I County Correspondence
"W want rportr in vry town.
8cholla and Mountain Bide.
(Too LM fur Lut Wnk. )
Frank Miller has occaaioa to ga CTsr
to I'undee quite of'tn o( Lata.
Mr. Brown bai been putting In wheat
on John Itogen place.
The Taylor boys came near telling out
luitt week. The man to whom they ex
ectti to eell to, laid he would bring hia
wife to see the place, but he haa not put
in an apjwarance up to thii writing.
The grangers held forth laat Saturday
according to what we hear they came
near out-vieing the Lewie and Clark
(air with their bread and regetablee
they had on exhibition.
The Mountain Side achool will com
mence next Monday, with Prof. Call aa
teacher.
Mre. Miller and Mrs. Ratcliff called
on Mra. K. K. Brook Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Ratcliff went to Portland Tues
day. Klie will make a short visit there,
then go to Eastern Oregon to meet her
husband.
Will Crator has sold his place to Mr.
Rogers, a father of John Rogers. Cra
tor has moved to New berg.
Dollie Hoiison we understand is going
to work for Mrs. Beley.
John Wohlachlegel, who is driving a
meat wagon this summer, laat week had
the horaes harneaaed for a start. While
he was in the house, the little boys
thought they would help a little, so they
hitched the horaes (they were colta) on
the hack and started for the house.
The colts got frightened and ran away.
They went over a picket fence, broke
loose from the hack, and threw the boys
out. One boy was hurt some but no
bones broken. The horses made a cir
cuit anil went back into the barn.
Lawrence Crowder and hia bride are
off on their wedding tour.
Hettie.
Mrs. Hiram Parson is convalescent.
II. Mattheson is hauling rock to fill in
a break-water by the Mattheaon bridge.
The roads in Seoggin valley are in
fine condition for the winter travel.
Scoggln Valley.
Mr. and Mrs. Harding and Mr. and
Mrs. Brown, of Gaston visited at R.
Mattheson's on Sunday.
Pleasant Smith and wife spent two or
three days in the valley, getting some
birds the while.
Mr. Walters, living on the Fuqua
place will bale his hops this week.
Artie Mattheson returned from Al
berta laat Monday night. Hays he
thinks the country there is all right and
is going buck in the spring.
bherwood
A n segregation of "Coon talent" atruck
the town Thursday night and gave a
plantation long and dance show which
was said to be firat-claaa. In connection
therewith a young dry-ttooda clerk here
is cot(iUting when a certain leather-colored
damsel of the firm will return his
standing-collar loaned her for the cial
occaasion.
J. C. Smock while doing some carpen
ter work fell from a ladder and the arti
cle fell upon him, a few days since,
however, no serious dammre resulted,
yet the chances were many in the full
thereof.
Chis Holannger's nine-year-old son
while diaaecting the contents of a dyna
mite cap recently, near the suburbs of
his home, experienced an explonion, un
expectedly that resulted in the little fel
low parting with three finders of bis
left hand. His story in regard to being
wounded by a iron in the hands of a con
cealed enemy was doubted for several
reasons a pour exouso is considered
U tter than none at all times.
"Hetty," of Scholls, attempts to right
a miat:itement, (unintentional) of the
writers in regard to the Olds family gen
eology but by reference only. Now, if
not Mrs. lhinbar of (ioldendale who
prey is the third daughter? We tried
to name her, and as you remark made a
mistake, but you failed to try even, so
The Independent's readers remain un
enlightened vet owing to the "blunder"
of both of us. Try again, my dear, and
be more specific the next attempt.
Heinrich Dieckman, aged 70 years re
siding on a farm near Wilnonville died
very unexpectedly. He had viaited
town the day prior and had made no
complaints of not feeling well. Heart
failure is attributed the cause of his sud
den death. Four grown children sur
vive him.
Mrs. Nettie Overholster, wife o' Johh
Overholater a farmer living on the Tua
tin river near Taylor's bridge died on
the 25th Instant after a brief illness.
Interment occurred at the cemetery
near Tigardville.
William (Bill) Wilson, Jr., was
mulched in justice court, Wednesday, to
the tune of IV) and co-ti for attempting
to correct the old gentleman, his father,
corporally, last week in a heated en
counter under dispute. "Bill" has
rustled up bonds to the amount of I'JOO
for his safe appearance at the next term
of circuit court, where justice, he be
lieves like religion is free and un
traiuelled for those w ho desire it.
Undertaker M. K. Buck of this place
was called to the home of John Overhol
ster, near Taylor's bridge, Tuesday to
direct the funeral ceremonies of Miss
Beanie V., a 17-year-old (laughter of Mr.
Overholster's w ho died Saturday even
ins after several months illness. This
double afliction. of the loss of wi'e ami
daugh'er w ithin one week, is one of the
severest ordeals the human family is
called upon to endure, and while the
condolence of kind friends and neigh
bors doe not relieve the sting, its in
fluence enables the sorely atllcted to
bear the burden with resignation, even
in the midst of desolation and distress.
Beaverton.
Potato digging is the order of the day
in this neighborhood. Mr. Dillaboy of
Cooper Mountain harvested 1,000 bush
el of the tubers off of a little over four
ucret.
. lr. Robinson is building an adJition
to his barn.
A. W. Pike is preparing to build an
addition to his house.
J. O. Haines, our road supervisor, did
business in Hillsboro, Wednesday.
Cieo. A. Livermore lias sold his resi
dence property in South Beaverton to a
Mr. Brandt of Portland.
The Livermore saw-mill has quite a
large contract for railway ties, which
are now iieing delivered on the railroad
track.
Hallowe'en passed off very quietly.
In fact quieter tlian it has panned here
for a number of years.
J. F. Moore and family have moved
buck to Beaverton after spending a year
at Laurel.
Albert Badgle, of Portland was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Cady on
Hallowe'en.
Miss Lois Vim-enf visited with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. II. U. Vincent,
on Tuesday.
Adam Schmidt and family have
moved to Portland and taken possession
of the grocery store which they pur
chased some time ago.
Marion Hutchinson, of above Glencoe
was in town Wednesday.
The Union preaching services were
well attended both morning and even
ing. More Anon.
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Tho Independent is tho official County Newspaper. It contains a complete report
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