MORNING ENTERPRISE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1912.
NEWS FROM THE COUNTRY
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM ALL PARTS OF CLACKAMAS COTJNTY
EAST MACKSBURG.
The good weather has started at
last, and the farmers are all busy sow
ing fall grain. Some of the people
who did not get all of their potatoes
dug now'tiave a chance to finish dig
ging them.
John Nofzinger went to Portland
last Friday to buy a drag saw outfit.
Born, to the wife of Chas. Stuts,
Nov. 18th, a 11 pound daughter, moth
er and daughter are doing well.
Doc Eby and wife, of Salem, are
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
W. Eby, of this place.
Pate Scamble sold his driving team
to Chas. Hurias, Jr., of Canby.
Harry Sherwood spent Friday eve
ning at the J. Moshberger home.
Mr. Bradbury and family spent San
day with Lee Lantz and family.
Pete Scamble sold his driving team
barn which helps to improve the looks
of his place.
Paul Smith made a flying trip to
Barlow last Saturday.
Henry Guntler sold his driving mare
to Henry Smith, of Macksburg.
John Helvey made a business trip
to Molalla last Saturday.
We understand our school teacher
Harry Sherwood, went away to get
married. Boys, it is time to get ready
for an old fashioned charivari.
Paul Smith is in the horse trading
business.
MACKSBURG.
,-The continuance of the bright
weather his infused new energy into
every industry in Macksburg and vi
cinity. Not only are agriculture and
land-clearing going forward, but man
ufacturing and building seem to have
received a new impetus. Plowing and
tree-plantinfi $re going on everywhere
while the noise of blasting and the
glow of the rubbish fires tell that
tracts of wild log-covered land are
rapidly being transformed into fields
where growing crops will be seen in
the summer of 1913.
Henry Nofziger has sold his mill to
Joe Smith of Gervais. The mill is
operating with a large crew of men.
Among their more important contracts
is a large order by the Portland, Eu
gene & Eastern Railroad.
Mr. Gastrock, late of New Orleans,
La., is having material hauled for the
new resience which he proposes build
ing in place of the temporary dwelling
which he and his family are at pres
ent occupying.
Mr. George Koch is working on Mr.
Gastrock's house.
Mr. Whaley, of Portland, has bought
the place lately vacated by Mr. Baker.
The premises are occupied for the
present by Mr. Whaley, Jr.
George Mitts was married last
week, and is living on his father's
place.
Dan Roth came home from Wood
burn to spend last Sunday.
Sol. Strubbar, Frank Hilton, Will
Roth, Mr. Good and A. A. Baldwin
conferred a benefit on the residents
of this vicinity last Saturday by im
proving the part of the Canby road
that bounds their respective ranches.
This improvement consists of a plank
road over a stretch of road that, till
now, has been about impassible.
Mr. and Mrs. Sol Strubbar spent
Friday evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Baldwin.
School closed on Friday evening to
reopen Monday Dec. 2nd.
The Primary department of the
school in charge of Mrs. A. A. Baldwin
had pretty closing exercises Friday
afternoon. "
The room was tastefully ornament
ed win Oregon grape. Autumn leaves
and red apples. All the decorating
material was brought by the Primary
pupils who seemed to enter enthusias
tically into the work of brightening
their room for the Thanksgiving sea
son. Afer school Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin
drove to Canby, when Mrs. Baldwin
boarded a train for Portland, intend
ing to remain with her sister, Mrs. T.
H. Gardner while attending the insti
tute. . '
The names of the Macksburg pupils
who were neither absent nor tardy
during November will appear in next
week's issue of the Enterprise.
GLAD TIDINGS.
Mrs. Jack Schnack who with her
husband, purchased and reside on the
old Mart Leabo farm attended the
Catholic church at Mt. Angel Sunday.
She being a member of that denomin
ation. Mr. Schnack appear to be a
busy man, 'and contemplates adding
many needed improvements upon his
place in the near future,
Miss Maud Marsh has returned
home after a visit of several weeks
in the state of Washington.
Ray Austin is busy these times
with his wood saw.
Mr. and Mrs. Ole Rue have return1
ed home after a three days' visit in
Portland.
Geo. Newsome helped' the Allen
boys saw and' haul wood Monday.
Ethel Allen who worked for Aunt
Mary Robbins for quite a while is
now at home.
Henry Hatler returned from the
mountains with another load of nice
cedar boards made by Neil Jackson.
Mrs. Sprague and daughter, Alice,
are staying with Mr. and Mrs. Cord
ell. MOUNTAIN VIEW.
Everything seems to be on the move
Land is changing hands and houses
changing occupants.
J. Barts and family have moved in
to the house near Roosevelt Street
lately vacated by Mr. Clark and fam
ily, who went to Utah.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Shelly, who lived
in Frand Bullard's house are moving
into Mr. Robeson's house vacated by
J. Barts and family.
Mr. Haskell has sold his property
to Walter Simpson and wife who have
taken pos'ession.
Mr. Haskell has bought the Linn
property on Duane Street and is
building a house.
Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, of Sunnyside,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. Grady
last week.
O. M. Griff in, is building a porch to
his house.
August Freidrich, who has' been in
Alaska the last year, is visiting
friends here.
Mrs. A. S. Martin and daughter,
Pearl, are visiting in Elwood this
week.
J. E. Downer, who sold his farm at
Clairmont has moved into the Moran
house on Molalla Avenue. Their two
girls have been attending high school
and walking from Clairmont
Mr. W. H. Clark, of Duane Street,
is seriously ill.
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Will May accompanied by Chas. Ely,
and son Stanford, went to a shooting
match at Beaver Creels .Wednesda
morning.
Miss Emma Vanhoy of Goldendale,
Washington, came Tuesday to spend
Thanksgiving with her parents.
Charlie Gale and wife moved toMil
waukie last week. He has rented his
place to Mr. Jewell 'and wife, lately
from the East.
The Bible Study Class will meet at
the home of Mrs. R. M. C. Brown this
week on Friday afternoon at 2:30.
STAFFORD.
The people have enjoyed this week
of sunshine and hope for more. We
have had a few slight frosts, but not
cold enough to do any damage.
Mr. Gebhardt has the concrete for
the basement to his barn finished.
Mrs. Claus Peters is still .under the
doctor's care and we are sorry to hear
her cough is not much better.
Miss Minnie Grace who was princi
pal in our school two years ago was
in the neighborhood visiting last week
After nine years of teaching she is
taking a vacation this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Toombs came from'
East Portland last Friday to visit old
friends a few days. Mrs. Toombs was
the first teacher in this place in 1873
4, before Stafford had a name, when
we could only afford four months'
school in the year, and the children
of school age numbered seventeen by
counting- Mrs. Larson and Mrs.
Barnes.
The Ladies Circle met with Mrs.
Tiedeman on last Thursday, the 21st,
and it being so near Thanksgiving
they had exercises, readings and
speeches suitable to the time, also a
regular Thanksgiving feast. The
Workmen have given a deed' to the
school Of the little corner, acquired by
them when they had a -flourishing
lodge here. The ladies spoke of Civic
Improvement and proposed clearing
up the lot, etc. That night during
prayer meeting, some boys began the
good work by pushing over the old
horse shed which had been a menace
to small children for a long time, as
the timbers were rotten.
On Friday quite a number of par
ents and friends listened to the exer
cises held the 2nd and 4th Friday of
every month at the schoolhouse, which
passed off very nicely, the pupils be
ing well drilled and their recitations
and songs appropriate to the coming
day, our National Thanksgiving. Those
taking part were, Fred Kellar, Bertha
Moser, Dora Oldenstadt, Sarah Nuss
baum, Mildred Oldenstadt, Wanda
Wanker, Mabel Wanker, Lillian Tiede
man, Lavelle Hargen, Neva Tiedeman
Lela Tiedaman, Martha Aerni, Ivy
Anderson Clifford Weddle, Arthur
Becker, George Zeoman's, Earl Olden
stadt, Daniel Kellar, Louis Hargan,
Joe Rabick, Walter Borland, Joseph
Miller, Homer Nussbaum, Robert
Mantha, Percy Holmes and Lod Tiede
man. Mr. Larkins the principal re
quested the visitor to remain after the
pupils were dismissed to have a
friendly chat and organized a Parent
Teachers' meeting to meet once a
month with Mrs. Seeding as president
and Mrs. Gage as secretary.
Miss Bencha, the primary teacher
attended ber brother's wedding Wed
nesday .returning to her duties in the
school room, on Thursday morning.
Mrs. Lillian Tiedeman having taken
her place for an hour.-
There is no school this week, as
both teachers are attending the insti
tute at Oregon City for three days,
then Thanksgiving comes, therefor
there will be no school until Monday
December 2nd.
" . COLTON.
At their, beautiful little country
home two miles nortfi of Colton, Mon
day, November 25th. JMr. and ..Mrs.
John A. Stromreen celebrated their
golden wedding. They were both
born and reared in Smomand, Sweden,
and were married in 1862. They came
to America in 1870 and made their
home in Michigan three years from
there they crossed the plains to Ore
gon ia 1873 and have lived at tlolton
since hat time.- Mr. Stromgreen is
seventy-two years old and Mrs. Strom
green' is seventy-one years old and
both ar hale and hearty for their
ages. Their home was beautifully "de
corated and a fine dinner was served
to more than thirty-five guests. Mr.
and Mrs. Stromgreen have the heart
iest congratulations and best wishes
of their neighbors. - v
DAMASCUS.
A delightful party was given at A.
Newell's residence at Damascus Sat
urday evening, Nov. 23, 1.912, in honor
of Miss Mae Newell and Chris'tain
Svendsen's birthday. The evening was
pleasantly spent by the guests, old and
young alike, joining in a cranberry fro
lic, which afforded much amusement
for all present. Prizes were won by
Nathan Rawley in the Guessing Con
test; Lester Newell won the prize in
the Cranberry hunt. For the Word
Contest Mrs. Elmer Bloomgust won
first prize. Mrs. B. Rawley won the
prize in the cranberry race. Mrs. Del
sie Hunter won first prize in the
Stringing Contest -For the cranberry
Scramble Mr. Rawley won the prize.
The prizes given caused much merri
ment among the guests. A dainty
luncheon was served of chocolate, cof
fee and cake, sandwiches and pickles.
Mrs. Svendsen found the ring in the
cake. The button was undiscovered.
Miss Mae Newell was the lucky finder
of the coin. Those present were as fol
lows: Mr. and Mrs. A. Newell; Mr. and
Mrs. S. V. Svendsen; Mr. and Mrs.
Nathan Rawley; Mr and Mrs. Elmer
Bloomquist; Mrs. Delsie (Newell)
Hunter; Misses Jeanette Newell, Ly
die Semmler, Mae Newell, Verna Hun
ter, Blanch Rawley, Messrs. Almont
Newell, Christain Svendsen, . Merrell
Newell, William Svendsen, Lester
Newell.
The guests departed at a late hour
wishing the honor guests many more
happy birthdays and expressing their
appreciation to the hostess of an en
joyable time.
COLTON.
A dinner was given Sunday by Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Stromgreen and the
former's sister, Miss Hannah Strom
green, in honor of- their uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs' John A. Stromgreen-who
. celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary. The rooms and
tables were beautifully decorated
with ferns and yellow chrysanthe
mums. .
A number of people assembled and
all present spent a very enjoyable
time. Among those present were:
Rev. and Mrs. Rhinehart, Mr. and Mrs.
Uetterson, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Hult,
Mr. and Mrs. L. Dahlstrom, Mr. and
Mrs. J. Putz, of Colton; Mr. and Mrs.
M. Kandle and Mr. and Mrs. F. Schute
of Highland and Mr. David Lofgren,
of Portland. Quite a numuer of val
uable and useful presens were receiv
ed by the couple.
Mrs. J. Putz and daughter visited
the former's sister, Mrs. T. Clark, of
Portland last week.
Miss Nellie Bonney is home from
Estacada to spend a week with her
parents at Colton;
Jake Schiewe, of Clarks, was a vis
itor at Colton last Sunday.
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A program was rendered at the I
school house Friday afternoon.
C. Stromgreen made a business trip
to Oregon City Friday.
Miss Inez Snodgrass, teacher, is in
Oregon City attending the institute
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gorbett, of
Eastern Oregon, who used to live
here, have a baby girl.
Mr. Norman Sorenson, of Silverton,
is visiting his brother at Colton.
John Engstrom, who was hurt by
a fall is able to be around again.
P. Putz was a business visitor at
Elwood last Thursday. .
Miss Hannah Stromgreen, of San
Francisco came to attend the Golden
wedding of her uncle and aunt and
intends to spend the holidays with her ;
relatives here, after which she will i
return to California and assume her
work again as nurse.
A Portland man was around last
week looking for horses which were
stolen from him at Portland.
Joe Carlson went To Oregon City
Monday.
A party was given Saturday night
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. j
Boney. It was attended by a large
number of young people. The even
ing was spent in playing games, mus
ic and singing. -Those present were:
Misses Nouna Vallen, Ella Bittner,
Nellie Bonney, Lena Putz, Ruby Coun
tryman, Florence and Pearl Strom
gren Myrl Bonney and Annie and Til
lie Baurer. Messrs. John Engstrom,
Philip Putz, Walter Cox, Robert Putz,
Harry Bittner, Matt Yagman, John
Trygg Elmer Petterson, Albert and
Carl Melike, Prof. O. Vallen, Petter
son Bros., Archie Bonney and Fred
Baurer, Ben Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Del
bert Bonney and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Wilson and children and
Mrs. L. Livingston and sons. Re
freshments were served and the young
folk departed at a late hour after hav
ing enjoyed themelves very much.
EAST CLACKAMAS.
' The weather the past week has been
exceptionally good and most of us
have been busy getting the potatoes
out. ' .
Mrs. A. Getz's son and daughter-in-law
visited her on Saturday and Sun-
Mr. Daywalt and wife left for Cali
fornia on Monday to visit their daught
er for a month or more.
Frank Kiesner has sold his farm to
a man in Portland but expects to live
on the place until April.
Mr. Hayward sold ten acres south
of this farm and the man who bought
it expects to build on it soon.
Frank Haberlach took a load 01
kraut and celery to Portland on Tues
day. .
-Willie Piper, Mr. Hull and Mr. 01
en have been digging potatoes at the
Zig Zag farm the past week.
LOGAN.
Mr. H. S. Anderson is improving
slowly.
O., Verding has posted notices for a
road meeting to be at Logan December
28, in regard to the Logan and Barton
road. .
Mr. Goodson and family, of Stone,
leave for Glendora, Cal. next week.
J. A. Byers and daughter, Miss Ma
ble, will leave' soon for Pasaena, Cal.
for the winter.
Mr. Granlund, our genial grocery
man makes regular tripB twice a week
delivering groceries for the Outlook
Co.
Miss Anna Bachman, principal and
Miss Wievesiek primary teacher, of
,Lower Logan school are attending the
institute this week. .
Th pupils of Lower Logan school
contributed a box of canned fruit, two
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Tnird and Oak:
boxes of fruit and vegetables, also
clothing, $1.45 cash to the Aid Society
and $1.15 to the Baby Home. This is
a step in the right direction, teaching
the children to remember those less
fortunate then themslevss.
T. W .Foster is painting the Harding
Grange hall and barn. At the next
meeting an election of officers will be
held but nevertheless, a program is
being prepared. Some of the topics
for consideration are: "Labor Saving
Devices for the Farm and Home; "
"The Frauking System and What it
costs the Government." Some would
notbelieve it runs as high as $22,
000,000 annually and yet some think
the "seeds" are free, we farmers get
from bur Senators.
CLARKS.
Mr. John Larkins is ilL
Mr. Bottemiller finished digging po
tatoes last week.
. Mr. and Mrs. John Larkins moved
to their son, C. Larkins, Saturday.
Henry Kleinsmith took a load of
lrk'eys to town last Friday.
. Ben Marshall ,of Eastern Oregon,
was visiting his parents last week.
Miss Eina Staut and Mr. Webb are
attending the teacher's institute in
Oregon City this week.
The Clarks school has a vacation for
a week, the teachers are attending the
institute.. Miss Cela Johnson went
home to Portland and is attending the
institute. f.
Mr. Wettlaufer and family spent
Sunday in Schueble.
Mrs. Elvina Elmer was buried Sat
urday in Clarkes cemetery.
Willie Kleinsmith is sawing wood
for Mr. Bottemiller.
Mr. and Mrs. Bottemiller and daugh
ter, Ida and son,-Claude, and Ida Haag
went to town Monday.
Lou Maxson was sowing grain for
Mrs. S. Lee Saturday.
Rev. Waters of Portland, preached
in Clarkes Sunday evening.
Mr. Wolfsoa sold cattle last week.
Rev. Cupp, of Viola and Rev. Wat
ers, of Portland, will hold meetings in
Highland.
WILLAMETTE.
Henry Waldron sold his home for
$1600 to Harry Berdine, and with his
family moved to Oregon City Thurs
day. -
Miss Galdys Baker, accompanied by
brother Charles, went to Portland Sat
urday afternoon to hear the grand op
era Salome and Lucie 3i Lammermoor
in- the evening.
Mrs.. Leo Larson, who was operated
upon for appendicitis several weeks
ago at the Oregon City Hospital and
returned home last week is. not so
well. D. Mount being called Sunday.
. iiKhur Waldron had his right wrist
badly hurt at a mill Thursday.
Two generous boxes of canned fruit,
clothing, etc., and two large sacks of
potatoes, pumpkins and other veget
ables were sent to the Boys and Girls
Aid Society at Portland for Thanks
giving Saturday from the public
school.
Thanksgiving exercises were heP ...
the assembly rooms at school Friday
afternoon. All the grade taking part.
The Pilgrim boys and the '"pumpkin
boys and girls" ten in number, from
the first and second grades entertain
ed in great style. Miss Lucy Rice of
the ninth' grade had an enteraining
reader, The Song of the Oregon
Grape by the older girls was good. A
very pleasing number was the con
cert reciation "Thanksgiving Day" by
the Misses Katharine Lyons and Mar
garet Manning, Laresinf Britton and
John Kinney. There were many good
quotations, recitations, etc. Mrs. Cut
zer's room recited and sang splendid
ly. -
Waldron Hyatt spent part of vaca
rtlaecl!
tion week with his chum, Earl Ber
ine Rose" City Park.
Miss Emma Roman from Mt. Pleas
ant visited with her sister, Mrs. Sni
dow Thursday.
In the absence of Dr. Ford Sunday
afternoon at Willamette church, he
having been called to Mt. Pleasant,
Prof. I. R. Bowland gave an earnest
talk and helped carry out a very suc
cessful service to a good congregation.
There were 116 pupils at S. S. Miss
es Muriel Mollert and Ethel Gordon
had a duet for the church service and
little Beaulah Snidow and Frances
Waldren for S. S. There was one birth
uay offering. The church was decol
ated with chrysanthemums.
The Schiester family, from Portland
visited Anthony Tours Sunday.
Mrs. Hickman, of Oregon City at
tended the Thanksgiving exercises at
School Friday.
NEEDY.
Marcus Smith called on friends at
Aurora Sunday.
Jesse Mitts left Sunday evening for
Molalla, where he has been working
for Jacob Oswalt.
The dance in Millers hop house Sat
urday evening was not well attended,
only four girls being present. The
boys intend having another dance in
three weeks.
Miss Lois Gribble, who has been ill
for some time of appendicitis is im
proving slowly.
Miss Lucy Mitts visited friends in
Salem last week, and while there at
tended the ' Teacher's Institute.
Mr. B. F. Smith, or Needy called on
J. E. Mitts Sunday..
Miss Rachel Spencer called on Miss
Lillian Mitts Saturday evening
Mrs. Moretz Meyers received a
pleasant visit from Mrs. M. G. Smith
Thursday afternoon.
A pretty wedding took place Wed
nesday at high noon, at the home of
the bride's parents, when Miss Azilee
Haley, of Canby, became the wife of
George Mitts, of Needy. The room was
tastefully decorated with evergreen
and white chrysanthemums. The
bride was beautifully gowned in a
dress of net over white silk and car
ried a bouquet of white carnations and
ferns. The ceremony was performed
by Justice of the Peace, B. F. Smith,
of Needy, after which the guests
marched to the dining room, where a
bountiful luncheon was prepared. On
ly the immediate relatives were pres
ent Mr. and Mrs. Mitts received many
handsome presents. After a brief
honeymoon they will make their home
in Canby.
DOVER.
Mr. Morrison had the misfortune
to have a runaway last week. He was
slightly injured.
Mr. end Mrs. Wm. Roberts spent
last week in Portland visiting friends
and witnessing the. Land Show.
H. H. Udell was in Estacada last
week having dental work done.
Mrs. M. M. Reid entertained ber
brother, Mr. Cromwell, from Portland
over Sunday.
Miss Wheeler left Saturday for her
home and to attend teachers institute
in Oregon City this week. '
Josepr DeShazer has purchased a
span of fine mules.
Margaret Seward, Eleanor Bews,
Helen and Gaylord Keith are home
from Estacada to spend the Thanks
giving holiday.
All enjoyed the social and donation
party held In the M. E. church last
Friday night. There was a liberal
supply of fruit and vegetables brought
some bedding and a number ot other
things. -
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