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OltKOON CITY ENTERPRISE, FKIDAY, APRIL 18, 1913 LARSEN & CO. Groceries, Produce and Commission We are now prepared to contract your season's requirement of fruit and berry boxes. Cor. 10 4 Main, Oregon City, Oregon 0 if CHI NC RAIL LIKELY FOR CITY LOCAL BRIEPS H j. Lea w In !' pI'X Monday from hl home In Canby. . p it Smith, of Cauhy, waa In tha cJ,v' Hundiiy Visiting frleUd. j y Mumpowpr and wife, of fltunv, wrre In Hit- rlty Bunday vlalllng. (Iran' M uititxiwrr. Of Blown, was la. Own 'ly uv,'r ' pr William Morry, of Molulla. waa In thin city TueaiUy attending to fciwl nca affair. Crl Melllk and George Urown, o( Klwoud. hi" I" Hil lty attending to i,. inria (Tilr. Frank HlirrtPr. of Hprlngwater. ha hern here acveral day attending to iiini' n"alr. j . Milr. of Rural xll, was In thla cliy oh a buslne trip Ilia flrl nart of C ' Chri ! -klaarr, of Aurora, ai lit tlilH riiy Hi" nnrt part of ths wwll tllendlli III hllallieaa. W c. Mriimnn, of Canliy, waa In thl i lly Monday and Tuondny attend Ini lo hutlne affairs. A kiii u iHirn lo tha wife of John Kupvll. at ttii-lr hums on Ho and Mku n alrec'a. Tuesday night. W. I.. Kkliitir, a iiromlnun Aurwr farmer, In Oregon City Tueiday tttrndiiiK to hulni affair, lira. Mirtba Meyers left ypatonlny oe the ntf-im-r luiiwina to visit her slater, Mm. Henry 7.orn, at Chain noes'. Mm II. A. Ilerkiiian, formerly of thla rlty. I the mother of a baby tlrl. Mrs llerkman now Uvea In Port h ml J. c. Kuuplach, manager of the rorvnllla Creamery, at Canby. waa In the (Kr Monday attending to bus Inena nffntrit. John Freeman, of Collon. waa In ili city Wednesday attindln lo bul dm affairs. Ho haa been an Ore ron City r. nlili-nt fur many years. Kn talilll, foriniT county treas urer, linn Imn confined to hi homo for many mouth, waa out driv ing fnl.r.lny. Iila hnlth belli much Impmv 'd Old l.lndiiu, of Clark, wna a via- Itnr n( the publicity bureau of Ilia ('om'ni n lal club Wednedny aftr noon, n MrtliiK pror.res with the 60 err lm planted to walnuta. Mrs H. J. Sricrln, and dnughtrr Jhrtlm an. I Uulae, hava inovil to IM riiv form t'icir former homo at Kliul. They have Joined Mr. H(hiTin. aJio nun Usm hern for some tlmn. L C. LATOURETTE TO BE BENEDICT Tli a marrlag of Mia nutb. Stlownr. of I'ortland. lo Karl Cornnlliia Utour atte, of Ih la rlty will lm aolomUod In Calvary 1'iwibyturlau church, at HUi and Clay atrmta, I'ortlMiii). Wodnca day avuiilna, April 30. Mla fitlnwi-r la tli imvoiiJ daimh- tr or in. and Mr. Wlnlock Btlnwnr and tha lMr of Ml Mry Btlnwnr and Ml Kiuan Btlxwnr, all of Port land. Mr. HtlKwrr liaa ntrmlva In lrrta In Kailorn On-non. tha form nil hoinn of tha Htliwer. Ml Htlnwir I a aradunta of Portland APadi-my. and aftnrwarla attundcd Ml Mi l llntock'a achmil In llonton Kha I an arconiilllitd you nit woman and la a arnt farorlta anion the younacr aol In Portland, whxre aha wna mm of tun aoo'a dnbulanta. Hha la aluo a member of tha Delta lota Chi aororlly. Mr. Ijitonritte la tha youniceat aon of Mr. and Mra. C. I). Utourxttn, and la will known In thla rlty, where he ha aoent mot of hi life. He la a sradiiHte of the Orr-icon City hlnh achool, the Portlnnd hlah achool and the Cnlveralty of Orooti, having com- pl-tod hi rouran In literature and art at th.tt limtltutlon In 1912. He la at preaent a itudcnt at the I'nl veralty of Orfnon law a-hool, and wl be admitted to the bar during the coming auniiner. Mir. Ijitourette ha an enviable rep utation aa an athlete, having played four ronecutive year on the unvor- illy fiMitball team a quarterbnek. He I well known aa a track athl-ite and I a member of the Kappa Hlcma fra ternity and of the Multnomah club. The Ijtoiirottc will make their home In thl rlty at the Ijitouretti home, Klfth anil HlKh tnvt, aomo tlmn about the flrat purt of Muy. MAYOR JONES THINKS PROJECT "ANTIDILUVIAN" AND SAYS COUNCIL WILL OPPOSE DANCER TO HEALTH BROUGHT OUT Rafua and Filth Would Offer Bread ing Place for Pllaa Publlo Shad for Stabling of Horaa Favored "I do not think that Oregon City will have tilth an antmlcluvlun tiling aa a municipal hitching rail, IUK. Ktd to the council," aald Mayor Jonea Thuradny, whin dlaculng tha project for a public atandlnx piac) tor team on K1fth atretit, Jtmt un .in pireiii.' i ne matter waa waa brought up at Wednesday' coun ell mooting, and wa placed In tho hanila of a apm lul eoinmlttue. The mayor aald that ho believed tha com mittee would report agalnat the plan "It BiMiin to mo," auld Mayor Join- that the Idea of a hitching rail at thla day la rather out of duK I be lieve It might be a good thing lo have a public ahed for farmer' team but 1 alrongly dlnapporve of the hitching rail Idea." ObJ-x-tion to tha hitching rail baa alau been ralaed upon sanitary ground. It bilug pointed out that If Uregou City were to aol apart a naif block aa propoaed for vial tor to bitch their tea in a, a public nulaancj would be cealel. It 1 aald that files would be attracted to the place by tha horae, and would find In tht un avoidable pllea of refuae and other material an Idoal breeding place right In th heart of the city. Aa the council 1 at preaent considering or dinance for the betterment of sta ble and for the enforced uai of cov ered metal can for all wate and garbage, It la not believed that ths hltclilng rail will be viewed kindly by the apeclal committee. CltUen familiar with condtlona In otb-r citle point out the fact that In North Yakima, Wab., not long ago, public hitching placea were abollabed by the city, they being viewed In that town aa a menace to the health at the community. The apeclal council committee handling the project la expected to report on the umtt-r at the next reg ular meeting, April 16. LONELY AT NIGHT, DIVORCE IS ASKED Alleging that "he haa been made a nervoua wreck by having to remain alone In her home at night, watting for her apoiiHfl to return to bla dom icile, Mr. I.ulu II. Orlmea baa filed ault In tha circuit court for divorce from Kdwln T. (Jrlmea, whom aha married In Tacoma, Wn In June, 1011. The complaint aula forth that Mr. Orlmea la of a aenlllve dlapo illlnn, and that her feeling were wounded and bar health Impaired by the habit her hiiHband bad of remain ing out all nlgt, Mr. Orlmea chargea her htiaband with cruel,- mallnlou and Inhuman treatment, declare that he heaped personal Indignities upon her. and add that he Insisted that she re main In her homn at all tlmea, and tbua deprived ber of the plenaurea of visiting her frlenda and relative. Rhe aay that hi repeated abaenaea from home were a cause of worry to her, and that because of thl worry ahe could not reat or sleep when be waa away. , - She further aska the court that ber maiden name of Xulu II. Strong be restored to ber. Mr, llitrrlit O'Connell desires a decree of divorce from Jamea F O Conncll. In her complaint Mra. O'Connel acta forth that she baa been a resident or Clackamas county slnca he waa eight year of age, and that on October IS, 1907 ahe waa married to O'Connell In Seattle. On May 25, 1910, she avera, ba de serted her without cause, and alnce that time baa failed to provide for her or to live with her. She aska a decree and partition of community property. There are no children. V. A. ill IS CRITICALLY ILL OREGON CITY EDITOR OPERATED UPON IN PORTLAND HOSPITAL, INVALID FORMERLY COURIER OWNER Stricken Man Manager of Lumbar Firm Several Yaare Ago nd Now Editor of Live Stock Journal WIFE SAYS HUSBAND HIT HER AND LETT An ul.-lit pound baby glr as born In the lfo of Hugh Mathelson. Molt iliy. I'oib the mother and tho girl nre doliiK m -11. Mr. Mathelson wna formerly Ml I lor Kmbree. of Olnd tone. rrlemls of Mrs. Thorn K. Ityan, " nalem, nre sorry to hi-ar or her Mines id iht home, While she I in iMxir man n tier children are here, vwtlnr uiih Mr. and Mra. E. J. .NoMo. -Mr. I Inn lones, wife of Mnyur Jiiiim, i in MoKliiney, Texas, vlelt- "lug r.-l .Hies. Siio will return to this niy '.ont April U. by way of lxia Ante.-, tthern aim will visit her lter. Mr. Louis Levltiger. The fnnliy Irrigator any John hid. A.lniii Knkht, Wlliner Bund rr.ira inn w llllnm Kendall were roiiini , , WK from orgn cjty Wedn -l:iy iiIkIU on account of ho lm: mmlile to get the lute train to stop. Mrs. T. II. Kord, who haa been visiting her son, rof. i. V. Kord and mniiiy ol K.itiicnda for a few day, returned to Oregon Clt Bntiinlny n i re,(irls ii very pleasant visit and thinks Kstiu adu a beautiful little city among the hill bordering on the up per i i.iciwiiiuiH river. i "ill S. l-iich was elected Mayor Ol .Moliht Allk-el at 1)14 cltv Bleellim t ee,, defeating Frederick Bchwnb y a vot,. r r.M to 78. The following otlurH w.-re electod: Hecorder, J. J. I'm hell; Treasurer, Augustine Kiln fr: M ir,.lui, Joo Zollner: Coiuicll '"i n, Kni:. (irliiim, August Kmmorlco and l-'rnnk Supfd. CASTOR I A for Infant and Children. Tiie Kind You Have Always Bought Hears the b'b'muure JUSTICE OF PEACE OFFICIATES AT WEDDINGS in-tloc ,,f h Peuce Slevera olfl '"'d Moiuiny Bt tho mnrrlimo rf I.. Itoliertson. of Hood Itlver. nnd venerv.1 tlullnwny, 0f Portlnnd. Mo ' '"' undny at the mnrrlnRO of K Hall and Andrew llodlund. A cense to ninrry wna granted Monday "in!! Maplethorpe and Hay Koetii, l-';tac,i(a. MONTANAN WEDS 0. At a quiet wedding at (iladstone Thursday iiIkIiI, Mis O. Kreylng, the daughter of O. K. Kreytag, manager of the publicity department of the Oregon City Commercial Club, be came the brlilo of Curt I (1. MilKr. of Knlihpel, Mlmt. Only Immediate friend of the fnmllle attended. The ring ceremony was used, the Rev. (ieorge N. Kdwarda offlclnllng. Mis l.eah M'lcoveru, of Mllwau kle, a niece of tho groom, acted n bridesmaid,' and Mr. Wllburn wa grooinsiiiun. Tho bride was glv-jii away by her father. The home was prettily decorated In yellow, white and grciMi, and following the ceremony a bridal luncheon war served. 40 YEARS BRIDGED AT E C. T.POPE Charlea YY. Tope, prominent Orison City club man and business man, was nmrrled Saturday evening to MIrs Jessa HrewRter, of this city. Tbe mar riage was 'a distinct surprise to moat of bis friend, who were unaware that hi was considering matrtrflony at this time. Tho marriage was performed by Judge Hentle. MV. Pops Is a native of the city, and hna lived hero practically all of his life. Ho Is munager of tin Pope Hardware company, and la a member of the Klka' lodge, Commercial club and liie Clackamns County Hod and dun club. Mra. Popo, who fornerlv lived In California, haa been In Ore- umi Cltv. and Portland about two venrs mid I bend milliner In an Oregon City establishment. They will live lu this city. Mr. and Mra. YYlllluni D. Kyuou.of Philadelphia, who have been visiting Mr. Eynon'a sister, Mra. Mary K Jones, of llcuver Creek, loft TuvsJay for Kpokano, where they will visit relative before returning to their home In the East. Mr. and Mrs. Kynon spent part of the winter vlslting-their daughter In Honolulu, and a sister of Mra. Knyou's. who resldea In San Kranclsco, whom she had not seen for 41 years, Mrs. Jones had not seen her brother for more than 40 yeara. Ou Sunday a family reunion waa held at the Jones home, those pres ent being: Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Eynon. Mr. and Mrs. I. K. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Hal I.liidaley. Mrs. Tremayne, Mr. and Mrs. S. P. l-ondiTgan, V. K. Jones, Mr. and Mrs. K. Drown, Miss Uiboll Undslcy, Gladys and Cclena Tremiiyne, Robert Tremayne, Gene- vIjvo lximlorgran, Elmer Iondergran, Arthur and Theron Llndsley. JUDGE DIMICK TO SPEAK AT MEETING OF PIONEERS Orant P. Dlmlck, of this city, will deliver the annual address at the annual meeting of the Oregon pto- itoer In Portland June 18 and 19. Judge IMmlck was Invited several days ago to deliver the address ann an nounced Mondny that h had accept ed the Invitation. He has apoken at meetlnga of various county pioneer associations. ' Transit of Vnus The sun's illHtitme from tbe eart'i wna first measured In 1701 by the trabslt of Venus. ill WE STAND BEHIND OUR REPAIRING of carrlngee, buslnesa and delivery wagona of any kind or atyle. If yon have met with an accident, or there'a limply a part broken or missing here or there, or aome painting Is needed, we undertnke to put . your vehicle In flrstclass ord'-r without an exorbitant charge. '-(It xn4 OWEN G. THOMAS 4th and Main Sla Oregon City Mlt PLANS BUYING WATER PLANT Appralwers will be appointed at the meeting of the Mllwaukl city coun cil tonight to fix the price the city will offer to tho owners of the Mil WHiiklo water works nnd the Mluthorn Springs Company for these plants. The city will appoint two commission ers and a third will ba named by the water companies, who will apprulse the property. On their report will de pend whether the city will purchase or not. It la expected tiiRt some steps will be taken at thla meeting to dis pose of the $20,000 water bonds au thorized at the special election. NO CAUSE FOR HA8TE Too diligent rending of the Port land papers brought several citizen esses to the court house . Tuesday morning much out of brath and per turbed. They all wnnted to register. If It waa not too late. To them It waa explnlned thnt there waa no rush about registering here, aa the redlvlslon of the city would not be completed until July, and that as there was no election before then, the formality might as well be postponed until mid-summer. Mondny waa the Inst dny for regis tration In Portlnnd for thoae who de sire to vote at the city prlmarlea there. Alleging that ber husband did not provide fuel for their home and thnt ahe frequently had to go to bed to keep warm. Edith Mitchell Monday filed ault for a divorce from Janien Mitchell. Tteey were married In Port land August 15, 19UC. The plaintiff avers that defendunt did not speak to her for daya, and, after striking ber August 31, 1912, daerted iier. She aks tbe custody of their child. Mary K. Mat-Donald aeeka a divorce from H. II. MacDonald. They wore married October 24. 1893. In Pnrk City, I'tah. Plaintiff says her husband deserted her In June 1911. Alleging thnt ber husband drinks and bum bles Nellie llertrand asks a decro of divorce from Arthur Rertran.l. They were married In North Yakima, Wash., December 24. 1907 and efp arated In January 1912. W, A, Bhewman, editor of tbe Wes tern Stock Journal, formerly owner of tbe Oregon City Courier, and nne o ftbe best known newspaper men In Oregon, la critically ill at tbe GooJ Samaritan Hospital In Portland. Mr. Shewman waa operated upon Mon day for liver trouble, but his condi tion is not Improved. lie, bowsvor. atood tbe operation aa well aa could be expected under the circumstan ces. Mr. Bhewman came to Orepnn City In 1908 and became manager of the Oregon City Courier. About one year later be purchased the proper ty and conducted the paper and pric ing plant until a year ago when be became editor of the Western Stock Journal. Tbe Oregon City Courier and tbe printing nlant were sold to IJ J. Ilrown and Allen E. Frost. Mr. Shew man is a member of the Commercial Club and tbe I-lve Wtrea. and has tak en a leading part in the upbuilding of tbe city and county. Bhewman wag born In New York state where be lived a greater part of bla life.. It waa while II -ins In Chat atate that be got bla star, as a newapaper man with bla father, who owned a newspaper. Mr. RUe-v-man lived In Tlonesta, Penn., for sev eral yeara prior to hi coming to Oregon. While In Pennsylvania he waa the manager of a large lumber Arm owned by hla father-in-law, George K. Watson. He also lived sev eral yeara In tbe south and In Mex ico. He I a member of St. Paui's Epis copal church and la a lay reader. Mr. Sbewman also la a member of the local Elks Lodge, and the Mason ic Lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Shewman aaJ their son, Alon. recently .returned from a trip to California. 40 DEAD SQUIRRELS NOV IS AS GOOD AS 400 LATER IN SEASON We have the poison that does the work. 2-1 b. cans 45c, fully guaranteed. Kills gophers as well as rats, mice and squirrels Dry Powder Arsenate of Lead, in bulk, easily and fcheaply mixed. Cheapest spray and most efficient. , Oregon Commission Co. llth and Main Sts. Oregon City, Oregon SEEDS FRESH UTAH LAND PLASTER E IN DIVORCE CASE Charging that her husband "cruelly, Intentionally and wickedly compelled her to live with his parents," Nellie llertrand has filed ault In the circuit court for divorce from Arthur Her- tranJ, whom she married In Norta Yakima. W'n.. In December, 190i. Aside from being forced to live with Hurtrnnri's parents and having no home ol her own, MM. llertrand says thnt her husband gambled and drank Intoxicating liquors, charged her ith Improper conduct with other men, twisted her arms until they were black nnd blue, nglected her and threatened at sundry and divers oc casions to kill her. TWILIGHT SELECTS L E E PLANT COMMENCES J. B. Falrclough atid C. F. Spauld Inf. accompanied by a mining engin eer nnd a party of six men, left Wed nesday for the Ogle Mountain mine to lay out preliminary work for the installation of a cyanide plant. They will be followed shortly by a large crew of workmen, and tbe plant will be put In operation during the sum mer. Excellent oro la being taken from the mine, and a good run of values in gold Is expected to follow the In stallation of the cyanide works. At a special meeting of tbe citi zens of Twilight Thursday evening. In the school bouse, two directors were elected lo fill vacancies that have been caused by moving of two of the former directors from the school dlatrict. L. E. Bentley was elected to All a one-yeur term, and Spencer Nash was elected for a two year term. Mlas Alta Nash was elected for the reiiiaiuut-r of the year. Hor -K-ork hss been very satlsfactorw, and the de sire eo keep her was expressed by tbe meting. It waa also dcided to have an elght-montba school term next year. Tbe affairs of the school are progressing satisfactorily. The regular monthly meeting of the Deutsche Vereln of Oregon City, beld at Knapp Hall. Sunday, was largely attended by tbe members and tbeir families. After the usual rou tine of business the following mus ical and literary program waa well rendered: Opening address, Hon. - Gustav Scbnoerr, president; song, "Lleb Heln Ade", Vereln; recitation, "Grand pa" Miller; vocal duet, "Waldvoge leln". Miss Augusta Hopp and Mr. Frank Rotter; recitation, William Kruger; vocal solo, "Who Haa the Loveliest Lamb?", Miss Agnes Pet zold; recitation, "Ich bab mlch ergen". Miss Louise Rotter; piano solo. Miss Clara Winkel; vocal duet, "Ma trosen Lleb", Miss Auata Hopp and Carl Schandt; song "Morgen mus lch fort fon. here," Vereln. At the close of the exercises P-es-ident Scbnoerr, in behalf of the Vereln, delivered a farewell address to William Miller, who leaves Oregon City today for the Fatherland, and all adjourned to the banquet ball and partook of a bountiful spread, after which a social hour jas passed In music, songs and games. ELKS UNANIMOUSLY I Oregon City Lodge No. 1189, Beno vMent and Protective Order of Elka, beld Its annual election ' of officers Friday night and chose the same of cers as were elected at a meeting beld a few weeks ago. Because of reported technical Irregularities In holding the election. Grand Exalt d Ruler Mills ordered another election which was beld under the " direction of Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Daniels, of Medford. Every officer elected Friday night waa the unani mous choice of the lodge. Tbe newly elected members are: Henry. O'Malley, exalted ruler; William R. Logus, Esteemed leading knight: Tom P. Randall, esteem eJ loyal knight; E. C. Warren, esteemed lecturing knight; E. J. Noble, sjore tary; W. B. Howell, treasurer; H. W. Strleblg, tyler; William Sheahan, trustee for three years; Henry O'Mal ley, delegate to grran dlogde; Clyde Mount, alternate to grand lodgi. YOUNG DAMASCUS COUPLE HONORED BY NEIGHBORS A surprise pnrty was -tendered Mr. and Mrs. Rny Pall" at their home In Damascus Saturday in honor of their wedding anniversary. About thirty-eight of the neighbors and friends of the young couple spent the evening at the Dalles' home. Many beautiful and useful gifts were re ceived by the couple. A fine luncheon was served. CHURCH GAINS $52.00 . A musical and literary program of more than usual Interest .was given Saturday by the ladles of Locnn church, and several excptionally commendable features were hearo. Folowlng the entertainment Basnets wre auctioned, and the net proceeds amountfd to over t'2. The sum real Ired will be applied to the fund for church remodeling. SUIT IS DISMISSED Judg.) Campbell Wednesday signed an order dismissing without costs to either aide the suit brought b Eliza beth W. Cheney against neison anu Anna Delude. George Guthrie, and C. A. and Nellie u Grenter. 1 ne ac tion waa to recover $2,000 due on a note given by the Greniers ana en dorsed by Guthrie, and the security for which waa later transferred to tho Deludes. TWO SEEK PAPERS Gottlieb Kinzl. a Swiss, and John Leonard Moser, a German, have filed application for citizenship papers with the connty clerk, and their ap plications wil be heard in court on May 5, when five other applicants will also explain to the presiding judge why they want to swear allegiance to Untie Sam. TA HLM IU BE ISSUED BY CITY An ordinance authorizing the ifsue of $."i0.0(i9 bonds for refuding gener al city warrants was read the first time at a special meeting of the city council Monday. The bonds will lie $l,0nn each and will be payahle May 1. It is provided tliat the bonds shall be sold to Morris Bros., of Port land, whose bid was the highest. Aa ordinance providing for tha Issuance of $.'0,090 refunding bonds also was read for the first time. It providea for the sale of the bonds to Mor-U Bros. HOLD LAND YEARS; WANT GOOD TITLE Desiring to quiet title to land at the junction of Parrott Creek and tin Molalla River, Lewis Pitts and Jen nie Plits. hla wife, have asked the circuit court to order Josiab Laney to appear before It and shew what Interest he may have in the property. In the complaint It' la set forth that tha Pitts have owned the land with out dispute and in fee simple for the past 20 years, and that the defen dant In the action be compelled to show any interest or claim upon the property that he may hrfve. ASSIGNMENT HELD SECONDARY CLAIM Justice of tbe Peace John Stevers baa banded down a decision of Im portance in tie case of L. Adama vs. Claud Curtis. The plaintiff, through bis attorney, Mt. Mamniond, Institut ed ault against Curtis, for balance due' on account, and garntsheed the defendant's employer, Tbe Crown-' umbia Paper Company, and found that the defendant's check waa aub ject to an order made in favor of George Reddaway. The plaintiff then garnisheed Go Reddaway. The court held that" C assignment was not an assignment which would stand agalust attaching creditors, and that the right of Mr. Adams to the money attached was superior, to the right of Mr. Redda way under the order. n IGHT BLAZE VICTIM OF MEASLES A roomer In the lodging house at 418 Main street, who retired 8hort ly after midnight Sunday morning, took a good-night smoke before Bettling for slumber. Gentle sleep - , j overtook him, and when flext he waa . . . , aware of happenings In thia world be Howard Mass, 8-year-old-son of E. wag oeing carried downstairs minus T. Jihss, suenfT, uo February 7 j more or em Qf his clothing, by good wrote a "blackhand" letter to Velma Samaritans of the fire department, Allen, nine years of age, because ahe ! who had dragged him from bla blaz refused to reciprocate his affections. , ing couch In the smoke-filled room Is In trouble again This time, the . after they had responded to the precocious lad has 'the measles, an J alarm. be is flrtuly convinced that tbe dis- i Patrolman Henry Cook, on whose ease is the result of bis having writ-! beat the fire occurred, made a hasty ten the threatening letter, and de clares that It Is severe punishment The missile to the girl was aa follows: "Velma Allen: There Is going to be a bunch of robbers and they are going to capture you at midnight February 28, 1913, and they have snakes with them. Yours truly. "The Man With the Crooked Thumb." Tbe hoy had drawn a skull and cross nones at the bottom of tbe , sheet of paper and the envelope was sealed with a red cross stamp. Asked why he bad used this stamp young j Masa replied, "I wanted to convey l to Velma that the ambulance would j get her." tour through the building to warn other lodgers, and the chemical com pany's eiTorta soon overcome the fire, which was discovered tob soon to do serious damage. The building In which the blaze occurred is p wned by R. L. Holman. and th.e damage to the structure waa but trifling. IS DEAD IN NEW YORK VANCOUVER SCRAPPER BESTS KNOCKOUT BROWN LOS ANGELES. Cal.. April 15. (Special) Bud Anderson.of Vancou ver. Washington, a coming light weight. knockd out "Knockout" Brown, of New York. In the fifteenth round of a scheduled 20-round mill here tonight. A month ago today the same pair fought 20 rounds to a draw. Anderson had Ilrown goggy In t'ue eleventh, and only the bell saved tbe Easterner from dpfeat at that time. The fight waa the Vancouver lad's from the atari, and his defense en abled him to keep clear of almost all of Brown's lunges. How's This? W. eftpr cm Hundred rwun H.wan! for any taw M uturl Uial caaaoi euml by a Caurr Curt. r J. CHENEY a CO.. Tntrto. O. V. tN ww(Vrm.l. h known f. I I Iwmry fnr tht latl lj yftrm. tiiil bHtrvr dim ptrlrrtlr hon orhl tol til buAlnfwi trmnmrtktll tnd nntnrtaily Mt to crry tut tny oHuutkm. j,l. Iv hit arm. AATIOMAL BAA. Of (YVMr.B V. -Tolwlrt. trtllo. H.II1 Ctttrrti Curt hi ukrt kilmitllr. trtmi dlrrrtlr upon Ihft btuud tnd muecMi. turtar-Mi nt It vrtwi, l-mliuan.tl .wit lm, J-nct :t er--.la per tot 1 1. Sntd br til imwnttt. lit Htil t ftrailr I'iIU l etntujx-tka. SEATTLE ENGAGES F.L Friends of Miss Francis Louise Holmes, who resigned her position In the Oregon City library about a month ago, will be glad to hear that she has accepted a position in the I The death of Mrs. Josephine Chase jBebb, formerly Miss Josephine Chase I of thia city, occurred Sunday morn ; ing at her home In Jamestown, N. Y. : Mrs. Bebb, who was a niece of Mrs. ' R. D. Wilson, and of the late Jamea ' Chase, spent much of her time In this city where she made her home . with Mrs. Wilson. She became an orphan early In life. During ber res I idence in this city she made a host ' of friends. She was prominently con nected with the Episcopal church and was a member of the Kings Daugh ters. It was during her residence here i that she became acquainted with Seolfla Piihlln Hl.rtrv Tho nnnlllnn ! " ucm.UB uciiuaimeu la one of which she mav Justly feel ! Gf,Tg,t Bbb wh w,as connected proud, for the Seattle library haa a ! wlth thr! 0r.eSn Manufacturing Com reputatton of being one of the best Panv- Tner were married three years In the country. All persona employ-, ag?; ., , , , ed In this Institution must be thor-' Mrs; Bebb is survived by a sister, oughly versed in library work. j Mra- Jhn wh H"- "i Port- Miss Holmes is a graduate of Knox ' land- Mrs- Bebl wa 34 ypa f University, and took a post graduate and born lu Colfax, Wash, work In library training at other j t n schools. She also had practical work I MRS J. FISHER DIES, in the Portland library. i With the death of Mrs. Sarah J. While In Oregon City Miss Holmes ! Fisher on Tuesday, at Willamette, made a host of friends, through her j there passed away an old-time res kind and courteous treatment of the j ident of thla section, and a woman public, and her departure from this ; who waa known and loved by a large city caused much regret. j circle of friends. Mrs. Fisher, died after a short illness, and the news BUT ONE THOUGHT MOVED of her demise came as a distinct PORTLANDERS ON TUESDAY , shock to her many acquaintances. Oregon City people wrbo went to six children survive Mrs. Fisher, ronianu iuesuay 10 irausacr. Dusmiss most Ol them are married. Tha fun- affairs came back rather disgusted. and declared that Portland was a city filled with "bugs." "cranks." " "fans" and other queer thinga. Many of t iose who journeyed to the metrop olis, did not appreciate the real rea son for this state of affairs, but some of them did. Sheriff Maas was among those who 'veat to Portland. When he came back his face wore a troubled ex oreslon. mainly because official duty eral will be held at Oswego on Fri-day. DEATH CLAIMS CHILD. Dean Erlckson, the three months' old child of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Erick son died at 10 Wednesday morning after a wpk's illness. The little boy took a turn for tbe wore Wed nesday morning, and its death follow ed. Mr. and Mrs. Erlckson live at The fin- kept him In Oregon City In the after-! rmrt,v ? J,' noon j eral will be beld Friday. I would sure have liked to have seen that ball game," said th) sheriff. evervone In Portland Is just crazy over It" y ANVIL HARD AGROUND; CREW NOT IN DANGER j . The gasolene schooner Anvil. w:iiii I went asore off Florence, at the Sius Cough Medicine for Children. ; )aw riVeT bar late Friday night, mav Too much care cannot be nsed In ,,roVe a total loss, according to re jecting a cough medicine for chil- ports from the coa. Tbe members rfroll I eVm.l.l k. I n n ,n l.ba . . . . ' fh-s-h'i iu or ner crew, nowever, are in no i:n- contain no naniiful substance and be i mediate danger. ar.d as tbe vess-j most effectual. Chamberlain s Cough went on the sands in fairly calm w Kemeay meets tnese requirements ther. Life savers are standing by and Is a favorite with the mothers of take the men off should a atorrt young children everywhere. For sale nn. Whether the veseei can Dy an dealers. ed or not la atill a matter f'w -