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About Oregon City courier=herald. (Oregon City, Or.) 1898-1902 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1901)
historical Society, City Hal: CourierHer J3L COURIER ESTABLISHED MAY, 1883 HERALD ESTABLISHED JULY, 1893 INDEPENDENT ESTABLISHED 1698 OREGON-CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1901 19th YEA.R, NC 1 Oregon it J i EDWARD HUGHES j 182 Madison St., West end of Bridge, Portland, Oregon GENERAL AGENT FOR Aultman & Taylor's . Celebrated Threshing Machinery Steam and Gas Engines, Saw Mills, Etc. CONSOLIDATED IMPLEMENT COMP'Y SUCCESSOR TO &refoe. Harder & Co. 182, 184, 186 Madison Street, West End of Bridge, DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND VEHICLES COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. On Grade Crossings Over Rail road Track in Canemaft In the matter of the prevailing liti gation between the Oregon City and Southern Railway Company, on the one side, and ttie Oregon & California Rail road Company, and the Southern Pa cific Company on the other, the com missioners appointed by judge mc- Bride to determine on the Canemah crossings; submitted their repoit to the court last Eriday. The report in sub Htnnce is as follows: The first crossing shall be made as follows : 1 The railway line of the Ore gon & California Railroad Company at the point of the hrst crossing ta on a sharp curve approximately a 10-degree curve. The line of railway of the plain tiff corporation at such proposed cross ing is approximately ttraitiht. The an gle of the crossing shall bo such that fie tangent ol the railway line oi the ure- gon & California Company at the point of crossing shall intersect at an angle of 26.33 degrees. I his nrst crossing shall be at grade on the line of the present surface of the line of the Oregon & Cal ifornia Railroad Company's track at the point of crossing. A crossing piece ehall be inserted in said Oregon & California Railroad Company's track, the report describing its construction in technical detail The irolley wire shall be at least 22 feet ani six inches in the clear above the rail No cross wires shall be strung on poles set within '20 fei t of either side of ceirer line of main track of the railroad company, and all other wires except lr lley wires needed by the plaintiff corporation crossing the said railroad track, shall be at least 25 feet a) ove the top of the rail. Details for signals, Scotch blocks, etc. . t The second crossing shall be made in all respects like the first one, save that the angle of the crossing shall be 90 de grees instead of 26 33, and there ehall be some( nvditicauon in technical points " ' In concluding this report your com missioners believd it their imperative duty in the light of their experience la building and managing railroads to sub mit to your honorable court certain con, siderations that are forced upon their attention by thii e iw ,vwit: First A grade crossing is a menace to life and property under all circum stances even when guarded by the most perfect device known. In our judgment it should never be allowed hen it can be properly prevented. . Second In the present Instance your commissioners would have dtc ded upn an overhead crossing if it could, have been built without undue interterence with the county road. Third Your commissioners each em phasize their decided opinion that the fine of the electric road is improperly lo cated. They find on personal i lveotiga- tiou that it nvght and should have been placed alone the river bank between the Southern Pncifio line and the . river. Even if it had been neo sary to mo e the track of ihe Ho-thern Pa ific 0 tri fling distance eastward fcr which there is abundant room without serious dam aie to abutting property or the align ment of the exifth'g Ompany. Such lteral movement would not in their judgment exceed 10 feet. Alfred . Sears, C. F. Lsstkr, Wallace B. Ciiasb, Commissioners. Remember we have the finest stock of the best makes to be found in Portland, including Farm and Spring Wagons, B.iggies, Carriages and Carts, Mowers, Rakers, Tedders and Hay Tools, Hay Presses, Grain Drills, Plows, Cultivators, Disc and Spring Tooth Harrows, Pumns Harness, Bicycles, Etc. PORTLAND, OREGON Magazine Notices. The mid-summer fiction number of tbe July Cosmopolitan contains the best Btory Biet Harte I as written in a long time. The well known Jack Hamlin is the hero, and he will be eagerly wel comed back by the public. Desperado and gambler that he is, theoretically we ought not to like him, but he has that fine courage too rarely met with in real life or in fiction, and those who read "A Mercury of the Foothills" will probably lose sight of his faults in following the events which take place "that heaven kissing hill." Katrina Trask's story in the same number should be read bv every woman. It is one of those homely I tragedies constantly going on in modern society. It is probably the cleverist piece of work Mrs. Trask has ever done. R. K. Munkittriek's quaint New Eng land coast yarn lies a breeziness about it that mates it really refreshing. The July instalment .of Egerton Castle's story begins to raise the curtain on the inevitable ruin which the Diike of Cluny's weakness must bring on those who love him. A unique and interesting aricle on "The Personality of the Mikado" n con tributed to the July magazine number of The Outlook by Dr. William E. Grif lis. Dr. GrifHsas profet-s r of chemie try in the Imperial University .conducted experiments in the presence of the Em peror of Japan, ami met him on several occasion, so that the account contains some personal reniinit-cence as well as information with rvgard to Eastern mat ters, on whichJDr. Grilhs always write with authority. Photographs of the Mi dado, t le e mil re s. and the crown prince and princess, together .with some other hitherto unpublished illustrations ac company the article (3 a year. The Outlook Company, 2S7 Fourth Avenue, New York.) ntit Oregon City Waters. Tbe congressional committee of the National house of representatives, vis ited Oregon City Saturday evening on their return trip from up the valley. The party was accompanied by United ftatts Senator Hmon, CcDrerrntn McodyandTcDgae, Southern Pacific of ficials, and a delegation of representa tive Portland citizens. The following is from tbe Sunday Oregonian: "The train left Salem at 4 o'clock and arrived at Oregon City precisely on time, 6 :30. Tbe transfers were made to tbe steamer Pomona, and tbe train, littered with flowers and fruit, came through to Portland without passengers. The steamer took the excursionists, with a number of Oregon City people, up into the lace ol the watertull, then returned to her landing and immediately started for Portland. The change was a relief Tor the excursionists, simply because it was a change. Congressmen were shown points where improvements of the navigable channel should be made, particularly t the Clackamas rapids. A pleasant ridt, brought the excursion at an end in Portland at 7 o'clock and carriages taok the guests to the Portland hotel. The Only Big Show Coming. Frank E. Griswold's mammoth pro duction of Uncle Tom's Cabin, under a water proof pavilion with a complete stage and carload of special scenery. tew companies carry the amount of scenery this show does, on account of opera houses beinj too small to accom- 1 .. . " v 11. i 1 : ..11'- ujuMuio ur nuuum u. iir. vji iowuiu o company only plays at the opera house of the larger "cities in the winter and uses his own tent in the summer and we can guarantee the finest production ever seen in this or any other country. The price of admission to Uncle Tom's Cabin has been placed at 25 cents for adults, children 15 cents. All children under six year, when accompanied by their parent, will be admitted free. We can afford thiscale of prioes as we show in a tent ami can accommodate 2000 people. So a father can come and bring his whole family. One of the bigtsBt amusement enter prises ever attempted in late years is the production of Uncle Tout's Cabin on an elaborate scale, with special scenery, their own special stage, and all produced under canvas. You will see it played in full, without being cut short on account of small hal land no scenery. Don't miss seeing it at Oregon City, Saturday, July 6. W. C. MOLIAI - Agricultural Implements and Vehicles 210-214 FRONT STREET, PORTLAND, 0REC8II. AGENTS FOR Commencement Exercises at St. John's Parochial School. Three bright pupils graduated from St. John's Parochial school Ut Thurs day evening. They were: Mss Nora Hanitin from tbe eighth grade, and Master Florence Sullivan and Miss Maggie McDonnell from ten h grade. The lectute nom was crowded with in terested auditors, and the tasty dpcora tions of orange blossom and ferns showed off to good advantage. Ihe musical and literary program was an ex cellent one, very creditable to the pu pils and the Sisters, who bad given them careful training, and to Father Hillebrand as director of the school. The opening chorus 1 was "Flag of tbe Free," sung by the pupils, one of the Sisters being accompanist at the or gan. Miss Nora Hanifin, the graduate from the eighth grade, gave the address of welcome, with excellent elocutionary effect, and her enunciation was good. Next followed a recitation. "My Dully," by little girls, and a song, "Uncle Sam," by little boys A recitation, "Potato and Strawberry," was given by Tiny Draper and Agnes Justin. "McCafferty s Feet," was a class song, and "Tommy's Monday Morning," was sung by tbe Juniors. "Daisy Fair," was a motion song, by litrte girls, and a "Boy's Re ward,'' was a class recitation. A dumb bell drill by bovs preceded "Our Coun try Biiiiht," by Juniors. Hattie thambers recited "Abraham Lincoln and the Poor Woman," followed with a duet by Anna Michaels and Art ice Berg man. Miss Nora Hanitin recited "Flowers," followed with a fan drill by lit le girls. The seniors sang, "Must We Leave the Old Home. Mother." fol lowed by Florence Sullivan's excellent graduating essay, "The Origin of So ciety. A violin solo by Master Frank Busch preceded Miss Magnis McDon nell's clever graduating eseay, "Thomas A' Becket. Father Hillebrand pre sented the diplomas and gave the gradu ating address. The members of the graduating class were fairly overwhelmed with boquets ar.d baskets of flowers. An admLsion fee was charged for the bene fit of the library fund. White Man Turned Yellow. Great consternation was felt by the friends of M. A. Hogarty, of Lexington, Ky., when thep saw he was turning yel low. His skin slowly changed color, also his eves, and he suffered terriblv. His malady was Yellow Jaundice. 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