OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1922.
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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.
Logan
LOGAN, Sept. 12 The annual re
' union of the Bird family, descendants
' of Robert and Rachel Bird, pioneers of
-.o.t -hd Simdav. Sent. 3 at
Soil, wa ijaia -
j. rir About one hundred
Ulduaiuuo l' -
fha Har. which was fine ana
also the camp dinner served on the
long table at Pioneer coor in me
Sickness prevented several
from attending. It was three fourths
of a century ago thaf these pioneers
left Lacon, Illinois, on March 27,
1847, with the Sawyer train. They
landed here Oct. 27, 1847, just eight
months enroute, with their families.
The Sawyer brothers were' promi
nent in the early history of Oregon
City. They built a large sawmill
which was destroyed by fire of incen
diary origin. The Robert' Bird dona
tion claim is what is now known as
Stafford, and the cemetery there is a
part of it.
William Bird lived at Stafford many
years'. His brother, John Bird, made
his home near Lafayette and died
there in 1894. The late Marion Hen
drick of McMinnville was a grandson
of Robert Bird also. The next meet
ing is to he at the same place in Au-
The same officers were re-elected
to serve the ensuing'year. Pres. Laura
L. Kirchem; secretary and treasurer
Grant Corby, Salem; executive com
mittee, Mrs. Kirchem, V. D. Robbins,
Grant Corby, Ella Hendrck, McMinn
ville, Ore., E. J. Noble. Oregon City.
School opened last week with a full
class in the first grade.
Ivor Tolstad has a full crew work
ing on his barn and mill building,
rushing it to completion.
H. S. Anderson has the concrete
basement and foundation ready now
for the carpenters to begin work on
his cottage here.
The Clear Creek Creamery, which
has sold butter in Oregon City since
it started in business had a fine of
on oHnro nof month imuosed on one
of its cream truck drivers for deliver-;
ing butter to customers without a li
cense pemit to do so at ten per. Per
haps farmers will wake up some time.
At the last meeting of Harding
Grange Saturday, Sept. 2, J. D.Mickle
addressed the grange on the food
value of milk. A watermelon feast
was enjoyed by all present.
M. C. Ward and family of The
Dalles accompanied by Irene Kir
chem came down from there and at
tended the Bird family reunion at
returning on the Tuesday following.
It is rumored a new sawmill will
be built on the Chenoyeth place re
cently sold near Barton.
Pete's Mountain
PETES MOUNTAIN, Sept. 12 Mrs.
Knickrehm of Portland is spending
several weeks at the home of her son,
Edward Knickrehm. She plans to re
turn to her home the end of this week.
Charles Kelnhofer returned from'
Washington hursday. He has not
fully recovered the use of his left
arm yet. He broke his arm and suf
fered other severe injuries early in
April. He had been discing when his
horses became frightened at a nearby
blast and ran away throwing him be
neath the disc.
Margaret Rypczynski has returned
to Oregon City where she is to attend
McLaughlin Institute. She spent the
summer months at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rypczynski.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kaiser spent the
week end with friends in Portland.
Joe and Carl Bernert accompanied
by their mother and Margaretha Kais
er of Willamette and Mr. and Mrs. J.
Hellberg and, F. Lambert motored to
Salem to visit the hop pickers. Ag
nes Bernert and sister, Mrs. Marie
Schmitt are enjoying their outing but
are not getting rich as the hops are
very light.
Eagle Creek
EAGLE CREEK, Sept. 11 Mr. and
Mrs. Jess Douglass and son, Kelly, of
Boyd, Oregon, were down this way
last week, getting some fruit and vis
iting with relatives.
Last Saturday Tommy McKay re
turned home from the mountains,
where he had been a lookout during
the summer and on Monday he went
to Portland to resume bis studies at
Reed College.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffmeister, Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Douglass, Florice
Douglass and Mrs. R- B. Gibson at
tended grange at Sandy Saturday,
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Gibson were up
this way Sunday afternoon.
Mildred Douglass was visiting with
her folks Sun-day.
The Misses Millie Barnest and Fern
Ross, of Portland, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woodle during the
wmv end. Miss Barnes and Miss
Roes are cousins- of Mrs. Woodle.
School commenced in District No.
50 on Monday, September 11, with
Miss Jean Halliday of Oregon City, as
teacher.
Mr. Tri Mrs. Roy Doue'ass and chil
dren and Mrs. Nora Reid, were visit
ing with H. S. Gibson on Monday afternoon.-
Pete's Mountain
PETES MOUNTAIN, Sept. 6 Mrs.
J. Kaiser and Mrs. J. Bernert spent
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Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. John
Hellberg.
The ast threshing job on the moun
tain was finished Thursday. Quite a
number of people spent Thursday eve
ning at the Jake Notdurfts, bidding
1 the boys with the threshing outfit
farewell until next year.
John Kaiser was very ill with
ptomaine poisoning Thursday even
ing. Those' spending Thursday afternoon
at the J. Strusberg home were Mrs.
H. Peper and children of Portland,
Mrs. A. Volpp and children of Will
amette and William Hell berg.
Margaretha Kaiser of Willamette
has been spending several days with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kaiser and also
visited her aunt and uncle, Mr. and
Mrs.' John Kaiser.
Gottleib Notdurft with a crew of
men has been repairing the lower
Tualatin Bridge for the last week.
Mrs. H. Belding and daughter, Mrs.
B. Clark and two daughters motored
to Seaside to take in the Labor Day
celebration.
Herman Hellberg accompanied by
his two brother-in-laws, Heino Peper
of Portland and Adolph Volpp of Will
amette.went up to Mt. Hood Monday,
Beaver Creek
BEAVER CREEK, Sept. 11 The di
rectors of the Beaver Creek Telephone
Association held their quarterly meet
ing at the Central hall today.
A dance was held at the grange
hall last Saturday evening.
D. I. Jones, S. P. Londergan and
son, Elmer Londergan, left yesterday
for a few days' hunt in the Roseburg
country.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Meyers and baby
and Miss Helen Blount of Gladstone
visited at the Havill and A. Thomas
homes Saturday and Sunday.
The Misses Meibs of Oregon City
were out to see their sister, Mrs. B.
Fisher, and attended the dance.
Miss Ruth French, who has been
in Portland .for some time, returned
to her home at Morehouse Manor this
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. .John Schram and'
daughter, Miss Eva Schram spent Sun
day with the J. J- Hanhart family at
Highland.
Mr. and Mrs. George Havill called
on Mrs. Havill's mother. Mrs. Wilson,
and a neice of Portland Sunday.
A number of people from this vi
cinity have gone to the hopyards.
Harvesting of the prune crop here
begins this week.
Our school will begin Sept. 25. The
teacher engaged is a Mr. Paulsen of
Oregon City.
A. Thomas and family motored to
Reedville. yesterday and called on
Mrs. Thomas' mother, Mrs. Wilson.
B. Rambo and family of Highland
attended the dance here Saturday1
night.
Meadowbrook Items
MEADOWBROOK, Sept. 14 Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Hofstetter left Friday
for Tacoma for a weeks visit with Mr.
Hofstetter's brother.
Born September 7 to Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Schieve a baby girl.
Myrtle Dunrud left for Portland
Monday after a week's visit with her
parents, Mr1, and Mrs. P. Dunrud.
Lillie Matson is attending high
school in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Moore of Port
land, visited a few. days with Mrs.
Moore's sister and brother-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Young.
Myrtle Larkins, who is picking hops
near Marquam spent Sunday at her
home -
Albert Schiewe had the misfortune
of breaking hs arm a few days ago.
Several from here attended the
Farm Bureau meeting at Colton Fri
day night
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Holman were in
Oregon City on business Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Jones and son, Hugh
Thomas returned Sunday after visit
ing a week in Portland with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Slaght.
Beulah and Truman Hofstetter left
Thursday for Ridgefield, Wash., to
stay with their sister, Mrs. Mann and
attend high school.
Mr. and Mrs. P. Dunrurd and daugh
ters, Myrtle, Petra, Ida and Lena vis
ited friends at Silverton Sunday.
Aletha and Ann Sullivan went to
Mill City to stay with their grand
mother and attend school and Bill
Sullivan is at Salem with h'is sister,
Eva, going to school.
School starts Monday, Sept. 18,
with Miss Ruth Chindgren teaching
the four upper grades and Miss Lillie
Nyquist the lower grades.
Mr. Young made a business trip to
Portland Wednesday. '
A special school meeting was held
Monday evening to elect three new
directors on account of the old ones
resigning also to elect a clerk . Mr.
Beeman, Herman Chindgren and Chas.
Oglesby were elected directors and
Otto Hofstetter clerk.
Kelso
KELSO, Sept. 12 Mrs. Louise
Dietl and daughter, Mary, are now
settled in their new home in Portland.
Edward Herz, who has been- laid up
with blood poisoning the past month,
has sufficiently recovered' to be about.
Mrs. P. C. Spooner has returned
home after a six weeks' visit with rel
atives in Chicago and Kankankee, Ill
inois. Miss Mary Dietl recently -entertain
ed for Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Albel of 1
Winona. Minnetosa. The evening
was spent at cards and dancing. A
delicious lunch was served.
Mrs. Wm. Klae of Portland is
spending a few days at the home of
her aunt, Mrs. A. Herz, Sr.
Mrs. Edward Herz ana children
have returned home after a week's
visit in Portland with relatives and
friends.
Estacada
ESTACADA, Sept. 14 Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Douglass and little son left last
Saturday morning for their home near
The Dalles, after a two weeks' visit in
this vicinity visiting his mother and
other relatives .
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Duus, Mrs. Vi
ola Douglass and Mr. Wade attended
a special meeting of the Grange at
Sandy last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Sparks had the
pleasure of entertaining an old friend
from Nebraska, last Saturday night
and Sunday, E. R. Gurney, who has
extensive lumber mills at Baker,. Ore.
He was a business visitor in Portland
and took occasion to come out here
to visit the Sparks. Mr. Sparks took
him to Portland in the afternoon, ac
companied by Mrs. Sparks and Mrs.
Ecker.
Mrs. N. J. Holgate and daughter,
Mary, returned Friday evening from
a visit of some weeks with friends
near Salem.
Among the Portland visitors in Es
tacada to spend the week end were
Misses Ruth and Irene Saling.
Mrs. V. W. Hauser and children
went to Portland Monday evening to
visit friends.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Moore drove
over to Portland Tuesday to jittend
the Episcopal convention.
R. G. Marchbank took a vacation
last week and went to Seattle, return
ing Sunday evening.
G. E. Lawrence returned home from ;
North Bend Tuesday evening, to visit
his family for a time.
Rev. J. F. Dunlop and family were
here Tuesday greeting old friends.
They came from Falls City in their
car and were guests at the O. E.
Smith and Mrs. Mae Reed homes
while here.
Rev. A. F. Lacy was not returned
to the Estacada charge, but will go
to Madras. Rev. H. F. Mart succeeds
Rev. Lacy at this place.
The first meeting for the year of
the Parent-Teacher Association, was
held at the high school at 4 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, at which time new
officers were elected, as follows:
president, Mrs. R. H. Carter; vice
president, Mrs. G. P. Rose; secretary,
Mrs. Karl Einarson; treasurer. Miss
Leila Howe; executive board, Mrs.
Gerald Wilcox, Mrs. Mae Reed and
Mrs. Hassell.
Lee Bronson of Portland - is here
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Bronson.
"Doc" Crowe returned Tuesday from
a visit of a few weeks with his son
at Seattle.
Misg Anna Dillon has returned fron
a week's visit with friends at Salem.
George Harkenrider has returned
from Hermiston, in the eastern part
of the state, and expects to return to
the O. A. C. to resume his studies.
Mrs. Clyde Saling and sons, Neil
and Fred left Estacada Wednesday
for Corvallis to remain for some
months. She will "have charge of the
cullinary department in one of the
dormitories at the college.
Mrs. Mary Walther and six chil
dren from Underwood, Wash., were
guests at the A. G. Ames home for a
few days last week, returning Thurs
day. Mrs. Walther is a sister of Mrs.
Ames and Mrs. Lena Underwood and
the latter accompanied her home in
their car,
' Mrs. W. C. Bacon spent the week
end with Portland friends.
John Lovelace has commenced the
erection of a building for a feed store
on Main street, just north of the Ellis
store. 1
Dr. Charles J. Johnson and family
have moved into the Evans residence
on Main street.
Dr. Midford arrived last Thursday
evening from Washington and is get
ting located in his property, formerly
owned by the late Dr. Mefse.
Mesdames C. A. Allen, C: F. M.
Brown and Dave Eshleman were Port
land visitors last Saturday.
Lyle Wagner is now receiving an
$80 government pension. He seems to
be improving in health as he is able
to walk with the use of crutches'. Last
Sunday he went for an automobile
ride.
George Pointer was a business vis
itor in Portland Monday..
Mrs. C. F. Howe and Miss Leila
Howe visited the metropolis last Fri
day." Among ihe nsarriage licenses in
the Portland Oregonian Wednesday
morning, was that of Clarence Jubb
and Mabel Keller, both of the Dodge
vicinity.
Married At the home of the bride's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clos
ner of Springwater, on Sunday even
ing at 5:30, William Clarence Hull to
Mrs. Ethel Viola Julian, Rev. V. A.
Weir, pastor of the Springwater Pres
byterian church, officiating. They
were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Ger
ala Wilcox, brother-in-law and sister
of the bride. The contracting parties
are well known and highly respected
by a large circle of friends, who unite
in wishing them a long and happy
married life. The groom is a son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Hull of Spring
water and the bride is also a resident
of that place, having grown to woman
hood there. After a sumptuous wed
ding dinner, the happy couple depart
ed for a trip to -the southern part
of the state. They will make their
home on a farm at Springwater.
The Estacada schools opened Mon
day with the largest attendance in the
history of both grade and high
schools. The faculty ia composed of
the following teachers: superintend
ent, Karl E. Einarson; history and
English, Miss Ivy C. Peterson; com
mercial, Miss Mary Atkinson; man
ual training, Percy Dawe; science and
mathematics, G. H. Jack; domestic
science, art and biology, Mrs. J. H.
Einarson. The grade teachers are,
Miss Leila Howe, principal; Miss Es
ther Garbe, primary; Miss Greta
Brumage, second grade; Miss Helen
Currie, third grade; Miss Clara Nel
son, fourth and fifth grades; Miss
Dorothy Ward, sixth and seventh
grades. There are 103 pupils enroll
ed in high school and 128 in the grade.
HERESY CHARGED
TO BISHOP BROW
BY EPISCOPALIANS
Retired Arkansas Clergyman
, Accused in Report Made to
General Convention Now
Holding Meet in Portland.
ALLEGED ATTACK ON
CHRISTANITY BARED
Clerical Trial Recommended,
Deposing of Minister May
Follow Formal Hearings.
PORTLAND, Sept., 13. Heresy
charges were formally filed with the
house of bishops of the Episcopal Gen
eral Convention today against the Rt.
Rev. William W. Brown, retired bishop
of Arkansas.
Bishop James R- Winchester, who is
now active bishop of the Southern
.state, presented the charges in the
form of a report of a special investiga
tory committee. The report recom
mended that Bishop Brown bo given a
church trial and deposed from the
ministry .
The special charges are not listed.
other than in general terms. The re
port alleges, however, "In view of the
antagonistic attitude he has taken re
cently toward Christianity, this com
mittee moves that he be brought to
trial for hersey and deposed from the
ministry."
Bishop Brown, it is reported, has
lately denied the divinity of Christ.
He is not in attendance upon the con
vetion. The report of Bishop Winchester, as
chairman of the committee, was re
ceived by the presiding bishop and re
ferred to the committee In petitions
and memorials which will conduct a
hearing and make a report to the
house of bishops either sustaining or
disapproving of Bishop Winchester's
recommendation.
Should the house decide to order a
trial of the Arkansas prelate, it is
probable that an ecclesiastical court
will be convened at which Brown will
have opportunity to defend his ut
terances.
NO RIVER LIKE THE JORDAN
Characteristics of Historic Stream
Have No Counterparts Elsewhere
in the World.
In one matter, Palestine enjoys
advantage obvious at once to the stu
dent of her maps. The River Jordan,
which Joshua crossed dry shod, in
which Naaman the Syrian bathed away
his leprosy, and where John the Bap
tist preached. Is unique. Among the
rivers of the world, there is no other
like it. The source of the Jordan is
GOO feet above sea level.'. From that
source to Its outflow, the distance Is
only sixty miles, but it is a distance
which the river Itself, by the frequent
winding, more than trebles. The out
flow Is not into any open sea, but into
a lake surrounded entirely by moun
tains and exhausted only by evapora
tion or soaking of the water into its
bleak and desolate shores. This iake
Is so charged with various salts that
to sink in its waters is impossible,
while bathing severely tests the com
plexion. Most remarkable of all is
the fact that the lake, supposed to con
tain the ruins of Sodom, Goinorrha and
other cities of the plain, is situated 1,
300 feet or thereabouts below the level
of the sea. Nowhere, not In the Grand
canyon- itself. Is there a phenomenon
so mysterious and so sensational. P.
W. Wilson in the World's Work.
Mosquitoes Dislike ,The Odors.
Where mosquitoes abound, a prepar
ation combining one ounce of oil, of
citronella with four ounces of melted
vaseline should be rubbed on the face
and hands. Persons who object to
the odor of citronella could use this"
castor oil one ounce, alcohol one ounce,
oil of lavender one ounce. (Both prep
arations were used by workers in the
Panama canal zone and gaVe great
relief until the extermination of mos
quitoes was undertaken. Neither prep
aration should be allowed to get into
the eyes.
Miles or Wire in This Apparatus.
A million-volt transformer of 1.000
KVA capacity is being built by a lead
ing electric company for its experi
mental laboratory at Trafford City,
Pa. The windings ot this transformer
contain nearly 70 miles of wire. The
terminal bushing is the largest ever
built in the Westinghouse shops. Spe
cial machines had to be fitted to turn
the bushing on this account. Its
length is 19 feet, and It is 41 inches
In diameter. The static shield will be
:0.feet n diameter and 20 inches deep.
The bushing will weigh about 9,000
pounds wien ccmpleteu.
vorce of Habit.
B. -,ebal. Manager Say. four men
sw: oases V,n you today. You've got
he longest wind-up I ever saW
Pitcher ifs my former environ
ment, boss. I used to be a maker
f eight-day clocks." Wayside Tales.
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Molalla Woman Visits.
..Mrs. Bessie Bower and sons Wayne
and Donald of Molalla visited in Ore
gon City yesterday.
DRYING PRUNES
NOW
CALL AT ONCE
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J. 8. SILSBY, Orgon City.
JENNINGS L OD GE
MRS. HUGH ROBERTS, Correspondent
P.-T Officers Are
- Elected For Year
JENNINGS LODG7, Sept. 13 The
first meeting of the fall season was
held on Friday afternoon, Mrs. Tior
man Chapman, presiding. Suggestions
as to the best plans for the winter
months to interest all mothers and
patrons were talked of.
A new staff is on the committees
for the coming year and were an
nounced by Mrs. Chapman, the presi
dent as follows:
Members at large Mrs. Nellie Det
er and Mrs. Charlotte Sheperd; pro
gram, entertainment and reception
Mrs. Blinstone, Mrs. Pooler, Mrs. J.
Roberts, Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Arthur
Smith; flower and sick committee
Mrs. Truscott, Mrs. A. B. Snider. Mrs.
A. Nelson, Mrs. Carl Smith; kinder
garten Mrs. Florence Moore; Librar
ian Mrs. Altman; membership Miss
Ruth Truscott and Mrs. Edw. Pear
son; playgrounds Mrs. Moritz and
Mrs. MacDonald; press, Mrs. Hugh
Roberts.
Girls Reserve committee was talked
of. and are waiting the reports of Mrs.
A. B. Smith' and Mrs. Carl Smith be
fore further action.
Minister At Lodge
Resigns Pastorate
JENNINGS LODGE. Sept. 13 The
resignation of Rev. A. B. Snider, pas
tor of the Grace Church, was read by
Mrs. Bertha Hart, chairman of the
board of trustees at the church ser
vice on Sunday. No action was tak
en. A meeting of the members has
been called for Sunday morning, Sept.
17.
Rev. Snider feels it will be several
months before he is able to take up
his pastoral duties and his recovery
will "be more rapid If released from
his work. The resignation will prob
ably be accepted with regrets.
Rev. Snider has been very influen
tial in building the new community
church and his wife- has been much
interested in all lines of the church
work. F. W. Parker has been sup
plying the pulpit during Rev. Snider's
illness.
Farrington Family
, Meet Held Sept. 9
JENNINGS LODGE, Sept. 13 The
annual meeting of the House of Far
rington was held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Farrington, East Mill
Plain, Wash., Saturday, September 9.
A! 'picnic lunch was served at 2 P.
M. followed by a short business meet
ing, with the remainder of the after
noon devoted to games and other
amusements.
As the fnext Regular meeting of
this organization will be held next
June, it was voted that all officers
and committees hold over until that
time. Mrs. W. Swart of this place be
ing the president. .
The only one of the 31 members of
this organization unable to be present
was Wilbur P. Reid, who was detain
ed on business.
Chicken Dinner of
Guild Held Friday
JENNINGS LODGE, Sept. 13 The
chicken dinner, given at the Grace
church on' Friday evening was well
attended.
Three long tables all aglow with
baskets of fall flowers in a riot of
color made the tables very attractive
to the 150 people partaking of the j
dinner so well prepared Dy mes
dames W. I. Blinstone, Lucy Allen,
Edith Truscott, Edw. Pearson, Jerry
Madden, Bertha Hart and S. A. Mosh
ier. x
Presiding at the tables were Mes
dames Geo. Gardner. Arthur Smith,
J. W. Jones, S. H. Griffith, Olin Ford
and Mrs. Moritz with Mrs. Woodbeck
at the coffee urns.
Sixty-eight dollars was taken in and
it was quite a success in every way.
BIRTHDAY OBSERVED
JENNINGS LODGE, Sept. 13 Miss
Lucile Randall very prettify observed
her ninth - birthday Anniversary on
Sept. 4, by asking in her little girl
classmates. -
Delicious ice cream and cake were
served to Jean Robbins, Lorraine Pool
er,. Gretchen Thompson, Virginia
Card, Jeanette Roberts, Evelyn Mor
itz, Beth Humphreys, Ruth Alice Law
rence. Alice and Pauline Nelson, Bar
bara and Helen Portz.
In the contests and games Jean Rob
bins and Gretchen Thompson were
awarded the favors. The little hos
tess received many pretty gifts.
' CLUB ENTERTAINED
JENNINGS LODGE, Sept. 13 The
Saturday Night club of the Congrega
tionalist church of Oregon City very
pleasantly entertained at the home
of Mrs. Ellen Eades on Monday even
ing, Sept. 11. Plans for the activities
of the club for the coming year were
discussed. Dainty refreshments were
served.
JENNINGS LODGE LOCALS
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Swart and
Mrs. S. E. Grant of Glendale, Calif.,
took dinner with Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
,Newcomb on Monday night.
Miss Ellen Hart is spending the
week at Cornelius, the guest of Mrs.
Frost, a former Gladstone resident.
The youngsters of this district board
the school bell on Monday and started
lasnea one a a en in. The able corps
of teachers of last year were re-elect
ed. The school year is starting wen.
TTYi fro ar a enrolled 114 nunils. Of
these 14 are beginners. Mrs. Alt
man's room has 28; Mrs. MacDonald
30; Mrs. Truscott 32, Mrs. Moore 24.
Miss Wilma Bruechert is in Salem,
visiting her sister, Mrs. Edd Tripp.
Alden Kelly and wife came up from
Rockaway to visit Mr. Kelly's par
ents, W. H. Kelly, and sister, Mrs.
Alise Barker.'
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dusenback of
Lents were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Woodcock have
returned from Springfield, where they
attended the funeral of Mrs. Wood
cock's mother.
The Alpha Rho sorority, of the O. A.
C. gave a bbx party at the Orpheum
theater on Tuesday evening which
was followed by supper at the Port
land hotel.
Among the 32 attending was Miss
Ruth Cook of this place.
Louis Ouilette has been given the
superintendence of the Wilcox, Stev
ens Building in Portland.
Mrs. Henry Henrici has as her
house guests for a few days, Miss
Vada Bluhm of Eagle Creek;. Mrs.
Louis Barry of Oregon City, who are
visiting Mrs. A. B. McReynolds of Ft.
Worth, Texas, who is spending a
month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
HenricL
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jacobs, Miss Dor-
j othy Jacobs and Arthur Roberts of
j Portland, Myrt Deter, Mr. and Mrs.
, Clare Maple were dinner guests ot
I Hugh Roberts on Sunday.
I Work Is being rapidly pushed on
the A. B. Smith house. It is of red tile
brick and Dan Jones is the builder.
Eldwood Woon will resume his
studies at Hill Military acadamy on
i Sept. 25.
j Margaret Roethe is attending the
, Milwaukie high this year.
Lola Ross began her school duties
at the Washington High on Tuesday
Sept 5.
. Claude Tillson is attending the Ben
son Polytechnical school this year.
Will Lawrence of Roethe has re
cently purchased 16 acres on the Oat
field road opposite Meldrum station.
Mr. Lawrence will eventually set it
to fruit.
R. J. Cook was driving an automo
bile which struck Newell Niles the
six year old son of C. E. Niles of Glad
stone on Monday evening at 4
P. M. The lad was taken to' Oregon
City hospital where he passed away
on Monday evening, . death being
caused from internal injuries.
Mr. Cook resides on Boardman Ave.
near Ashdale station.
Friends here were sorry to hear
of the sudden death of Dr. Jordan of
Pine Bluff, Arkansas. His wife, Mrs.
Jordan, has spent the summers here
for several years and made many
friends here, while she was the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Frank Covert. We
are informed that Mrs. Jordan expects
to come to Oregon to make her home.
C. D. Atchley and family are spend
ing their vacation at the coast leav
ing for Seaside on Friday last.
Mr. Durea and Orion Randall are
combining pleasure and business in a
trip to Washington and "are fishing
at Silver Lake.
Mrs. Alex Small and daughter, Miss
Margery of Cottage Grove, have been
the house guests of Mrs. S. H. BechteL
Mrs. Small was born and raised at
Cottage Grove and this is. her first
trip to Portland. A motor trip through
the city and suburbs and to Vancouv
er and some of the Clarke County
prune orchards were much enjoyed by
the visitors on Sunday. The Smalls
returned to Cottage Grove on Mon
day. Mrs. Bess Bruechert entertained
Mrs. Peterson and six children of
Portland on Saturday. The kiddies
greatly enjoyed the swimming and
boating. As It drew time for the Pe
tersons to leave for their home a fruit
and vegetable shower were tendered
them by Mrs. Bruecherts and her
friends, which proved a very happy
surprise for Mrs. Peterson, who is a
widow with six small children.
S. H. Bechtel and daughter, Elaine,
have returned from a motor trip to
Cottage Grove.
Mrs. Dave Abbey has returned from
the hospital and pronounced by her
physician as cured of cancer on the
nose. Mrs. Abbey has been a great
sufferer and her friends are glad she
has been benefitted by the opera
tion. .
Several of our matrons are to ap
pear on the program of the Clackamas
County W. C. T. U. convention, which
will be held on Sept. 29 at Clackamas.
Mrs. Arthur Smith is looking after the
details from this section.
Peninsula Park was the place chos
en for a picnic on Wednesday last by
Mesdames Newell, Ford and Moritz
and their children. Although the rain
came, the kiddies had a jolly time at
the play grounds at the park.
Arthur Roberts has returned from
Ashland and will be with home folks
this week at this place. Mrs. Rob
erts and Gerald, deciding to remain
10 days longer with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. T. J. Costley In Southern
Oregon.
Mrs. Kate Burton has received the
sad news of, the death of her young
est brother, W. P. Hughes, of San
Francisco, who passed away very su3
dently. The deceased was also an
uncle of Mrs. Bert Robbins.
Owing to a breakage in the pump
J. P. Finley & Son
Perfect Funeral Service
Telephone Main 4322 Montgomery at Fifth
Portland
Our chapel and equipment are always
available for out of town calls
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East Side Mill & Lumber Company
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BRUMFIELD HANGS
HIMSELF IN CELL
AT PENITENTIARY
Rope of Canvas Strips Out
Of Mattress Is Used to End
Life; Dummy in Bed Made
With Pillows and paper.
TWO LETTERS LEFT;
INNOCENSE ASSERTED
Murderer Ties Own Hands To
Prevent Struggle If He
Should Fail upon Resolve.
SALEM, Or., Sept. 13. Richard M.
Brumfield, . Rosejburg dentist, under
death sentence for the murder of
Dennis Russell of Dillard, ' Douglas
county, committed suicide in the Ore
gon state penitentiary here during the
noon hour today by hanging himself
with an improvised rope made from
strips of canvas torn from the mat
tress of his bed.
Two letters left by Dr. Brumfield
were found by the prison officials.
These were addressed to Dr. " Bruin
field's wife and to James Lewis, war
den of the penitentiary. In both
letters Dr. Brumfield declared that
he was innocent ofthe Russell murder
and expressed a desire to end it all.
Dr. Brumfield apparently had laid
his plans for the suicide with a view
of eluding any suspicion on the part
of the prison attendants. The' blan
kets on his bed had been rolled, a
newspaper had been laid on the pil
lows, and a table on which were at
number of letters, books and trinkets,
stood at the inside of the cell door.
To the casual observer standing out
side the cell the setting indicated that
the doctor was lying n the bed.
After placing the rope about his
neck the doctor apparently climbed
upon a guard rail a few inches above
his bed, from where he threw the
other end of the rope over a steam
pipe near the ceiling of his cell. He
then fastened his hands with straps
torn from a sheet and jumped into
space. Penitentiary officials said that
I Dr. Brumfield took the precaution to
tie his hands that he might escape a
struggle in case he weakened.
of the Jennings water system, twenty
five families have been without water
during the past week.
W. I. Blinstone and family and Mrs.
Lucy Allen motored to The Dalles for
over the week end.
Mrs. Lucy Allen returns to Corvallis
the last of the week where she re
sumes her duties at the Gamma Phi
Beta sorority house. .
Miss Merle Hollister, society editor
of the Corvallis Gazette, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Starker over the week
end. On Sunday they took a trip over
the highway to The Dalles, and on
Monday motored over other plac.es of
interest In and about Poftland.
D. B. Miller and wife accompanied
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Garlick of Glad
stone, over the Columbia Highway on
Sunday.
J. Dahl and sons, painters and paper
hangers, have moved to Woodstock.
Miss Truscott has returned from a
visit to Gresham.
Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Pearson and Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Losey motored 'over the
Columbia Highway on Sunday.
Mrs. Allen and Mrs. R. H. Hendry
were joint hostesses to the Grace
Guild on Wednesday afternoon.
S. E. Tooley, wife and chi'dren and
Iet lamb, "Maggie" from California
spent the night at Shady Nook auto
camp.
C. D. Post of Orange, Calif.; JM.
Deniff, Centralia, Wash.j-H. R. Web
ster, South Bend, Wash.: H E. Well
et, San Francisco: B. L, Edward. Ev
erett, Wash.; B. J. Sloon and wife of
Astoria; H. J. Dutton. Tacoma;. T. J.
Wilklns. Billings, Mont.; E. a! Blair,
Pontiac. Michigan; A. R. Haskins.
Kennett, Calif.; M. D. Graves, Valley
Springs, Calif. ;J. Siegel, Cleveland.
Ohiol All have registered at Shady
Noov during the past week. Most
of them are accompanied by their
families, and are seeing places of in
terest by auto. ,
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Forty-one
thousand harvesters will be required
to handle the prairie crops 'this year,
it was announced following a meeting
of representatives of the railways,
western labor commissioners, and the
srrI" tride Interests. The rates of
wages discussed were $3.50 a day for
harvesters and $4.00 a day for thresh
ers. The harvester excursions . will
commence to arrive in Winnipeg from
Eastern Canada, August 7, and will
continue until August 25.
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P. Miller, Mgr. 1
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John
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