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City oymer COURIER ESTABLISHED MAY, 1883 HERALD ESTABLISHED JULY, 1893 INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHED 1898 OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 5,1901'' 18th YEAR, NO. 46 CONSOLIDATED IMPLEMENT COMP'Y SUCCESSOR TO Grebe, Harder & -Co. 182, 184, 186 Madison Street, West End of Bridge, DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AMD VEHICLES 1EAC1IHRS' MEETING I - AC 1 w.i..'ji,'.,.v..'--a.'iM''--.1..r.-J'- .C iit a.'i'-'.'v -awif- X.X i ........ f...'.-a-.'. v tv.ta ;. .s,- OHIO Remember we have the finest stock of the best makes to be found in Portland, including Farm and Spring Wagons, Baggies, Carriages, and Carts, Mowers, Rakers, Tedders and Hay Tools, Hay Presses, Grain Drills, Plows, Cultivators, Disc and Spring Tooth Harrows Pumos Harness, Bicycles, Etc. ' Main Store and . W&vehonse, No. 140, 146 Sixth Street North, PORTLAND, - - - OREGON POPE & CO. L x x X HEADQUARTERS FOR Hardware, Stoves, Syracuse Chilled and Steel Plows, Harrows and Cultivators, Planet Jr., Drills and Hoes, Spray Pumps, Imperial Bicycles. PLUMBING A SPECIALTY Cor. Fourth and Main Sts. OREGON CITY Animals, Ti iss and Aew Scliool District Methods Discussed at Blount PUasant. ' A very interesting Bession of the Olachama? County Teachers' Association was held at Mount Pleasant Saturday, special features being discussed. "Ani mals 01 Ulackamas tJounly, oy Millard Hyatt; "Trees of Clackamas County," by Rev. A. J. Montgomery ; a discussion on the changes in the system of school districts, led by Professor T. J. Gary, and an elaborate dinner prepared and served by the ladies of that school dis trict. Millard Hyatt has evidently made a study of Clackamas county animals from early childhood, and his work as forest ranger in the Cascade mountains, has given him additional opportunities for acquiring more complete information concerning their characteristics. i'olL lowing is the substance of his lecture in part: Mostof the animals common to this zone are found in Clackamas county, at least, modified forms of them, The cat tribe is well represented in this county, the most formidable being the cougar, which is called the mountain lion in California, panther or painter in the Eastern states. Scientists give only one species of the cougar, but some peo ple claim that there are two kinds. The habits of the animal are such one may be very near him, and not be aware of the monster's presence. Some claim that cougars kill deer for food, while others positively assert that they do not. In habit the cougar is cowardly, and is not dangerous unless thoroughly cor nered. Yo..ng cougars are Yery at tractive animals, but become cross as they become older under domestication. The lynx and wild or box cat differ in that the former has a long tuft of hair on the back of the head, and a fringe of hair around the jaws. They live on birds and email animals. The black bear is the mi st common animal of that family found in Cb.ckams county. It eats that part of the deer left after the cougar is through with it. The brown bear also, is found in Clackamas county, but is known that it never takes on much flesh. These two varieties of the bear have feet shaped some thing after the form of the human foot. The cinnamon has has occasionally been found here, but it has entirely dif ferent Bhaped feet a flat round foot not classified, resemblling that of the cou gar. Grizzly bear are said to have been Been on the head waters of the Santiam and Breitenbush in Clackamas' county. The dog family too, is pretty well rep resented. The gray wolf is the largest, and is found in the foothills, but usually keep out of eight. It has a very large foot of a long-pointed shai e . There are two kinds of gray wolves found in this county. A few red foxes lire foiled hrrc. The coyote is well known, and is a keen Refurnishing Time Iff And now for clean, new Lace Curtains, Portieres,-Carpets, Rugs, Matting, Etc. The season is almost here when you'll need them. It will pay you to do your buy ing early. We are making some famous reductions rTow, and are showing our very best designs. Lace Curtains, latest design, 10c and 15c per yard. r rank 0 in) THE HOUSEFURNISHER I . W. C. I Agricultural Implements and Vehicles I 210-214 rSONT STBEST, PCRTMKD, OREGON. AGENTS FOR Peerless Plows Steel and Chilled iBiif Dovvai.ic Drills Hoe and I) so Sickle Grinders Road Carts Puggies Mountain Hacks and Spring WHg-n NEW MODEL "STEEL BEAUTY." ALSO Buffalo Pitts, Harrows and Cultivators, Uven' "Advance'.' Fanning Mills.' ALSO Hay Tresses, Horse Power and Steam Feed and Root Cutters, Bone and Cider Mills. otoiighton Wrigons Write for Catalogue and Prices. CALL ON Q BEFORE EUYIMG. and intelligent animal. Some times two of them will chase deer, one ttking a respite while the other does active duty. The members of the weasel family found here are the otter, pine martin, mink, weasels and skunks. The otter has a beautiful fur; lives near the water. and 1 sometimes takes toboggan slides, several at a time into the water. The pine martin is found in the woods and heavy timber. The mink is not so much of an amphibian animal as the ot ter, it is interesting to observe the weasel chase a rabbit. While the rab bit apparently gains in the race, the weasel follows the track by smell, keep ing his nose close to the ground, finally running the former down. The weasels are very bloodthirsty animals. The skunk is a very beautiful animal, but a true weasel. There are three varieties here, large spotted, small black and large striped. The rodents are very numerous with long curved, chisel-pointed teeth, which continue-to grow during life. There are still a great many beaver in the moun tain streams, and willows can be found with the bark peeled off, the handiwork of the beaver. It is not believed that the beavers ever engaged very exten sively in dam building, although evi dences of the past work ex'mt. It is likely that most of their house building is done in cold climates. Rodents are doubled-moiUhed. with of set of grind ing teeth " separated by a valve like formation from the front or cutting teeth. The porcupines evidently immi grated here from Eastern Oregon, and their barbed-Bhape quills bid under neath long, brownish hair are dangerous in effect unless soon extracted from the parts whetfa they were thrown. An- ! other member of the rodent family is the wooilrat, whose peculiarities are well known. A species of mouse is common to the mountain?, differing from the ordinary house variety. The lari;e gray squirrel frequent the Mo lalla country, where oaa timber is plen tiful, and are protected by legislative enactment. Other varieties ara the pine sq lirrel, chipmunk, gray digger, and a variety larger than the pine squirrel found in the fo ithilU or mountains. The Utter travels sfter night, and par takes of the nature of tho flying squirrel. There is only one species of bat; the mole lives on e.irth worms, and its fine fnrisii'.tt d for not turning the wrong way. Marmot, also are found in this count;'. Deer exist in Clackamas county, and bands of elk are occasionally seen in its j boundaries. Tho ilwr annually tilinds j its horns at this season oi the year, and the antlers or horns a:iin attain their full growth in September, When the horns are growing out the (leer hide in the deep wooded can vons, but as llu-y become fully developed come out to the elevated locations. Co'inty Superintendent Ziner s'atud that the savagery of many animals de depended on food and climatic con . diti.jria. Thus in the rocky mountains j where food was a scarcity the grizzly 1 bear and the cougar were naturally very j bloodthirsty animals; also that it was necessary for the beaver in cold climates to build habitations. L. II. Andrews i the noble Or, and told of an old resident in the Nehalem called fir tree in coun'ry, w'io siid that he had seen beaver sh irpening each others teeth. One was lying on his back and the beaver above was rubbing his upper teeth against the lower set of the other, thus grinding them down to a sharp point. CHANOK IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS. On the proram for discussion was the following: "itesolved, That the Present District System Should be Abolished." Affirmative, T. J. Gary and Am Mc Laughlin; and Alex Thomson and W. II. Karr on the negative None of the negative contestants were present, but the affirmative argumeuts were pre sented by Professor U.iry And Ara Mc Laughlin The former slated that our present district syjietn was not perfect; that good teachers have been turned out of positions on account of jealousy ou the part of members of .the board He suggested that these conditions might be remedied if five or more districts were placed under the direction of one board of directors. Thera might be three or five If the directors had a larger territory, belter men might be induced to accept the places, realizing that it is a p milieu of honor. He would not destroy the present system of school districts, but would only huve the pri mary grades taught in eac' separate dis trict, and all above the seventh grade could a'.tend a central r high school conveniently situ ited for all the districts. The principal of tho high scho could superintend the primary seho Is, and a more uniform system could thus ha se cured. His plan was to have tin board of five directors levy the annual tax, tvhioh would do away with considerable wrangling over the annuaul tux levy. Mr. McL uuhlin called attention to the fact that this Bvstem was already in vogue in different slates, and the results were gratifying. George Strickland thought the present arrangement of dis tricts was good enough for Ong m. Pro fessor H. D VVilox favored the town shin idea: tint the present district sys tem originated in New England. For effect, R ibert Ginlher clumpione 1 the negative side ol the question. TKKKS 09 CLACKAMAS CCUMTY. Rev. A. Montgomery's lecture on the the tr'es of Clackamas co inty should be printed in book form for the instruction of the youih of ibecoiintry. The lecture was delivered fiom notes, and it is regretted that inure of it could not be necuted for thisisi-ue. There are GJ decidious trees in Clackamas county, but. the sneaker l(t those out of tin Hhort lecture given Out ( the 34 conifer varieties on the coast, 2U grow in Clackamas county , From a'i economic point of view trie cone bearing evergreen tres arj the most valuable of all. 1'igures were given showing their special viliie, and the ad vantages of slutting economic lio'any The yew is the peer of any finishing tree in Oregon, and hI-o is durable va!MIl for uohih. The West era hemlock is of considerable economic value. The so called cedar in this county is noi ced.ir. The geumne fir is the iiiosU b-autifnl of any tree of the family, with its sym metrical limbs, fully developed leaves and cones aUavs growing upward. The uroDer name for the so-called larch is me most commonly the Douglas pruc. The speaker, also showed that vegeta tion affected our climatic conditions; that while cutting off the timber might not lessen the rainfall, scientists claimed that the storms would be more severe, when the country should become de nuded of its timber to a great extent. The forest reserves should be preserved. . Children should be taught the proper names of trees, and trees should be planted on school grounds in order to ind ucethem to become iuterested in their study. ADDITIONAL NOTES. An excellent program of recitations and musical number was given by the pupils of Mount P'easint school, under the direction of the teachers, Professor G.T. Mc Arthur and Miss Maud Kidder. In addition to the several musical num ber., were recitations by Percy Kidder, Lucille Evans, Unby McOord, Melba Kidder, VVilma Myers, Frank Clark, htliyle Titus, and an organ solo by lm Myers. Fred Melndl. chairman of the at.- pointed committee on resolutions, re ported a vote of thanks to the people of Mount Pleasant and the tsaohers of the school for their excellent entertainment of the teachers, and to Hev. A. J. Mont gomery for his Interesting address on trees. Among the teachers in attendance were the following: Ara McLaughlin, Kathryn Casto, Milwaukie; Hobert (Jin thor, Phillip Messinger, Khubelj L. T. Anderson, carus; lt.va loud, hiliott Prairie; T. II. McOann, Parkplace: T. J. Uary, West Oregon City ; H. D. Wil cox, V P. Mathews, M arjorie Cuuflold, Kva Meldrum, Mrs. I). II. ulass, Fred Meindl, Margaret Williams, Cora Wing- field, Mrs. J, C. Zinser, Florence Patty, Krma Lawrence, Huldah lloldeii, Cora VVingfleld, Harriet Case, the .Misses Mochnke, Elsie (iihbs, Superintendsnt J.O, Zinser and Secretary Fannie (i. Porter, Oregon City; Millard Hyatt, Willamette tails; Ueorge Strickland, Macksburg. A stranger coming to Oregon City would hardly realize thai iust ouuidei the city limits was a flourishing school, situated in the richest agricultural sno tion of Oregon on a level plateau. Uniformed S. V, V rtcr at S. V. Dejwts. We take pleasure in advising you that within a few days uniformed p 'ssenger attendants will be at Oakland Pier; at the furry depot, San Francisco, foot of Maaket street ; and at Third ami Town send streets depot, San Frarirbo. They will wear dark blue suits and bright redcaps with a broad bla :k band bearing in gold le'teri the words, "S. P. Co. Porter," m that thi'v m:iy be reiidily distinguiklud Their duties will be t ai-isl paoongers in every way p ,s sible, directing thwito prop-r t'niiis, boat eir run 'es, an I sli iwinj sn:li atten tion to Mi iri' e'i ig pti'ihe us will tend to make ih io. ap ipuar f atiui; of our servire T. II. Goornnv, Tie i. I'ds-enjior ilger.t, E. 0. Mi; Juhmi k, 1'asstng r Triltl ! Manager. 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