
Allen Edwards, and .daughter Minnie
attended the recital given by Mrs.
Petri of Portland last Wednesday
evening at the Baptist church at Ore-
gon City.
Mr. and Mrs .Charles Shockley and
dauehters Elvey and Perney of Mount
Pleasant were guests at Lunce Shock-
ley and family last Sunday.