Morning enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1911-1933, May 19, 1912, Page 4, Image 4

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    MORNING ENTERFBISE, SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1912.
VERriON TROUNCES
PORTLAND AGAIN
Stories from Out of Town
JENNINGS LODGE.
Mrs. S. T. Dow and two children,
of St. Paul, Minnesota, arrived last
week for a two months' stay with her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Jones.
Clyde Newell was an over Sunday
visitor at Eugene, the former home
of the Newell family.
Dan Salt, of Seattle, was a Sunday
guest of George E. Morse.
Mrs. J. P. Strain was a Portland
visitor Monday, going down to con
sult an eye specialist.
The H. C. Painlon family visited at
Parkrose the first of the week and
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Baird, who came to the coast
this spring from Castalia, Iowa. .
Mrs. Shaver is visiting at the home
of her granddaughter, Mrs. Roy Kel
ly, at Mt Scott.
Mrs. Addie Hodgkins,- of Vancou
ver, Washington, was an over Sunday
visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Ella J. Spooner.
Mothers' Day was observed at the
Jennings Lodge school by members
of the primary room, Priday May
10th. An interesting program of mem
ory gems and compositions on
"Mother"' with songs made up a beau
tiful program. The essays being well
written and these little folks are eith
er destined to be great writers, or are
especially well blessed with good
mothers, judging from their good com
positions. Miss Bronte Jennings is
the teacher of the primary grades.
Mrs Edd Paxton enjoyed a visit
from her daughter, Mrs. Cleredon Pax
ton, of Portland, Friday.
The Home Department of the Bap
tist Sunday school has been organized
by the families on East County Jtoad
and their Sunday school is held at 10
A. M. those unable to attend else
where are invited.
Edd MacFarlane and three sons of
Mt. Angel have been visiting with his
brother, A. C. MacFarlane. Edd Mac
Farlane and family are contemplating
on going to Canada to make their
home.
Mrs. Bess Bruechert and children
spent Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. W.
S. Eddy in Oregon City.
Mesdames Edith Truscott, Jennie
Jones and a party of Oregon City
friends heard Frank Leonard of Chi
cago at the First Church of Christ
Sunday in Portland. .
Messrs.- P. D. Newell and Chas.
Dedmond, C. P. Morse, Harry Painton,
Manson Rose, Ralph Near and J. A.
Johnson represented the Community
Glub at the club rooms in Oregon City
on last Friday night, when they con
fered with the P. L. & P. Co.. officials
in regard to reduction of rates from
this place to Oregon City.
An electric motor for pumping has
been installed at the river home of
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Emmons.
The warm days have brought camp
ers and those who enjoy out of door
life to this place. The Stover family
have leased Rock Lodge.
Major and Mrs. T. S. Clarkson who
have been soujourning in California
during the winter, ihiave decided to
remain in San Francisco during the
summer, where the Major's health has
been greatly benefitted . Their camp
at this place has been leased to Port
land people.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Card were over
Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs.
Card's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pura,
at Battleground, Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Jackson, of
Portland and Miss Elizabeth Cook
were visitors at the Cook home Sun
day. Mr. Batdorf, of Oregon City has pur
chased acreage on Hull Avenue and
Jennings Street and will build a hall
and" store.
Dannie Smith left Monday for La
Grande to work during the summer.
Mrs. Donough of Portland, was look
ing after her property interests at
this place this week.
Mr. Barnes came down from Latou
rette to his cottage for a few days.
Win Ross has sold his cozy little
place on the east side and removed
his household effects to Orchard,
Washington. His parents, Mr .and
Mrs. Win Ross spent Sunday at this
place, returning to their home at Or
chard Monday.
The Circle met with Mrs. A. C.
MacFarlane, Wednesday, May fif
teenth. After the business meeting
it was decided to hold a picnic on
May twenty-fifth. Mothers' Day was
observed in the following way: Paper
on Mothers' Day Observance, by Mrs.
Roberts; Scotch poem on Mothers'
by Mrs. Harry Robinson; Recitation,
Mother's Hands, Mrs. Win Cook;
Mothers Day Memory Gems by Mrs.
H. H. Emmons, Mrs. A. C. MacFar
lane, Mrs. Truscott and Mrs.
Webb; Recitation, Rock Me to Sleep.
Mother, Mrs. Painton; Poem on Moth'
ers, by Mrs. Bessie Anderson; How to
Observe Mothers' Day, Miss Scripture;
Mother's Love, a poem, by Mrs Jennie
Jones; Paper, Mrs. Morse. Others
present not taking part were Mes
dames Edd Roethe, Royal Stover and
Laura Newell, Mrs. Olin Ford, of
Portland, being the guest of honor.
BARLOW.
Mr. Westcott, editor of the Aurora
Observer, and family were in town
Monday evening.
Dan M. Boardman, of Portland, was
visiting at the Irwin home several
days last week. Mr. Boardman leaves
Portland Tuesday night for California,
where he will enter a university.
The Ladies' Aid of the Synod Luth
eran church met with Mrs. Edgar
Smith, of Canby, Wednesday. Mr.
Berg kindly taking the ladies over in
his auto.
The pupils who took the eighth
grade examination here were Florence
Widdows, Ethel Armstrong, Cora Lar
son, Nora Larson, Marian Evans and
Lynn Van Cleve. Mr. Melvin conduct
ed the examination.
School will close next Friday with
a picnic. The term has been a very
successful one and we feel that the
children are well paid for the time
put in. We should wish to see Miss
Lewis and Miss Anderson return next
""year, but they both have better posi
tions offered them elsewhere, there
fore they will make a change.
, Miss Hattie Irwin came home
Thursday from Portland, returning
again Monday.
H. T, Melvin went to Roseburg
Monday to attend State Grange.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse went to Port
land Wednesday to visit relatives, re
turning Monday.
Miss Lewis and Miss Anderson went
to Portland Saturday to see the "Pink
Lady" played.
Mrs. Mott of Canby, was visiting
friends here Tuesday.
All available teams and men will
begin hauling and loading ties Wed
nesday . The ties are owned by Hult
Bros, and W. B. Tull has the contract
for loading them.
W. W. Irwin, of Aurora, called on
Grandma Quint Saturday.
LOGAN.
' Talk about "combines" that "run
things up" generally, is nothing com
pared to the thermometers running the
mercury above the reading line, and
you search for some of last August's
left over lingerie, the thin gauzy kind,
and cant' find it, 'tis then you feel
that Webster overlooked a few words.
Mr. Philip Kohl is erecting a fine
new barn of modern type. The ma
terial being grown on the home place,
and converted into lumber in their
I own mill. Mr. Kohl is one. of Logan's
J prosperous farmers.
, Mr. Swales ,the roa'd supervisor, is
wormng at tne gravel pit, getting rea
dy to haul gravel.
The viewers are going over the
'proposed Logan & Barton road.
Next Sunday the Weonas of Port
land will play the Logan first nine at
the latter place. Also Damascus sec
ond nine and Logan second nine.
Tough, but true, the score Sunday
was eight to three in Damascus favor.
Logan boys have lost their "rabbit
foot" temporarily only. Next game
may be a Waterloo for the other side.
Barton Boys defeated Logan sec
ond nine Sunday afternoon. It was
some consolation however, to the Lo
gan side, their "kid" pitcher fanned
out eleven Barton men in five innings.
Sunday afternoon four of-the Fisch
er children were boat riding on the
mill pond at Fischer's Mill when the
boat went over the dam, fortunately
all were saved.
Alfred Hamblet, aged 80 years, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
James McMurry, after a lingering ill
ness, Thursday evening, and was laid
to rest in Pleasant View cemetery
Saturday noon. Rev. E. A. Smith con
ducted the service at the grave. He
was bora in New York in 1832 and
came out here last fall. He is sur
vived by a widow and several chil
dren. The many friends of Mrs. Fallert
are sorry to hear of her home being
under quarantine on account of scar
let fever. She formerly resided here,
but lives in Sellwood now. Her two
youngest children are the ones af
flicted. SANDY.
Attorney C. D. Purcell, of Portland,
after having made several visits to
Sandy, has decided to open a law of
fice here.
J. H. Prout has charge of agang
of men painting red fir trees on the
U. S. forest reserve east of here. Each
man plants about 750 trees per dajt
Messrs. Wolf, Deaton, Burns and
Proctor made a trip to Oregon City
by auto Tuesday.
Gertrude Mening, Kate Junker,
Bruce Schminky, Clarence Kehres,
and Geo. Hennessy took the county
eighth grade examination.
Mrs. F. R. Menig is improving in
health.
Ed. Wolf and Katie Kehres of this
place, were married Monday.
The hot east wind has had such a
rapid drying effect in this section that
danger of destructive fires is feared.
Several have thoughtlessly set fire to
slashing, brush, etc., and lost control
of it. J. R. Cornogg burned up the
lumber he had drawn for a new house
and A. Malar burned a number of
rods of fence.
It is now practically assured that
the so-called Multnomah and Eastern
R. R. will have a seven-mile line from
Cottrell to Sandy ready to operate in
side of twelve months . The right of
way is ready guaranteed, and E. R.
Ernsberger, president of the new cor
poration, promises to push the grad
ing and construction to completion.
Arrangements have been made with
local saw mills for ties and bridge
timber. The sentiment of all people
interested is strongly favorable to the
project. It will be a positive and di
rect benefit to all classes and will
make Sandy the leading town of east
ern Clackamas.
Messrs. Ernsberger and Roots and
their wives, of Portand, were in town
Monday. .
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tappendorf, of
Bull Run, spent part of the week in
Sandy.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wolf, will be
gin housekeeping in one of the Proc
tor houses.
DAMASCUS.
We are having extremely hot wea
tiier fox- a few days, A it continues
very long the crops will be injured.
The road work is progressing nice
ly nearly one-half mile of crushed
rock has been laid and as much more
to be finished.
Logan's new baseball anita certain.
ly are a "jinks" to them..
D. A. A. C. ball team went to Lo
gan Sunday and defeated Logan, the
score being 8-3. Logan boasted of
not having been defeated this year,
but Springwater and Damascus turn
ed the trick all right Logan- used
three Ditchers aeninst a tn nn avail
Gerber and Anderson were batted out
or the box and the other chap came
too late . Kummer, of Damascus, was
in fine form and was well supported.
Two hits and two errors gave Logan
their three tallies, while Damascus
hit at-will. The next game will be
played at our grounds June second
and promises to be an interesting af
fair .
Chris Eckert sold his four-acre
farm last week, which he had listed
for J8500.
WILSONVILLE.
J. Peters was a Portland visitor
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thornton were in
the Rose City Thursday.
Mrs. Flynn visited relatives in Port
land during the week.
Mrs. Cronin and Mrs. Melvin were
Portland visitors Thursday. .
Dora Seely is visiting reatives in
Salem.
Elma Summer is visiting friends in
Woodburn.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Aden attended
the Epworth League Convention in
Salem Sunday. '
Dr. and Mrs. Jobsy, of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, have arrived to spend the
summer with their friends ,Mr. and
Mrs. McKinney.
Mr. and Mrs. Chalupsky visited rel
atives in our village Sunday.
Emma Stangel spent Friday in
Portland.
Mae Baker went to Newberg Sat
urday to be absent for some weeks.
.:. Mrs. Wood is visiting her son,-Aubrey.
Mrs. Rand was In Portland during
LOS ANGELES, May 18, (Special.)
Vernon continued its winning streak
today by defeating the Beavers, 6 to
3. Two misplays by Portland were
costly. Both Koestner and Raleigh al
lowed 11 hits. Portland made 2 in
the third and one in the eighth. Ver
non garnered 2 in the first and one
in the second, third, fourth and sev
enth. The results Saturday follow:
Pacific Coast League Standings
W. L. Pet
Oakland 27 16 .628
Vernon 25 16 .610
Los Angeles '. 22 21 .512
San Francisco 19 23 .452
Sacramento . .'. 18 24 .429
Portland 13 24 .351
Yesterday's Results
At "Los Angeles Vernon 6, Portland
3.
At San Francisco San Francisco 3,
Oakland 2.
At Sacramento Los Angeles 2, Sac
ramento 0.
National League
Philadelphia 12, St. Louis 5.
Pittsburg 8, Boston 5.
Chicago 5, Brooklyn 4.
Cincinnati 4, New York 3.
American League
Philadelphia 24, Detroit 2.
Chicago 3, Boston 1.
Cleveland 10, New York 7.
St. Louis 8, Washington 2.
the week. - .
Wm. Black was in the Rose City
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brobst have re
turned from Prineville.
Ben Moore visited his sister ,Mrs.
Elmer Jones lately.
P. H. Selby and Curtis Selby, of Or
egon City, visited friends near Wllson
ville Monday, coming by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. Reed Graham went to
Portland Saturday.
Mrs. Marion Young has been the re
cipient of subscriptions amounting to
about one hundred and fifty dollars,
for the juvenile fair, to be held in our
village in August
Ray Baker's . horse became fright
ened Sunday, smashing the buggy
somewhat.
Miss Mary Brobst our accomplish
ed musical star, is going to take pu
pils for the summer months at her
home, or she will go to the homes of
her pupils, if requested to do so. We
are certainly fortunate in having this
talented little lady with us for the
summer.
Don't forget the entertainment by
the choir of the M. E. church Friday
evening. Bring a basket and enjoy the
evening as well as help a worthy
cause.
MARQUAM.
Hot weather prevails the ther
mometer stood at 94 in the shade here
Sunday.
Mr. Shoemaker is preparing to put
up his property on Main Street for
a barber shop.
J. R. Skirvin died Saturday and his
funeral was held Sunday. He leaves
four orphan children, all under six
teen years, his wife having died eight
months ago.
G. W. Bentley and Barton Jack were
in Oregon City last week.
. The Ladies' Aid are to have an ice
cream supper and entertainment in
the hall Friday evening May 17th.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Marquam and
Mrs. M. J. Stockwell and Wallace Al
bright attended Judge P. A. Mar-
quam's funeral in Portland last week:
They went by auto.
Mr. Melby lost two milk cows last
wek from eating too much green clo
ver. .
School closes here this week.
SUNNYSIDE AND 'ROCK CREEK .
Geo. R. Ellis, "formerly of Sunny-
side, who has been spending the win
ter with his parents at Walnut Grove,
Minnesota, has returned to good old
Oregon and does not want to spend
another winter there. Mrs. Ellis and
daughter will return here when the
school is out there. They intend to
live on their place at Rock Creek.
Some friends and relatives of Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Reed met at their home
April-26th in honor of their birth
days and spent a very pleasant after
noon. " A number of presents were re
ceived, which will be quite handy in
the following year. An appetizing
lunch was served, then after wishing
them many happy birthdays the
friends left for their homes.
The new steel bridge is being erect
ed across Scott Creek, Sunnyside, this
will be a great improvement and has
been needed for some time. Rock
Creek also needs one badjy. -
The Sunnyside Amateur Dramatic
Club gave a play at Damascus Satur
day evening entitled "The Ranchman,"
which was well rendered. After the
play the young people danced until
half past one.
Mrs. Elva Hunter, Mrs. L. Stoll and
children were visiting at Mr. Grady's
at Oregon City Wednesday. -
School will be out at Rock Creek
school next Friday.
HIGHLAND.
There will be a basket social at the
Alberta school house Saturday even
ing. Miss Kleinsmith has prepared a
splendid program for the occasion.
There will be a good time for every
body. You are invited. "
Nat Scribner waB in Oregon City
Saturday. -
im tine Aofo Cooitest
Contest Closesat at 7pm
Positively No Votes
i I
This Pine, 5-Passenger Touring Car Will Be Won
by someone on the above date..
IT MAY BE YOU; Any Contestant That Is In The
race has a chance as a winner.
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The,:Second Prize of
Will be given to the one making the second best showing. Jtist think what
yoa could do with $ 1 00.00, think of the fine vacation yoti cotild have.
If you have been discouraged, just figure jwhat 4 sobscriptions a day will do'
for you ;
THE N GET BUSY
Frank Rees was in Oregon City
Tuesday.
The Trustees have put a flag pole
at the Alberta school house.
We are having some fine weather
these days.
Mr. Holland and sons were culti
vating their potatoes Monday.
. Irene Moehnke is home for her va
cation having finished her term at
the Canyon Creek school.
STAFFORD.
After first enough rain to make gar
dens grow nicely we are now having
ideal weather.
Mrs.- Ben Atty and little grandson
are better.
Mrs. Gebhardt's brother and wife,
from Wilsonville, took dinner with
Mrs. Gebhardt and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Holton with their two
children came out to Stafford with
their machine .Saturday night and re
turned Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson from Alto
Park and their son Paul, drove oat in
their new Ford machine on Booster
Day.. .
Mrs. Gage was agreeably surprised
on the afternoon of May Day to find
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some fairies 'Without the sound of
footsteps had hung a beautiful May
basket on her door knob. It is nice
to be remembered by the fairies.
.The new switchboard for the Farm
ers' Telephone was installed at Jack
Ellegren's last week. A man hauled
a load of electric insulators for the
power from Willamette to Willson
ville. Mrs. Gage has been having an at
tack of the grip this week and says
she knows what the old darky meant
when he said he felt powerful weak.
The Rev. Fricas is slowly regain
ing his strength.
Mr. Weddle is busy building his
new house.
Eddie Rabic and his grandfather
have the pit dug and material on hand
for the concrete foundation to a veg
etable cellar.
Mr. Schaltz and his boys worked a
long time with his gasoline engine,
which had become balky, taking it all
apart and giving it a general clean
ing, but still it wouldn't go. He was
about to give It up when he accident
ally touched some place and presto, it
began to hum all right, and now he
and his boys feel perfectly confident
to run their new Ford auto when they
Wednesday, June 5, 1912
Counted After 7pm
5 . ;
get it
KELSO.
Born, Sunday, May 12th, to Mr. and
Mrs. Ned Nelson, an eleven pound
boy.' "
School Clerk P. C. Spooner con
ducted eighth ' grade examinations
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Mrs. S. B. McKinney has returned
to her home at Maxwell, California,
after a week's visit with her folks
here.
Mrs. A.. Dickson is recovering from
a severe illness. -
Mrs. Harry Bickford is quite ill
with inflamatory rheumatism.
Measles in a light form have been
prevalent in this neighborhood.
MRS. BLACKMAN GIVES MUSICAL
The following program was render
ed at a musicale given by "Sarah A.
Blackman, of Courtney Road, Wednes
day, May 15th, entertaining the Port
land Chapter E., P. E. O.:
Piano Solo Selected
Mrs. Carrie Beaumont
Reading Original Poem "Love's
Surrender" Mrs. Blackman
Solo (a) "nou conoBCi 11 bel -
suol" .........From Mignon
$100
.(b) "Thoughts Have Wings'
Lehmann
Mrs. Blackman
Duet "Wanderer's Night Song". ..
Rubenstein
Mrs. Risley and Mrs. Blackmas.
Miss Lois Kennedy, accompanist
WILLAMETTE.
Harry Berdine has commenced to
clear his land of the stumps and ties.
Harry bas one of the finest located
places for peaches near Willamette. .
Bill Reams has a crew of men put
ting in new ties and (repairing the
roadbed for the Willamette R. R. Co.
Jonas Johnson is home with a severe
cold .
Mrs. LeMay's baby is quite ilL .-
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