MORNING ENTERPRISE. - THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1912.
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The Ghost Club
Man's Story
By ROGER N. OLMSTEAD
Copyright by American Presa Asso
ciation.. 1911.
Though 1 am now a general superin
tendent of a railroad. 1 was once a lo
comotive engineer. I crawled up to
my present post through every inter
mediate position. One wouldn't sap
pose that a man who had made his
way by hard work and a practical
makeup would .be a member , of . the
Ghost club, as some persons call the
Society For PsychicaJ Research.. But
I am. and I'm going to tell you what
started me iu tbat line.
When 1 was a young fellow my fa
ther wanted me to go to college, -but 1
disgusted him by taking a position as
fireman on .a locomotive. I bad just
learned enough about the machine to
take the throttle when the civil war
broke out. and 1 enlisted. While
campaigning in the south we captured
a hundred miles of railroad, includ
ing a good supply of rolling stock. Of
course there was a call for those of us
who had railroad experience, and I
gave in my name as an engineer. 1
did tbat because I was young and am
bitious to run an engine.
" I was given a machine at once.' This
was more than 1 wanted, for we had
made some sixty miles of forced
marches, advancing every , hour of the
night, before we had made the capture.
The consequence was that we were all
dead tired, and as for sleep we'd bad
hardly any for several days. We "bad
come down on a central point where
the rolling stock was kept and used it
to capture the terminals on our flanks.
I was ordered to pull a train loaded
with a regiment of 500 men on an ex
pedition to occupy the eastern termi
nal, and I wasn't permitted to go to
sleep for a few hours beforp starting
either. I told Major Twining, who had
been made superintendent, tbat be bad
better send a man with me in case I
went to sleep in the cab from sheer in
ability to keep awake. He sent Bob
Stewart, who was to shovel the coal
and be ready to relieve me in case of
absolute necessity.
We started at dusk to run through a
country, the people of which were all
hostile to us and ready to throw us
otT the track or Sre into us whenever
an opportunity arose. It seems now
more than it did then a pretty risky
business to put a man who hadn't bad
six hours' sleep in forty-eight hours in
charge of the lives of. 500 men. Be
sides. I was young then, and young
persons require more sleep than older
ones: For awhile the danger of run
ning Into obstructions was so terrible
to me that I bad no thought of sleep,
but we had some seventy miles to go
before morning, and with the load, the
condition of the rond. the grades and
the locomotive of that date we could
not do more than twenty miles an
hour, and the required stops lessened
tbat figure.
We had got over seven-eigbtbs of
the distance when the monotonous puff
of the engine began to tell on me and
I looked around for Bob. He was not
In the tender Looking over the ten
der. I saw him lying on top of the next
car back sound asleep. Thinking it
would be better to let him get a little
rest before calling bim. I turned again
to the throttle.
I must have gone several miles half
asleep. At any rate. I was roused by
bullets spattering against the sides of
the cab and hearing a fusillade which
was answered by men from the cars.
Realizing that we had struck a nest
of enemies. I pulled her wide open,
and she sprang forward with consid
erable speed. Anyway, we got away
from. whoever were firing on us. Then
things settled down to the same old jog.
The next thing 1 knew Bob shook
me and. taking the throttle outof my
hand, told me to find a place -to get
some sleep. I preferred to sit on the
seat on the other side of the cab. 1
saw Bob running the engine, looking
as wide awake as if be hadn't been
doing forced marching, and. reassured
by the sight. I went to sleep. I was
awakened by a touch which I sup
posed came from Bob, who wished to
be relieved. I didn't see Bob. but 1
saw that day was breaking. No one
was at the throttle. ' No one was In
the cab or the tender. The locomo
tive's speed had been reduced to a min
imum. Where was Bob? I bad seen him
asleep on top of the car; then be bad
relieved me. But where had be gone
since, and how bad be come to leave
' the engine without a guide? And who
had awakened me if not he?
We needed water, and as soon as I
came to the next tank I pulled np to
take in some. Colonel Fordk-k. in com
mand of the troops 1 was hauling, came
forward to ask why we were getting
on so slowly. I told him my story and
asked him to have a search made for
Bob. He did so. but no Bob was to
be found, i began to feel kind of
qneer about the whole business. I
couldn't stop thinking what had be
come of my assistant and when or
why be had left his post, endangering
the lives of a whole regiment.
We made the point we were going
to before sunrise, and when 1 took the
train back I had orders to look out for
Bob or hla body on the way. We
found the body where we had met
with the firing. He had been shot
dead and rolled oft" the top of the car.
Ha couldn't have relieved me. and
from the time I supposed be did till
dawn the locomotive had been with
out an engineer. Nor could be have
wakened me at least not In the
flesh.
That's what made me a member r f
the Ghost club.
The Dragon Fly.
The dragon fly possesses eyes com
posed of ao aggregation of about 50,
000 smaller eyes.
, Peacemaker.
To prevent lawsuits three peace
makers were appointed for each Penn
sylvania county in 1683.
Mar.
, People usually find it difficult to for
give those whom they have wrongecL
Chicago Record-Herald.
' Potatoes.
.The flavor and texture of potatoes
jjjTfspoiiea li tipsr are anoweq to re-
THE SPRING STYLE.
New Sailor Hat For
Wear at Palm Beach.
KHW TALL CBOWNBD SAILOR.
Here is the most radical change in
sailor hat styles that has been seen in
many day. The crown of this new
sailor is almost three times as high as
the brim is wide, and the very broad
velvet band and bow Increase the ap-i
pearance of height materially. Natu
rally this new high, crowned sailor
will be a bit trying, especially at first,
until the lines of the shape have be
come familiar, but the hat is really no
higher than some of the low crowned
sailors of previous seasons. The bis;
crown settles down over the head al
most to the tops of the ears, and the
brim at the bottom of this big structure
of crown ' surrounds the face like an
outstanding frame.
For Afternoon Wear.
Tailored wear is the approved style
of costume for afternoon dress, but
now French tailored garb is anything
but severe and utilitarian in type.
This charming suit is built of snow
white cloth over a petticoat of black
TAILORED BUTT OF WHITE CLOTH.
velvet, and the wide black velvet col
lar adds a distinctive touch. The but
tons are white crochet, with hand
worked buttonholes between each pair.
With this suit will be worn buttoned
boots of white buckskin, with black
patent leather vamps.
Cleaning a Woolen Skirt.
A small amount of soap tree bark
will easily clean a black woollen skirt.
Put the bark Into a gallon of water
and set It on the stove, allowing It to
boil ten minutes. Then strain and pour
the strained water into a tub contain
ing sufficient amount of warm water
to wash the skirt. Rub thoroughly in
this water. Do not use a board, but
rub the garment between the hands.
Put the strained water back on the
stove with cold water and heat it just
warm enough for rinsing water. Rinse
the skirt in this and hang out to dry.
When it is almost dry take it from the
line and iron it on the wrong side
while it is still damp.
A bit of old kid glove or old canvas
sewed under the bands of the skirt
just where the hooks and eyes are to
be placed will prevent the bands tear
ing away.
To Prevent Drafts. '
A simple yet practical way to pre
vent drafts entering under doors that
have wide cracks under them is to fold
three thicknesses of paper together
just the width of the door and two
inches deep and cover it with serge or
cloth as near the color of the door as
possible.
Sew to this three small brass rings
one and a quarter inches from each
end and one in the middle. Fasten
into the bottom of the door three small
screw hooks and hang the rings "to
them. This will be a perfect protec
tion from cold air coming under the
door and one that Is easily removed
and kept free from dust.
When Washington Was Abused.
- In the Morris house on Aug. 12, 1795.
Washington signed the Jay treaty with
England, losing thereby most of his
remnant of support in the house oi
representatives. Abuse culminated In
the serious suggestion to impeach him
The constitution having for obvious
reasons confined; - the treaty making
n?wpr try the executive and the senate
Washington refused to grant the re
quest of the house of representatives
. for the correspondence leading up tt
the treaty. The'Storm of indignation
that followed did not spare even bis
personal character. "A Calm Observer'
stated in a newspaper that Washing
ton'had stolen $4,750. , ;
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:- Data Palms,
As many as 4,000 dates have been
gathered from a single palm at one
bearing.
The Attachment.
"Reggy has a new attachment on his
airship." "What for?" "For debt"
Philadelohia Bulletin.
Amber Colors.
Amber Is found in various colors be
sides yellow black, white, brown and
green.
Eavesdropping.
An eavesdropper was tried in a Penn
sylvania court in March, 1818, and
found guilty.
Eli Pepper's
Celebration
- And How They Put a Damper
on His Ambitious Spirit
By CLARISSA MACKIE
Copyright by American Press Asso
ciation, 1911.
The old home week committee met
in Eli Pepper's little grocery'store on
the night before the celebration was
to begin. , As chairman of the com
mittee Eli bad presided despotically
over bis fellow townsmen, and it was
with something very like relief that
the committee contemplated the dawn
ing of the celebration, for that meant
the beginning of the end. of Eli's self
imposed tyranny. 5
Eli Pepper had been the leading spir
it in the old home week project. He
it was who had slyly planted the germ
of the idea In the heads of his neigh
bors. He had talked "loudly of the
dollars that would roll into the coffers
of the merchants, of the free adver
tising that their village would receive,
of waste land that would be sold to
admiring visitors once they had set
foot on the picturesque environs of
Blue Mills. v" . , '
AH the arrangements Were conclud
ed now. Subcommittees of every sort
had been appointed until there re
mained not one respectable citizen of
Blue Mills who was - not . serving in
some capacity. Diplomacy required,
this, and Eli Pepper possessed diplo
macy, but his cupidity was greater
and in the end proved his downfall.
Eli Pepper as chairman of the com
mittee assumed charge of all the ar
rangementshiring a band from Mill
ton, organizing a parade of prominent
citizens (with Ell Pepper in the lead,
of course), getting up a program of
field sports, tub races, greased pole
contests, etc. until some suspicious
party hinted that this sudden exhibi
tion of executive ability on the part
Of Eli Pepper could have been produc
ed only after months of deep schem
ing. When they realized this fact
the members of the committee waxed
bitter, and dissension stalked in their
midet The fact that Eli Pepper had
obtained the agency for a Millton firm
of decorators and every blue Mlllsite
"I'll A PLAIH AMERICAN CITIZEN, I AM."
who did not own flags or bunting was
compelled to employ Eli Pepper to
decorate his store front was an added
grievance. Indeed, it might have been
said that this fact was the last straw
that broke their camel's back . of pa
tience. And so on this warm July evening
the 'old - home week committee met
for the last time in Eli Pepper's gro
cery store. All enthusiasm in the proj
ect had died out, and there was even
animosity displayed because they had
been stirred from their rut of summer
somnolence.
"I guess that's about all." declared
Ell Pepper from his seat on the count
er. "Everything is ready now, and if
the gentlemen of the reception-: com
mittee will be at the station to meet
Congressman Keizer tomorrow mora
tag"- . '
"What train?" interrupted one of the
gentlemen aforesaid in a sullen tone.
"Ten-flfty-two." said Eli In a dis-i
pleased tone. "Of course I don't reck
on you know anything about parlia
mentary rulings, Jake Fleming, but
you didn't ougbter interrupt me that
way." " .. ' : j
"I don't wanter know anything about
parliamentary rules," was Mr. Flem
ing's disdainful retort. "This here is
a free country, and you can't come any
English political talk over me. Eli Pep
per! I'm ,a plain American, citizen. I
am, and I won't be drove by no Eng
lislrsympathlzer! You put down con
gressional rules and I'll be the fust
man to live up to 'em if I 'prove of
'em!" ' . - . ,
"Jake's right. Eli." remarked Wil
liam Boiling heavily. "You didn't
oughter set up any fnrrin ideas in any
of our heads. There's another geherar
tlon coming up. and you best not inter
fere with their their rights as citizens
of these United States!" He looked
around for approval and was gratified
by soro-al smiling nods. .r
'YoVve stirred un trouble." rmrnMpa
eiTieM sTmh
Henry Staples from nis seat on the
doorstep. .
"Stirred up trouble!" ejaculated the
astonished Mr. Pepper, kicking his heels
excitedly against the counter. "Why,
if it hadn't been for me there wouldn't
have been uu ojd home week!"
"That's what I mean,""returned Hen
ry Staples sourly, and be arose and
went away. .
Silently the other members of the
committee followed his example until
at last Eli Pepper was left alone in his
store staring in chagrin at the last de-parting-slouching
form. ,
"Great Heck! I'd like to know what's
come into them fellows!" be muttered
as he pried up the top of the pickle keg.
which he had securely nailed before the
committee meeting.. "I s'pose they're
jealous because I've had ginger enough
to scrape a little commission here and
there. They'll forget all about it to
morrer when Congressman Keizer gets
here and all the crowd."
Where the crowd was coming from
Eli Pepper had not calculated. He had
announced that a crowd would be
there, and be bad expected That neigh
boring villages would hasten forth to
participate in Blue Mills' old home
week celebration and spend their dol
lars In that enterprising community.
That these villages might be as som
nolent as Blue Mills desired to be. if
it had not been for Eli Pepper, he did
not consider. - :
He whistled cheerfully as he bustled
about his store prying up the cau
tiously fastened covers of cracker box
es, cheese case, prune boxes and so
forth, until the long room was tidily
ready for business In the morning. v
Many eyes watched Eli Pepper that
night as be went about the closing of
his store. They saw him open the
closed boxes that should have offered
refreshments. They saw him come
outside and put up all the wooden
shutters that securely closed his win
dows against intrusion. These were
barred outside and- in and went all
around the long low wooden building
even to the part that bachelor Eli used
as living apartments. In the bedroom
shutters, were circular holes cut to ad
mit air at night. Otherwise the place
was as securely shuttered and barred
as if it were a bank instead of a gro
cery store.
At last Eli went within, and the out
side wooden door, was closed behind
him, and the faint pencils of light that
shone through chinks in the shutters
disappeared. It was so quiet around
the corner store that they could hear
Eli winding his alarm clock In the bed
room and they could see two round
yellow globes of light on the ground
where the lamplight shot through the
holes in his shutter. Then the yellow
globes died out and all was still.
It was not until Eli Pepper gave
vent to regular orchestral announce
ment that he was deep In slumber that
the lurking members of the old home
week committee put their plans in op
eration. Henry Staples put the situa
tion rudely:
"He's snoring to beat the band now,"
he whispered to his companions. "Come
on now." 1 .
Stealthily they -. went, bearing the
heavy iron bars that belonged to the
wooden shuttered lockup on the hill
side. Quietly they removed Eli's wood
en bars and replaced them with the
iron ones, and when the iron bars gave
out they pieced out the shutters with
crowbars, and in the front of the store
they boldly nailed the .shutters fast.
The front and back doors were treated
likewise, and when they hnd finished
Ell Pepper, chairman of the old home
week committee and leading spirit of
the village of Blue Mills, was as se
curely locked up as if be had been in
the lockup on the hillside.
"It's a good thing there's plenty to
eat in there and tbat Eli's used to get
ting his own meals," chuckled Henry
Staples as they stole away.
"He's got. everything to make him
happy," grunted William Boiling. "He
won't have to nail up no pickle bar
rels or cracker boxes for a week."
"We can look in the winder every
night after he's in bed and see if he's
well." added Jake Fleming, subduing
any uneasiness he might have felt.
"Did you get that sign on the door
all right?' asked William Boiling.
"Of course!" snapped Staples, "fit
says that 'Ell Pepper is suddenly call
ed away and won't return till after
old home week is over.' I dropped a
note through tlfe hole In the shutter
telling him be was to stay there while
we run this old home week business.
I guess he'll hot try to push himself
as a leading citizen after this."
"I expect he'll have tfie law on us,"
remarked William Boiling heavily.
"He don't know who done it." re
torted his companions. '
The next day Congressman Keizer
delivered an oration to the people of
Blue Mills. They listened tolerently
to his discourse, and when he had de
parted they told each other they'd
much rather hear the minister talk.
They paraded "the village streets to
the admiration of their own kin. for
no outsiders braved the insufferable
heat to come forth and spend their
money In Blue Mills. At the end of
three days all attempt at a celebra
tion had died out, and the merchants
took down their decorations and re
sumed their accustomed seats on their
doorsteps.
Then they prudently set about to re
lease Eli Pepper from his enforced se
clusion. ' Til have the law on ye!" he shouted
furiously at his liberators. v
William Boiling stepped forward
heavily. " '
"You shet up. Eli Pepper, or we'll
have the law on you for a malcontent
and dangerous to the peace and hap
piness of this here' village." -
Thus' Blue Mills " planted her foot
hsaviTy on the iconoclastic rule of Ell
Pepper and went back to the som
no'ent content .of her quiet days.
- ' v ' Rainfall In Ireland.
Ireland has on an average a third
more rain yearly, acre for acre, than
the east of Eneland.
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-Patient I can't afford ' to be sick.
Spei-ialist Is your business so profita
ble! Patient No: yours is. Judge.
. Pepper.
White pepper Is allowed to ripen
upon the vines, and after being plucked
the ' berries are decorticated, or de
prived of their outer coat Black pep
per is the product of the berrie3 picked
before full ripening. .
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ordinance voted on by the people De
cember 15 1910, provides for only one-
half mill levy, the council has a right
to double that amount if they think
it advisable. It would only be neces
sary, however, for the council to make
an increase' of one-tenth of a mill, asJ
a special levy of sixth-tenths of 8
mill on last year's valuation of $2,
100,000 would raise the required
amount.
Several sites have been suggested
for the proposed building, one men
tioned on Moss St. between Eleventh
and Twelfth, fronting Main St., which
does not seem to meet with a great
deal of favor, another in the City Park
and still another in McLoughlin Park
at the head of the Seventh street
overhead stairway, either on the west
side of the McLoughlin Home or to
the north of the Home. It has been
suggested that Mrs. D. P. Thompson,
who owns property near McLoughlin
Park, may consent to transfer it over
to the association as a site for the
library building.
Great Exereise.
"Is he fond of exercise?"
"Yes; he walks in his sleep." De
troit Free Press. '
Subscribe for tn DfcHy Baterprts
Ibsen and Art.
As a young man Ibsen was by no
means certain of his vocation. Until
he was thirty-two he believed himself
to be born for painting. In fact, a
fairly large exhibition might be got
together of the canvases painted by
Ibsen In the days of his early man
hood and scattered now through the
farmhouses and country villas of Nor
way.. He remained all his life pro
foundly interested in art. and his judg
ments of ancient and renaissance art
In Italy are always original.
Of Raphael he said: "Raphael's art
has never wanned me. His beings be
long to the garden of Eden before the
fall."-London Mail.
. Insulted His Legs.
Apropos of knee breeches a corre
spondent of tbe London Express quotes
an anecdote from Captain Gronow's
"Recollections" which pus. the whole
case in a nutshell. The bailie de fer
rette was always dressed in knee
breeches, with a cocked hat and a court
sword, the slender proportions of which
greatly resembled those of his legs.
"Do tell me. my deaf bailie." said
Montrond one day, "have you got three
legs or three swords?" Soon after
which, we should imagine, the bailie
tent home-
Got There All Right.
Many years ago, at the beginning of
November, a missive bearing the St
Albans postmark reached St Martin's.
The envelope was addressed "lud mar
lunding." Neither tail nor head could
be made out of this by' the staff, so
the envelope was opened for a, clew.
It "tead "kenyobiauosfoyosho bil igs."
The practiced St. Martin's decipherer
of puzzles promptly made out the sig
nature as "Bill Higgs." With the key
this afforded the rest was deliciously
easy. The message .was. "Can you
Jjuy a horse for your show?" and "lud
mar" meant "lord raajw." So the
letter, with an official translation con
siderately appended, was delivered to
the lord mayor elect. London Mail.
ECIAL BARGAIN
For the Readers of the
MISS PORTER HEAD OF
YOUNG PEOPLE'S CLUB
St John's Young People's Club met
at the McLoughlin Hall Tuesday eve
ning, at-which time the election of of
ficers took place as follows: Presivf-'
dent, Miss Fannie Q. Porter; vice
president, Miss Thena Draper; secre
tary, Dan McMahon; treasurer, Miss
Emma Quinn; sergeant-at-arms,
aenry Ast. Miss Porter has held tne
office of president tor five years, and
was so capable she was unanimously
re-elected.
After business was transacted re
freshments were served, and games
and dancing indulged in until a late
hour. There were about forty mem
bers in attendance. ,
WOMEN ENTERTAIN
JORCiRHB
The Saturday Club of the Congre
gational church met at the church
parlors on Tuesday evening, the
hostesses of the evening being Mrs.
James. Roake , and Mrs. John Craw
ford. The rooms were prettily dec
orated with ferns and Oregon grape.
Refreshments were served.
Among the business matters dis
cussed at this meeting was the sil
ver tea to be given at the home of
Mrs. C. H. Meissner dh Thursday
afternoon, January 11, at which time
the hostess will be assisted in serving
by Mrs. M. D. Latourette, Miss
Helen Daulton, Misses Edna and Clara
Caufield. The next regular meeting
of the club will be on Monday eve
ning, February 5, at the church par
lors, the hostesses being Mrs. Fred
Warner and Mrs. John Lowry.
, Those attending Tuesday evening's
meeting were Mrs. James Roake, Mrs.
John Crawford, Mrs. Charles D. La
tourette, Mrs. G. N. Edwards, Mrs.
Fred Warner, Mrs. John Lowry, Mrs.
William McLarty, Mrs. M. D. Lat
ourette, Miss Helen . Daulton, Miss
Clara Caufield, Miss Edna Caufield,
Mrs. C. H. Meissner, Miss Maude
Warner.
Young Buys Mellien Stock.
George Young, the second hand and
curio dealer, has purchased the stock
and fixtures of the E. W. Mellien
Company, and is moving his stock of
goods to the store in the Willamette
building. Mr. Young is having ex
tensive improvements made in his
building, and will be able to carry a
larger stock.
CORRESPONDENCE
JENNINGS LODGE.
The Christmas exercises held at the
Grace Chapel . were well attended.
The church was beautifully decor-;
ated with poiasettas, Oregon grape
and 'Christmas ferns. In one corner
was a large Christmas tree filled with
Christmas presents for the pupils of
the Sunday school. A fireplace waa
also added to enhance the beauty of
the decorations.
The following program was very
successfully carried out:
Song by the school, "Joy to the
World;'" Prayer by Rev. Bergstress
er; Recitations by Lloyd Near, Beau
ford Conway and Norma Conway. An
exercise- by the primary class of sev
en Tn embers ; "The Joyous .Bells" Dor-
Is Reid, Anna Russell and Mary f
Pierce was well received. Recitation.' "'5
"A Christams Gift" by Bessie Rob
erts. The boys of the (school singing
the Christmas Bells waa a pleasing
number. Recitations by Harry Slad--en
and Chas. Ryan; Dialogue, "Hol
lyberries and Mistltetoe" by Doris
Painton and Irene Warner. Recita
tions by Doris Reid and Lillian Sand
strom and a song by Bessie Roberts
Doris Painton and Lillian Sandstrom
.closed the program. The school sing
ing the Doxology. H. C. Tozier. the
superintendent made a few remarks
before the distributino of the presents.
Miss Eileen Dill who Is attending
the University of Oregon stopped for
a days visit with her sisiter, Mrs. Cal
Morse while enroute to her home at
Yamhill to spend the holidays with
her parents. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Stover ""'Spent
Christmas with home folks at" Lat
ourelle. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Lewis and
daughter Mis Vera Lewi3, and Master
Earl departed Tuesday morning for
Buffalo, New York. We are sorry to
lose them from this place and we hope
they will return again to Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Wilcox nd family
and the Grant Lewis family spent
Christmas day with L. Wilcox's
daughter, Mrs. Evelyn Holden at Sell
wood. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith of Mo
Ialla visited at the Ira B. Hart home
Wednesday.
Mr. and .Mrs. Joseph Leroy Strat
ton who were married on December
14th, are expected to arrive at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Albert Pierce
of this city Thursday after a trip to
interesting places in Oregon. They
will be at their home at Fort Rock
after Jan. 1, 1912.
We learned with regret that H. C.
Tozier who has been Superintendent
of the Sunday school at the Grace
Chapel will not be able to take charge
of the school having been appointed
as a local preacher by the M. E. board
and will have charge of the M. B.
school at Willamette.
Mr. ' and Mrs. will Dill of Eugene
and Mr. Dill of .Yamhill were visitors
at the C. P. Mor3e home the first of
the week.
The two little children of Mr. and;.
Mrs. Robinson at Alder and Robinsom'
greenhouse, are very ill with pneu
monia. The Circle will meet at the home of
Mrs. Dave Hardy . on January 3rd.
Election of officers will take place.
aii memners are urgea to be present
to talk of plans for the ensuing year. C
Tne community Club will hold Its
monthly meeting at the school house
on the evening of January 4th. At
the beginning of the new year officers
will also be elected in thi3 organiza
tion. The Community Club was or
ganized about a year ago and has
members from Cowell, Boardman and
Meldrum as well as the Lodge and
have benefitted this vicinity in many
ways, through their efforts we have
better phone service, electric lights,
etc. If you are interested in the wel
fare of the community, come out . and
help to boost this part of Clackamas
County during 1912. s
Mr. and Mrs.. Jessie Strain and fam
ily spent Christmas with their sisiter,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Pratt of Gladstone.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Jacobs and little
Miss Dorothy Jacobs, Shelby Shaver
and Mrs. M.; Shaver enjoyed the yule
tide at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Kelly in Montavilla. Mrs. Kelly form
erly was Miss Arline Shaver.
Mrs. JTalnes and Miss Doris of Port
land and Mr. and Mrs. Davis of Cath
lamet, Washlneton, have been visitors
at the McFarlane home this week.
The bovs who took part in the Christ
mas exercises are to have a taffv pull
at the H. C. Painton home on Thnrs
Hoir one asking a girl friend to
the affair. 1
Mrs. A. C. Mc FarSane snent Frldav
"t the home of. Mrs. Stalich in Port-
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