MORNING ENTERPRISE FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1912 Stories from STAFFORD. The -weather has cleared off grad ually and it Is now very pleasant, be ginning Saturday, the local weather prophet says we will have fifteen days of good weather; in which case grain will be mostly secured and fields ready for the fall plowing. We were sorry to hear that Mark Baker's baby was sick with pneumonia and fears were entertained of infan tile paralysis, but at last reports the child's symptoms were somewhat im proved. Mr, Weddle, who was sick last week, is better. He is in the harvest field again. On Wednesday, assisted by a boy crew, among whom was Wal ter Gage, he finished hauling the grain in Gage's field, and expected to thresh Friday. A few oats, it is said, are sprouted, but not enough to damage very much. Mrs. .Claris Peters returned on Monday from the Coast. It rained; otherwise, she had a delightful time. Anna Nemec went over to help Mrs. Dejkar get dinner for threshers on Wednesday. Mrs. Gage took Mrs. Prindle to call on Mr. Baker and family one day last week. She knew the family whenj all his boys and girls were babies and growing school children. Mr. Powell and Mr. Thomas are .somewhat better. Hops are looking fine, soon the erry pickers will be busy in the yards. MOLALLA. W. J. E. Vick is wearing a pleasant Smile. Cause A daughter arrived on Saturday morning. Mrs. H. Engle was taken to the hos pital in Portland on Wednesday to undergo an operation for appendicitis. The new building owned by J. To bin, of Oregon City, is just about com pleted. Mr. Wood is moving into the barber shop and pool room which will soon be in operation. The build ing is quite an addition to Molalla. It is two stories, the upper story to be used as a hall. Messrs. Lowry and Cooke, of Oregon City, have had charge of the construction. Waldron's auto stage is now making two round trips daily and is a great convenience for those desiring to make an early start to town, as it leaves Molalla at 7:30 a. m. and does not start froni Oregon City until 4:30 p. m. The crew surveying for the South ern Pacific are seen working in this vicinity. If every survey meant a raidroad, Molalla would soon be a railroad center. Parties returning from the huckle berry patch report plenty of berries, but they did not enjoy the weather of the past week. Miss Lei a Reed has gone to Seat tle to visit for a couple of weeks. George Case and Jack Vernon are expected home from a two weeks' hunting and fishing trip this week. P. W. Case and wife, of Portland, are visiting Mr. Case's mother near Liberal. The Juvenile Fair will be held next Wednesday at the Grange hall. Mr. W. Everhart has been working hard to make it a success for the children, and numerous prizes have been of fered. From the number of guests and the Messrs. Lowry and-Cooke will soon start work on a large building . for Dr. Todd. "There will be room for four stores, two of which will be oc cupied by Dr. Todd's office and Hunt ley Bros. Drug Store. The other two will be for rent. satisfied look on their faces after dinner, the fame of Aunt Mary Rob bins' cooking must have gone abroad. One is always sure of a squal deal at her hotel. MOUNTAIN VIEW. Another death occurred in this vi cinity last week: Mrs. Mary Cook. She was buried Friday afternoon. Mrs. David Grady is spending the week at Sunnyside among relatives and friends. Mrs. Robert Ballou and two sons, from Goldendale, Wash., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Van hoy. Mrs. LeRoy and children, of Glad stone, was visiting her sister, Mrs. Wesley Jackson and family last week. Their mother, Mrs. J. Bruce is ill. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ott purchased a new piano. Misses Pearl and Ruby Francis ,who have entered training school at the Good Samaritan hospital in Portland, spent Tuesday afternoon at home. Mr. Rosenboom, our blacksmith, is building a cement cellar. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Simpson have moved down town, having sold their property to Isaac Kennedy and family who have taken possession. Charlie Dickey and wife have mov ed into their house again, which was vacated last week by Mr. Kennedy and family. C. O. R. Ellis, of Portland, spent Sunday with his niece, Mrs. Ray Gra dy and family on Hood Street Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Jones, of Eldo rado, transacted business in this vi cinity Monday. Mrs. Hamm and daughters, of Glad stone, were callers in this berg last Sunday. . Mrs. Margaret Scott, of Montavilla, visited Mrs. A. L. Hickman and other friends last week . Miss Alice Brown, of Salem, is vis iting school girl friends in this vicin ity this week. Mrs. Claud Hall and baby returned home from Molalla Tuesday, where she had spent a week visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman, and various friends. Archie Fisher, of Wilmore, Kansas, was visiting D. W. Gillett and family last week. 1 Hop picking is the main topic. Harry Culbertson, of Beaverton, Or egon, called on Mrs. Matchet Brown Saturday. They were neighbors in. Indiana 15 years ago. Clark Fuge is building a residence on his property on Taylor Street. Walter Yoder has typhoid fever and was taken to the hospital Monday. CARUS. Threshing is in full blast In our burg. Mr. Christner's and Mr. Jag gar's machines are doing the work. The grain is damaged quite badly from the rain. Mrs. Glen Yergan of Aurora, is vis iting with relatives .nd friends this week. Mrs. Yergan's parents own Out of Town a hop yard at Aurora and will begin picking hops Monday. Mrs. Fred Spangler made a business trip to town Tuesday morning. Mrs. Lily Holcomb and children, of Clackamas, are visiting -with her sis ter, Mrs. Lulu Casto, of this place. Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCarthy be gan their fall plowing Monday. Merle Jones "returned home from the Coast Thursday. Several attended the dance at Otto Strickner's Saturday night Helen Baker, of Oregon City, is vis iting with Mrs. C. Caseday. . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Davies were in town Saturday. Misses Elsa and Pola! Fisher and Louise Miller spent Monday after noon with Miss Floy Stewart. Mrs. C. Castro and '. sister, Mrs. Holcomb, visited with Mrs. Spence at Beaver Creek Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Howard took supper at Ed Howard's Sunday. Mrs. Ed Howard was on the sick list last week, but is better now. Miss Maybelle Mills, of Oregon Ciity, was in Carus Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Al Jones went to town Monday. Dell Trullinger, of Union Mills, made a business trip in his auto to Wm. Davis' Monday. MACKSBURG. The recent rains have given Macks burg and; vicinity more the appear ance of early spring that of late sum mer, and, though very heavy, have not damaged the grain as much as the farmers feared. The corn, hops and potatoes have received an impe tus from the late moisture that has given them a most promising outlook. Hop-picking, it is expected, will be gin the first week in September. Every week brings news of prat gress on the Canby and Molalla rail road. The tie drive at Schafer's Mill is going on, with a full force of men, in order to meet the demand for ties on the new railroad. The Heppler and Walsh thresher began work Monday morning at the Le Mour ranch, from there they went to Nowak's and are expected next at Chris Rothe's. John Hines' wheat yielded thirty bushels to the acre. Mr. Vogel, formerly of Eureka, Cal ifornia, sent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Gibson, where Mrs. Vogel and the children have been spending some time. Mrs. Al McCoy, Miss Marie Bowers and Mrs. Raleigh Bowers were vis itors with Mrs. Gibson last Sunday. Miss Hulda Kraxberger came home from Portland on Saturday to spend Sunday with her people. Mr. and Mrs. George Walsh were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Liebig. The Ceutch Verein met Sunday at Smith's Hall with a large attendance. The exercises concluding, as usual, with a dance'. The recent shipments, of potatoes to Alaska from Canby, have decided the farmers of this region to hold their spuds for higher prices. Services are held every Sunday af ternoon and evning at the new Min nonite Church, at the junction of the Roth and Strahbor ranches. RURAL DELL. The recent rains were not as use ful to farmers of this section as they might have been; a great deal of grain) that had recently been cut, is apt to sprout before the farmers will have an opportunity to stack it; no little damage was done to the hop yards. Many posts were broken and vermin will continue to spread in the unsprayed yards. George Sawtell is building an ad dition to his house. Miss Louise Sailer, of Molalla, vis ited with her parents of this place, Monday. Joseph Gottwald and John Gott wald went to Molalla Saturday even ing. Misses Minnie Fosmark and Katie Ritter went to Aurora Monday after noon. Mrs. James Ogle and son, Guy, of Aurora, visited at the home of Fred Smith a few days last week. Dr. Segman and family, of Molalla, visited with J. W. Nosier and family Sunday. Miss Amy Sconce, of Portland, is spending her vacation with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sconce, of this place. Miss Emma Gottwald visited with Misses Marie, Florence and Katie Yoder Sunday afternoon. Phil Ogle has his ox team broke now, and coaxes them to do his farm work. 1 Ole Bergstrom is putting up a wind mill, which is in accordance with the principle followed by Rural Dell's progressive farmers. Miss Rosetta Eyman, who taught school in Malheur County last year, will teach the Pumpkinville school: near Elliott Prairie, this coming year. Fred Sailer, who', it was reported had gone to Eastern Oregon, but only got as far as Aurora, where he Is working for Adam Mishler, made a visit home Sunday. Austin Dubois, with Ben Jackson, went to Woodburn Saturday, where they took in the dance during the ev ening. They reported a fine time. George Parmer was out speeding one of his race horses; a horses Sunday. Go easy, George, a race Mr. . and Mrs. Pete Freeman, of horse never was made in one day. Donald, who have been spending the past summer in Europe, visited with Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Widstrand Satur day and Sunday. Mrs. T. H. Sconce was very much surprised last Wednesday, when a group of her friends made Ler a so cial call. Refreshments were served and a very nice time was enjoyed by all present. NORTH LOGAN. Seafred Christiansen is visiting Portland today. Art McGuire went to Portland Sun day morning. Louis Hembar, Clate Pierce and Mr. Wear are driving cotton wood and ties on the Clackamas river. Miss Mary Christiansen and her friends are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Christiansen, near Barton. Miss Helen McMurry and Bertha Houser have returned home from their vacations. CLARKES. Misses Dora and Elda Marquardt spent Sunday with Miss Ruby Gard. Pete Kern, of Oregon City, is in Clarkes visiting friends. J. J. Gard is on the sick Jist Miss Ida Haag spent Sunday with Miss Irene Lee. Rudolph Haag was in town Satur day and had some dentist work done. Mr. and Mrs. John Leichtweise, Ed Leichtweise and Mr. and Mrs. Frances spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bottemiller. A. Buol and family were in Oregon City and attended the wedding of their daughter, Miss Lydia Buol on Sunday. Miss Erma Lee spent Sunday with Miss Elizabeth Marshall. John Marshall has returned from Eastern Oregon. Mr. Bottemiller is putting up a new fence. Miss Ida Bottemiller and Miss Irene Lee visited Miss Ida Haag Saturday. Alfred and Rupert Marquardt spent Sunday with Alva Gard. Sam Elmer is building an addition to his barn. Peter Kern visited Mr. Putz and Mr. Baurer in Colton Monday. OAK GROVE Bert Williams returned Sunday from a week's vacation at Carson, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Crane received the sad news of the death of their grand daughter, which occurred last week. Mrs. Crane left for Condon, Ore., to attend the funeral. Miss Jessie Hart, of- Silver Springs, visited friends at Vinyard Monday. Little Mildred Durbin was quite sick several days last week. Mrs. Z. B. Martin visited Mrs. Up ton at Roethe Monday afternoon. Mrs. Emmons and daughter, of Portland visited Earl Emmons and wife a few days this week. E. C. Warren and Albert Goetz mo tored to Oregon City Tuesday. Oscar Skoog was a passenger to Pendleton, Ore., Monday. Mrs. Riley and "Buster" Williams returned from a visit to Castle Rock. Frank Huard and Mrs. Ooperan vis ited a few hours with the former's sister, Mrs. Sweeney Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Manchester, of South Royalton, Vermont, spent Sunday with Henry Spalding and family. The guests were schoolmates of Mr. Spalding's in Vermont. .. Mrs. Steven Bonner was shopping in Portland Saturday evening. Mrs. Roy Kendall and son, Ted, were in Portland Tuesday. Word received from D. O. Worth ington, who says they are working and like the country fine. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emmons attend ed the 51st wedding anniversary of Mr.' Emmons' parents Sunday. The old people enjoy excellent health. . JENNINGS LODGE. One of the prettiest cottages com pleted this year at this place is that of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. MacFarlane. The builder being Walter Beckner, also of the Lodge. The house was planned by Mr. and Mrs. MacFarlane, and they have shown excellent taste in the arrangement of the conven ient and attractive rooms. A large veranda fronts the home and has a portico in front, A living room, din ing room and bedroom with beamed ceilings and finished in mission with chocolate tinted walls and cream ceil ing. In the dining room are china closets and a place for extra table leaves, and linen drawers. In the living room are book cases and on both sides of the fireplace are shelves for filing papers. The kitchen has all necessary conveniences, such as cool er bins, cupboards and woodlift. Op ening from here is the wash room with stationary tub and a large back porch. Between the! front bedroom and a bedroom at the rear is the bath, finished in white, with the latest fix tures. The rear bedrooms are finish ed with white and pink walls and white and blue walls with furniture to correspond. In the large front bedroom are many built-in conven iences for shoes, clothing, furs and bed linen. The woodwork of this home is of beautiful grain and the staining, painting and decorating was completed by Mr. Richard Webb, of this place. From the wash room is the stairs leading to the cement basement where a fuel and fruit room and pressure tank which the water is pumped into by a gasoline engine. The grounds are very beautiful, con taining vine maples, dogwoods and firs. Mrs. T. J. Spooner has asked in a number of friends, to meet Mrs. Dallas Sharp, who will soon leave for her home in Boston. Mrs. Sharp will give a talk during the evening which will be of interest to all. Miss Myrtle Peardon, of Vancouver, B. C, will spend the remainder of the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Hugo Sandstrom. Mrs. DeLong visited her daughters in Portland Tuesday. Mrs. D. L. Hunt and Miss Marjorie, of Portland, spent several days last week with Mrs. Ralph Near. Mrs. Epstein, who has occupied the Pierce home during the early sum mer, will leave on the "Beaver" on Tuesday for San Francisco. Mr. Epstein is returning from an Alaskan trip, expecting to reach Seattle Thurs day of this week. Walter Beckner, after completing three pretty homes at this place, is taking a much needed rest on his ranch at Newberg. Edd Webb drove down from New berg and was a week-end visitor at the home of his sister, Mrs. Charles Redmond. ' An accident occurred" Jn the River View camp grounds during the storm of last Thursday, when a limb from a fir tree fell through the tent occupied by the Misses Weivesick, of Oregon City, and striking one of the young ladies on the ankle. It was thought at first the bone was broken. The young lady was hurriedly taken to Oregon City and the wound dressed by a physician. Another accident occurred on Fri day, when the little daughter of Mrs. Davey,( who was visiting at the Al bert Pierce home cut her. hand so se verely that it was necessary to take three stitches in dressing it Dr. Hampstead. of Oregon City, was summoned. Mr. Betz has purchased a nursery at St. Johns and moved to that place last week. Mr. Robinson, the senior member of Alder and Robin son, oC the nursery here, has taken possession of the Betz home. Mrs. E. S. Gaylord, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.- Pierce, dur ing the summer returned on August 21st to her home in New Mexico. Mrs. Hugh Roberts and Miss Scrip ture entertained with an informal "pink" tea on Friday last, at the Morse home. The decorations beinz J pink roses and pink sweetpeas. In the contest Mrs. Bernard won the prize. Little Alice Eve MacFarlane, who assisted with the contests, was attired in pink costume, as was also the Misses Annie Russell, Bessie Rob erts and Mary Bruchert,- who served the cake and cream. Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. Davey and daughter, were honor guests at a pic nic held in Magone Park last week. These ladies have been visiting at the Albert Pierce home. Little Alice Eve MacFarlane was the hostess to a very pretty party on Wednesday, the occasion being her sixth birthday anniversary. From two until five the little ones enjoyed many games.- In the peanut hunt Bessie Roberts captured the prize. Encircling the birthday table were Evelyn Paxton; Naomi Wilcox, Eliza beth Bruechert, Mary Jane Painton, Mable Manson, Alice and Jean Wald ron and Bessie Roberts. Mrs. Conway and children, of Mt Scott visited at the Jones home on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Orr have purchased the Umbendenstock river front prop erty at this place. Dr. and Mrs. Hempstead and son, Jack, of Oregon City, were Lodge callers Wednesday. Among 1 those attending a house party over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Pierce, were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry DeForest and son, of Kansas; Mrs. E. S. Gaylord and daughter, of New Mexico; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hansen and two children, of Ardenwald. Mrs. Roes returned from a visit to her mother, at Beaverton this week. She was accompanied to her mother's home by her sister, Mrs. Simones, of Texas, who visited at the Ross home for a time. Harold Wilcox, son of L Wilcox, of this place, is locating a homestead in Lake County. Miss Millie Hart will spend her va cation on the H. R. Smith farm near Clarkes. Mrs. Verly and son, Tom have re turned from a trip to their ranch near balem. Alvin Botsche, of Everett Wash., spent Thursday of last week with Arthur Roberts! . EAGLE CREEK. The farmers were not pleased to see the storm which occurred , last week, as it stopped the threshing and also damaged the grain slightly. Mrs. L. A. Woodle,' Miss Mary and Joey Woodle were over to the farm last week. Mr. and Mrs. John Reid, of Spring water, were over to James Gibson's one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Driscoll, of Spo kane, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cooke, of Da mascus, were visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Howlett last Wednesday. Eagle Creek Grange met as usual Saturday with only about 20 members in attendance, and on account of there being such a few present the session soon came to a close. James Bell, a prominent member of Sandy Grange was an Eagle Creek Grange visitor Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gibson were en tertained at dinner Sunday by Mrs. Cora Udell. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Douglass visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gibson Sun day. Mrs. Lottie Woodle called on Mrs. Naylor Sunday. Mr and Mrs. James DeShazer and family visited with the Douglass and Howlett families Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Kitzmiller went to the mountains the first of the week to pick huckleberries . Mr. and Mrs. Congdon and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Bullard were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howlett Sunday. Judging from the number of wag on loads of people going from in and near Eagle Creek; and if they go from other places accordingly, to the berry patch, there must be quite an encamp ment of berry pickers up near) old Wild Cat Mountain this week. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Huntingion, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Driscoll and Dr. Banard, the Eastern Doctor, who is spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. Huntington, called, on Mr. and Mrs. Howlett Sunday afternoon. Mr. Ross, of Portland, was out to see his uncle, Charles Murphy, the first of the week. He took Mr. Mur phy, and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Woodle for an auto ride Monday afternoon in his auto. Mrs. R. B. Gibson called on Mrs. Howlett Monday afternoon. The threshers are now threshing for Fred Hoffmeister. Mrs. Jones and Mrs, Naylor were over to James Gibson's after black berries; Monday afternoon. Mrs. Jones was a Portland visitor last week. CHERRYV1LLE Rev. Wm. Runyan preached In the M. E. Church Sunday. Wm. McKenzie and Miss Catherine ! McKenzie, of Portland, visited Dr. John H. Boyd and family last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thos: Kirby, of Port land, visited Mr. and Mrs. John T. Friel, Jr., last week. Cherryville Commercial Club will give an ice cream social next Satur day evening, August 24th. Henry Boyd and Miss Louise Boyd went to Portland last Monday, even ing to attend a party. Earl Baxter is visiting his moth er, Mrs. Wm. O. Rugh. Mrs. J. T. Friel, Jr., gave a mus ical Wednesday evening, which was quite largely attended. ' Mrs. McDowell and Miss Sybil McDowell, of Portland, are visiting in Portland. Mrs. Henry Bedenstein returned from a week's visit in Portland Sun day. An automobile load of people came out from Portland last Sunday and visited Mrs. Henry Bedenstein. August Bedenstein and Parnell Averill and Archie Averill are doing some slashing on the land adjoining Wm. Fischers place. Jas. T. Edgerton and a party from Portland came out and visited his ranch last Thursday . Miss Viola Friel is spending the week visiting Miss Marie Sorois. Miss Jessie Clark visited the Misses Genevieve and Mildred Rugh several days last week. Frank Rhodes has finished his saw mill and has commenced the sawing of lumber and has nearly finished his shingle mill. Mr. Rhodes has just1 bought him another team of horses and a wagon. WELCHES. Fine weather is making good roads and good roads are bringing many people out this way. Billy Welch returned from Oregon City with a smiling face. Arlie Mitchell is stationed at Camp Zig Zag with Roy Garwood for a few days. Mrs. George Williams, of Sands, was taken ill while on her vacation, and was taken to the Good Samaritan hospital. Unqualifiedly the Best : LEDGER: The De Luxe Steel Back New improved CURVED HINGE allows the covers to drop back on the desk without throwing the leaves into a curved position. Sizes 8 1-4 to 20 inches OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE Headquarters for Loose Leaf Systems A Dougherty, of Enola Hill, is very busy hauling freight for E. Coal man. There are about 30 guests at Welches' hotels, in spite of the rainy weather we have been having. Mrs. Mann and children, and her friend, Mrs. Steele, have returned to Portland, after a month's stay at the summer cottage near Laurel Lodge. Vincent Friel, of Cherryville, is hauling young trout, and putting them in Still Creek and Zig Zag river. Mr. and Mrs. Sig Knighton, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, and son, of Gresham, who have been up to the big meadow fishing, report fine fishing up there, and also at Clear Lake. Dr. Devering and family climbed Zig Zag Mountain Sunday, bringing back loads of blackberries. Frank Anderson, wife and brother are now in their summer cottage at Welches. Miss Beattie, of Portland, is visit ing at the home ofj C. W. Kern, of Arrah Wanah Park. FIRWOOD. Supt. Gary, State Supt. Alderman, and Prof Ressler, of O. A. C, will speak at the Juvenile Fair at Sandy. Tuesday forenoon, August 27. Parade at eleven o'clock. Baby show at ten o'clock. Mothers are requested to bring their babies, under four years old and enter them in the contest Babies will be judged from the stand point of physical perfection. The mother of the child winning first prize will have her expenses paid to the State Fair. In the afternoon Mr. McArthur will speak at the I. O. O. F. Hall. Music all day, A picnic din ner and with the fine exhibits, there will be nothing lacking. Everybody is urged to rest from their labors for one short day and join in the fes tivities. . Mothers, do not forget to bring your babies. People are flocking to the moun tains to pick huckleberries. Among those making the trip-this week were Lloyd Corey, Will and Carl Alt, Misses Marie Koenicka, Mena Frey, Irene Alt, Miss Badtcher, of Portland who is visiting Miss Alt, the Morrison family, Victor Bodley, W. F. Fisch er, Ike Anderson, Godfried Stucki, Willie Lamper and Francis McCabe and family. Miss F. Elling and D. J. Johnston, Miss M. Kelley, Mr. G. Haus and Mr. L. A, Hare, of Portland, spent the week end at F. Ellings'. Miss M. Gerhart, of Myrtle Park is visiting at the home o'f F. Ellings this week. Antone Malar is cutting grain on the Ed Revenue Ranch at Bull Run. A. C. Milliron visited his sister, Mrs. E. D. Hart, Saturday night Miss Mena Frey came out from Portland Tuesday to spend a few days. Mrs. A. Malar and Miss Ida Stucki went to Cherryville the first of the week to see the fine new houses which have just been built by Dr. Botkin and Rev. Dr. John H. Boyd. While coming down a steep hill, the harness slipped off their horse, leaving them in a dangerous position, but the' horse was stopped and no harm was done. Not Fishless. Bill Where have you been? Jill Fishing. "Any luck?" "Well. I'm taking home quite a few fish." "Where are they?" "In my pocket I stopped at the store and bought a box of sardines." Yon kers Statesman. PORTLAND WINS FAST E PORTLAND, Aug. 22, (Special.) Portland again came out of the strug gle With flying colors. In an exciting pitchers' battle Higginbotham had a slight advantage over Arrellanes. The score was 2 to 1, Portland making 5 hits and Sacramento 4. Portland made 3 errors. The results Thursday follow: Pacific Coast League Standings W. L. P.O. Vernon 80 54 .597 Los Angeles 75 54 .581 Oakland '. 74 59 .556 Portland 54 67 .442 San Francisco 57 77 ' .426 Sacramento 50 78 .391 At Portland Portland 2, Sacramen to 1. At San Francisco Vernon 6, San Francisco 5. At Los Angeles Los Angeles 5, Oakland . 3. National League Chicago 17, Boston 5. Pittsburg 3-6, New York 2-8. Philadelphia 3, Cincinnati 1.. Brooklyn 9, St Louis 5. American League Boston 9, Cleveland 0. Philadelphia 2-3, St. Louis 11-. Chicago 9, New York 4. Detroit 9, Washington 6. AGED CARETAKER TO BE BURIED TODAY The body of W .H. Near, who died suddenly at 2 o'clock Wednesday, will be buried in Mountain View cemetery this afternoon. The funeral was held at Holman's Undertaking Establish ment at 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon. Mr. Near had been caretaker at the home of George H. Cook for about six months. He was born in Canada, and two daughters, who live in the East survive. Mr. Cook, who is foreman of the Oregon Timberman, has charge of the funeral arrangements. The de ceased, who died of paralysis, was six-ty-eigth years of age. LOGAN WILL HAVE FINE JUVENILE FAIR A juvenile fair will be given at Harding Grange Hall, Logan, next Tuesday. It will be an all day fair and picnic and there will be two baseball games. A literary program and eu genic baby show will be given in the afternoon. Exhibitors are requested to bring or send their exhibits Mon- aay. i nis or course aoes not include the live exhibits. T .J .Gary, suprin tendent of the ' Clackamas County Schools says the exhibition will be one of the best in the county and gives credit for it to .the popular teacher at Logan, whom everybody knows.