'J MORNING ENTERPRISER TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1912. Spring Will Ladies look over your spring weari ing apparel and see what you need for spring, also look your household necessities over. Then make out your list and drop in and see what we will save as we are closing out our dry goods and ladies read-to-wear departments and you will find some wonderful bar gains here. J. LEVITT Taking a Liberty. 4W m "Oh, pardon me, Mr. Hedgehog, 1 merely wanted to borrow a pin for the lady." Harper's Weekly. LOCAL BRIEFS Mr. and Mrs. William Robinson and little daughter, who have resided on their West Side farm for several years left Saturday evening for Portland, where they will make their future home. Mr. Robinson is an experien ced hotel man, former owner of the Electric Hotel in this city about six years ago, and has purchased the Hotel Clifford on Sixth and East Mor rison streets, Portland, and will take possession immediately. Mr. Robinson has leased his farm to Mr. Gillispie, who recently arrived from California, and is one of the most attractive farms in the county, being beautifully located. How strong are jou going in the support of your candidate in the En terprise automobile contest? Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Thomas and son, of Portland, and Mrs.Stevens, of Troy Ohio, were in this city Sunday visit ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Cartlidge, of Eleventh and Madison streets. Mrs. Stevens is the mother of Mrs. Thomas, and is visiting in the West. The Thomas family formerly resided in Oregon City. Rev. Grimm, formerly pastor of the M. E. church of this city, but recent ly of Rapid City, South Dakota, is in Oregon City, and is visiting his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ross. Rev. Grimm's health has been very poor for some time, and he has given up his work with his church for at least two years owing to his health. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Templeton and family who left this city several years ago for the east, have decided to re turn to Oregon City, and Will again take up their residence in their home 513 Fifth street, whch is now occupied by M. D. Phillips and family. The Templeton family will arrive here about May 1. Mr. and Mrs. James Willock, who have been for the past three week3 at Carson Hot Springs, Wash., for the benefit of the latter's health, have re turned to their home at Gladstone. Mrs. Willock is improving from her serious attack of inflammatory rheu matism. - Mrs. Leslie Frank, of Powell River, B. C, who has been in this city visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clark Fuge, has returned to her home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank recently moved to Powell River, where the former is employed in the paper mills. Oden Roberts, who formerly resid ed in Oregon City, and who is now a student of the University of Oregon, was in this city Saturday visiting friends. He also visited his mother, Mrs. Sam Stowe, of Portland, before returning to Eugene. Judge G. B. Dimick was in Portland on legal business Monday, he repres enting J. W. Goodwin against the State. The case was won by Judge Dimick. Goodwin was accused of ob taining goods under false pretenses by issuing a false chattel mortgage. Mrs. Frank White, of Portland, was in this city Monday visiting relatives having been summoned here by the death of her nephew, Guy Boylan, o? Cathlamet Mrs. Gertrude Strange, of Chehalis, Wash., a teacher of domestic science in the high school at that place, left Sunday for her home, after visiting with Mrs Duane Ely, of this city. Miss Margaret Boyd, a professional nurse, of Portland, arrived in Oregon City Monday evening, and will spend a week in this city with her sister, Mrs. T. P. Randall. Miss Birddie Moore, of Poortland, a former resident of Oregon City, who has been the guest of Mrs. M. P. Chapman, has returned to her home. Joe Boylan, of Skamokawa, Wash., Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCarver, of Portland and their daughter, Miss Le ila, were guests of relatives in this city Saturday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Harms of Platts ville, Wisconsin, were among the Ore gon City, visitors Sunday. Robert Owens, of Lebanon, was in this city Saturday and Sunday and was registered at the Electric Hotel. A. W. France, a former resident of Oregon City, was in this city on busi ness Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Fisher, and daugther, of Cams, were in this city Saturday. " William Stewart, of Carus, accomp anied by his family, were in this city Sunday. F. B. Schoenborn,, of this city, ac companied by Henry Schoenborn, of Eldorado, went to Gresham Sunday on business. Be sate and come to the fine chicken dinner given by the Ladies Aid society tomor row from i t :30 to 2 at the M. E. Church. . Soon Be Here - D. C. Robbins, of the Oregon Com mission Company has gone to Amity to visit his parents and transact busi ness. He will return to the city Wed nesday. Nobel, 714 Main street, has just re ceived another shipment of that 60 cent port. The best place in Oregon City for all kinds of wines. Justin Lageson has gone to San Francisco, Cal., where he will be gone for several weeks on business. Mrs. William Johnson, formerly Miss Agnes Justin, of this city, but Matt Justin. Come to Mrs. Darling's room -, Will amete Hotel and get a face massage and shapoo. Robert Brown, of Clairmont, was in this city Sunday and while here vis ited friends. Free face massage and shampoo one week. Room 11, Willamette Ho tel. W. J. Durham of Oklahoma City, Okla., was in this city on business Monday. Dr. J. A. van Brakle, licensed oste opathic physician, 806 Washington Street. J. C. Elliott, one of the prominent residents of Springwater, was in this city on business Monday. Mrs. Ray Wilcox, of Estacada, is in this city and is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Bert Baxter. Born March 14, to the wife of J. Edgar Davis, of Clackamas, a daught er. Cyril H. Mortimer, an insurance man of Portland, was in this city Mon day. Earl Wink, of New Era, was in Ore gon City Sunday. - Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Daniel, of But ler, Mo., were in this city Sunday. L. G. Wheeler, of Seattle, was in this city Sunday. Berthel Buckle, of St. Johns, was in this city on business Monday. Mrs. S. S. Mohler is spending a few days with friends in Portland. Born, Friday, March 15, to the wife a daughter. . - Born, March 17, to the wife of W. H. Hobble, of Bolton, a daughter. Born, March 17, to the wife of H. Bowerman, of Clackamas, a daughter. Born, March 14, to the wife of Clar ence M. Fairbrother, a' son. the Oregon City Hospital. I HILL SLAVS GOAT AVALON, Cal., March 18. Louie W. Hill, president of the Great North ern Railway, killed a wild goat which had a span of horns measuring thirty-one inches across, yesterday. Mrs. Hill left on horseback for a ride to the west . side of the island. Im mediately after the news was received here, Louis Hill, Jr., the oldest son of the railroad magnet, commenced his plans to best his father's reported record. It had been arranged to takt the little fellow horseback to Middle ranch Tuesday. Several times while practicing with the rifle the boy has proved himself an excellent marks man. The boy believes that he will be successful in getting a great head. Monocles In the English Army. About a century ago a British army order was issued forbidding officers to wear eyeglasses or spectacles. But a shortsighted officer belonging to a crack cavalry regiment had no mind to. resign his commission or stumble blindly, and he invented the single eyeglass. When called to account by the authorities he claimed that the monocle, being of the singular num ber, did not contravene the order agaiust spectacles and glasses in the plural. Red tape accepted this literal rendering of the law, and, becoming popular in the British army, the mono cle was in a short time adopted by civilian beaus. London Globe. . Tho Original Fruit Canners. We are indebted to Pompeii for the great Industry of canned fruit. Years ago,-when the excavations were just beginning, a party of Cinclnnatians found in what had been the pantry of a house many jars of preserved figs. One was opened, and they were found to be fresh and good. Investigation showed that the figs had been put into jars in a heated state, an aperture left for the steam to escape and then seal ed with wax. The hint was taken, and the next year fruit canning was in troduced into the United States, the process being identical with that in vogue at Pompeii twenty centuries ago. Exchange. sarcastic. B'uggins See here, porter, this mir ror is so dusty I can't see myself in It Hotel Porter (who has not been tipped by Buggins) Strikes me you ought to be mighty thankful, 'stid o' ma kin' a fuss about It London Tit-Bits. COLUMBIA STABLES LIVERY, FEED, BOARDING AND SALES STABLES Horses bought and sold at all times on commission. Best accommodations for transients in the city. 302 Front St. Corner Columbia PORTLAND, OREGON. Phone A 1513 . - Main 3030 CATTLE MARKET HAS DOWNWARD TENDENCY The Portland Union Stock Yards Company report as follows: . Receipts for the week have been 1846 cattle; 23 calves; 2122 nogs; 3251 sheep and 44 horses. The cattle market at the week's close shows a weakness and lower prices as compaed with the week previous. Cows and butcher stuff sold out of proportion as compared with the price of steers, occasioned by the strong demand by the butcher classes. Packers are heavily loaded with steers and the shipment of dress ed beef by middle states interests to this markt has made it difficult for Northwest killers to unload their sup plies. There is an unfair tendency on the part of inexperienced market reporters to take top loads at river markets and -make comparisons that reflect on the point. The average droves purchased by the packers at Missouri river and Chicago point3 cost fully one cent less than purchases made at North Portland. The hog market was steady to strong throughout the week. The same facts applying to the cattle pur chased apply to hogs. For the first time in two years a few tops at Chi cago have sold at prices slightly in advance of the Portland market, but the average of the entire purchases of Chicago packers were made at prices fully l less than apply on this market. The sheep market was steady to strong throughout the week. There was an active, snappy demand for all offerings, with an upward tend ency all prices. The arrivals for the Live Stock Show, while this being written, in sures its success. The following sales are representa tive : 48 Steers - 1303 , $6.65 247 Steers 1256 6.40 88 Steers 1196 6.10 124 Steers 1010 5.65 30 Cows 1115 5.65 86 Cows 1010 5.50 -73 Cows 998 5.15 21 Cows 984 5.50 7 Calves - 225 8.50 - 1 Calf 350 8.00 1 Stag 1340 6.00 17 Bulls 1420 4.35 416 Hogs 182 6.85 429 Hogs 165 6.80 238 Hogs 195 6.75 13 Hogs 340 6.25 2 Spring Lambs 67 8.00 256 Lambs 76 6.00 1045 Wethers 107 5.35 1053 Ewes 109 4.60 Prevailing Oregon City prices are as follows: DRIED FRUITS (Buying) Prunes on basis of 6 1-4 pound? for 45-50's. Fruits, Vegetables. HIDES (Buying) Green hides,. 7c to 9c; salters, 5to 6c; dry hides, 12c to 14c; sheep pelts, 25c to 75c each. Hay, Grain, Feed.. HAY (Buying) Timothy, $12 to $15; clover, $8 to $9; oat hay, best, $9 to $10; mixed, $9to $12;, alfalfa, $15 to $16.50. OATS (Buying) Gray ?3l; wneat $30;' oil meal, selling $35; Shady Brook dairy feed, selling $1.25 100 pounds. FEED (Sellng) Shorts, $25; bran. $24; rolling barley, $39; process bar ley, $40. FLOUR $4.50 to $5.25. Butter, Poultry, Eggs. POULTRY (Buyng) Hens 11c to 14c; spring, 10c to 11c, and roosters 8c. Butter (BuyUlg Ordinary coun try butter, 25c to 30c; fancy dairy, 40c. EGGS Oregon ranch eggs, 18c. SACK VEGETABLES Carrots. $1.25 to $1.50 per sack; parsnips, $1.25 to $1.50; turnips, $1.25 to $1.50; beets, $1.50. POTATOES Best buying $1.25 to $1.35 per hundred.. ONIONS Oregon, $1.25 to $1.50 per hundred;. Australian, $2 per hundred. Lvestock, Meats. BEEF (Live weight) Steers, 5c and 5 1-2; cows, 4 l-2c; bulls, 3 l-2c VEALi Calves bring from 8c to 13c, according to grade. MUTTON Sheep; 3c and 3 l-2c; Iambs, 4c ami 5c. IN FASHION'S MART. Veil Have Renewed Their Popularity Which Seemed Lost. The greater favor shown abroad fo? veils has largely increased their popu larity here, though a few months ag it seemed that the use of veils was oi the wane. Chantilly lace in both black ane white is used to form scant ruffles oi BKIBT WITH TUNIO. silk evening gowns. Black over whlU moussellne, the whole Jailing ovei white satin. Is quite popular. . Afternoon and evening toilets will bi completed with glace or fine sued gloves in shades of pearl gray and mastic aa well as white. N For ball costume, following the de cree that hose and shoes match th dress, there are glace full length glovei In the softest shades of blue, blush ros and violet - The skirt with a tunic efftct Is good style this season. This model is among the very latest to appear. - JUDIO CHOLLET. " Laying the Cornerstone ofthe Maine Monument In New York MM K' " Photo by American Press Association. "it.. N the fourteenth anniversary of the destruction of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor (Feb. 15) the cornerstone of the Maine monument - was laid in Columbus circle, New York city. It will stand at one of the entrances to Central park, forming a gateway forty-four feet high. which will be topped by a bronze group (representing Columbia Triumphant) cast from the guns recovered from the battleship. The group, of which Attilio Piffeirilli is the sculptor, will be thirteen feet high, so that the total height of the monument will be fifty-seven feet The architect is H. Van Buren Magonigle. Our photograph shows Rear Admiral E. H. C. Leutze. commandant of the New York navy yard (at the extreme left), with the trowel which he used for the ceremony. A short, address was delivered by General Daniel E. Sickles. In the metal box which was sealed up in the cornerstone were copies of Captain Charles D. Sigsbee's personal narrative of the disas ter and of official reports made to the authorities at Washington. The monu ment, which, it is expected, will be completed in August, will cost about ?17o, 000. This sum was contributed by more than a million men. women and diil dren, who desired to commemorate the 2(itj men who lost their lives by the explosion and those who felWin the war with Si':ihi o The Last I o nhabitant : A Sailor's Yarn By CLARISSA MACKIE Oo4oooooooooo "Yes, siree," ejaculated AUanias Sline as he hitched his chair a little nearer the redhot stove in Jabez Honey's store, "1 coulcT tell you the strangest story you ever listened to in all your life if I didn't have to go to supper now. That's the trouble with hotels and boarding houses. If you ain't around at meal times you don't get enough to eat It's poor enough as 'tis without being scrimped on it" Jabez Honey looked both anxious and apprehensive. He wanted to hear the story that Ananias would tell so convincingly that one could almost be lieve it, even Ananias himself. Then, again, the price of the story would be a supper served to Ananias from the shelves of the grocery store. If Jabez did not fall to the bait of the hinted story, why, Ananias would simply car ry his tale across the street to Drake's, where the clerks would be glad enough to hand out anything Ananias asked for rather than to miss one of his sto ries. It was a stormy winter evening. It had -been snowing for an hour, and now, at supper time, the flakes were hurling themselves against the store windows with little hissing spats that boded a long storm. It was lonely in Jabez Honey's store. The loungers were more likely to frequent Drake's larger store. "As I was saying, If I had time I could tell you the queerest story you . CD "I EUH PAST, JABE2.'! ever heard,"' repeated Anauias, rising to his feet and buttoning his overcoat "Ho, hum!" he yawned. "Guess I'll stop in Drake's a minute. Good night, Jabez." - ' . "What's the use of going?" asked Ja bez weakly. "Can't you pick up a supper here? I'll treat so long as you're going to entertain me with a story." .. r ' "I don't mind if 1 do," said Ananias with alacrity, and he whipped out of his overcoat, tossed it on a convenient vl f- - 3i r - I M 1 ': i i III! ! ( It barrel and rubbed his hands expectant ly. . . Jabez got tip and moved toward the cheese case. "What'll you have?" he asked. "Crackers and cheese and a glass of sweet cider?" "num."' grumbled Ananias, frown ing. "I've kinder cut out cheese and crackers, Jabez. They seem to give me indigestion. "Well," began Ananias between huge bites of a corned beef sandwich, ' "it was when I was sailing past the Wea ry islands down in the south Pacific that this adventure happened to me. We was bound home from Calcutta, and the ship was the old Indus, Cap tain Barnabas Fish commanding, but if you expect Captain Fish to sub stantiate this story you'll be disappoint ed, because he was always a jealous man and calculated to discount any thing I might tell. Some captains are that jealous of their first mates. . "As I was saying, we sailed past the Weary islands and was leaving 'em far astern when Captain Fish took a notion that the water we'd taken on at Calcutta was bad tasting, and so we put back to the Wearys for a sup ply of fresh w-ater. You can't beat them tropical islands for cold, spark ling springs of pure water. "The outermost one of the Weary islands 4s a tiny little one that is sep arated from the others by forty miles or so. We was nearest that island, which wasn't much more than a coral reef covered with sand and with trees growing on it and, springs of water from somewhere down below. Captain Fish said tt was an old island and had been much bigger, only an earth quake had swallowed most of it into the water, and what was left of it wasn't enough to support human ex istence, all of which I didn't believe a mite of. " "Ananias," says the captain to me, "you go ashore and get the water,' and he gave me a couple of men and some kegs to fill the big butts which he had emptied as soon as he entered the little harbor. "As soon as we got ashore I set out to look for a spring, and 1 found it not far from the white beach. I set tbi men to filling the butts while I looked around for more springs and also to see if there was any fruit on the la land. I'm kinder partial to cocoa nuts. "While I was looking I pushed fur ther into the, jungly growth until 1 finally came ont on the other side of the island, an'd there above me was a tail cocoanut palm. On it I could see just one cocoanut Dark brown it was and peeping down -at me through the palm branches kind of saucy and tempting. . " 'Oh. ho. Mr. Cocoanut," I says. '1 guess I'll get your . "So I picked up a big stone from the beach and hove it at the brown co coanut Well, sir, 1 hit itl And it come down, and behind it was a big hairy body and two arms and two legs, and the whole combination came at me in great lcg leaps. - "I run fast. Jabez Honey, but that there monkey man could run faster, sir. and it wasn't long before he caught up with me, and Instead of jumping on me and tearing out my eyes and hair by handfuls, as I've heard tell they did. he doubled up a great hairy fist and struck me between the eyes.j 1 didn't see him for awhile after that because, my head ached and I was ly ing down on the sand. and it was very dark. ' T - "When I opened my eyes this mon key man sat beside me, watching me with a sly grin on his homely face. "'Well, matey, I guess you'll look twice before you heave another stone at me," he muttered in English. ' "'1 thonpht it was a cocoanut,' I ex- NOT EXPENSIVE Treatment at Hot Lake, including medical attention, board and baths, costs no more than you would pay to live at any first class hoteL Rooms can be had from 75 cents to $2.50 per day. Meats in the cafeteria are served from 20 cents up and In the grill at tme usual grill prices. Baths range from 50 cents to $1.00. Wc Do Cutz Rheumatism It - V rjt.si, f - .a HOT LAKE SANATORIUM - HOT LAKE, OREGON. WALTER M. PIERCE. Pres.-Mgr. D. C. LATOURBTTB Prarfdcat THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of OREGON CITY , OREGON CAPITAL, $60,000.00. Transacts rai Banking Busint plained. " "That's a poor excuse for attacking an innocent man.' he said, with an ugly look coming into his little eyes. " 'A man?' I asked. "'Why not? he growled, doubling his fist again. " 'Excuse me, mister, but I guess you'll have to tell me about it," I said as humble as 1 could muster, for I could see he was easily riled, and I wanted to hear the story. " 'Got any 'baccy, mate?" he asked coolly. - " Yes, and a pipe,' I says, and save him all I had. As soon as he was smoking a more peaceful look came into his face, and he seemed almost civilized. . " 'I'm the last inhabitant' he said at last. " 'Last one of where?' I asked. " 'This here island. I was born and raised here, and twenty years ago an earthquake came, and most of the is land was dumped into the sea, and I was the only human being saved. I've lived here all alone ever since, and I expect to die right here.' He put his head down on his knees and wept real tears. " 'My y friend.' says I, for I " was moved by his emotion, 'why spend the rest of your days in this forelorn is land in the sea? Why can't you leave it and go into the world?' " 'My yacht is out of commission," he says, very sarcastic like. " 'There's other vessels.' I hinted. " 'But they don't put in' here." he said. " 'What's the matter with the one that's in here now?' I asked, and at that he jumped up and gave me a queer look. "'In here? Oh. Lord!" he yelled, and began to leap toward that cocoa nut palm. He was up it like a streak, and once more 1 saw his brown face looking like a ripe cocoanut as he peered out But -the Indus was lying behind him, and he didn't see her at first "When he did he gave vent to one whoop and came down the tree and made for the Indus, where the men were going back and forth carrying water on board without so much as looking to see what had become of me. I expect any one of 'em would have been glad if I'd never gone back, for some one would have liked my berth. "Well, sir. that man-monkey went down to the boat and persuaded the sailors to take him out to the Indus, and Jabez, would you believe It when I tell you that Captain Barnabas Fish took that heathen savage, monkey man on board the Indus and put him in the crew and made a man of him? Now, if it hadn't been for my adven turous spirit that heathen monkey man would never have been civilized. What do you think of that, eh?" Ananias Sline brushed the crumbs of the last doughnut from his coat and reached for his overcoat Jabez Honey had listened to the story with growing skepticism showing in his face. He had witnessed the disap pearance of 50 cents' worth of food, and he appeared dissatisfied with the returns. "What do I think of it?" he asked unpleasantly. "Maybe I'd have en joyed It better, Ananias, if Captain Fish hadn't told that same story here last night, setting in that very chair, only the story was different in some ways." "How was It different?" Ananias was evidently taken aback, for his face reddened even to the lid's of his bulging light blue eyes. "Captain Fish he said hff stopped for water at the Weary Islands and that he sent his first mate (he didn't mention no names) ashore with some men after fresh water. The mate was missed after awhile, and they found him, Ananias they found him drinking mm with a shipwrecked Portuguese sailor he'd found on the island, and Captain Fish took the for eigner aboard the Indus and let him work his passage home." Jabez Honey - smiled quizzically at the abashed story teller. . "That was a good story, Ananias," he said as he removed the debris of Mr. Sline's feast "most aa good as Captain Fish's story." ; But Ananias had vanished into the snowstorm, and if he heard the lest remark he made no answer. LITTLE PUSHES. The world's progress is caused not only by the mighty pushes oh its heroes, but also by the aggre gate of the tiny pushes of each hon est worker, and every man- who refuses to push because his effort would be so small is making a fool ish mistake. . Hot Lake Mineral Baths and mud given under scien tific direction have cured thousands. Write for Illus trated booklet descriptive of Hot Lake Sanatorium and the methods employed. Hot Lake Sanatorium is acces sible as it is located direct ly on the main line of the O.-W. R. & N. railway, and special excursion rates are to be had at all times. Ask agents. V J. MBfTBR. Caefeiet Open from 9 A. M. to 8 t SEEDS LAND PLASTER HAY GRAIN FEED POULTRY FOOD FLOUR HOUSE PLASTER LIME BRICK COAL CEMENT HAMS BACON Oregon Commission Co ELEVENTH AND MAIN STS. Oregon City, Ore. CORRESPONDENCE CARUS. There was a surprise party given on Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Jones Wednes day evening. The evening was spent by playing cards and games. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Otto Stryk er, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Spangler, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jones, Misses Freda and Emma Berthold, Elsie Schoenborn, Midget Jones, Messrs. Wm. Jones, Sidney Smith, JIarry Sher wood, Ed. Moshberger, Harry Schoen born, Merle Jones, Jack and Ellis Greaves, Arno and Bruno Berthold. A luncheon was served and all re turned home at a late hour. They re ported a good time. Miss Maybelle Greaves is visiting with her mother. While coming home from the ball game Sunday Otis Smith was severely hurt by a horse running against him. He w-as taken in a buggy to his home at Mulino. A crowd of young folks spent Sun day evening at the Greaves home.- J. A. Davis, of Mulino, bought some seed wheat of Harry Schoenborn Mon day. " Harry Sherwood spent Saturday and Sunday with friends at Beaver Creek. While there he attended the card par ty at Will Thomas.' Miss Hazel Moshberger and Crystal Greaves went to Mulino Sunday. Bob Schuebel was in this neighbor hood Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jones, who have been having a severe cold, are some better. Miss Kate Cooper, of Oregon City, is visiting with Mrs. Al. Jones. Mike Peringer and Dudley Helvey have the mumps. Mrs. Dan Frazer, of Portland, is staying with her mother, Mrs. A. L. Jones. The Oregon City High School base ball team came out Sunday to play ball with the Carus team, the score being 27 to 0 in favor of the home team. Pretty good, boys. We'll try to do better next time. BARLOW. W. B. Tull has purchased Mr. Hyde's place. Miss Bessie Sheppard, of Portland, is visiting relatives in Barlow. At last report Jas. Ericksonwho is in the hospital in Portland, was slowly improving. S. Erickson is quite sick. Mr. Tallman, of Salem, who pur---chased Mrs. Towne's place, is cultivat ing the soil and getting ready for the Spring crop. Willis Young, of Portland, is visit ing his uncle, Judge Jesse. W. B. and C. G. Tull celebrated their birthdays Sunday evening with a few invited guests for dinner at the home of C. G. Tull. Misses Lillian Anderson; and Hattie Irwin visited at Mr. Lindahl's in Wood burn Saturday evening, remaining over Sunday. A nephew and his wife, of Wiscon sin, are visiting Mrs. Andrus and Mr. Melvin. Mr. Melvin was elected a delegate at the County Grange Convention in Oregon City last Tuesday to the State Grange Convention, which convenes at Roseburg in May. - Mr. Johnson has moved his family into the old hotel and Mr. Churchill has rented Mr. Johnson's house for a year. ' Mr. Benson, who owns the George Newton place, is here looking after his property interests. Mrs. IT. S. Armstrong went to Port land Tuesday morning to see her son, Fred, who has had an operation in the hospital. Freddy Rodby is in the hospital for an operation, but is getting along nice ly. C. G. Tull has gone to McMlnnville to work his hop yard. Mrs.. Van Winkle has taken posses sion of his new home. Jas. Erickson will be operated upon at the hospital today Wednesday. S. B. Berg and daughter, Miss Copaj went to Portland Tuesday.