MORNING ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1912.
7
His Matrimonial
Spurs
How After a Defeat by a Man
He Won Them From
a Woman
By F.A. MITCHEL
. The shores of Lake Leman. common
ly called elsewhere Lake Geneva, are
hick with historical Incidents. The
city of Geneva was the home of Cal
vin. Rousseau, Voltaire. Mme. de Stael
and other celebrities. At Chi! Ion in
the castle where Bonivard was so long
a prisoner, as related in Byron's poem
At Vevey. on a hillside some distance
back and above the town and partly
bidden by the trees surrounding it. is
the old castle of Blonay. There is-a
story a true story with which this
castle Is connected dating away back
to the twelfth century. Those were
the days of feudalism, and the Blonays.
who built and owned the castle were
feudal followers of the counts of Sa
voy. They seem to have been in fa
vor with their sovereigns, for they fill
ed various offices of trust under them.
The Blonays came .across the lake from
Challais and built the castle in 1175.
One day a number of knights of
Turin, the capital of Savoy, were
wrangling over the question whether
marriage made a man more efficient an
a soldier or less so. The married
knights claimed that a wedded soldier
.would not only be sensitive to his repu
tation for bravery on his own account,
but also on account of bis wife and chil
dren. The unmarried knights declared
that they were more efficient because
they had only themselves to live for.
whereas having a lovely wife and lit
tle ones the dread of separation from
them by death would sap their courage.
The dispute between the knights of
A lit til whaw uui, auu. amic iur iuco
tion could bn settled only by being put
to the test, challenges begau to fly be
tween the benedicts and the bachelors,
and it looked as if many families would
be made fatherless and many young
men well fitted to become progenitors
would bite the dust
Perhaps It was that the reigning
Count of Savoy, feariug to lose so
! "ABISE, 61 K KNIGHT, " SHE SAID.
many of his best officers to no purpose,
interfered. Perhaps some women whc
feared to be made widows or young
girls who dreaded to lose their lovers
objected. At any rate, the married and
tingle knights met in conclave and de
cided to settle the mutter by champion
ship. A few on each side were ap
pointed to arrange the terms and select
the champion. Those agreed upon
were these: A married man was to
meet a single man in contest. If the
married knight were defeated be should
go to Mademoiselle of Savoy and all
other marriageable women of her
house, as well as another lady to be
named by the victor, and on his bend
ed knees cry mercy. The bachelor
knight, if defeated, should humiliate
himself to all the married ladies of the
ducal bouse and especially the wife of
his conqueror.
A gay scene marked the trial of this
Important question. Today contests
between married and single men are
unprofessional and usually burlesque.
Not so this tournament. AH knights
were fighters, and he who was consid
ered the best married knight was pit
ted against the best single knight SI
mon de Blonay was to represent the
married side, while Corsant de Bresse
defended the cause of the bachelors.
There were ladies present headed by
Mademoiselle de Savoy, the ancestress
of one of the most beloved women of
royal blood of the present day, the
dowager Queen Margaret of Italy and
others of the ducal house and -the
nobility. But whether they were unan
imous or divided in their sympathies
between the two sides has not been
banded down through the centuries.
Naturally the good wishes of the maid
ens would be with the bachelor, but
as all women are in favor of marriage,
or were at that time, they should all
have prayed for the success of the
married knight for would not his
victory prove that a married man is a
better one than a single man and the
Jesuit be conducive to matrimony?
Be this as it may, when all were
seated Id the inclosure where the fight
was to take place, amid a waving of
fans and bonnets and flourish of
trumpets, the two champions, armored
. and armed, rode out to. the field. De
Blonay heavier, fllfed out In waist and
Jho Prctical -Girl.
He You are the prettiest girl I ever
saw. She That sounds all right but
L don't know bow much the compll
ent la worth until you tell me bow
many pretty girls you have seen.
Somerville Journal.
THE SMALL LIFE.
The daisy is as perfect at the
flower that blossoms only once in a
decade. The small life 'need not
be less beautiful than the great
Rev. W. J. Dawson.
Chest and" De Bresse tall and slen
der, no superfluous fat mingled with
his hard muscles. At the signal the
two. poising their lances, made a dash
at each other.
At this first onset neither was un
horsed, neither wounded. Again and
again their lances came together, and
at last In one of these encounters De
Bresse's "Tance was shivered, and be
was left defenseless. The married
knight had won. -
Corsant de Bresse rode up before
the queen, dismounted, knelt and
with banging head cried for mercy.
Be repeated the ceremony to the other
ladies to whom the terms of the tour
ney compelled him to subject himself
and then rode away "to Vevay to bend
the knee to the wife of his conqueror.
Now, in those days there were no
telephones or telegraphs in that land.
Indeed, there were no regular mails.
One afternoon Mme. de Blonay. who
was Ignorant of the tournament, was
sitting on her castle terrace with her
baby on her lap,, looking out on the
placid waters of Lake Leman. A mail
ed horseman ascended the bill and.
dismounting below where the lady sat.
came up on to the terrace and. bending'
the knee, said:
"Mme. de Blonay, I cry you mercy."
"You cry me mercy!" exclaimed the
astonished woman. "You, an armed
knight, cry mercy of me, not only with
out weapons, but incumbered with my
baby." -
Yes, madam. I am Corsant de
Bresse. I have met your husband in
battle, be the champion of the married
knights of Turin. 1 representing the
single knights. 1 have been conquered
by him, and by the terms of the tour
nament I have come to cry mercy from
his wife."
As soon as Mme. de Blonay under
stood the situation, recognizing the
fact that her husband had won a vic
tory for marriage, she conceived the
Idea of winning a second victory, not
with lance or battleax. but with wo
man's own weapons.
Arise. Sir Knight" she said. "1
grant you mercy on one condition."
"Name it. good lady.
"That you be my guest at a feast
which I shall give In your honor with
the nobles living around about"
'Thanks, madanie. that you accom
pany your mercy with a boon instead
of a penance. 1 will be your guest
most willingly."
Immediately Mme. de Blonay dis
patched messengers to those to be In
vited to the feast including her young
and beautiful cousin. Yolande de Vil-
lette. When all were assembled Mme.
de Blonay placed Yolande beside ber.
seating Corsant de Bresse where he
could feast his eyes on her beauty.
Therp was a clinking -of glasses and
many a word of good natured derision
fired at the bachelor cause in the re
cent contest.
"Alas!" he said. "Would that I had
a wife to defend me against this rail
lery!" He accompanied the words with a
look of appeal at Yolande. who blush
ed and lowered her eyes.
Cries of "Deserter!" "Renegade!"
and the like were hurled "at him from
the bachelors present while "Come
over!" "Welcome to our ranks!""and
similar badinage came from the mar
ried persons.
After the guests were gone De
Bresse declared to Mme. de Blonay
that he had had enough of the unmar
ried side and. since be had become
smitten with her niece, begged that
she would Intercede for him with Yo
lande. "How, now. Sir Knight" said the
lady. "Having been beaten at feats
of arms by a married man. do. you
now . beg the assistance of a married
woman?"
"By my spurs, madame! 1 am more
afraid of the girl thaD of either you
or your husband."
"Well, then, you must either win
your matrimonial spurs as yon have
already won those of knighthood or
remain a craven."
With that she opened a door and
ushered 'him Into a room with Yo
lande. What took place there has not
been handed down, except that after
awhile De Bresse came out, strutting
like a peacock, and Informed his host
ess that he had won this fight far
more easily than ber husband had
vanquished him In the tourney.
After a brief courtship the young
fiance rode back to Turin. He bore a
scrap of paper from Mme. Blonay to
her husband, on which she had writ
ten: "You have conquered with man's.
I have gained a victory for the same
cause with woman's weapons. You
fenced with an insensible lance, I with
a beautiful girl."
Corsant de Bresse. returning an af
fianced husband, excited a great deal
of merriment in. Turin. The married
knights welcomed him among their
number, and the single knights talked
of another tournament in which the
renegade should defend his newly
chosen side against one of their num
ber, who should punish him for his de
sertion. But the Count of Savoy for
bade any further fighting, and, there
being demoralization among the bach
elors both on account of their defeat
and De Bresse's joining the enemy's
ranks, many more deserted, and many
maidens gained noble husbands.
And you who visit northern Italy
take a little steamer plying around the
lake and among other sights viewed
from the boat look at Castle 'Blonay.
Yon can fancy a good woman sitting
on the terrace 700 years ago with a
baby on her lap and a plumed knight
riding up the slope to cry her mercy.
And, remembering how he rode again
down that same slope an engaged man,
having turned his back inglortously on
the side for which he had so recently
fought you will say to yourself, "Ver
ily, a woman's wit is mightier than the
word."
A Deduction.
Bugby Who was .that lady who sat
beside you at the theater the other
evening? , Smith Why, that was my
wife. .Bugby Oh, I don't mean the
one who sat on your right I mean the
one you talked with. "
England' Forests.
The forests for which England wae
at one time famous have vanished or
exist only in the attenuated form of
carefully preserved woods and parks,
from which they can obtain but a frac
tion of the supplies they need.
The Sunflower Man
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1912, by Associated Lit
erary Press.
One day ten years ago in the month
of April a stranger who gave his name
as William Hobson appeared in the vil
lage of Grafton in a certain middle
state and engaged quarters at the inn
for several months In advance.. This
was something never beard of before
and created quite a sensation. Then
the report went around that Mr.'Hok
son intended to build and operate a
large woolen mill there, and that was
sensation No. 2. Then a county consta
ble had his suspicion aroused that the
stranger was a fugitive from justice,
and that was sensation No. 3. The
fourth was not far away.
Mr. Hobson was a man of middle
age. He was quiet and kept to him
self. With all the pumping they could
do the villagers could find out very lit
tle about him. The most that could be
extracted from him was that he had
made an important medical discovery
and would furnish particulars later on.
On the 1st of May. after looking
around a bit, Mr. Hobson leased ten
acres of land of a farmer near the
town, and the fourth sensation came
when it was known he intended to
raise sunflowers. No human being in
that county had ever heard of any one
growing more than a hundred head,
and here were to be thousands and
thousands of them! What could be
done with them? How did they fit
Into a medical discovery?
Men and teams were hired, the
ground prepared, and sunflower seeds
were brought in and planted. The en
terprise was discussed in hundreds of
homes and given liberal space in the
county papers, but Mr. Hobson would
not Interview. His reply was "wait."
When the stalks were knee high that
field was good to see. It was a novelty
that drew.
Just about that time almost every
person in the county received a circu
lar through the mails. It was about
the new medical discovery, and the cat
was out of the bag at last. Sunflower
tea would speedily -
Cure indigestion.
Consumption in its first stages.
Cancers and tumors if. not too far
advanced.
Neuralgia and rheumatism.
Fevers rising from biliousness. '
Clear the system of malaria.
Strengthen the weak and make the
strong stronger.
For six weeks the sunflower crusade
went on. Mr. Hobson did not seem
greatly Interested. So far as could be
ascertained, he was not the man put
ting out the advertising, nor did he
ever say in so many words that sun
flower tea would cure a complaint of
any kind. It was not known till the
sunflowers began to turn their yellow
faces to the morning sun and hang
their heads in modesty what he pro
posed to do with the crop. Then indi
viduals began to come to speak for
seed. It was so much seed for 50
cents and no smaller orders taken.
Mr. Hobson bad 400 orders booked and
was still writing down names when a
merchant of the town went to a money
lender and said: '
"See here, Carter, there's a chance to
make $1,000 right under our noses, and
we are sitting around like bumps on a
log!"
"What is It?"
"This part of the state has gone cra
zy about sunflower tea. That man
Hobson is raking in the money as fast
as he can reach out his arm. It's a
quarter a head for sunflowers, but the
mob is paying the price and glad to
get 'em."
"But Hobson has got the only sun
flowers for a hundred miles around."
"AH the better for us If we buy him
out and corner the supply. Why not
raise the price to 50 cents a head?"
"But is the tea any good?" persisted
the cautious capitalist
"Hobson has got more than 100 un
solicited testimonials. Deacon Good
boy says it cured him of kidney trou
ble after be had suffered for fifteen
years. Let s buy Hobson out"
Only one thing on the face of this
earth made Mr. Hobson willing to
listen to an offer. He had trouble
with his heart, " and sunflower - tea
would not cure. It.
During the next three days 100 peo
ple came per day to buy and take sun
flower beads. Some had driven a dis
tance of twenty miles. The stalks
covering three acres had been sold
and carried away by this time, when
a New York wholesale druggist ap
peared on the scene that Is, he said
he was from the big city, and he cer
tainly smelled of drugs. He wanted
the balance of the crop at $2,000.
Then Mr. Hobson did a mean thing.
Had his heart been all sight be would
never have thought of doing such a
thing. He sold those seven acres of
sunflowers as they stood to the mer
chant and capitalist- for $2,500 and
was missing the next day. So was
the New York wholesale druggist In
three or four days the news got
around, and buyers became scarce.
What were seven acres of sunflow
ers good for to the buyers?
Well, they got about $100 out of the
enterprise and felt themselves lucky.
Mr. Hobson was reckoned to have
made almost $2,000, and that wasn't
bad for a summer's work. The get
ting stuck wasn't so bad as what fol
lowed. Every drinker of the sunflow
er tea denied that he had made a fool
of himself, and the He was passed
around and heads punched, and to
this day nothing will bring on a fight
so quick as the mention of the swin
dle. Barbers In Egypt.
Many barbers in Egypt are govern
ment servants. According to an edict
Issued by Ibrahim Pasha in 1848. vil
lage barbers were ordered to examine
all dead bodies and register the neces
sary particulars.
Degress of Love.
"That prima donna must love music
thoroughly."
"Oh. I don't know." replied the man
ager. "She doesn't seem to get a bit
of pleasure out of bearing anybody else
sing well." Washington Star.
How the Jewels
Were Carried
: Off
By EDNA C WHITNEY
. "There's a good deal of blundering
in your business, isn't there?" 1 said
to Leonard Kelp, a detective of high
standing. -
"Well. I reckon I've done my share
of it." he replied. J'The crooks study,
to beat us and we study to beat them.
It's to be expected that we'll get the
worst of it sometimes. It's like other
things one has to learn, a matter of ex
perience. When I began 1 got fooled
lots o' times. Tfie trouble with me was
that I was too smart"
"Tell me about one of your curious
cases." '
"One I had only a few years ago had
some points of Interest In it. We got
an anonymous letter stating that the
butler and lady's maid at a swell house
in a suburban town would run away
on a 'certain night carrying a lot of
plunder in jewels with them. We were
cautioned, however, against giving
away the information. All we were ex
pected to do was to be on band and
take 'em in when they started out
"Weil, I concluded to go by the let
ter I received. : It's best not to take a
matter of that "kind into your own
hands lest you spoil it all. We went
to the place an hour before the expect
ed exit and waited till an hour after
the time. 1 was getting pretty tired
and was about to give it np. thinking
the case was one of those bits of false
information detective agents get so
much of, when, I saw a figure moving
along the side of the house staggering
under something, I couldn't tell what.
Getting nearer, I saw him put a ladder
up to one of the back windows, then
throw a handful of gravel against the
panes. -"
"I waited and in a few minutes saw
something white waving in the win
dow. The sash had been put up, but
so carefully that I hadn't heard any
noise. The next thing I could distin
guish was something dark coming
down the ladder, but it was so dark I
couldn't see things continuously. I
heard a slight sound, which I judged to
be the ladder removed from under the
window, then saw or heard nothing
more till two figures passed within a
few yards of where I was standing be
hind a tree. I followed In their wake,
and when they got out in the road I
could see that they were a man and a
woman, the man carrying a suit case.
"They took the direction of the rail
way station, and when they reached
the street leading down to it they di
verged, and I knew just what they
were going to do. There was only one
train leading into the city at that hour
of the night, and they had timed their
exit to take it.
"They reached the station ten' min
utes before the schedule time for the
train, and I went np on to the plat
form as though intending to take the
train myself. I made up my mind as
soon as I looked at them that I had a
slick pair to deal with. They -were
made up first class. No one would
ever have taken the butler for any
thing, but a gentleman, and the maid
must have been prettier than her mis
tress. They were both in traveling rig.
and, though they probably had on their
master's and mistress' clothes, their
costumes fitted perfectly.
"I thought it best to take them in
before the train came along, so I walk
ed up to them and said to the man,
'I'll trouble you for that suit case.
There was a scene, of course, but I
had an assistant ready and called him.
I took the suit case from the hands of
the butler and demanded the key. He
gave it to me at once, and, opening the
case, there, sure enough, were the jew
els mixed In with women's lingerie.
" 'See here.' said the fellow, 'this is
a robbery at an unfrequented railway
station at midnight Now, I'll make
you an offer. We are eloping, and I've
got a hundred dollars in my pocket
I'll give you rather than be exposed..
Let us go with our property and the
money is yours.'
'I laughed at him. telling him that 1
had been informed of the 'elopement'
and was not to be fooled by his story.
The lady's maid was about to go into
hysterics when two girls and two fel
lows rushed out from a dark corner,
one of the girls shouting: 'It's all right,
Mr. Detective. - I put up a joke on
them. I wrote that letter, knowing
they were going to elope, but I didn't
know. Kit, you'd take it so hard."
"She put her arms around "the elop:
ISS. and rled to- .uiet her, which
was no easy job. Tfie groom looked
as though be would like to kill this
joking friend who had brought her
friends with ber to see the fun.
"As soon as I saw that it was a
genuine"" elopement, with a frolic of
youngsters added. I took the matter
in good part, pronounced it a capital
joke and interceded with the bride and
groom for the joker's forgiveness. She
was the bride's sister, and it was all
in the family. But there wasn't much
time to make np. for the train whis
tled and in a few moments pulled up
to the station. The elopers got aboard,
and the young scamps who had played
the joke fired a volley of rice and old
shoes at them as the tram pulled out
"That's the biggest sell on me I ever
had in this detective business."
"It was a pretty serious joke to play,
wasn't it?" .
"Serious! Did you ever hear of a
young madcap like that taking' any
thing seriously? That girl wouldn't
stop at anything. And it's all right
too. They get Into the serious busi
ness of life soon enough. They bavej
to crowd the fun into a mighty few
years." ' -
" Rsvsrse Pleasure.
"People who take holidays to aee
baseball games have rather a para
doxical time of it, haven't they?"
"Why so?"
" "Because they take outings to aee
innings." Baltimore American.
A Surprise In Store.
Sweet Innocence Papa says that you
can't afford to marry. Guileful Youth
Oh. how absurd! Why. it only costs
a few dollars: Sweet Inmwence Is
that so? How foolieh papa is! I'll
tell him - .. .
Milwaukee
MILWAUKIE.
Mr. and Mrs. Santamera have moved
into the McCann house. - Mr. Santa
mera is a Portland newspaper editor.
A baby girl arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Van Horn Sunday. That
is the reason the lineman is wearing
such a smile.
Many of the Grangers are planning
to go to Eagle Creek next Wednesday
to attend the quarterly meeting of
Pomona Grange.
Mr. and Mrs. McCann have moved
to Hillsboro, where Mr. McCann has
accepted the position of roadmaster
on the Hillsboro-Tillamook division of
the S. P. R. R, and will have his office
at Hillsboro. .
The Women's 'Work Club held an
all-day meeting Wednesday at the
Grange hall. The ladies have every
thing ready for the "shadow" social
Tuesday, April 9th.
John Holding, of Portland, and Miss
Mabel E. Miller, of Milwaukie, were
quietly married in Portland March
4th. The best wishes of friends are
extended to the happy couple.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Bleaker and fam
ily have moved into their new bunga
low at Rose Cliff.
The Thsbeterien Club, of Portland,
was entertained at a luncheon given
by Mrs. H. F. Short at the residence
of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Houser,
Thursday afternoon. . The following
Royal Dames were present: Mes
dames Joy, Reiner, Gladwin, Smith,
Lumsden, Day, Bell, Hudson, Murphy,
Nelson and Short.
Thursday evening about twenty resi
dents of Minthorn gave Mrs. Jessie
James a birthday surprise party. She
was presented with a very handsome
and useful present Games and music
were the evening's entertainment but
the big "eats" was the main feature,
as was reported by those present
A. J. Harmon has been on the sick
list the past few days, but is able to
be in the bakery again.
The Grange will give a dance in the
Grange hall April 20th.
Linden Circle, Women of Woodcraft
will give a dance in the city hall Sat
urday evening, April 13th.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Thomas and
children were Portland visitors Sun-
eiav
The lathers, working on the new ho
tel at Milwaukie, struck for higher
wages Monday. Only two worKea
Tiiesdav and five Wednesday.
L. L. Buckner, of Independence, for
merly of Milwaukie, spent a few days
her this weeK.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mendle are
the happy parents of a baby daughter,
hom Wednesday. Marcb Z7tn.
The Grange Work Club will give an
Easter dinner and shadow social lues
dav. Aoril 9th, in the Grange hall.
Remember the dance -Saturday even-
ins, eiven bv the Women of wooacrait.
W. v. Tubman, one of our prominent
citizens, is a candidate for the Repub
lican nomination for Representative.
Mr. Lehman is an advocate of State
ment No. 1 and the direct primary law.
Last Friday Mr. and Mrs. George
Hildebrand celebrated their first wed
ding anniversary. Those present were
Mesdames Hall, TJno, Pieper, Murry,
Will Murry, Chaney, and Glenn, of
Sellwood; Mrs. J. Bennett of Oak
Grove; Mesdames Austed, Keller and
McKorkle. Refreshments were served
and those attending report a good
time.
Judge Kelso received a letter from
the Sanitorium at Salem that Mrs.
Kelso was improving. The Judge will
go up Thursday morning.
OAK GROVE.
The Parents' and Teachers' Associa
tion will give a musical program Fri
day evening, April 5th, in Green's hall,
at 8 o'clock. E. T. Mischer, of Port
land, will speak on parks and play
grounds. The ladies will sell Ice cream
and cake, and some small articles. The
Sandy and East Clackamas
SANDY
The schedule of premiums for the
childrens' agricultural fair is nearly
completed.
Oscar Dahlgren is adding an ice
cream parlor to his store.
Pomeroy Bros, are moving into their
new warehouse.
Adolph Gardeaux has resigned his
position in Meinig's grocery and will
enter the employ of Uncle Sam as a
forest ranger next week.
Supt Gary of Oregon City will bring
his stereopticon and a series of views
of interesting spots in Clackamas
county to Sandy Thursday . evening.
Aor. 18th. . His talk will be given at
the Methodist church and in addition
to the lantern slides will be supple
mented by a musical program given
by the pupils of the Sandy public
schools under the direction of Miss
Muir. An admission charge of 15
cents for adults and 10 cents for
children will be charged to defray
the expenses incidental to purchasing
clocks for the school rooms. All in
terested in our schools and others
are cordially asked to attend.
Sandy's new bakery is open and
doing business.
Irvig Lupton who was shot in the
arm in the fatal auto hold-up near
Portland Friday night is well known
in Sandy, being a brother of Dr. Lup
ton. who recently moved from here.
The roof of one of Meinig's ware -
houses took fire Tuesday . bu t the
flames were extinguished by volun
teers. .
A cougar has been seen sneaking
up through Coner's Lane in the moon
light' by evening strollers in Sandy.
Bornstedt Brothers are negotiating
with Clark and Cook in regard to the
sale of their stock or merchandise.
The deal will likely be put through
this week and Geo. Bornstedt will act
manager for . the new concern,
which will carry a general stock of
goods.
Finnan Haddie.
"You may be "getting finnan haddie
when you order it at your dealer's,"
said a buyer for a restaurant "and you
may not - Finnan haddie is smoked
haddock. Haddock is of the same
family as the cod. It resembles the
codfish, but has a black Iateralline.
The lateral line of the codfish is white
The appearance of this line is not
changed by the smoking, and if you
take the trouble to glance down the
sides of the fish that you are buying
as finnan haddie you will often see
that the line is white, not black. Cod
may be just as good, as the dealer will
perhaps tell you. but if you want fin
nan haddie that Is doubtless what yon
want" New York Sun. ,'.
and Northwestern
proceeds will go to fixing up the school
grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B- Evans have pur
chased 10 acres of land near Gobel and
will move down there as soon as Mr.
Evans gets a house built on the prop
erty. - '
; Mr. and Mrs. George Dedrick have
rented the Sampson house until'they
get their house built-on the property
they just . purchased from Mr. Arm
strong. S. Osborn, with his wife and daugh
ter, who are enroute to their home in
Baker, Oregon, stopped off here after
spending the winter in Ashland and
visited the former's sister, Mrs. M. A.
Warren, and family oh Saturday.
Mrs. D. A. Reeves and two children,
enroute to San Diego, Cal., spent the
week's end with Mrs. Maud Ellis and
Mrs. Spaulding.
Mrs. W. M. Rice and daughter,
Mary, spent Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Mary Littlefield, of Portland.
Fred L. Cox, special police officer
of Portland, and brother of Mrs. Roy
Kendall, has built a tent house and
moved his family out here to live, later
Mr. Cox will build a nice residence.
Dr. Alfred and Mrs. Thompson are
being felicitated on the arrival of a
little daughter Saturday, March 30th.
Dr. Mc Arthur attended. -
Mr, and Mrs. Charles Matlson are
the proud parents of a daughter, born
Saturday, March 30th, Dr. Townley,
of Milwaukie, attending.
Mr. and Mrs. George Bishop, who
spent the winter in Los Angeles, CaL,
and are now enroute to their home in
Blacktail, Idaho, stopped here Monday
to spend the day with Mrs. Carrol
Low. -
Murwin Paget spent a week at home
with his parents, returning to the Wil
lamette University Monday morning.
Alva Wilcox, a prominent chicken
man, of Woodburn, spent the week's
end with his niece, Mrs. L. E. Bentley,
and family.
A base ball team has been organized
with O. W. Barnett, manager, and
Leigh W. Moody, captain. New suits
have arrived and the boys are ready
for business with a firm determina
tion to beat everything in sight. We
hope every one will come to .the bas
ket social and help the boys to make
final payment on their suits.
The Oak Grove base ball team will
give a basket social in Green's hall
Saturday evening, April 13th. There
will be a short musical program. The
girls' band has kindly donated their
services. Everyone come and bring
a basket,
JENNINGS LODGE.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Palnton. enter
tained informally on Friday evening
of last week when a few friends were
invited in to play "500." Those asked
in were Mr. and 'Mrs. MacDonald, Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Morse, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. MacFarlane and Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Redmond. Refreshments were
served during the evening.
What proved to be one of the most
delightful parties given at the Lodge
was the evening provided by Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Smith on "All Fools' Day,"
when they entertained in honor of
Miss Ethel Smith, of Portland, Maine,
who has been spending the winter
here and who leaves soon to pass a
few months in California.
The porch decorations were a mass
of trilliums artistically arranged, while
the living room was made beautiful
by huge sprays of cherry blossoms ev
erywhere. Red candlelabra made a
charming effect to the luncheon table
which was further decorated with sug
gstlons of "All Fools' Day." The fav
ors were hand decorated dunce caps",
and the place cards little kewpies. Af
ter the delicious luncheon was served
games and music were indulged In by
the guests, the prize being awarded to
Miss Morse. The host and hostess
were assisted in entertaining by Miss
FIRWOOD.
- Mrs. Thos. McCabe spent last week
in Portland visiting her sister.
F. D. Axtell, of Cleone, Mr. Krebbs,
of Sandy, and Mr. Leekley, of Port
land, made a business trip to E. D.
Hart's ranch last week.
Albert Moxley fell from a load of
hay last week, the binding pole break
ing and throwing him to the. ground.
He struck on his head and shoulders
and was unconscious for a while but
no serious results.
Miss Katie Motejl, of Portland, vis
ited her parents Sunday.
E. C. Strong has been quite sick for
fh n noat woaIt hut la imnrnvinp-
is? t- Ua or, r.oif
vear old reeistered Jersey bull for and Misa Meda Meurphy spent a pleas
year oia registerea jersey duu ior .. ,, Mrs stmM Tiim.
sale very reasonable.
When word was received here last
week that smelt were running in the
Sandy river, near Troutdale, nearly
every man and some women, rigged
up an outfit and started for the river,
returning with wagon loads of fish.
E. D. Hart, Mr. Canning and Max
Kllegei were appointed to go to Port
land and investigate machinery for
the new creamery plant to be erected
in Sandy. Last Thursday they made
the trip but as yet have not bought
machinery.
Mrs. A. Malar returned home Sun
day after spending two and' one-half
1 weeks in a Portland hospital, where
she had her appendix removed.
Mr. Elling and several friends came
out from Portland Sunday in a ma
chine and spent the day looking over
the Elling ranch.
EAGLE CREEK.
Miss Anna Duncan went home the
latter part of last week and . visited
with the home folks.
Miss Lenora Chapman, of Nye, Ore
gon, returned to Portland Sunday af
ternoon, accompanied by her brjother,
Ed, after spending a few days with
her sister, Mrs. R. B. Gibson, and call
ing on relatives in this neighborhood.
Ed. Douglass, accompanied by his
wife, went to Portland Sunday after
noon and on Monday morning had an
operation performed for appendicitis
at the St Vincent hospital. "At the
last report he was getting along nicely.
Mrs. Viola Douglass (was over this
Sunday calling on her son, Ed.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cooke were the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howlett Sat
urday night and a part of Sunday. -
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Douglass visit
ed with Mr. and Mrs. Jim DeShazer
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Woodle spent Sun
day A their mountain home the other
side of Dover.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Udell took din
ner and spent the day with James
Gibson Sunday.
Mrs. Katie Douglass called on Mrs.
Clackamas
Alta Smith, also of Portland, Maine.
The guests were the Misses Hart
Rose, Jennings, Morse, Ethel Smith
and Alta Smith, and Messrs. Gus Ja
cobson, Clinton Heath, Manson Rose,
Jack Cravatte, John Jacobson and
Geo. Thompson.
Miss Irene Stipe and Eileen Rodg
ers, of Portland, were week-end guests
of the Misses Warner.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Baird, of Cas
talia, Iowa, spent Monday at the Pain
ton home. - Mr. Baird and family ar
rived from Iowa a few days ago and
expect to make Oregon their home.
At present they are in Portland while
deciding on a permanent location.
Vernon Heathman and bride are vis
iting at the home of the former's par
ents, H. L. Heathman, of Meldrum,
week.
Calvin Morse has been confined to
his home during the past week with
a severe attack of bronchitis. Dr.
Meissner, of Oregon City, is attending
him.
Warren Potter and Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Potter, of Portland, spent Sun-.
day at this place. The Potters have -
purchased an acre here on Addle
street and expect to locate here about
May 1st
Mrs. . G. D. Boardman, of Silver
Springs, was a Lodge visitor Monday.
Mr. Boardman is rapidly recovering
and is able to walk about with the '
aid of crutches. Mrs. Bert Boardman
of Kent Oregon, is visiting at the
above home.
Mrs. Laura Newell has returned
from the Olln Ford home in Portland
where she has been for the past fort
night getting acquainted with her lit
tle grandson, who arrived at the Ford
home recently. .
Mrs. Kern, of Portland, is having
her land plowed on Hull avenue and
County road and will build a new ,
dwelling house there this spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas are getting
nicely settled in the T. C. Rice cot
tage and the Frank Davy family has
moved into their pretty new home at
Meldrum.
Mr. and Mrs. Erneat Bruechert, of
Omaha, Nebraska, arrived this week
and have decided to locate in Oregon
and we hope in this part of Clackamas
county.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Finley and Mrs.
Barnhart spent several days oflast
week at their summer home, return
ing to Portland Monday. -
Mr. Point of Portland, was a busi
ness caller at the Lodge and also
called at the A. C. MacFarlane home
as they were former acquaintances at
Marsbfield, Oregon. .
A number of chances are being pur
chased on the carving set which is to
be raffled off for Mrs. Jennie Jones.
The interesting program given for
the Temperance cause was listened to
with marked attention by the number
who attended the afternoon exercises
at Grace Chapel on Sunday afternoon,
at 2 o'clock. The program, which was
quite a long one, was well rendered
by all who took part. Miss Fern Hart's
essay on "Strong Drink" was especial
ly fine. Prof. Thompson, of Willam
ette, made a few remarks in conclu
sion which added to the' affair.
Mrs. Mary Feighner, of Portland,
is visiting Mrs. E. Paxton on Jennings
Heights.
The - cottage prayer meetings held
on the east side are well attended.
On Sunday evening, April 7th, the
prayer meeting will be held at the
Paxton home. All neighbors are in
vited to .attend.
Mrs. May Hutchinson was a Sunday
guest at the home of her brother,
George Morse.
The regular mid-week prayer meet
ing is held on Thursday evening at 8
P. M. at the Chapel. All are invited.
Sunday an assistant superintendent
will be elected in the Sunday school
to fill the vacancy of Mr. Tabor, who
is unable to be with us. . -
Ray Woodle Sunday afternoon.
Dick Gibson sold some pigs Satur
day to Mr. Stone, of Barton.
Mrs. Roy Douglass, while alone Sun
day morning, was quite badly fright
ened when an old tramp came to the
kitchen door and walked Into the kitch
en, she being outside, and helped him
self to some food which was on the
table. Then he went outside, looked
around a bit, then re-entered the
house, staying in the kitchen for a
time, when finally, to the relief of Mrs.
Douglass, he started off down the
road, not having found anyone at
home. Then he came down and aTe
dinner at James Gibson's. We hope
he has left the country, never to re
turn. Walter Douglass went to Portland
Monday.
Mrs. H. G. Huntington, Mrs. Alex
Baker and Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Murphy
day.
Mrs. H. G. Huntington Intends to
spend Easter in Portland.
ELWOOD.
Just read of the cold snap in the
East and be glad you live in mild
Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Hall, of Portland, vis
ited their farm, which is being cleared.
L. Baker, of Estacada, visited Mr.
Meilike Sunday.
Miss Ruth Maplethorpe, of Estaca
da, visited her sister and grandpar
ents a few days last week.
Miss McDonald, teacher at Dodge,
visited friends here Sunday.
Martha Schwerine intends to work
in Estacada soon.
We are glad to see Mrs. Delia Val
len home again. She is growing strong
er. '
Mrs. Lydia Park is ill.
Mrs. Ina Bittner intends to move
to Oregon City soon.
The Watkins man visited this local
ity with hi3 supply of good quality ne
cessities last week.
Mr. Johnson has made quite a show,
white-washing his young orchard.
Miss Ruth and Mattie Maplethorpe
visited Mrs. Stahlnecker Sunday even
ing. Lewis Vallen and mother, Mrs. A.
Vallen, were shoppers in Estacada
Thursday.
Dan Stahlnecker helped W .T. Hen
derson plant potatoes Thursday.
Mrs. M. Surfus helped Mrs. Delia
Vallen Friday.
Mr. Meilike was in Estacada Friday.
Mr. Elliott our local engineer, has
gone to Montana to survey.
Ed Dibble visited his sister, who is
111, Sunday. We all sympathize with
Mrs. John Park and hope for her re
covery. Stella Smoliski is intending to stay
jwith Mrs. Lewis Vallen this summer.
W. T. Henderson worked for D.
Stahlnecker. Monday.
El wood roads are now being worked
for which we are glad. Good roads
boost a community.