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i OltKHON (MTV ENTKKPK1HH, KIMDA V, KKHKUAUY2H, im LARSEN & CO. ill WillMiMMttlllgiWMWWWMWgMBBBWMMBBMMtaaElB III WKB'iiiibi H Groceries, Produce and Commission MMK-SUMMIUIl SIMtAY, DRAIN TIL!:, (.KOUNI) MMK ROCK, LAND l'LAS TKU, I WAA) AND (JARDKN SICK DS, Ktc. Cor. 10 & Main, Oregon City, Oregon PLANS NOW FOR i local uimvs America by way of Now York, I .on ilmi mill I.IhIhiii, Portugal. Mn. Win- I iht mihi .on iNriMui ,ir, remain In till clly for i'vnriil uiiinlli with i Mr Winner' parent. Mr. nml Urt U U Mull i vn III Ori'Kou City , w- K In'foru returning to their m..iiIi nml Tiii''ly. I Koiiili A hum l n Iihuik, l i, I Hi luifcr, of Molnlln. U In Ont-j (-,,u i lly mi u liiilin" trip. I Ki'lli u In till. eiy ; I : , ..! wiling frli'iuU. , j .111 in tlm lfn of A. Hchluf, i , ,, , 1. 1 , i I'l h Jl. weight lu pound, j I. .tin Hi'i:n'ii, of lloltoii, u vl- ' ii, i in this i ll)' Monday .ml Tuwaduy. I I'.ml I in n ii. nullity mini iipnrvlor, ii. in H.iinly. wu In till, city Wt(Jn. ilni i Mini I liollliol. II rouil viewer w I I ,!,.. r . 1 wjin In the rlty oil buxlliom ,, I, il.lt K A WrlKlit, of Aurora, wn In iM, ritt our Ttility transuding ,l III, -Ml i.im I Hi', of Hi'nltl". bit. been In tin, , it v fur several day transacting Imimih i. t,ivn. ilio tumll daughter of Mr. in, I Mr, k H. liiKrain, I III of car- III fi n r. j ii I. mull nml wif, of Molnlln, !,. .. i., linn a few Uii). at Hi" Kli'f m, n.lil. A liri'iino to mnrry wa lined Tli ir-il.iy to K.lna I. riiiilin aim . ll I' llllt;lttll. H. n iniinl rinhcr ami 1 1 ink Hick. ,,r u ,,,',liiini, were III thin city dur lui: tln Hit week M l of t'miliy. waa In tbl rlii II" tlril part of thn week at- trlul.iu- lo hllnlllcM. Thmiuia I ll, Wo ami brother, !. 1Mb Mr rt Mulnlta, itk lnltor III Ore ,.,,ti Chi W.'iliii'niliiy. I. pi tinii'ii, of Molalla, wan lu nr.,.-ii City Hi" tlrnt part of tbs ,t . i ii,) i ii k in tiunlnnan. II i :i iirilman. of Anroia. wn In (In k .i: I'm the flint part of the week ui', i lo lionliii'n mailer. K vintii-M. a prominent furmer of ih.' Ilnliliiiiil dlnlrli-l. wan In tills , in Y. ,li,.'i.,.iv ou it biulne trl'i Mr K.iki-oh Vt'k and non. Alion. nf I iii, n. r. were Riirntn of Mvi. ,, I,., nintrr. Mm Jobn Hon, lant L DELIGHTFUL PARTY Mr. Curl Kmllli. of JimiiiImk l-odge, entertained ut bur beautiful home lu Ji'iinliiK UiiIkii Tburily afternoon In boimr of Mr. Kllerd Itallcy oftliln rlty. Tbn afternoon u pleasantly nii'iil lu li'imi' anil muale. Di-lldou ri'frvnhuii'iitN were served by dm bos ton The follow Ink with prcont: Mr. (V (i. Miller, Mr. F. A. OlmnteJ, Mr. Wllllmu Amlrcai'ii, Mr. Duller, Mr. I.linleii, Mr. Cunnon, Mr. K. I.. I"ii'', Mr. I). I.. Meldrinn, Mr. rrnlt. Mr It. (I. Haieler. Mr, kin. iiii.I Mr ll. (', Ijitouretta. t'al. FAREWELL PARTY T r !mi I-:tl.lK aiul V. H. Carter, iili nf CiiIIiikh tlrov.. wrr. In tbl i in T i-mliiy and Wcdnrnday ttend- In.- In I'linllien. Mm, Miirr t'roai. of Molalla. aixl Mm lo-r;-li tillinon and ilmnjliler. of r,iiiluil. were ituentn of Mm. Kit In Ymi , i M'Hidny. I II Ken-hem. of UKn. I i'n.l Ini: ., ., ml ilma In tbl rlty alleinllnit in ii'iii in lie I a prominent clt lr,-i, nf thill lni-allty. Mr- C W. (iriu-ii, of tbl rlty. !-n t lie ween in Mr r.ra ini in f Mm. I.lllin Wink. Whllii In Se Kin, nbi vlnlled the C.niiiK" nf lh.ll I'l.u-e S T Jnhnnoii. of Wmidliurn. w In ihin illy 1'biiriilny atteudliiK thi t ml of the lute K. T. Kli'ld. Mr. .Inlii,ni, m ihp Suiilhern Pacific ai'ii' nl U iH,iirn. Krnl Meyer, raihler of tb Flrnt N it ion 1 1 Hank, who ha (men ronfln i in IiIk Inline for Ihr pat wpek iili a 'line of blood HilonlnR. ba ri iiitii. ,1 tn Mn poaltlon althoiiKh hi tin ml i'i hi 111 noinewhnt ntllli-tod. S. A I) lluiiKiitu and family will lenie tn. in Hrow iivIIIp, Or., within a eik vilire thev will niaku their fu ture hump Mt. HiiiiKatP wa for aev i rnl leirn nullity aurvryor of thU I'llMlllV J h-ivln. a ranebiT from lb ii-l"-r ri.i, Kiimiin, wan In Orcnon City Miihilnv nnil Tiiendny with H. W. TliiitiiiH,,ii, lolieetlnK bounty on a nunilier nf wild rut nklnn wlileh he lriii'nl mar hi pliii-P. Mr. Davi l well u,,n In tbl city. Ml Nellie Kwnfford retiirniiJ honip Siiiiilin i-veiiliiK lifter VlnltlliK her "" I'- Mr. Ituiiiln. at Htona for ai-v-ithI l.i n Mr. Itniul I npi'rlntpnl but the nrk or puttliiK in a dam on be Cl:i, Kiitnan Itlver tli'lir HukiT'l Hrldne Mr iin, Mm, Wently Orpen havu r-iurm-.i in thin rlty from Nobruaka, here ii,, -v hiivn lieen ieinlliiK tbo Inter They went Knnt with the IiIpr "f imiliiiK Hielr bomn tbiiro, but Jhey iinu- Ha mt lore , par() i' r, , inn for them. Mr mi, M rn. Jimie Itoukn return ''l Mnini.iy from a trip to Hoiitliern ''alifnrnlii They wern Riieata four u i,f tiiir non "Happy at Chloo ""'I four week of their Hon. William, "' I .nn Aimelen. Mr. Itonkn any th "'""ue in the onitiKP rrop from the '"I'I wi'.ni.r run Into tbn million. The (iri-l;(in KnKlneerliiK & Con-'"rui-llnii roiniinnv hnn nnlil ll UN flinvil ahleh ll tinn lieell ""ln mi the Btreetn during thp pnat o Mirn. Thin abovel, whleh I th. ""i ih.n Iiiih heen lined on thp atrpetfi '" ihln rii v wh boh t0 ,), iinmmond '"iiiher ri,(rly ,)f unliiler. Or. It P'ls l":ol"l on an O. W. P. car to b. fj'I'iHil Tlnirnilay. '"Imi winner left Friday for illilen. rrilirlinv uihera hm will '""'" bin iHKIen aa ehlef of tho """'r --H of I'nwiny. Mr. Wlam-r ba ' "ii in iirem,,, cty f(ir a,lt molltll , " 1 ""'I will return to South A furewell party wa Kl'en In hon or of Delia lllount. at the. home of Mr. and Mr. Albert lllount. tilud nloiip, l-'rliluy I'VeiiliiK. (lumen and mimic wire tbn feature of tho even Inii Thp prlne werp won by Vera Wyman, Charlie Carothern, tiliidy Cauuou. Kbta Hunter, Tuviip Iturdnn and hale Oldn. Mln Iva Olmntend took llnnhllKbt pli'lure of the nuent Mr, lib. mil wa mutinied In ptitertiilii liiK by Mr. and Mm. Harton Harlow ami iva uiinaieiui. 'in. hnune wan prettily delimited with fern and the national rolori. After the ciitne dell rloii relrenlnnelil were urved. Thiim prevent wem: Taynn Hurdon, Allrc Kr )!, Charlotte l.oretixin. Ih-lla I unit . Cindy lllount. Vera Wyman, Klda Hatter, llurel Miller. Dorotbv Harlow. Wilbur Wltnon, K.IiIIp K.I ward, henry Wyman, Noel Krot, Karl Kront, HiiIp Old, Clmrll Cnroth rr. Mr. and Mm. Albert lllount, Mr. anil .MY. Harton lUirlow, Mini filmnlead, Mm. Krank Harlow little Helen Hlmitit. Iva and 60WLAND IS HEAD OF The Wlllininetlii Literary Horlety held ll h rpKiilar lueellim III the -hool Ihiiihp Krlday evenliiK. an exi-elleut proKriim lii lim rendered by the arhool. Mmiy of the number niuned much mlrtli while other were aerlou. After the proiiram wn rendered the elect Ion of oltlcer wa held, the following beliiK elected: President, Profennor J. It. Howlnml; vice pren hli'iit. Kllulii'lh Ken; i--retary, Mablii l.amen mid critic, William Snlilow. Tim quedloli for the licit debate, March 7. waa read and the debater chonen. The rjucntlon will he:, "lie nnlvel Thill the Culled Slnte Hag Heached Her Zenith" Affirmative J. H. Howland, Wllllnm Snlilow. Profennor Thoinpon. Necatlve Profennor . II. K. White, Henmer (iarinlre, A. J. Hrndy. M ich Inlerent baa been shown (he debate. In Kt M till 7TH STREET LIFT REPOHT THAT CONTRACTORS FAVOR HAVINQ ELEVATOR AT STATION BIG STEEL TOWER IS SUGGESTED 8chmu That City 8ell City Hall Prop, erty and Buy Fout Lot Ha Soma Support If Hie pinna of tho Hurley Munon Company, Ki'iieriil conlrai'tliiK firm, employed by the Council Com-inlit-ii on the elevator IihuiIoii, urn uilopled, the proponed flevutur lll bn located ut Heventh Ktreel neiir lint Houlhern Pacltlc Htatlon, nut will end at the lop oi the bluff on what la no the t'liune property. Ihln Ii. the liiloiiiiiiiliin thai baa eoiiie to the Kulerpri'ie 'ion a n-inl-olllrliil Miurce. It In a"' I lh report will ulnu iiilvlnn II. i une of an t-leva-tor, 'ihiiik from th.i amiill romi .ir don ut the end of ioivtr Sevenl'i Hiieet mid on the Wen. aide of the Hiii'lhein Pacini; IriichH In a ateil liMer. Knnii The t-i ol Una nhaft, which will be the helKhlh of the bluff, a Mecl hrlilxr will 0iiec( with the I luff at the Chime nr i.'.vl on which ri'lp (,f land lend I in tnth ti upper Bit. and Heventh ritreel.i will be eit'n r i on leinni'd or purc'mnnd. The report may not tuvor any plan to K'l beneatli the Houlhern l'aclllc track and of erect Init the elevator iiKulnnt thp bluff and may Indicate I lie liK-atloii of tbn elevator at Sixth Htn-et pn-aent inKlnnerliiK dintciil- lle that would nuikn It location at thin place loo expensive, and that the locution ut Heventh Hi reet would en tail len expenne. A KiiKKenlloii ba been made the city to ncll the pn-aent city hall i limperty on Main Street and buy the Kiiutn property at Heventh Street an I Itallroud Avenue, on which a new city hall would bn erected and the elevator nhaft extend upward from Ihln property It In Mated that tho nhaft could bn located In thn corner of the biillilliiK and lined In thn city bull ii well an for unn Kolnic up and iIiikii tiie bluff. Hlop could be made at the two or three floor of the bulldliiK and then the shaft would ko out through the roof and to the lev el of the bluff, from which place a ill 'ii n would contict with the bluff in the name muntier a I provided Id the reported plan of the Hurley M' non Company. MAN 10 OFFERS BAD CHECKS JAILED ('. i. Kerr, of Molalla, wna arreat i'd Monday by Chief of police Hhaw on a churK of IryliiK to punn worth len check. Ho wan bound over to Hm urn ml Jury by Junllce of the Peiioj Simmon. Kerr tried to obtain $20 'in li check iiiiido payable to C. A. I.nrnen and alxned (). K. Jonen. It wna Indorned "C. A. I,arnen." OeorK't Kly, to whom thn check wu prenent cd, refened to kIvii Kerr thn money, nlllioii;li thn mini wanted part pay lu Krocerlen, which he anked be delivered to hi boiiin on Molalla AveniiM. Later the man tried to K't iiioiiuy on a check from (ieorxe KUion tra, the butcher. Chief Hhnw wan notllli'd and arrested Kerr. The prlnoner lualnted Hint he had found the rheckn. lie nnld that he wn n Konlnliiw of William AlTen, of Mo lnlln. Hn said be en mo to Ihln city Sunday. COUNCIL PLANS I BIG WATER PROBE ANOTHER WHO OFFERS BAD CHECKS JAILED EXPERT ENGINEER TO BE EM PLOYED IN MAKING INVES TIGATION KELSEY ONE UNDER CONSIDERATION Water Said to be Pure Now, but H'alth Officer ha not Given Official 0. K. Tbo council com nltiee on water Thursday IiIkIiI, ut a meetiiiK In the Commercial Club room,' decided to employ an eiiKliiccr to make an In vestlcallon of water conditions here iiinl report to the committee as soon u possible. The committee will meet at 11 o'clock today and make the ap pointment. Ixdiln C. Kelsey, an ex pert, who was connected with the Salt Lake work, was one of the men suKKcslcd. He is at present co until t InK engineer of the state board of Health, Robert Dleck, who aided the Culled State In establishing a pure water system In the Philippines, also was mentioned. The committee is alno considering the appointment of J. II. Cunningham, hydraulic en gineer In Portland for several years, and J. W. Morris, formerly city engl' neer of Portland. One of these men WATER EXPERT IS ENGAGED BY CITY Hubert f!. Oliick, member of the American Society of Civil Kngineers, a graduate of the Civil Knglneerlng ind Hydraulic Department of the University of Pennnylvanla, the man who had charge of providing a pure water nystein for Manila and tbe anliury work In tbe Philippines, who wa fcsiilatjfit englreer of the llurea ; or Kilt ration In Philadelphia In 1U0D and 1901, who had charge of the Irri gation district work In the ifood Klv r and Whlli Salmon districts, ha ieen er caired to determine what Ore Ity need regarding a water ay tein. The special committee appoint ed by the city council to obtain an expert, combined of Measrs. Tooze, llorton and Vfl'tzner, has decided to employ Mr. "iJleek, who Is now a res ident of Portland. His work will con si t chiefly in trying to determine whether Oregon City may be given a 'vater supply from wells adjacent to the city. It Is believed that the city may be furnished with water from ar tesian wells, and there Is no question us to the water from wells such as are proposed being pure. Mr. Dleck probably will begin his work of Inves tigation this week. W. M Allen, of Molalla, father-in-law of C. (1. Kerr, who was arrestad for trying to pass alleged forged checks In this city Monday, wa ar rested Tuenduy by Chief of Police Hhaw on the same cburge. It Is charg ed that Allen tried to pnna one of tbe Irregular checks on Peter Kloostra, thn butcher, and the Hub Grocery. Shaw caught the man at the livery ulnlile u-lifirA hn hnil I, .ft hla hni-nA and wairon. He will be elver, a hear. wl" be appointed at tbe meeting to- Ing ut 10 o'clock this morning by Jua-!day and '". appointee will be urged the of the Peace Samson. Kerr was to tht Oregon City gets the best posHiiiiu water supply. The meeting waa presided over by Councilman llorton, chairman of tbe committee, the other members pres ent being Cotincilmen Tooze and Metzner. Mayor Jones also was In attendance. Water conditions have been greatly improved lately and the men In charge of the plant say the people may drink the water with safety. Hfaltb Officer Norrls, bow- ever, refuses to say that the water should be drunk without it being boiled, although he admits that he is drinking it from tbe faucets. CLUB TO BORATE' T held to answer to the grand Jury. The check offered by Allen was made payable to 11. II. Drown and bore the signature of C. II. Jones. It was In dorsed "II. II. Ilrown." Allen Is al leged to have passed a check on C. I. Stafford tho merchant, for $15. He obtained a pair of shoes, valued at IL'.'iO from Stafford, receiving the 12.5o In money. Chief of Police Shaw found the shoes In tbe man's wagon. ALLEGED FORGER IS TO CITY FOR OPERATION tieorge ilostetter, Jr., a son of (ieorgn HoHtetter, of Clark, was tak en to Portland Monday night to be operated upon for appendicitis. 11" In attrn led by Dr. M. C. Strickland. He wan removed to the Portland Hos pital In nn ambulance which paused through this city. The -young man a suffering when he reached here. and Dr. Strickland nnld he would be oiieruted upon Immediately upon his arrival In Portland. W. J. Wilson as sisted In carrying young Ilostetter on a stretcher from bis home to the road where the ambulance was wait ing TENANT WINS FROM HEAD OF REBAKAS At a dlHlrlct convention of the Re hekah held In tilndxtnne Tuesday Mrs. Martin, of Mllwnukle, was elect ed chairman; Mr. A. F. Parker, of Gladstone, vice-chairman and Miss May Wablron. of Oregon City, secre tary. Mln May Howell, former chair man, called the meeting to order and presided. Tl was decided to hold tbe next nieetlng In Mllwaukle. Mra. May (ireer, president of the Kehekah Assembly of Oregon, delivered an Interesting address. Representatives of lodges In Estacadn. Mllwaukle, Clackamas, Oregon City and Olnd Htone. were present. Tho degree work was under the supervision of the Oregon City team. Dlnnor and supper were served and In the evening n delightful program waa given. Among those participating were Vic tor Oanlt. Pansy Oswald. Garland Hoi lowell. Arlle and Marjorle Reed. Mil dred Hall. Mm. T. A. Hitrke and the Gladstone Quartette. A Jury In Justice of the Peace Sam son s Court deemed in iavor oi me lefendent III the cane of the Canhy l.aud Company, of which Dr. H. Freeze, of Portland, Is principal own er, against D. V. Desemo, involving a lease of lund. The plaintiff leaned the property on shares to tho fendant last year, the lease to continue for two years, defendant paying $1,100 for a one half Interest In stock and fnrmlng Inplementa on the place. It was asserted that the defendant did not divide equally with the plaintiff at the end of the first year of the lease, and the court was asked to eject the defendant. Tha jury held that Desemo was entitled to remain on the property until the expiration of the lease and ordered that he pay the plaintiff $10.35. W. M. Allen, of Molalla. accused of passing a forged check and trying to pans Brother, was bound over to tbe grand Jury at his preliminary hear ing before Justice of the Peace Sam son Wednesday. Allen, through coun sel, denied his guilt. It is charged that ho passed a forged check on C. I. Stafford and tried to pass one on Peter Kloostra. the butcher and an other on the Hub Grocery. Allen's on In-law, C. G. Kerr, also of Molalla. has been bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of trying to pass forged check . The men were arrested by Chief of Police Shaw. WATER PROBE e 0 URGED BY COUNCIL 77 mm WE STAND BEHINO OUR REPAIRING of carriages, business and delivery wngons of any kind or style. If you have met with an accident, or there' imply a part broken or missing here or there, or ome painting la needed, we undertake to put your vehicle In first class order without an exorbitant charge. OWEN G. THOMAS 4th and Main Sta Oregon City BUT IS CONVICTED A plea that be Is making crawfish a special atudy did not save Charles Mohler, who live at Shipley's Ifldge, from a $50 fine Saturday In Justice of the Peace Samson's court on a charge of having caught crawfish out of sea son. The charge was made by John Schaber. a neighlior of tho defendant, and Constable Krost made the arrest. "I am guilty of catrhlng crawfish," said Mohler. "but I do not think I should he punished for I am working in the Interest of science. I am mak ing a special study of crawfish and have to catch them at all seasons of the year to do my work thoroughly." The man was unable to pay his fine and was sentenced to serve 25 days In the county Jail. The fish were caught In the Tualatin River near Mohler's home. BOYS JAILED FOR STEALING CHICKENS James Mcl-arty, H years of age, and James Mcljirty, 16 years of age, cousins, were arrested Tuesday by Sheriff Mass and Constable Frost on a chnrge of robbing tbe chicken house of John Groll. of Dolton. Eleven large rims were stolen from the bouse Monday evening, the thieves gaining admltiance to the place by breaking a padlock, one or tne ooys, accord ing to Sheriff Mass, tried to sell six of the hens to 11. Streblg, the butcher. Deputy Miles had previously Informed all bin "hers, grocers and provision bouses If anyone offered bena for sale to notify the sheriff's office. Sheriff Mass raught the eldest boy at his home and Constable Frost got the other In this city. All the chick ens were recovered. Justice of the Peace Samson held the prisoners ov er to the juvenile court. TVrf m morf Cnurr In ttM rrtkM of th fxantrr (tun .11 oltiM own" lll fco-lhrr. nd Will Uw lM f,w yran wan iii!mi1 to hp mmrntil. ),ir iwl m.vir vfarl iliM-tor pnmmiiirrd It 1 lerml dlwnar and pnrrlNil l'l p-mnllc Mill hf ntitanUr fllmc li r,in with !"-Al IrrMmmt. pnwounrl It mromlile. Hnnio imn Cnurr to bp ronnlltitlor,! dw nil thro-lm rrqiilrri riMMIttltliinill llrilmmt II ,l"s iMrrn Cur. Bunurarliiml nv F. J. ( hrnrf S Co Trio. Ohio. I th onlT Cfuwlliitlnl rurr on tin. mirki-i It fc tRr HiirrTullT hi rtim 1mm I dr im m trmooolin It nirrrtIT on thr I Rvtfloii fiirfmro of lh Ttrm. Thrr i-Orr lei tr-il iMUn lor nr car It talll lo fi rr. Srn r r -rtilr 'il e-'i"r,ll . Hrn, r j en i.n i v a co.. Tmrdo. oi ic S 11 h imit. 7. :Lr ll a. Finn Pinn torronaiontio. 4 WIVES, DESERTED, SUE FOR DIVORCES Matilda A. Johnson, who was mar ried In Portland. March 9, 1S89. Mon day tiled suit for a decree from Dan iel Johnson. Tbe plaintiff alleges her husband deserted her I if June 1SS9. Elva Phillips, who avers her husband Horace D. Phillips, deserted her while they were living In ' Port land In 1911 seeks a divorce. They were married In Wenachee, Chelun County. April 4. 1910. Alleging that her husband deserted her and her two children In August 1911, Josephine Hays asks a decree from F. J. Hayes. They were married August 30, 18S8. In Omaha. Neb. She asks the cus tody of their children. WIFE, SUING, CALLS Alleging that her husband Is ad dicted to drink and has declined to support her. Mrs. Audrey Meredith Wednesday filed suit for a divorce against John Meredith. They were married October 30. 1903. In Monroe, Mich. The plaintiff declares that her husband frequently came home In a rirun'xen condition and on one occa sion knocked her odwn. Darthnla V. McKarlnnd seeks a decree from James W. McKarland. They were married In Odesa. Mo.. April 20, 1SS4. The plaintiff alleges that her husband did not support her and that she was compelled to work in a mill for sev en years to support herself. Andre'en Is Guardian. William Andresen was Wednesday appointed guardian of Mabel Preston, Cora Preston and Maud Preston. The estate Is valued at several thousand dollars. COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES THAT DIECK, NOTED ENGINEER, IS EMPLOYED MAIN STREET IMPROVEMENT ASKED Sale of Mountain View Fire House Ordered and Bids Will be Asked In Few Daya After much discussion and some dlssentlon tbe council Wednesday night voted to continue Its commit tee to Investigate a water supply for Oregon City. Councilman Tooze, the chairman of the committee, state that Robert C. Dieck had been em ployed to make an investigation for the committee and thnt the work would now proceed. Councilman Al bright asked that the committee give reports to the people telling them whether the water was fit to be us ed and Mr. Beard asked that the re ports be given to the public In lan guage that the ordinary person might understand Instead of using techni cal words. Mr. Albright said that there was some misunderstanding as to whether the water Is pure. Coun cilman Tooze moved that the commit tee be discharged, but the motion was lost. A delegation of property owners along upper Main Street was pres ent and presented the views of the Tuesday evening meeting of the same persons to the council. The report was that the street should be lmprov ed with a new surface, but not until a deeper and larger sewer had been placed along the street and also water mains he lowered. H. C. Stevens said that he was ready to pay his part to pave the street when the sew ers were down, but he believed that the street should be paved with brick as It had the best wearing qualities. Frank Jnggar said that he believed the new surface should have a con crete base under It so that It would wear better. Upon suggestion of the property owners. Councilman Tooze moved thnt the city engineer make surveys of the street to learn wheth er It would be better to have the new sewer or sewers along Main Street run North and South or East and West. He will make a report at the next meeting of the council. The acceptance of Monroe Street from the beginning of the Improve ment as far North as Ninth Street was ordered. The contractors will attend to several minor details which are to be adjusted. The request that $150 be appropriated to the elevator committee to make a preliminary sur. vey passed Its first reading and will come up In two week for final pas sage. The sale of Mountain View fire house was ordered and will be adver tised nd bids called for. A remon strance on the grade of High Street was read and referred to the .street committee. The city engineer was Instructed to place the grade stakes on High. Fourth and Thirteenth Streets. The erection of steps in the Southern part of the city near the Hawiey mill was referred to a street committee. A communication was read from the city engineer and city attorney which stated that the city would be able to make a new assess ment agninst the property on lower Main Street, the owners having ol talnjd an Injunction against the city from paying their part of their assessments. Tbe Reception and Entertainment Committee of the Commercial Club Tuesday evening made arrangements for the an ruin I smoker to be given on tbe evening of Mliroh 4. It will be a great affair. The committee is corn nosed of M. D. Latourette, H. T. Mc Ilaln, Dr. Clyde Mount and F. A. Olmsted. A unique feature of the entertainment will be "The Inauguration of President Wilson. HOMAGE IS Pi FIELDS' MEMORY FUNERAL AT ELKS' HOME ONE OF LARGEST EVER HELD HERE EXALTED RULER O'MAILEY INCHARCE Eulogy of Dead Man Given by Rev. C. W. Robinson Interment Is In Canemah Cemetery The resident of Oregon City Thurs day paid homage to tbe memory of E. T. Fields, for more than 20 years station agent for the Southern Pacif ic. The services were held at the new home of the Elka and the spa clous building was crowded. Several hundred persons accompanied tbe body to tbe Canemah Cemetery. All business bouses were closed from 2 to 3 o'clock In the afternoon, upon request of Mayor Jones. Henry O Mal ley, exalted ruler, and other officers of the lodge had charge of the ser vices. Rev. C. W. Robinson, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, de livered the eulogy. A special car took most of the friends of the de ceased lrom this city to the cemetery In Canemah. Probably no funeral In Oregon City In recent year has been more large ly attended that that of Mr.. Fields. His friends were legion and all of them were present to pay tbe final tribute. He bad been an Elk since tbe organization of the lodge in this city and took an active part In the work of the order. He is survived The member of tbe club who looks I "f " . , , ' ' , ... most like the professor-statesman V "'" ""u,au6 V'"'B 'lV.ua- u id uiuiiinr, .urB. anemah and his brother, Clarence Fields, of Meldrum. E. L. Sbaw and Mrs. C. D. Lutourette are couslna of the deceased. Mr. inu.-ii line uie ill uiuddiii o li uia ll . . , will be the chief actor. Guess who he bth ' J ctf Is? There will be other special stunts, Haf? ot lJ Including vaudeville. Music will be furnished by an orchestra and there be issued to each member of the led Tuesday after a long 111 club w ho will be entitled to bring one outsider to the smoker. It is believ ed that the non members will be so pleased with the show that they will make application for membership at once. A big dinner will be served in tbe banquet ball. netis of Iirlght's disease. He went to California last Spring and It waa thought for a time that his condition bad improved. YOUTH SHOOTS SELF AND FRIEND IN PLAY While playing with an oil pistol about 11 o'clock Monday night Vin- ney Stiasser, 19 years of age, son ot Mrs. Plough, accidentally shot him self and a friend, Joseph Raines, al so 19 years of age. Tbe shooting oc curred at the home of a friend neer Willamette. The billet pierced Stras ser's right band and struck Raines in the r.ide Just below the heart. Dr. Hugh &. Mount was summoned and found that neither of the young men was seriously Injured. The bullet struck one of Raines' ribs and buried itself in bis back, the spinal cord not being touched by It. Dr. Mount said the youth had a narrow escape from being killed. Hi. E FUNERAL SERVICE- Edward A. Revenue, farmer liv ing one and a half miles northeast of Sandy, was buried Sunday in tbe family cemetery on his farm. Tha luneral services were conducted by Harvey E. Cross, of Oregon City. Mr. Revenue was born on the same farm where he was buried, July 15, 1S64. He had lived In various parts of Ore gon and Idaho, but returned to big father's farm 16 years ago. His fath er, tbe late Francis Revenue, who died July 1, 1909. deeded the farm to his son, who bad resided there ever since, n October 13, 1895. Mr. Rev enue married Miss Myra Flynn. Ho is survived by the widow, a daugh ter, Alice Ruth, who Is at home; two sisters. Mrs. Roberts, of California, and Mrs. Webster, of Portland, and two brothers, Jobn, of Sandy, anl Theodore, of Port Klamath. Couple Get License. A license to marry waa Issued to Alma McDowell and Edgar Roth of Oregon City. The following was the program at the entertainmen of the Maple Lane school in celebration of Washington's and Lincoln's birthday: Opening song America School Composition Lincoln's BoyhooJ Orph Parker Recitation 9eorKe Washington Lois Pagenkopf Dialog, Counting Your Chickens Be fore They are Hatched Herman WaUlow, Eugene Schmidt, Bert Rogers. Composition . . Washington's Boyhood Henry Rogers. Recitation Drezel Heater Composition, Lincoln as President Thekla Roeser Song Washington's Birthday 1st, 2nd. 3rd Grades. Composition, Washington During the Revolution . . . Artie Kungoman Dialog "Gretchen" May Hollingsworth, Gretchen Splin ter Composition, Washington During the Revolution ... Myrtle Swallow Recitation George Washington Ralph Gage Song Oregon School Composition Lincoln's Boyhood Erma Schmidt Recitation Allie Dodge Dialog How the Story Grew Doris Reynolds, Myrta Swallow, May Splinter, Arlle Kunzman. Rosette Harney, Susie Rogers. Recitation Washington's Song Stella Hollingsworth Composition Lincoln's Boyhood Ida Barney Recitation Dorothy Swallow Composition . . . Lincoln as President Ray Barney. Recitation ... Washington's Birthday Rosette Barney. Composition, Washington After the Revolution May Splinter. Doris Reynolds Dialog The Peacemaker Farrlll Heater. Gene Schmidt, George Barney. Herman Waldo, Ralph Gage, Burt Rogers. Song' Mount VernonBells School Twelve members of the WANT RECORD HERE H. L. Burnette, editor of "The Little White Dove", a paper devotel to the interests of Zion City and the teachings of its founder, Alexander Dowie, has written to County Record er Dedman, asking that a novel dec laration be filed here. The paper re cites the teachings of the creed and declares that the Savior has return ed to earth and Is doing a greA work In Zion City. It is signed by Bur nette and John Taylor. A postal card was inclosed and the recorder waa asked to let Burnette know at once what would be the filing fee. "I hardly know what to do in this case." said Mr. Dedman, "but I sup pose the thing to do is to file the dec laration. It Is the most novel Instru ment I have seen since I have been connected with the office. It might be well to get the opinion of a law yer upon it." Tho. headquarters of "Tbe Little White Dove" are 741 LaSalle Street, Chicago. E NAME CALLED "HIKE DOE" Improvement Club were present and enjoyed the work of the pupils and teacher. Justice of the Peace Samson faced the hardest proposition of his life Wednetday afternoon when Consta ble Frost brought a man before him on a charge of assault and battery. "What Is your name?" asked tbe Justice of the Peace. The prisoner mumbled something. The name was a Russian one of five syllables, but one one in the court room cculd understand what it was. "Spell it," ordered the court. "I cannot," was the reply. A second attempt by the prisoner to make his name understood was as futile as the first and the court, real izing that there was but one alterna-' tive, said: "Well, we will call you Mike Doe." J. Castadin alleged that the prison er had struck him on the head with a Ladles' j cib, and produced as evidence a bad- Discouraging. Miss Rocksey What makes yon think that papa bus no Idea of letting me marry yon? Young Scads So far he's given me three wrong' tip on tbe clock market -I-lfe Iv battered head. The man was held in bail of $-215 to appear for hear ing at 10 o'clock this morning. "I have met manv persons with st ranee names," said Justice of the Peace Samson, "but this fellow has the utraneest one of them all. It woul i be Impossible to learn Just what it i without an Interpreter and In that in stance the Interpreter would have to be an expert In the e of the En glish as well M the Rus.ln lan-gauge." I vl