MORNING ENTERPRISE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1912.
Stories from Out of Town
SANDY.
Ed. Brown is in Portland on busi
ness. ,
Ed. Wolffe is cutting wood on the
Bosholm place.
C. T. Barber will move his family
to Portland for the winter.
C. N. Snodgrass will move his fam
ily to Spokane November 20 and is
selling off his stock at present.
The Scale Mercantile Co. have
moved their general stock of goods
from Bornstedt's old stand to the
Shelly building. Their new stove is
fitted up in first class shape and pre
sents a fine apparance.
The old Shelley building is greatly
improved by the addition of a porch
across the front.
H. V. Schminky is in Portland on
business.
John H. Hill has arrangements
about complete for carrying on a
country newspaper and job printing
business in Sandy. The first pub
lication will be published on or about
November 15.
Will Bosholm has let the contract
for clearing 33 acres of logged off
land.
The Firwood mill has commenced
sawing lumber again. The Jarl and
Oleson Bros, mills are also running
again.
P. T. Shlley is putting up a barn
for livery and sale stables.
N. A. Frost of Forest Grove, was
in town Saturday.
Sheriff Mass of Oregon City was in
Sandy Saturday.
village was being fixed up in first
class condition when the work was in
terrupted by the heavy rains, but this
work will be continued as soon as the
weather is at all fit and the road will
be better than it ever has been.
The show windows of Mr. Peter's
hardware store have been attracting
attention on account of the artistic
appearance.
H. D. Aden is planning to build a
warehouse in the near future.
A man from near Scio came to see
if he could rent Mr. Gage's farm, but
as there is no house for a tenant they
did not talk business.
A number of the ladies of the Bap
tist church met with Mrs. Philip
Baker on Wednesday and spent a very
pleasant afternoon.
MULINO.
WILSONVILLE.
Mrs. H. H. Cronise, of Albany, vis
ited several days in Wilsonville last
week.
Mrs. J. H. Robbins and Miss Allen,
of Portland, visited the former s
neice Mrs. Dr. Brown, on Sunday.
Mrs. Mallory, of Junction. City, vis
ited over Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Jake Peters.
Mr. and Mrs. Black visited friends
here on Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, of Portland,
were guests of Elmer Wright, on Sun
day. Mrs. Rogers, of Portland, visited
her sister, Mrs. Dill, on Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. Dinsmore, from the state of
California, vlsted Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Thornton last week.
Mrs. Summer, and daughter, Elma,
left last week for their new home near
Culver, Ore., where they will join Mr.
Summer, who went some time ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Summer and daughter
will be greatly missed by their many
friends here, as they have been fac
tors in everything helpful to the com
munity. ,
The Parent-Teacher's Circle held
their meeting on Thursday in the new
school house, with a good attendance j
and a very interesting program.
Mrs. McKinney spent Saturday in
the Rose City.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Todd and Mr. J. !
Seely were in Portland Saturday.
Voters were out in full force on
Tuesday in Pleasant Hill precinct.
Doris Young and Mrs. Norris Young
were city visitors on Friday.
Norman Say, who was appointed to
fill out the term of Mr. Darby for
Justice of the Peace for this precinct,
was elected to that office at Tuesday's
election. Aubrey Wood was elected
constable.
The "Students' Literary League"
was organized at the Corral Creek
school on Friday, Oct. 25th, at which
time the following officers were elect
ed: President, Leslie Robinson; Vice
President, John Say; Secretary, An
na Baker; Reporter, Menga Ba,talgia.
Oscar Robison was appointed critic,
to serve for three weeks. The League
meets every three weeks, on Friday
afternoon, and its object is to devebp
literary work in the school.
The road from the corner into our
STAFFORD.
Persistent bad weather has retarded
farm work in a measure.
Potatoes are turning out better in
quality and quantity than was ex
pected after the blight struck so many
fields.
A few strawberries are still being
picked from the vines.
Frosts have not injured many things
as yet.
Gardens look green and thrifty as
in summer.
We heard with deep regret of the
serious illness of Mrs. Gillett at the
Oregon City Hospital. She is a sister
of Lee Francis, who owns a farm
here and is also the secretary of the
Tigard Telephone Company.
As there was a vacation in the St.
Helens school Mrs. I. L. Gage and chil
dren of that place, came up to spend
the week with Grandpa Gage of this
place.
Mrs. C. M. Gage returned to her
home in Bandon, on the Breakwater,
which went on its regular trip the
31st.
Mrs. Gage has been up .visiting
relatives and friends for a number of
weeks.
Mr. Gebhardt has started building
his new barn.
Election day passed off without ex
citement. Voters went to the polls
early and took time to read their
blanket tickets and vote intelligently
we trust, and now that it seems cer-
The entertainment at the Grange
hall Hallowe'en night was a decided
success. The program was excellent
and the proceeds from the sale of
baskets, cake and pie was twenty dol
lars and sevent-five centr-to be used
for the benfit of the school.
Miss Gladys Murry has been quite
sick but is reported to be some better
ft the present writing.
Mr. Bruner, an old resident of this
place, was stricken with paralysis last
Wednesday and died Monday morning.
The funeral taking place at Oregon
City Wednesday.
Will Wallace arrived at the home
of his father, R. P. Wallace, last Wed
nesday. He came from Helena,
Montana, and reports very cold weath
er there. The thermometer register
ing two below zero when he left.
Herman Christensen was an over
Sunday visitor in Mulino last Sunday.
Park Wallace is digging his arti
chokes and having a-muddy job of it.
Fred Schafer has his sawmill about
completed and will soon have it run
ning, cutting ties for the Southern
Pacific.
Mrs. Reams, of Willamette, was
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Burdine last Sunday.
Mr. Woodsides, of King Valley, is
in Mulino this week.
A gentleman from Portland held a
meeting at the schoolhouse Friday
evening for the purpose of organizing
a farmer's society of equity. There
was such a small audience that he
appointed another meeting for next
Friday night.
Walt Waldorf and family went to
Oswego Saturday to attend the wed
ding of his sister, Miss Edna Waldorf.
Mrs. G. B. Howes returned recently
from a visit to Augusta, Maine.
days in Portland.
Austin DuBois went to Portland
Saturday.
A. L. Widstrand and Elmer went to
Canby Tuesday.
Miss Hilda Monson left Sunday for
her uncle's home near Donald.
Mrs. T. H. Sconce visited with her
sister, Mrs. Louis Yoder Tuesday.
Joe Kauffman went to the cider mill
Wednesday.
Ole Bergstrom and son, Oscar, with
Mr. Foster, of the Clackamas South
ern railroad went to Canby Wednes
day. E. Burkholder is doing some ditch
ing on his place,
colt to ride Wednesday.
A number of the young people from
here attended the dance at Grimm's
hop house Saturday night.
The corn-husking bee at Fred
Smith's Saturday night was a com
plete success. After the corn was
husked, games were played and re
freshments were served. A very good
time was enjoyed by all present.
will stop off at San Francisco and vis
it friends there for a day or two,
Their house looks quite lonely now.
We hear next Saturday Arnold will
bring a bride to take up her residence
among us.
The Y. P. B. of Sunnyside will have
their programme Wednesday, the 20th
at the Free Methodist church. All
are invited.
Singing practice is changed to Wed
nesday night and prayer meeting is
on Friday night
Frank Stoll and wife were visiting
his parents at or near Vancouver,
Wash., Sunday and Monday. All the
children were there except Adolph's
folks.
Several of the young people around
attended the dance Saturday night at
the Grange hall at Sycamore and re
port a fine time.
We expect to hear wedding bells
ringing most any time now, as sever
al young men are preparing homes for
the coming of the bride.
The engagement of Lu Rodlum and
Emma Chitwood is announced. They
have resided in this locality a number
if years and are highly respected.
MOLALLA.
MACKSBURG.
tain that the women can begin to help
make laws, perhaps they may be in
strumental in altering the little
breathless, unlighted booths, where
a healthy man has to stand and
breath the same air a consumptive
left as he passed out.
Mr. Leissman, the genial merchant
at Willamette, has kindly allowed
Stafford to use his barn and corral for
teams while they took the car for Ore
gon City, an accommodation which
has been highly appreciated, therefore
a number of men went down Monday
with tools and lumber and fixed up
the place as well as they could, work
ing in the rain.
The Church of God is holding a ser
ies of meetings at their chapel this
week with poor attendance, owing
perhaps to the continued rain.
On Saturday, the 9th, Oswega
Grange held memorial services in
memory of Mrs. C. Milem, who was
a member of that Grange, and whose
kindly presence and friendly smile
is mised by on and all. Many were
the beautiful white flowers laid upon
the altar in memory of a dear depart
ed sister ,and many acts of kindness
spoken of by those who had known
her best.
The south approach to the Tuala
tin bridge, below John Wanker's place
is in a danger condition. A lot of the
taxpayers' money was spent there but
a few months ago and the taxpayers
would like to kindly inquire who is
to blame for such poor work. Is it
the local road supervisor, the county
engineer or the county court? It has
caved off on both side, taking the in
sufficient sticks with it until there
is but a narrow track left and the
county may be called upon to pay
damages when a team or auto slides
off, breaking bones, or taking some
one's life.
The Belkar Bros, again have men
cutting wood, which they haul to mar
ket and thereby every year get more
land cleared, and into paying crops.
The election day passed without
especial incident. The returns bring
ing to most of the Macksburg voters
the gratification of having their can
didate chosen for the Presidential
chair.
The rainy season, though setting in
earlier than usual, finds most of the
ranchmen prepared for it. A few have
potatoes still in the ground, but the
great majority had their crop under
cover, while the weather was still fair.
Mr. Buiess, who has lately brought
his family from Lousiana to Macks
burg, has bought a 20 acre ranch from
Mr. Gansky. Mr. Gustav, a brother-in-law
of Mr. Guiess, also from Louis
ianna, has built a new house on the
ranch adjoining that of Mr.-Schwan-zara.
Both of these new homes are
on the Canby road and promise to add
greatly to the appearance of this vi
cinity. Mr. Schwanzara is to work the
ground of Mr. Gustav, the coming sea
son. Mr. and Mrs. Gansky are expected
home this month from South Dakota,
where they have been visiting their
two sons.
The family of Henry Stier, are ill.
of whooping cough.
The children of Frank Klinger are
recovering from the same disease.
Mr. Frank Hilton is quite ill with
grip.
Abe Hepper, owing to the illness of
Mr. Hilton, took the cream route last
week.
John Kummer was up on Sunday,
for the first time since he was taken
with typhoid fever two months ago.
The electric lights in the general
merchandise store of Mr. Scramlin are
especially cheering on these stormy
n'ghts.
Henry Kister and W. George Walsh
are hauling lumber for Mr. Walsh's
new house.
Mrs. A. B. Baldwin enjoyed a very
pleasant visit on Sunday from Mrs.
Boesche.
The rain seems to make no differ
ence in the work on the Canby and
Molalla road.
COLTON.
A very quite wedding took place at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cole,
of Molalla, Wednesday, November 6th,
when Miss Roxie Cole and Allie Cut
ting were united in marriage. The
bride was becomingly attired in white.
The ceremony was performed by Mr.
Dungan at high noon, after which all
partook of. a bountiful turkey dinner.
The bride and bridegroom left for
Portland where they took the train for
Wapato, Wash. They will visit Mr.
Cutting's sister, Mrs. Ralph Baty, at
that place. The bride wore a travel
ing suit of blue serge.
Present were: Mr. and Mrs. Orin
Cutting, Hugh Cutting, Mr. and Mrs.
I. R. Cole, Ben, Bryl, Vida and An- j
eito Cole and Lela Belle Smith.. Mr. !
and Mrs. Cutting will make their
home at Molalla. We wish them a j
happy journey through life.
We had plenty of rain the last week
but there will always be sunshine after
rain; so cheer up.
John Engstrom and Elmer Petterson
are falling timber for Lew Hubbard,
who has taken the contract to log two
million feet for Hult Bros, this win
ter. Rex Gorden, who has been away for
some time has returned and has cer
tainly surprised the people of this vi
cinity by bringing with him a wife.
Heartiest congratulations.
Miss Ruby Countryman has been
away at James staying with Mrs. P.
E. Bonney, who is sick. She is now
able to be around again.
C. Stromgreen had some chopping
done at the Bonney and Wilson mill
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Wolfsen, of
Timbergrove, were business visitors
at Bee Hill's one day last week.
W. C. Mangum, the "Watkins Man"
from Canby was in this neighborhood
the latter part of the week.
Oatis Vallen, of Elwood, was haul
ing shingles from the Bonney and
Wilson shingle mill last week.
P. Schiewe, of Clarkes, was a vis
itor at J. Putz's at Colton last Mon
day. C. Stromgren made a business trip
to town Wednesday.
Lee Livingston, who is working at
Schieffer's saw mill visited with his
family at Colton last Sunday.
J. Putz and C. Stromgren assisted
J. A. Stromgren in butchering hogs
Thursday.
Will Schieffer is back on his place
again.
B. Sullivan ,of Portland, was out
visiting friends at Clarkes and Col
ton last week.
Peter Westburg and family, of Bee
Hills, have moved to their new place
at Colton.
Charlie Swan was bailing straw Fri
day and Saturday.
P. E. Berglund butchered a number
of hogs Tuesday and hauled them to
Oregon City Wednesday.
J. Putz made a business trip to
Clarkes last Saturday.
Mrs. L. Elliott of Elwod, left for
Washington last week.
After a couple weeks' absence from
school on account of getting hurt by
being thrown from a horse, Miss
Florence Stromgren is able to attend
again.
GLAD TIDINGS.
The public sale at C. J. Bentley's
on Oct. 8 passed off satisfactory to all
concerned. Bentley will immediately
start for Cottage Grove, Ore., where
he -expects to make his home. Albert
Barth rents the farm he vacates,
which belong to Ed Jack, of Oregon
City.
Alfred Olson was taken to the St.
Vincent Hospital at Portland, his leg
was crushed a few years ago while at
work in. a logging camp, and now the
condition of his limb necessitates am
putation. Mr. Christensen, an aged man of
our community, a respected citizen,
and a good man, passed on to that
other shore on the 8th inst. and was
buried on the 10th.
But little fall grain has been sowed
as yet.
Walter Rowe has purchased a car
riage. He also bought a fine five-year-old
mare of E. R. Ridings. Mr. Rowe
expects to take twelve or fourteen fat
hogs to market in a few days.
Mr. Lima is doing a flourishing bus
iness these times, running his chop
per and cider mill for the accommoda
tion of all.
Grandma Herrington at one time,
and for many years, a resident of this
neighborhood, died a few days ago at
her daughter's in Portland. She was
buried at the Miller cemetery in Mar
ion county, Oregon.
Jack Garret is attending school this
winter.
John Comer and wife were visiting
with Mr. and Mrs. McKinney last
week.
Frankie Beer is under the doctor's
care, and has been unable to attend
school. He is very much missed in
the school room as he was of studious
habits and an unusually bright schol
ar. Mrs. E. R. Ridings has been off on
a visit for the past week, leaving our
vorthy road supervisor, Ellis Riding,
to do his own cooMnsr, dish washing,
etc. We heard him saying, "What is
home without a cook?'
YODERVI LLE.
Trophy offered by Southern Pacific Company at Pacific
Show to be held in Portland Nov ember 18 to 23.
Land Product
RURAL DELL.
in Portland last week.
Fred Sailer, Sr., went to Portland on
Maurice Gottwald spent a few days
Mrs. Ethel Owens is spending a few
business last week.
Had we only sunshine the year f
around,
Without the blessing of refreshing
rain,
Would we scatter seed upon the fal
low ground,
And hope to gather flowers, fruit
and grain?
No! So you see we must be content
with this Oregon mist.
Miss Florence Yoder is working for
Sawtell Bros., at Molalla at present.
R. E. Yoder was a Salem visitor
Monday.
Rev. Buttler delivered a very inter
esting sermon at Smyrna church Sun
day. Church at 2 P. M.; Sunday
school at 3 P. M. on the 2nd and 4th
Sundays. Sunday school at the usual
hour, 10 A. M. on the first and third
Sunday. Everybody invited.
J. S. Yoder sent some of W. S.
Sconce's banana apples to Portland to
his son O P Yoder, who owns a farm
at Hood River and he judged them to
be as fine as Hood River apples, also
saying that such apples are selling at
five cents apiece on the Portland fruit
stands.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rittenhour and
Miss Maud Yoder made a flying trip
to Hubbard Friday.
Miss Hazel Hungate and Austin
Taylor of Marquam, were married at
the home of the bride near Molalla,
Nov. 10'th.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Taylor and Mr.
and Mrs. G. E. Wyland attended the
Taylor-Hungate wedding Sunday.
Mrs. Hardee Dimick called on Mrs.
Solon Kinzer, of Needy, Monday aft
ernoon. The ladies of the "Thursday after
noon embroidery Club"' held their first
meeting this year on Nov. 12th at the
home of L. D. Yoder, it also being a
"shower" in honor of Miss Nell B.
Yoder, who was married Thursday,
Nov. 14th to A. F. Eyman. Many
beautiful and useful presents were re
ceived.. A dainty luncheon was serled.
Those present were: Mrs. F. Hart,
Miss Pansy Hart, Miss Kathryn Yod
er, Mrs. Harry Rittenhour, Mrs. Al
bert G., John J., Louis B. and Aaron
L. Yoder, Mrs. Hardee Dimick, Miss
Maude Yoder, Mrs. John W. Watson,
Mrs. L. D. Yoder, Mrs. G. E. Wyland
and Miss Nell B. Yoder.
Born, Nov. 7th, to Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Potts, of Greenberg, Ore., a
little daughter. Mrs. Potts was for
merly Miss Hattie Yoder of this place.
Hondrick Bros, were sawing wood
for A. G. Yoder the past week and
are now sawing for Granville Williams.
SUNNYSIDE AND ROCK CREEK
Seeing the woman's suffrage won
the day, a number of women are plan
ning to read and study up on the sub
ject so as to be able to do fully as well
as the men.
Mr. Soderberg and son, Arnold, have
started on their way to Texas. They
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