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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
J-j. E.Wise, of Sunnyside, Clackamas
ounty, was in town Friday.
Mrs. Judge Hayes and daughter are
-visiting relatives at Independence.
Born, in this city Tuesday, April 26th,
girl, to Mr. and Mrs. Forest Andrews.
Mrs. H. 0. Stevens left Wednesday
or a few week's visit with relatives in
New York. . ,
8treet Commissioner Snidow is doing
a good job on the sidwalk approach to
the Fifth street stairway.
Pay your water rent before the 10th of
the month and save the expense and
annoyance of water being shut on.
Born, in this city on April 25th, to
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Park, twins, a son
-and daughter, weighing respectfully 9
and 8 ponnds. I
F. I Durfbar, of Astoria, republican
candidate for secretary of state, was in
Oregon City yesterday, (Thursday.)
Chas. S. Moore, of Klamath county,
republican candidate for state treas
urer, was the guest of Mrs. S. M. Mc
Oown last Sunday. He was accom
panied by Mrs. Moore.
There will be a great patriotic demon
stration at the Methodist church on
Sunday evening at 8 o'clock. Excellent
speakers will address the meeting. The
local post of 0. A. R , Woinans Relief
Corps and the Militia Co. have been
invited to attend. A cordial invitation
to this meeting is extended to all. ,
The Baptist church will have a Bpecial
service of a patriotic character on Sun
day evening. The choir will furnich
special music for the occasion , The
male quartette will also render some
selection. The pastor will preach on the
necessity of war and what will be some
of its probable results. All are made
welcome.
J. F Nelson, of this city, received a
letter Wednesday from his son, Fred,
who is an apprentice on the battleship
Oregon. 'Ihe letter is written trom
Cahoa, Peru, under date April 4th, four
days before the Oregon left for New
York. In the letter he stated that the
Oregon had been notitied that a Spanish
torpedo boat was watching for them,
and the officers and crew expressed con
fidence that they could worst 'any Span
ish torpedo boat on short notice. Be
sides tred Nelson, there are several Or
egon City boys, who are apprentices on
the battleship Oregon. They are Roy
ciprague, Arthur Qumn, Harry Fleming,
Chas. W. Boylan, George Austin,
Jacob Schullhomer and Herman Smith,
of New Era.
1 The board of trade held a special
meeting Monday night to consider the
matter of raising funds to defray the ex
penses of an exhibit for the trans-Mississippi
international exposition to be
held at Omaha, from June 1st to No
vember 1st, 1898. The meeting was ad
dressed by W. C. Oalder, of Portland,
and Air. Jtiurd, ot .baker city, mem
bers of the Omaha exposition com mis-
tion, apnointed by Governor Lord
President Cross appointed the following
board of trade committee to solicit funds
and secure an exhibit from this section
ii.E. Oharman, 0. O. T. Williams,
John V. Ulark, J. A. Thayer and V. T.
Griffith. The plan is to make individ'
uid loans to the commission to be re
paid out of the left - over world's fair
fund when the legislature convenes.
C. C. Hall, pf Meadowbrook. is in the
city to-day. He reports splendid crop
prospects in his vicinity.
Ernset Rands has secured a contract
for surveying four townships in the
Seven Devils district, Idaho.
On Tuesday Louis Le Grand, a native
of France, declared his intention to be
come a citizen of the United States.
In the probate court Tuesday William
Stone, of viola, was appointed guardian
of the person and eBtate of Vevia Brown,
a minor.
Miss Kittie Paine went to Woodburn
Wednesday night, where she will visit
her uncle, John Watson, and family for
a few weeks.
G. W, Swope left last Fridav evenins
for the East, to meet Mrs. Swope, who
is on her way home from a visit to her
old home in Ohio.
Dr. W. H. Ross, formerly of this citv.
is very ill at his home in East Portland.
and has been in a helpless condition for
several weeks past.
Richard Walsh, of Milwaukie, was a
trapeze performer in Leondor Bros,
show, which gave exhibitions here Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
Mrs. Sophia Seely, of Wilsonville. who
recently underwent an operation at the
Gladstone hospital, has retuimed home
much unproved m health.
S. f. Jennings has given up his place
at the paper mills and this week re
moved his family to Portland, where he
has accepted a clerkship in a store.
H. J. Bailey, who owns a large plumb
ing and steam ntting business in hair
bault, Minn., is visiting his parents at
Maple Lane, and his brothers and sister
in Portland. . .
Judge Harlan, of Mosier, made several
rousing speeches in this county this
week for the Union state ticket. The
judge met with large and enthusiastic
audiences everywhere he spoke.
Miss Vera Pilsbury gave a very pleas
ant German to a number of her friends
Friday evening, and on Saturday eve
ninir uaveadeliuhtfulclosine rmrtv to her
juvenile dancing class at Willamette
hall.
Mrs. Mary J. Hultin and H. G. Ham
ilton were married at the court house
Wednesday afternoon, County Judge
Hayes, officiating. Mr. Hamilton will
accompany Company F to the seat of war
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Barlow came down
from Seattle Wednesday, and will leave
lor Alaska about the lUth of May, going
ny way oi 6t. nwcneis ana up trie l ukon.
Mr. Barlow reports having done a good
business at Dyea.
Rev. William Horn, D. D., bishop of
the German Evangelical Association of
America, was the guest of Rev. J. Evich
Monday,and filled the latter's pulpit in
the evening. On Tuesday evening he
preached at Canby.
It is expected that H. S. Lyman, the
union candidate for superintendent of
public instruction, will be at the meet
ing of the Clackamas County Teachers'
Association at Canby next Saturday. A
splendid program has been prepared.
Alexander M. Gifford, of Union Mills,
was examined before County Judge
Hayes Wednesday, and pronounced in
sane. He is a farmer bachelor aged 65,
and imagines that some one is trying to
do him bodily harm. He was sent to
the insane asylum about two years ago
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Burmeistcr & Antecn, Local Agents
F. O. Mack,. of Canby, was in Oregon
City Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Laura Sclilappi, of Portland, is
visiting Mrs. Adolph Willey.
Henry Furst, of Michigan, spent Sun
day with his old friend, Chas. Horn.
W..R. Garrett and L. N. Jones, of
Marquam, were visitors in the citv Mnn.
day.
M. G. Vilkin8. of Portland, was in
the city Saturday loooking for a lost
boy.
Mrs. E,H, Cooper and children are
spending the week with relatives at
Carus.
Mrs. W. P. Burns, of Portland, has
been visiting her son, Chief of Police
Burns.
J. A. Jenninss closed a vp.rv nnta-
factory term of school at Glad Tidings
last Friday.
Rev. Dr. Butler will conduct
in the chapel at Parkplace next Sabbath
at 3:30 p.m.
Melancia S. Lawton. of Oresrnn Citv.
has been granted a widow' pension of
$8 per month.
Miss Millie Molzan, of Portland, was
visiting her mother at Union Hall.
during the week. :
Dr. J. P. Leavitt. accomnnnind hv
Mrs. Leavitt. were visitins friends in
Oregon City Monday. -
The U. S.land office is heinff ntmnvul
from its present quarters to the new lo
cation in the Weinhard building. ;''
T. W. dark, manager of r.hn Randnn
woolen mills, is spendine the week at
home with his family in this city.
Dr. and Mrs. G. H. Davtnn. of T.ima.
Indiana, will, spend the summer with
their daughter, Mrs. C. G Huntley.
O. L. Selz, of Canbv. had his iniured
eye amputated during the week by army
surgeons,, and an artificial one put in
its place.
H. M. Dexter, of Nebraska, a friend
of James McNulty, of Clarkes, returned
here Tuesday, and thinks of locating in
Clackamas county.
Miss Ora E. Barncrover and John
Nyberg were married at the court house
last Saturday, April 23, County Judge
Hayes, officiating.
N. G. Roen is a new arrival from Lake
county, Minnesota, and may conclude
to locate here after investigating condi
tions in the country.
M. F. Boyles left Monday with James
Brown, the horse man, for the Antelope
country in Eastern Oregon, where he
will spend the summer,
T. F. Ryan, T. P. Randall, W. H.
Howell and Frank Habelt made the Odd
Fellows ledge at Osweiro a fraternal
visit Monday evening.
W. H. Bair, of Canby, and N. P.
Kaylor, of Molalla, have formed a co
partnership, and gone into the butcher
ing business at Woodburn.
William Wright, R. D. Wilson. G. H.
Young and I. E. Lawrence went up the
ciackamas on a nsning trip last Sunday,
and report good success.'
Register C. B. Moores, who has been
ill for several weeks past, has gone to
Southern Oregon for the benefit of his
heahh. He will return shortly.
J. H. Strickler and E. T. White, the
accountants, appointed by the late grand
jury to expert the county records, have
begun where the experts last year left
off.
Mrs. J. J.McGrath and'family have r
turned from San Francisco, after a two
year's absence from Oregon City. Mr.
McGrath returned about three" week's
ago.
M. P. Chapman, of Salem, was visit
ing relatives in Oregon City Tuesday.
His home is at Clackamas, hut he now
officiates as an attache of the insane
asylum.
John Nissen, who was formerly in the
agricultural implement business in this
city, was in town Saturday. He now
travels for the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver
company.
G. O. Rinearson started on his return
trip to Fort Wrangel Saturday. He
states that O'arance Porter is doing well
blacksmithing, and Fred Williams has
steady employment.
Miss Tina Clayson.of Concord, near
Milwaukie, left yesterday for Pleasan
ton, Texas, where she will be married
upon her arrival to George Allen, for
merly of Portland.
Mrs. Laura Fuller, of Portland, was
the guest of her brother, Chief of Police
Burns, and family Sunday. She was
accompanied by her daughter, Miss
Lillian and W. Barnes.
President P. L. Campbell, of the
State Normal school at Monmouth, de-
uverea a very interesting lecture before
the Barclay school last Friday after
noon on vocation in Lite.'
The Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and Arti
sans had a grand anniversary celebra
tion at Oswego Tuesday evening. The
Artisans celebrate the same anniversary
as me uua reuows, tne zoth ot April
Miss Juliette Fullerton, of Alsea, who
has been viBiting her sister, Mrs. D. H
Glass, left for her home Saturday. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Glass's little
child, who will visit his grand parents.
Eight new members were confirmed
at the German Evangelical Lutheran
cnurcn last Sunday, and a new com
munion set purchased from Burmeister
& Andresen was used for the first time.
Meade Post is requested by order of
the post commander to meet Sunday at
I a. m. snarp, 10 attend patriotic ser
vices at the M. E. church in a body.
The order is signed by C. A. Williams,
adjutant.
Vincent, the 11-year old son of Frank
Foster, at Clackamas, met with a serious
acci'lent while playfully moving some
freight cars in company with some other
boys. A car ran over one leg cutting a
severe gash in the calf of the limb.
John C. Bradley and Stonewall J.
Vaughan have secured a railroad sur
veying contract in Idaho, and both are
on their way to the scene of operations.
Vaughan left on last Thursday, and Mr.
Bradley started to join him Sunday.
Frank Winslow, a brother-in-law of
G. II. Young, who has been in the lat
ter's store for several months past, has
gone to La Grande to accept a position
with the Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Com
pany. I. E. Lawrence succeeds to the
position as salesman in Young's store.
D. H. Glass is up the valley on busi
'ness. . O. K. Cooper, of Carus, was in town
rriuay.
A. M. Shibley was down from Spring
ater Saturday.
John A. Carson, a well known attor
ney, was in Oregon City Friday.
W. L. Starkweather, of Concord,
spent Sunday with relatives at Canby.
J . L. Ball visited fiiends at Woodburn
over Sunday.
Capt. Z. O. Wood, of the steamer Vul
can at Portland, spent Sunday with his
family in this city.
Miss Nellie Ash, of Albany, who was
visiting Miss Sadie Foley, returned
home Sunday.
Charles Wilson and wife, of Aurora,
were visiting friends in Oregon Oity
Saturday and Sunday.
R. Petzold, wife and three children
left Monday night for a three months
visit to Germany. . ,
B. S. Bellomy returned Sunday after
noon from a business trip to Albany and
Salem.
George Fuchs, of Portland, visited his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Fuchs, last Sun
day. s
County Superintendent Stark weather
visited the schools in the vicinity of
Garfield during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Schwartz, of Port-1
land, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Julius
Schwartz Sunday. ;
H. A. Waldron, of New Era precinct.
was in Oregon City Saturday, and is very
proud of the fact that a daughter ar
rived at his home on April 15th.
Postmaster O. Wissenger and Miss
Hartie Bonnett, of Milwaukie, were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Oharman
Sunday.
P. Irish, wife and seven children ar
rived from northern Nebraska Friday,
and will make Clackamas county their
home. Mr. Irish has a brother residing
a few miles from town and a son at
Forest Grove.
A very creditable entertainment was
given by the Milwaukie school last Fri
day evening for the benefit of the li
brary fund. A fan drill, sword drill and
burlesque opera were prominent features
of the entertainment.
At the First Congregational church
next Sabbath morning there will be
communion service and reception of
members. The subject of the evening
sermon will be "A Great Question."
The public is always welcomed.
Mrs Ida Barclay, accompanied by
her daughter, Mi9S Musa.and son Verne,
left last Thursday evening for California,
where they will spend the summer with
the former's daughter. Miss Musa,
however, will return in a couple of
months.
G. W. Mallatt, of Mulino, was in the
city Saturday, and stated that the new
creamery at that place would start up
about thel 15th of May. Although the
capacity of the plant will be much
larger, it will commence on a run of 150
gallons of milk daily.
A cut of 20 per cent has been made in
the wages of the employes in the pullina
department of the woolen mills, and the
force; has been reduced. A prominent
employe of the company is authority for
tne statement that wages will probably
be reduced in ottier departments.
Adam Lamour, well known in this
city, died at his home at Mncksburg laBt
Thursday of cancer. The deceased was
a highly respected citizen and a member
of the I. O.O. F G. A. R A. O. U.
W , and Grange. He leaves a wife and
eight children in good circumstances-
I. J. Bigelow, one of the prominent
farmers oi Aioiaiia, was in Ureuon citv
Tuesday, and states that a large acreage
of wheat will be sown in Clackamas
county this spring than ever before
known. Fall grain looks splendid, and
the farmers are busy sowing their
spring crop.
Rev. W. H. Latourette. of Oakland.
California, was the guest of his brother,
u. V. Latourette, over Sunday. Kev.
Latourette was on his way to Alaska in
the interest ot the Baptist Home IVIis
sionary Society, and will spend the
summer there looking up suitable points
to esiaDiisn missions.
John Gower, a native of Shoreham.
Kent, England, died near Oswego Sat
urday evening, aged 78. He was buried
in' the Oregon City cemetery Monday,
and the funeral services were conducted
by an Episcopal minister from Portland.
Mr. Gower lived with his son, John
Gower, superintendent of the Morey
rancn, and uieu oi old age.
George Noland, of Astoria, the union
candidate for prosecuting attorney of
this district, was a pleasant caller at this
oihce J uesday. Mr. Noland will return
to Clackamas county, and address the
people on the same dates and places
with Hon. Robert Veatch, the union
candidate for congress. Mr. Noland is a
native son of Oregon, having been born
and raised in Lane county.
0. G. Holt, of Elkhorn, was in Oregon
City Monday. He is interested with
Dr. Goucher, of Mulino, in a very
promising quartz ledge on a tributary
of the Santiam in one corner of Marion
county. They are already in 00 feet
with a prospecting tunnel, and are
working in paying ore. A Portland
company has been interested in the
venture, and the development will be
pushed.
Several boys have been in the habit of
late ot climbing on the south bound
overland, and jumping off again when
the train was fairly und'T way. Last
Saturday evening Officer Shaw arrested
a boy about 15 years old for jumping
me train, out auurward lot him go upon
his solemn promise not to repeat the
performance. It has been only about a
year since an Oregon City boy was
killed by climbing about on a moving
train.
Picking pockets is becoming alarming-
ly lreqnem in uregon city ot late. The
latest victim was ex-Judge Harlan, of
Hood River, who was relieved of his
pocket book last Saturday evening. He
was entering a passentrerlarof the over
land train on his way to Canby, where
he was billed for a speech before the
Union club. His pocket book was in
his hip pocket and felt a light touch on
bis pei son, and suddenly discovered
that his purse was gone. On looking
around he discovered two men hurrying
along the car on the bluff side of the
train. It was evident that the pick
pockets re-entered another car, as there
whereabouts could not be discovered.
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Longstreet Vausrhan.of Molalla. was 5
in uregon jnv weanesaay.
George Doll returned Wednesday from
a visit to Minneapolis' Minn.
Mrs. Gus. Seol has opened ud a restau
rant, next door to the armory hall.
F. F. White left yesterday for Alaska.
where he expects to spend the summer.
Miss Anna Samuels, of Portland, was
visiting Miss Erma Lawrence Wednesday
County Clerk Dixon issued a marriaee
license on April 23d to Rose Snyder and
nenry u. Kogers.
Receiver William Galloway delivered
his lecture on "Lands" at McMinnville
lust Saturdny night.
Leighton Kollv came down from Al.
bany Wednesday morning with the ex
pectation of joining his company in the
war with Spain.
F. T. Barlow has moved into the store
room underneath the hntervrim oihce.
He has been carrying on a crocerv busi
ness at the old corner for 14 years.
F. A. Sieight. who is now looking after
his Btrawberry farm near Canby, was in
town Tuesday, lie states that there is
a splendid prospect for a good yield of
strawberries.
Father Hillebrand went to Portland
Tuesday to attend the silver jubilee sor
vices, now being celebrated on account of
the 2oth anni' ersary of Archbishop's
Gross's episcopacy,
J. M..Sperl and Wm. Yohann, of
Macksburg, returnod this week from
Eastern Washington, where they had
been working at the carpenters trade
Mr. Sperl has about recovered from the
effects of a broken limb which was
noted in our columns at the time of its
occurrence.
Master Frankie Richtor, the blind boy
inanist, will appear at Willamette hall
on Friday evening under t he auspices of
i lie studio of fine arts of Portland. Miss
Grig wold, a singer who has entertained
audiences in all the principal cities of
Europe and America, will assist.
Mort Whitcomb, of Minneapolis,
Minn., was visiting his brother-in law,
F. L. Parker, several days during the
week. Mrs. Whitcomb has been here
for the past month. Both left on the
steamer for San Francisco last night,
and will return home after making a
brief tour of California.
Frank Walsh, of Pendleton, was visit
ing , his grandmother, Mrs. Thomas
Knowles, in this "city Tuesday and
Wednesday. His father, M. Walsh, is
a resident of Milwaukie. Mr. Walsh
has been employed in the Pendleton
woolen mills for some time past, and
was on his way to Albany to join his
his company, which will probably be
ordered to the front.
Droll Tim Murphy, the man who
made "A Texas Steer" famous, is an
nounced tor Biuveiy's on Saturday.
G. E. Holmes, formerly of this city,
but more recently deputy collector of
customs at Sitka, Alaska, is supposed
to have been lost with the steamer Al
exander. He was a passenger on this
steamer, which left San Francisco on
February 5th, and is long over due.
Prof. J. O. Zinser, of the Barclay
school, who recently delivered a lecture
before the Clackamas County Teachers'
Association on the Westside, on "Cli
mate in Geography," repeated the same
before a meeting of the Marion County
Association at Hubbard last Saturday.
The regular weekly meeting of Mc
Laughlin Ohautaqua Circle was held at
the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Charman last Monday evening, and the
chapters on the wars between the Ger
tisn emperors and the pones was con
sidered. Miss Laura Beatie made an
excellent leader. The meeting next
Monday night will be held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Caufleld.
Tim Murphy, the man who played
"A Texas Steer" about 1000 times, will
present a double bill atJhively's hallou
Saturday, comprising the humorously
pathetic comedy in three merry acts,
entitled "Old Innocence" and the dra
matic sensation "Sir Henry Hy pnptlzed' '
,a performance of unusual excellence
guaranteed and highly endorsed in every
particular.
About 11 o'clock Thursday morning a
flag was raised at one of the paper mills
on the west side of the river, and Mr.
Roake, of the Oregon City Iron Works,
celebrated the event by turning his
engine whistle loose, but something got
out of gear, and the whistle kept on
going until the whole town rushed out
expecting to find the woolen mills on
fire. The whistle was like the Spanish
war. when once it got started it could
not be stopped. It kept on screeching
for half an hour before the steam could
be shut off.
Mrs. Turney Dead.
Mrs. Catherine Turney died last Fri
day, April 22, at the home of her sop,
David Turney in (Janemah, aged t0
years. The funeral services were eon-
ducted by Mrs. Wilkerson, of Oanemah,
on Sunday, April 24, and the remains
were interred in the Cunemah'cemetery
The deceased was born in Balfour coun
ty, West Virginia, in 1808. The follow
ing lines are dedicated to the memory
of Mrs. Turney, by Rebecca Turney:
But will never be forgotten,
A jireclom one from ua ha gone,
A voice we loved In itilled
A piaoe U vdoaiil 111 our home
W fill h can never be tilled,
Ood In hli wlmlom hai recalled
The boon li love Imp given,
And through her body mouldering
There ber aoul U tale in Ueaven.
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