Pae-e 6 OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1 922. JENNINGS LODGE MRS. HUGH ROBERTS, Correspondent. J JXew Guild Room at Lodge Now In Use JENNINGS LODGE, Jan. 17. The new guild room of Grace church was msed for the frst time last Wed nesday, when Mrs. Dan Jones and Mrs. JC 3. Smith were hostesses at a Topsy Tunry social. Lodge Community Club Has Meeting JENNINGS LODGE, Jan. 17. The regular social meeting of the Community club was held Wednesday evening. Several tables of "500" were played after whicn light refreshments were served. Water District to Be Voted on Soon JENNINGS LODGE, Jan. 17. Notices are being prepared by J. Dean Butler, calling for an election for the creation of a water district of the ter- OSWEGO ITEMS Mrs. Cora Vesper Circle of Oswego Installs OSWEGO, Jan. IS. Vesper Circle No. 363, .Neighbors of Woodcraft, held a very interesting as well as enjoyable eyemng at tne 1. J. o. . nau on vveu- nesday evening. It toeing Installation of officers. The Oregon City solo Circle met wun tnem ana put on me j Walter Walling who was operated floor work which was enjoyed bv all. j on Mollday at the Good Samaritan hos Those installed were G. N.. Etta Davii- j pJtal .g doin& nicely. son; P. G. N-, Louisa Davidson: clerk,, The followJng officers were install Chra Bullock; banker, Eliza Kewpm, j efl by the j Q Q F lodge of Cswe and Margaret Cox, attendent; Jessie gQ. Nob,e Grandt Lehman; vice- Haines, magician; Minnie Clinefelter. A11. Tane:(r, RMretarv. D. B. musician; Anna Meyers, captain of Kuards; Louisa 'Meyers, inner sentinel, Emily "Monk; outer sentinel. Violet White; managers, John Haines, Ida Worthinorton. and Clara Thomas; press correspondent, Cora Bullock. After circle closed all retired to the dininsr room where a nice feast was served. Contracts Awarded For Oswego Streets OSWEGO, Jan. 16. Oswego Coun cil awarded a contract to Frank Whit ten, at last Thursday's session of that body for improvements from First to A avenue, and the alley between Front and First streets from r to D avenues. An ordinance was passed calling for sidewalk on the south side of D Ave., ! !-- strtYl ot -m (ttinn aP n fi'irn AA-m ATI T" from Front street two or three blocks west. Another ordinance was intro duced for the construction of a similar walk on the north isde of A avenue from Front street two or three blocks west. 20th Anniversary Observed at Oswego OSWEGO. Jait. 16. On Saturday evening Jan. 14 the twentieth wed ding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Clinefelter was held at their home in. Oswego. Those present were Mr. and Mr3. Wm. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Ranger, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wank er. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wanker, Mr. and Mrs. A. Waldorf, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Larson, Mr. and Mrs. Dave Jones and Mrs Hays of Portland, Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Shipley of Gresham, Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Stanley of Portland, Mrs. Will Bickner, Mr. and Mrs. Mat Did 7,m, Etta Davidson, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bullock. Music and games and de licious lunch was enjoyed by all. OSWEGO LOCALS OSWEGO, Jan. 16. The Oswego Woman's Club met at the school house club rooms Wednesday, Mrs. T. R. Clinefelter and Mrs. John Bickner be ing the hostess of the day. A nice lunch wag served and a general good time was had by all. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Worthington were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pete Emmott Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borghost have moved into the house recently vacat ed by James Cook. The new Masonic Lodge of Oswe go has been organized and meetings are being held in the Odd Fellow's hall. Installation of officers will take place as soon as word is received from tne state grand master. ' Mrs. Kenneth Davidson and two lit- Phonea: SeUwood 697, Automatic 21365 John P. Miller, Mgr. East Side Mill & Lumber Company Manufacturers an d Dealers In Lumber. Lath, Shingles and Mouldings Mill Foot of Spokane Avenue PORTLAND, OREGON t. J P. FINLEY & SON Perfect Funeral Service Telephone Main 9 . A-1599 ritory between Glen Echo and Ever green. The old district was recently dissolved by an order of the circuit court. JENNINGS LODGE LOCALS .TUTNNTNfl. LODGE. Jan. 17. Mrs. Lucy Allen will leave the latter part of the week for Corvallis, where she will fill the position held by her nini.0 wKiio tha latter undergoes a sureical operation. r'a.ntn.in and Mrs. Paul Williams have moved jito their new home on Hull avenue. They were former res idents of Oregon City. The condition of Vern Hopkins who has been at the Open Air Sanitarium for several weeks is understood to be improving. Mrs. Uarta Hertel of The Dalles is spending a few days with her sister Mrs. W. I- Blinestone and mother Mrs. Lucy Allen. Mrs. R. G- Thompson of Ashdale sta tion entertained the members of the ', Luncheon C-ub Wednesday noon. Saturday evenng Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Holloway entertained at dinner for a number of their friends from Port land. nnn Bullock .,M,.M.M....................n.....................-...."...... tie daughters visited relatives In New berg this week. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Merrick and Mr. and Mrs. Gaze of Shamrock lodge were entertained at dinner at Oswe go lodge by Mrs. D. E. Wilson, hostess last week. T. R. Worthington his son Elmer and wife and children ,., Mr. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lorenz. Fox and treasurer, Wm. Boyd. L. M. Davidson is very low at his home near Oswego. E. H. Humel, dentist of Oakland. Oregon, has written in regard to locat ing in Oswego. A housewarming was given Mr. and Mrs. Albert Rosentreter on Thursday evening many useful gifts were receiv ed and a very delicious lunch was served. The "500" club met at the home of Mrs. Henry Borghost on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Sumter of Portland won first prize while Mrs. Fred Stef fens won consolation. Lunch was serv ed by the hostess and a very nice time was enjoyed by all. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis gave a fam ily luncheon at their home Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wessling had a sur- P1 a their home Friday even- ing. Dr. Cameron, physician and surgeon, who some time ago visited Oswego with a view to locating here, has mov ed into the house owned by Mr. Mc Intosch. Dr. Cameron is from Med- ford. The home restaurant building on A avenue near Front street, has been rented by Mrs. Arch Coon, of Portland, who will open a restaurant and lunch room therein. Mrs. Coon is a daugh ter of the late John Haines, Sr., and was reared in Oswego. The home restaurant was until recently conduct ed by Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reynolds. Mrs. Murray has arrived here from North Dakota. Her husband is fol lowing with a large stock of cattle and farm goods. The Murrays were farm ers of Dakota but tiring of the zero weather, sought the warm Oregon climate. They plan to locate near Oswego. Anthony Slazk, a cousin of the Bick ner brothers, from Owattona, Minne sota, is here on a visit. , Tom Martin has purchased the new house being constructed by the Ore gon, Iron & Steel Co. on Third street near A avenue. Several Oswego and Portland friends with their children attended the birthday party of little Georgiana Miller, held recently at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Miller of Macadam street, Portland, and formerly of Osweeo. The occasion was Georgiana's third birthday anni versary and she received many useful presents. Delicious refreshments were served and games were enjoyed by the young and old. The Millers serv ed a chicken dinner for their friends which was very much enjoyed by all. j Harrington-Elston post, Oswego held a meeting Friday night, January 13. This post recently buried one or its honored ex-service boys, Loren Harrington, who died in Frances, and whose body country. was returned to this Montgomery and Fifth Portland Mr. and Mrs. Charles Terry expect to leave Oswego soon. Mr. and Mrs. L. Hallenan of Red land was in Oswego the latter part of the week where they visited Mr. Hall- llfillttliuimiMatmiifii OAK GROVE ITEMS New President of Club Is Elected OAK GROVE, Jan. 17. At the meet ing of the Oak Grove-Milwaukie Social Service Club last Thursday, Mrs. Mat tie Pierce was elected president to succeed Mrs. Letha Marx who resign ed on account of it being necessary for her to remain in California for some time. Mrs. Mary Butler who is vice-president has been acting presi dent since Mrs, Marx absence. After the business session, Mrs. Emily Peck gave intersting paper on "Americani zation." Welfare Dept. to Assist Baby Home OAK GROVE, Jan. 17. The Child Welfare Department of the Oak-Grove-Milwaukie Social Service Club win meet at 11 o'clock Jan. 26 with Mrs. L. Loberts of Lakewood station, to sew for the Albertina Kerr baby home and lunch will be served at noon. A busi ness session of department work will be held at 1 o'clock followed by the regular club session at 2 P. M. OAK GROVE LOCALS OAK GROVE, Jan. 20. G. Olandie was a Portland visitor Sunday. SANDY DEPARTMENT MRS. J. M. C. MILLER Correspondent Attendance Good At Song Program SANDY, Jan. 16. There was a rec ord attendance at the community song program Sunday night and the spirit of good fellowship was especially evi dent. The program was diversified sufficiently to please all and it is a great satisfaction to hear the gjjod wordg spoken of this attempt to create greater love for music in the commun ity. The program: voluntary, Miss Lip pold; responsive reading; solo, C. L. Clinefelter; instrumental selection, Cottrell quartet; recitation, Ruth Es son; trio, Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Esson, Dr. Sture; essay, Mrs. Duke; organ solo, Mrs. Geo. Perret; selection by the Sandy quartet; solo, F. D. Eason; Solo, Mrs. C. L. Clinefelter; song. "Oregon, My Oregon," by the Sandy j Women's club; hymns. Sawing Contracts To Boom Business SANDY, Jan. 16. Everyone in this section is rejoicing that the sawmill men succeeded in securng contracts from the Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. to continue fluming ties into Bull run resorvoir, as the refusal to do so would cause panic among mill and businesg men of this entire section as the lumber industry is the 1 biggest asset here at the present time, j Anton Mikkelson is at the Sandy j Lumber Company mill making prepar ations to start up in about two months, according to report. Report of Creamery For Past Year Good SANDY, Jan. 16. The annual meet- ing of the stockholders of the Sandy 1 creamery was held today at the city 1 hall with president Canning in the ' chair. Anton Malar and J. S. Albel j were elected directors for a three . year term, Malar succeeding himself. The report of the secretary. H. H. SANDY, Jan. 17. Native Oregon Watkins, showed the creamery to be ians were happy yesterday morning in good financial condition. when it began to rain and thought old During the past year the creamery man winter had departed for the sea made 144,414 pounds of butter, and , son Dut were surprised this morning received 122,504 pounds of butterfat, i to find seven inches of snow had fall payirg on an average of 39.2 cents for ; en during the night. At noon the snow the same. It was clearly shown that i with a larger supply of cream the : m-iee could be increased as about twice the amount of cream could be handled with practically the same expense. More than $48,000 was paid out to dairymen for butterfat in this com munity last year. The creamery paid six per cent on outstanding stock. Mortgage Burned By Sandy I. O. O. F. SANDY, Jan. 17. Sandy I. O. O. F. lodge No. 195 held its meeting last night with appropriate ceremonies io celebrate the event of getting out of debt and to burn the mortgage against the property. Past Grand, Ed F. Burns, charter member of the lodge, made an appro priate address after which he touch ed a match to the paper which has represented the indebtedness of the lodge. ' Following this ceremony a banquet was held in the . lodge dining room where many of the members made ex cellent talks in response to the re quests from the toastmaster. FIRWOOD TEACHER ILL SANDY, Jan. 17. The Firwood school board is having its troubles be cause of the illness of their teacher. Miss Ruth Johnson, who returned Sunday after a month's illness and tried to begin her work Monday but was unable to teach. Miss Johnson has been suffering from bronchial pneumonia. The Firwood board has sent to Superintendent Vedder for a substitute. iman's mother and sisters. Caleb perry of Portland visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nealson's Sunday. A number of the children in Oswego are suffering from whooping coiigh. M IM B limr MM! HHMI iniNtlN IMII i Many sleds were- In evidence Tues- day morning with school children on way to school enjoying the snow. The Parent Teachers Assn. held its regular meeting Friday of last week. The socail division of the Community Improvement Club had its regular semi-monthly dance Saturday nig) t and a good time was enjoyed by all present. L. J. Speck and C. E. Apple are hav ing electricity installed in their homes. E. O. Fisher has purchased the pro perty recently occupied by I. A. Bock. Mrs. M. E. Wrigh,t has had clearing done and other improvements about the place that makes a decided im provement. It is though"t the committee in charge of the peitions for election of commissioners, etc. will have all ar rangements made so the election can be made about the middle of February. The ice on Island hill Monday morn ing caused a number of autos to be parked in Oak Grove .while the owners went to Portland on the trains. Word has been received from Mrs. H. W. Stevens that both she and Mr. Stevens are having a pleasant time in California and are improving in health. N. M. Bain is in a hospital again suffering a relapse of his heart and stomach trouble. Grangers of Sandv Install Officers SANDY, Jan. 16. The installation of officers of Sandy grange No. 392 last Saturday was followed by a big dinner after which the lecture hour was mostly taken up with a talk by H. H- Stallard of Oregon City. Caro line Chown sang two songs and Lola Dodd and Frankie Bodley recited. There was a larger attendance than usual at this meeting. . A. C. Thomas was the installing officer and he was assisted by Mrs. Dave Douglass. The following were appointed on the Wom en's economic committee: Mrs. A. C. Thomas, Mrs. R, A, chown and Mrs. A. W. Bell. Easterner Pleased With Home at Sandy SANDY, Jan. 17. Otto Matz who arrived here from Minnesota at New Years time is so in love with Oregon and thi3 section that he is sorry he did not come sooner. Matz has just bought the remaining 57 acres of the old Revenue homestead, which was owned by Mrs. Myra Hoernicke, and will proceed to build a hous. Matz bought the east side of the farm which includes the barn's. The other portion of this historic land was bought last spring by Adolph Funk, of Hilsdale, Ore. Officers Elected By Bank of Sandy SANDY, Jan. 18. The following of ficers were re-elected at the annual meeting of the stockholders of the I Clackamas County Bank of Sandy: W. A. Proctor, president; J. G- Sleret, of j Gresham, vice-president; F. L. Proc tor, cashier and C. O. Duke assistant cashier. This bank is in a prosperous condition and it's management is a credit to this section. is sun ianing at miervais ana as it comes from the east another cold sPe" is probably nere to stay for awhile. This winter is rather a freak ish one for staid old Oregon. LEAGUE DISSOLVED SANDY, Jan. 16. At a called meet ing of the local Development league at the city hall on Saturday with pres idnt Hart in t e chair, it was voted to dissolve the league and turn the remaining fund in the treasury over to the recently organized Community club which meets the Third Thursday night of each moth at the Odd Fellow's hall. ROCK CRUSHING STARTS SANDY, Jan. 17. The fourteen Aus trians have their new camp started and began crushing rock last Monday. If the weather keeps favorable this work will continue. A few loads of gravel were hauled on the road near the schoolhouse today. This i3 the first work done by the newly ocnstructed crusher. ' COUNCIL GETS BUSY SANDY, Jan. 16. The Sandy city council has passed a resolution to en force the statute which says that min ors shall not be allowed in pool halls The council has also appointed Dr. W. H. Thompson as city health officer. Phone Day 1901 Night 99X J. E. METZGER Funeral Director and Embalmer Paul R. Meinig Sa.ndy Agent Gresham, Oregon Lady Asst. J R. R. CONTRACT LET SANDY, Jan. 16. George Howe and Tony Pailo have been awarded the contract for grading two miles of the Dwyer rail road. Work started last Wednesday. This contract will bring the new road to the west line of Mar tin Pizzola's farm and will go south of the old Ruel cabin about twenty feet. FRISCO MAN BUYS FARM SANDY, Jan. 17. Ernest Milliron Qf gan pi has purchased the John Sinclair farm of 25 acres at Fir wood and will take possession at once. The place wa3 leased to R. A. Chown for five years, but Sinclair bought off Chown so as to make the sale. SANDY LOCALS SANDY, Jan; 16. The topic of Rev. Cotton's sermon next Sunday night will be "The Place of Reason in the Chris tian Life." All persons who want preaching services here on Sunday evening should attend. Mrs. Veronica Severn of Boring has been out taking care of Mrs. Katie Koch during her illness. Mrs. Koch is greatly improved and will soon be well again. Mrs. Strucken was sick in bed last week with an attack of la grippe but is better again. Wm. Mueller is still in poor health, and complains of rheumatic trouble which keeps him in bed much of the time. Mrs. Motjel has been suffering from a nail "that penetrated her foot and hag been under a. doctor's care. ... vj. ---""" a He received a surprise package from his sister in California and among other things were school books show ing photos of young folks Duncan has known since they were "infants." A scrap book thirty years old was in cluded in the package, also a clipping describing the 'old home town," Ca pay, in Yolo county, that was written in 1S88. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chown of Inde pendence came over to visit the form er's brother, R. A. Chown and family and to help them move from the Sin clair place to their own ranch which Is two miles east, and is in the Green wood school district. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chown attended the grange ses sion here Saturday with their rela tives. Saturday was the twelfth time James Bell has been installed as secre tary of the Sandy grange. Mrs. Tom Hagan returned from the Eberle home this week where she was nursing for more than two weeks. A. J. Morrison returned last week from Portland where he has been in dulging in 'high life" for a whole month and is looking "fat and saucy" for a man of his years. Mrs. August Hoernicke has been ill with another cold the past week. Mrs. Ed Epton of Zig Zag has been suffering with an attack of la grippe. ad her mother, Mrs. Curtis has been afflicted in the same manner. The little baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Hanneburg has almost recovered from a bad attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Andrew Oaks is feeling fine now according to Mrs. Dodd who was un at Truman's last week. Mr. Oaks is remodelling the house, and Mrs. Oaks is able to do considerable work. The Baumback family was not able to come to the community sing Sun day night as Mr. Baumback was wrestling with a cold. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Smith and chil dren were city shoppers a few days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Will Bell, the Fred Suckow family and Louis and Henry Gherke 6pent the evening at the home of Henry and Will Widmer playing pinochle recently. Cheryville folks are getting together to cultvate a community interest and Miss Olive Terrel, Mrs. A. Bedenstein and Miss Lena Johnson are the com mittee in charge of the program for Saturday night. The question of organ izing a debating society is also being considered. Mrs. Dave Douglass walked down from Cherryville Friday evening, visit ed relatives, attended grange Satur day and walked home Sunday. Will Bell said at the grange he had j been srate-keener for five years and was glad to have a change of office. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hauglum en ioved the community song program Sunday night and will come again. Mr .and Mrs. F. Lolrmatin of Sandy ridsre were in town Saturday and at tended the grange program in the afternoon. M'ss Violet Perret came out from Portland recently and visited her brother. Henry Perret and family. The Perrets went for a drive on the high way almost as far a? the Vista house, and then had to turn back. Mrs. Will carow was visiting at the homei of Mrs. Henry Perret for an afternoon recently. A. Bedenstein sold some beef cat tie to L. E. Hoffman.' and Dave Doug lass is also arranirine a cattle deal with the Sandy butcher. Paul Koch was in town a few days ago selMng "baby beef from house to house. W. E. Strack who advertised his farm land for rent has had 137 letters and thev were still coming at last re port. Strack rented the land because of mill work taking so much of his time. '"7eke" Beers has gone over near Garfield and is working at the same place an his son-in-law. Ernest Harris, is working. Mrs. Beers and "Beattie" ar hatching again. The Harrv Dodson family have chaneed their abidine place from the Purcell dom'ci'e to the. Scales house. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duke shared one of their nerfectlv fine dinners with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Perret and daughter Tll'an and Mrs. J. M. C. Miller last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ponett were in nresbarrt a part of the last week at the home of Mrs. Bonelt's mother. Th DnVe familv. 'Mrs. F. L. Proctor ad dauehter, and Mrs. , Mil'er were a Portland nartv that enioved a shop ping and a general srood tme trip to Portland one dav this week. Mrs. Ernest Harrlo has been having a hard time with her tonspg and a general cold for the past few weeks and was unable to be out the first of the week. Mrs. A. Glockner was in Portland a i few days the "past' week on account of . until after the funeral - - . Miss Eleanor Young of Portland has been visiting Dorothy McFadden at the Sandy hotel for a few days. - Mr. and Mrs. Roy McCarter (Jennie DeShazer) are receiving congratula tions over the arrival of a bg baby boy at their Gresham home, and pe yuuug ibuuw xias ueen namea toD ert Roy. The Boitano family and H. Lubke were visitors at the Max Wuinsche home last Sunday. The Haselwander and Spallard families also came to spend the evening and help pass the time pleasantly. Mr. and Mrs. George Perret and Lil lian were supper guests at t e J. M. C. Miller home while out for the week end. The Perrets also visited at the home of the Henry Perrets and returned to Portland Sunday night after the com munity song program was concluded. C. L. Hen sen reported four Inches of ice up In the Zig Zag country last week and Monday reported fourteen inches of snow. All the "web-feet" around here were happy to wake-up and find the rain trickling down again last Monday morning. The ground was still frozen in places and a few small patches of snow were still carried over from our first snow-fall of the season. The bright weather the past month was en joyed by many. Anton Mikkelson and Fred Beechel were down from Brightwood a few days ago to arrange a contract' with Mrs. Strucken which would give them permission to build a flume across ner cherrvville -nrooertv J v J' W. F. Strack is busy gettin out logs and has not been running his mill lately. Among the Sandyites attending the road meeting at Oregon City last week were P. R. Meinig, F. L. Proctor, R. E. Esson, and Chas. Krebs and F. Lohr mann of Sandyridge and "almost everybody" from the Bull pun district. Dr. and Mrs. Sture drove to Ridge field, Wash., last Snuday to visit rel atives and had a blow out as they re turned and had to drive several miles on the rim to reach a garage. They barely managed to get home in time for the community program Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. George Perret enjoyed their visit here Saturda night and Sunday, and friends are hoping they may decide to return here in the spring. There was a "lively sprinkle" of country-folks in town last Monday and they began to scatter when the afternoon showers started. Frank Thiess has been enjoying a visit from his brother Fred of Port land at his bachelor quarters the past week. Attillio Cereghino has gone to Port land to decorate a house and will be absent about two weeks. Max Wuinsche has changed plans and is taking treatments in Portland for a month instead of going to Cali fornia. Wuinsche is staying with a friend of Tony Miller who drives him back and forth to the doctor. Violet rays are included in the treatment. This physician says Wuinsche is "a bunch of lumbago" and says he will have him walking in a couple of months. The Orient grange gave an invita tional dance and program last Satur day night. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Perret were among those attending. The Boitano and Pizzola families had a friendly visit from Tony Pailo a few days ago. Ed Chapman of Estacada who just spent a couple of weeks with his cousin Mrs. Bell is making a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. De Shazer. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Shipley drove over from their cozy country mansion Sunday night to enjoy the musical program and felt themselves well re paid for the effort. George Hennessey is making good with his music in California as the following clipping will indicate: "Spike" Hennessey, one of the finest saxaphone players ever heard here en tertained the audience with several numbers, one of which was a composi tion of his own and is named "The Sunshine of Your Smile." "Spike" is a 1 ofrmer Sandy boy and his many friends here are glad to hear of his success. Mrs. Radford of Gresham, a sister of Jim Allison, also his niece, Mrs. Moore and husband from the Corval lis section were out here visiting re cently. The Moore's will locate in Gresham. Mrs. John Revenue is in Portland under the doctor's care. Mrs. Revenue is having sciatic trouble again. Mrs. Albert Ridderbush says they have decided to wait about three weeks before moving to Linnton. The following stockholders attended the annual meeting of the Sandy creamery association last Monday: F. L. canning, H. H. Watkins, J. G. De Shazer, Anton Malar, J. S. Albel, John Affolter. Robert Jonsrud, Theo. Koe- nicke, Max Kligel, Anna Lamper, John Revenue, F. S. Thielke, John Hoff meister, Josehh Decker, Joe Vaeretti, Joe DeShazer, F. Lohrmann, W. F. Fisher, Fred Suckow, Herman Wend land, George Koesicker, R. Dittert, Casper Junker, Ernest Fisher, A. J. Morrison. Since the Damascus grange had the misfortune to have their hall burn down the organization is meeting at a hall in Boring until the time arrives when they can build their own home again. Everybody in this section should be grateful to Gresham for lending us the helping hand again as they did last week in assisting our mill proprietors ( to secure a flume contract. And yet some people have no use for a com munity, or commercial club! It must be because they do not know the bene fit derived from concerted effort. MARMOT' EVENTS SANDY, Jan. 18. The Marmot Lit erary society is still doing fine work and is filling a need in the commun ity. The debate Friday night was on miaoflnn "T aatltrr iSlt there 'Sv more benefit derived from travel and observation than from the study or j jn jft. Pleasant visiting her parents, literature and art. The leaders were Mr and Mrs. w. B. Stafford.. Mrs. Elijah Coleman and R. A. Ten Eyck, j Stafford is improving from her ill and. the question was decided in favor ness. 1 of the negative, which p! eased Mr. Ten , k v, uio ome greauy. fOn February is there will be a box social and fine program and dur ing the evening the question, "Resolv ed. That a scolding wife is preferable to any untidy, good natured wife," will be debated. Elijah Coleman will lead the affirmative, and R a t0 u.t j the negative side of the " discussion. - ! only men will assist in this dphatfi I and the judges will be women. Large crowns attend these gatherings. There are eight inches of snow here this afternoon and "the beautiful" is still falling. Miss Etta Liddell the new Marmot school teacher likes her school and the locality just fine and is making a good start in her work. Harry Thomas who is working in Portland, and his daughter, Maxine Thomas, were home for the week end. Nicholas Vanderhoof and Robert Hunter went to Troutdale on a duck hunt last Saturday but bagged only a few birds. C. Meinsinger wag out from Port land last week end to look over things at his country place here. Mikkelson and Nelson are expected to begin the construction of more than three miles of flume in a short time which will make things more lively over this way. Mrs. F. Monroe Gilbert of Salem i3 spending the week with the F. D. Eason family. Mrs. Gilbert's hus band spent a week here last summer painting nature scenes around Sandy. Mrs. Adolph Dahrens and children spent a couple of days at Marmot with the Tice family during the week. Percy T. Shelley has been annoyed by a bronchial cold for the past week or two., Mr. and Mrs. Van Fleet, Fred Rad ford and Clarence Browning of Cot trell were kind enough to say they en joyed the community sing program. With the day labor at $2 "per" for oridnary road work and teams at 4, it does look like "normalcy" had struck bottom. H. H. Udell the Dover road super visor has a gang1 of men working on .ttie market-road. A new curve is being made up the south fork of the Deep Creek hill and a fine grade is antici pated. ' It is estimated that around five ton of powder have already been used. There is vine maple, firs, stumps and all sorts of thick growths that have to be cleared out to get this road way through. The men were working near the J. G. DeShazer place last week. Adolph Dahrens has taken a job at the Cameron and Hogue mill at Aimes. He took his "Lizzie" along and Mrs. Dahrens is keeping batch except at week ends. Dr. Sture has been busying himself between patients by building a garage, and says he enjoys working out-of-doors. The manager of the Hazelwood was out from Portland a few days ago look-) ing after business prospects among the Sandy refreshment men. SANDY SCHOOL NOTES SANDY, Jan. 17. Miss Mary Scharnke visited the high school one day last week. The final high school "exams" were on yesterday and again today for the first semester, and there was some knitting of brows! Mrs. Buckley, county supervisor and Mrs. Church visited the Sandy schools last week, making the trip via Esta cada, and they report rather poor roads across country. The report of Mrs. Buckley's resignation reached here the next day or so. About $50 worth of apparatus was unpacked for the physics department of the high school last Monday which amount was required to bring the school up to standard requirements. The Victory Parent Teacher So ciety is a live-wire one, as indicated by their plan to entertain the mem bers of the school boards and the teachers of the Cottrell, Lusted and Orient districts with a special pro gram tonight. Miss Elsie Lippold was a member of the Miller household last Saturday and Sunday nights. Miss Margaret Miller went to Port land Friday evening and returned Monday morning to take up her school duties. Caroline Chown is very happy in her musical studies while being out of high school and is getting on fine in both vocal and instrumental work. Mrs. Fred Proctor was a visitor 'xt the grade school one day during the the week, and Mrs. R. S. Smith also visited the grades. Nora Kesterson went back to school last Monday after being out for a num ber of weeks. J. Fred Conners came out Saturday evening and remained with Mrs. Con nors until Monday morning, returning to Portland on the early stage. Miss Barton writes that she and her "youngsters" are very happy in their domestic science work, and her pu pils get so happy that they "burst out in song" while learning to create pala table "eats." Florence DeShazer spent Monday visiting the Sandy grades as there was no school at Firwood. Zaidee Alt is a brave liittle Fresh man and rides her pony back and forth regardless of nasty weather. Miss Margaret Miller tells a laugh abel story about the slipping and slid ing and skating of the big auto stage Monday morning as it labored to keep Its equilbrium out from Portland. There were wrecked autos all along the Portland streets and the sleet was almost heavy enough to stnn all traf fic. Sandy has indeed been fortune to escape the ice king thus far. There was very little trouble this side of Bear Creek hill. The Orient and Powell Valley teach ers also experienced many thrills on the Sandy stage Monday morning while trying to get out from Portland to . their schools in due time. Miss Ruth Johnson is boarding at the home of W. F. Fisher and will probably have to remain there until she is decidedly improved as this weather is not the best for ailing school ma'ams to go home. Visits With Parents Miss Roma Stafford, teacher in the Portland schools, spent the week-end