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QQN CITY
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1902
20th YEAR, NO. 3.2
SECRET ORDERS.
WHAT LO DAL LODGES ABE
DOING.
Items of Interest From various
Secret Orders in Clackamas
Count y.
GRANGERS.
The Pomona, or County Grange, will
hold their annual meeting at Logan the
second Wednesday in January. It is
expected that there will be a large at
tendance from all parts of the county.
One member was advanced to the
warrior's degree in the Red Men's lodge
in this city at their last meeting. The
Red Men are very strong in Oregon
City and are growing steadily.
' The Maccabees are holding a smoker
' in their hall as we go to press. Only
members and invited guests are at
tending. That the Maccabees are hav-
l lg a goal time goes without saying, lor
their meetings are always good to be at
Following are the officers elected by
Clackamas Chapter No. 2, R. A. M
December 15th: II. P., J. H. Walker;
K., J. C. Zineer j 8., P. K. Hammond;
secretary, M. Bollack ; treasurer,ThomaB
F. Ryan ; C. of H., J. E. Hedges; P. 8.,
J. R. Humphreys; R. A. C, Sol Garde;
M. of 3rd V., J. P. Keating; M, of 2d
V., R.D. Herren; M. of 1st V, George
E. Puesey.
Ancient (..rder of Foresters held their
e'ection Monday evening, December 15,
and elected the following officers:
Chief Ranger, G. B. Dimick ; Sub. C.
R., D. R. Tbo:uas; financial- secretary,
O. A. Thomas; recording secretary, J,
Ownsby; treasurer, Thomas Warner;
senior warden, . C. H. Dickey; junior
warden, A. C. Boleau ; Sen. B., Milo
Ingrain; Jr. B.,H.T. C ooper ; physician,
Dr. C. A. Stuart.
Logtu Lnl',' No. 832, M. B. A., on
December 3fi, elected the foliowing of -
fleers for the ensuing year: President,
0. D. Bobbins, vioe-p resident, George
8 pees; secretary, 8. I. Wilson; treas
urer, Lydia. E. Robbing; chaplain, E.
Evanson; physician, Dr. E. A. Sommer ;
conductor, F. Moser; watchman, W.
Sprague; guard, F. P. Wilson. -- -
The Royal Arcanum elected the fol
lowing officers at their last regular
meeting to serve the ensuing term: J.
P. Keating, regctat ; Janus lihurch,
vice regent; E. Ei Brodie, past regent ;
P. K. Hammond, chaplain ;G. B. Dim.
ick, orator; J. If. Lewthwaite, secre
tary; Theodore Osmond, treasurer; J.
W. Humphrey, warden; W. E. Mar
shall, sentry.
Oregon Lodge No. 4, I. 0. 0. F.
Tuesday, night was a gala night with
tha members of Falls Encampment of
I. 0. 0. F., No. 5. The occasion was
the exaltation of 14 novit ates to the
Royal Purple degree. The following
are the names of those who were given
the mysteries of that degree, one of
fie highest and most important that
can be conferred by the order : George
Dall, A.C. Beaulieu, Willis Randall, R.
B. Holcomb, Henry Laboisseiu, David
MjArthur. Richard Johnson, Fred
Brase, James McDonald, E. F. Wade,
C. W.Rislev, E. A.Nash, George A.
Brown, B.C. Williams, A. Fairclough
sad John Noblitt. A delegation of
twenty Portland visitors were present
amongst whom were the Grand Master
of the state of Oregon, F. C. Andrews;
Grand Patriarch P. M. Stewart and
GVind Secretary Sharin. An elegant
lunch was served and a very delightful
time enjoyed by all present.
Robust Tent No. 92, K. 0. T. M.,
held its semi-annual election on De
cember 13, 1902, and elected the follow
WANTED
SEE OUR "AD" LAST WEEK. EVERY BABY IN
CLACKAMAS COUNTY UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE
MUST HAVE A SOLID GOLD FINGER RING.
Holiday Goods are arriving every day. We have been
pretty busy, unpacking, for several days, and we are now pre
pared to show you the best and neatest assortment of Holiday
Goods in Oregon City.
Your money will go farther this year than ever before, if
you buy here. We have no old pioneer stock to vork off. Our
goods are all bright and new.
If you secure your Christmas present here you are sure of
getting the very latest designs and the newest goods in the
market, We guarantee every article we sell. If not satisfac
tory, call and get your money.
Come in, look over our stock, and get our prices.
HOWEJLX & JONES,
RELIABLE DRUGGISTS.
Chambers Howell
ing officers: Commander, H. L.
Vaughan ; lieutenant commander, Geo.
Case; record Keeper, Wm. Mackrell;
chaplain, Max Lewis ; sergeant, George
Frazar; master-at arms, Bert Perry;
first master of guards, D. C. Boyles ;
second master of guards, Harry N.
Everbart; sentinel, N. 0. Zweifel;
picket, Albert Moshberger; trustees, J.
R. Cole, H. L. Vaugbon and George
Frazer.
Stafford A. 0. U. W. No. 75, on Dec.
6th, elected the (following officers: Mas
ter workman, 0. F. Polifka; overseer,
J. A. Bushbaum : recorder, C. W. Lar
son; financier, E. P. Carpenter; re
ceiver, R. W. Oldenstadt ; guide, B. F.
Weddle; inside watchman, Geo. Schau
bir; outside watchman, Brother Harper.
Fred Green is the past master work
man. Arthur Bo. land is requested to
install the officers at the regular meet
ing to be held January 3, 1903. ,
The Willamette Rebekah lodge will
give another one of their delightful
whist partie at the Odd Fellow's hall
Friday evening. All Odd Fellows are
invited.
Department Commander M. L. Piatt
will visit Meade Post, No. 2, G. A. R.,
on Saturday, December 20th, at 1:30
o'clock. A large number of the old boys
are expected to be present and fight
again the battles of foity and moie years
ago. The Women's Relief Corps will
have charge of the refreshments.
VILLAGE FAIR.
Village Fair a Great Success.
The Village Fair, given last Friday
evening in Willamette hall by the St.
Agnes Guild of St. Paul's Episcopal
Church, was a grand success, about 300
people attending. The booths, of which
there were several handsomely deco
rated, and those in charge did all they
could to swell the fund, the proceeds of
which are to-be applied toward the lay
ing of a sidewalk in front of the church.
The candy booth was handsomely dec
orated, covered with netting, ferns and
Oregon grape. It was presided over by
Miss Neita Harding and Miss Nettie
Bradley, assisted by Roy Kelly and Carl
Ganong. The lemonade booth was pre
sided over by Misses Nellie Caufield and
Sadie Topolar, assisted by Charles Bol
linger and Richard Charman.
St. Paul's Guild had charge of the
pron booth,'-nud also the refreshmens
booth. The . popcorn booth was deco
rated in a manner similar to the candy
booth, and was presided over by Miss
Clare Padrick and Miss Margaret Lynn,
9sistedby L. Caufield. The village store,
where different notions were sold, was
presided over by Percy Caufield, Misses
Mabel Tower, Olara Koerner, Mary
Belle Meldrum. At 8:30 the lollowii.g
programme was rendered, each number
being warmly applauded :
Instrumental duet, Miss Veda Wil
liams and Miss Edith Cheney ; solo, C.
A.Miller; recitation, Miss Doty; selec
lection, Young Ladies' Quartet; reading,
Arthur Deute; solo, with piano and
violin accompaniment, F. A. Aldrich ;
recitation, Mies Nettie Bradley ; selec
tion, Maccabee Quartet; instrumental
solo; Miss Clara Koerner; selection,
Maccabee Quartet; cake walk, Meldrum
and Bock.
At the close of the programme, danc
ing was indulged in until midnight. The
reception committee, to whom much
credit is due for the success of the fair,
c insisted of: Mrs. Fannie L.Cochran,
Mrs. E. A. Sommer, Mrs. Charles C.
Babcock, Jr., Miss Mollie Holmes, Mrs
T. F. Ryan, Mrs. H. L. Kelly, Mrs. H
S. Moody and Miss Marion Lewthwaite.
Wauted :
rug Store,
500 babies at Howell & Jones
See their ad.
250
More Babies
Linn E. Jones
A HOT TIME IN
THE "OLD TOWN."
W HEX THE KEJ UVENA TED
REPUBLICAN PAPER
GETS TO GOING.
The Warring "Klans" of Clacka
mas County Get Together.
i
The following dispatch from Oregon
City was published in the Morning Ore
gonian on Tueeday morning. We re
produce it in full as it tells all there is
to tell about the new, rejuvenated re
publican paper of Oregon City. If the
editors of the Courier have done noth
ing else in this county since their ad
vance they have shaken up a few "dry
bones" and started the wheels to going:
THEY KISS AND MAKE UP,
REPUBLICAN FUNCTIONS OF CLACKAMAS
COUNTY GET TOGETHER.
Sign agreement to Bury the Hatchet
and Pull Together and Have a .
Thundering Organ. .
Oregon City, Or., Dec. 15 (Special.)
Articles incorporating the Enterprise
Publishing Company were filed in the
office of the county clerk today, with
the following significant list of incor
porators :
George C. Bros-nell, Hans Paulsen,
C. H. Dye, T. P. Randall, H A. Web
ster, F. T. Griffith, G. F. Horton, S. M.
Ramsby, J, W . Moffatt, L. L. Porter,
A. S. Dresser, C. Schuebel, C. G. Hunt
ley, F. A. Sleight, Enos Cahill, Henry
ETStevens, J. R. Bhtyyer, J, TJ. Camp
bell, Thomas F. Ryan and G. B. Dim
ick. , -
Most of these men nowjhold positions
of honor, trust and profit in the public
service, a few are has-beens, the remain
der hope to be. All are promluent Re
publicans and every faction of the party
is Represented, except the faction that
yoked itself up with the Democratic
mule and got kicked to death last June.
This action represents an unofficial re
organization of the Republican party of
Clackamas county, and gives it an or
gan, for it is understood that the Enter
prise -newspaper is to come
into possession of the new corporation .
The authorized capital is $7500 enough
to allow for the "inquisition of additional
facilities and for water.
It is said that the Republican leaders
of this county have come together under
one tent and agreed to bury all the fac
tional hatchets and to live henceforth in
brotherly affiliation. Hereafter there
are to be no political side-shows. These
leaders are understood to be about the
same as appear on the incorporation pa
pers filed today. A serious purpose is
shown by the fact that the compact is
not indefinite and tacit, as is usually the
case with political treaties, but is writ
ten out in extenso, with numerous
whereas and hereinbefores, and duly
signed preserved. This document is not
on file, but is said to have been executed
within the' past week. It is not known
who has present possession of it, or
whether the roll of honor is regarded as
closed. No particular secret is made of
it. The motive for putting the agree
ment in this form is said to be to pre'
sent any misunderstanding in the fu
ture. All this relates back to the time when
the Courier, the Democratic oigan
changed hands, several weeks ago. The
conduct of the Courier had not pleased
the Democrats, who bad no confidence
in its loyalty. When the Westovers
came out from- Kentucky and entered
into negotiations for the acquisition of
the paper, this attitude of Democratic
sentiment became manifest, and they
immediately demanded to know what
was what whether they could depend
on Democratic Support. Thereupon the
leading Democrats came forward and
satisfied themselves as to the Westover
credentials, and formed a compact to
stand together in support of the Demo'
cratic organ and in hostility to the com
moa enemy, the Republican party
Thus was the raveled sleeve of Clacka
mas Democracy knit np, and it prom
sed harm to the faction-torn Republi
can party. The Republicans have now
met consolidation with consolidation
Again there is prospect of good old
fashioned fights, in which the irresisti
ble democracy regttlarly assaults im
movable Republicanism intrenched i
the official trinh.
There are just twenty incorporators
of the Enterprise. They embrace most
of the prominent Republicans of Oregon
City and the county. Tbey ought to
run a good paper and no doubt they will.
It will be run in the interest of the Re
publican ' party of course. As most of
these people are county officials they
will of couree be candidates for reelec
tion and the newly rejaviniated paper
will biast their game along. Good peo
ple, nice clever beys. Good politicians
most of them. But most of the boys
don't know much about running a news
paper. They may get more trouble on
their bands than they may bargain for.
We have not seen and in fact it has
not been given out just who will ha th
tditors of the rejuvenated. But we
would fix up the editorial force as fol
lows: Political editor, Hon. George C.
Brownell, the paper to be conducted at
all times in Brownell's interest. At
other times for the interest of the Re
publican party.
Local editor, T. P. Randall.
Liternry editor. C. H. Dye.
Sheriff J. R. Shaver will edit the tax
list.
Post Master G. F. Horton will edit
the lost letter department.
Judge T. F . Ryan will "do the court
house."
Mayor Grant B. Dimick will take care
of the council news.
C G. Huntley will do the drug store
news.
The real truth of the matter seems to
be that the Republicans of this county
want, need and deserve to have a first
class local Republican paper. Thev
have been without a reliable organ for a
longtime. They want the real thing.
They realize that the Courier is a fix
ture and is here fo stay, and that in its
new management it is going to make
serious inroads upon the Republican
strongholds and its influence must be
met and shut off by opposition that is
its equal. We congratulate the boys on
getting together and wish them well.
The list of the incorporators embraces
nearly all of the county officials, mem
bers of the legislature and other "high
muck a mucks" nf the Republican
party.
NEW STREET.
TO BE BUILT UP THE
BL UFF IN THE SO UTII
END.
City Council Apprdjtrlates $1000
for the Purpose.
At the meeting of the city council on
Wednesday night an appropriation was
made to build a new street up the bluff
in the South end of the city to connect
with the new county road now under
construction from the South end of the
county into Oregon City. Nothing has
been done in recent years of more real
importance to Oregon City and the
council is to be commended for their
good ense and good judgment in the
matter. As it is at present there is but
one road up the bluff and that is in the
North end of town, and persons coming
into the city from the South end of the
county have to travel from two to four
miles around to eet into town. Th
new road will be built jointly by the
cuy ana me puolic spirited citizens
who have subscribed from their own
means to pay for the work. The new
street will leave Main street near the
Woolen mills, croBS the railroad track of
the Southern Pacific at the best noint
and climb the bluff almost opposite the
paper mills. The eutire.cost of the
work will approximate $3000 and it is
the intention to complete the work the
cominsr Bummer. The Charman Bros..
J . P. Lovett and Charles Albright and
George Harding hiye been especially
active in promoting this work and to
them much credit is due for its being
successfully put on foot at this time.
LAST ROLL CALL.
DA VID G.
FROST
ELY.
DIES AT
Civil War Veteran.
David G. Frost died at hit
Ely Tuesday, December 15.
the age of sixty one year
services were held at the
Wednesday. Rev. Cbormli
by Rev. Montgomery officiat
obsequies.
Tbe deceased had live
City for the past eleven yeaj
born in Ohio and went fr
Kansas and from thence c
state.
He was an old Civil
having been a member
Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Veterans took charge of tl
the grave. He was an arc"
ful christian, having been
tte Presbyterian church f
and died satisfied that he
better world.
He leaves four tons to
three of whom live in Or
The Molalla Pill
One of the boys in th
camp writes tbe Con
The boys in the piling
logs In the pile and on
did not stop but went
even looking back to ai
kept right on down tb
There are about twf
here now. W. W. Z
camp Sunday just a
menced work Monda
came Sunday evenii
having a good time.
NEW PLAY-HOUSE.
WILL BE BUILT BY THE O.
W. P. RAILWA Y CO.
If Present Plans Are Carried
Out.
Oregon City is to have another
theater. At least Such plans are being
made and it looks aa if there is no doubt
that the project.will go through.
The new playhouse will be located at
the corner of Third and Main streets
over the new depot to be constructed
there by the O. W. P. & Railway Co.
After the Company had degnitely de
cided to build the nw depot, Mr.
Morris of that company was approached
concerning the matter of the theater.
He took the matter under consideration
until he could look into the project.
The result was that he let it be known
that if bis company could be guaranteed
a fair amount of money for the use of
the theater, he would go ahead and
build a first class theater that will be a
credit to Oregon City.
A prominent business man of this
place offered to furnish a
man who
wouia guarantee tne amount, ana so u
wassettled. While tht plana are not
all yet drawn becauia all negotiations
have not yet been concluded, there is n
doubt but that the new play bouse will
be built and that it will a credit to Ore
gon City.
The block on which the new freight
house is to be built has been cleared of
rubbish. Tbe old buildings have been
torn down and the work of excavating
will be begun at once. Freight cars will
run into the new depot to unload.
While the structure was to have been
of wood frame, covered with sheet iron,
since it has been decided to build the
theater, a more substantial building
will likely be built.
QUEER LAW,
is
THE LIQUOR LAW
OREGON.
OF
At Least So ThinksSome of the
Eastern Papers .
They Claim That On Who DnnVi
Oregon Must Piocur a LWtme
. . . mid List It For Publication.
In
The following item has been going
the round nf the Eastern ' press, ai.d
would, if true, no doubt prove quite
annoying to some Oregonians :
"Oregon has bit upon a new experi
ment to keep her citizenB sober. Every
-man who drinks is obliged to take out
a license costing five dollarB a year and
unleBS armed with the document he
cannot be served with liquor at any
saloon or hotel. Every six months the
names of persons who take out licenses
are published in the papers, so the
public may know those who are
aothotzed to drink."
No such law is on the statute books
of Oregon, and so far as we can learn,
never has been. Evidently the people
of the east have got a very mistaken
idea of the liquor laws and also the
rights of private citizens of this state.
The item was evidently published as a
hoax, and no doubt was copied 'by
other papers until a great majority of
the people of the east believe that it is
true. We remember having seen the
item refered to more than two yeai ago
and it was only last week that we again
noticed it is an eastern paper. This
would seem to indicate that for more
than two years it has been going the
' o.o in the East and has
OPENS DP VAST INTESEilS
IN SOUTHERN AND ' ISifAX
er paris of clagka-
: . mas county; ' '.
Oregon City C Suburban JfoW
ivay Will Vastly Increase
the Wealth of Clackamr ,
Wilhoit Springs the Froptixt
Hon. C. D. Latcurette, who jB-jMnwM-dent
of the Oregon City and Subuiitaan
Railway Company, has given tb ?-
peutus of his new road to the Ceu k
have printed. There are many h)twr -ing
points iu the prospectus that, law
never been published,
The road U to run from Oregon' ivr
to Portland on the north and Wiltatu
Springs on the south, traversing iwt
very heart of Clackamas count?, sow-atf
the garden spots of the Willamette 'V&rt
ley, famed farjand wide for its- iinua
fertility and variety of production...
j The line will leave Oregon 'Oily qmI
follow the road to Beaver Creek, t.i6
( tance of six miles, where it 6trikt- (.
J water level, a natural roadway witi ao
heavy grades or cuts. Two anile wnsi
of Beaver tCteek it will leach thdfe'uj
between the Clackamas and, IScxWjm
rivers. Going through this paasaifcjee
natural grade is reached down B-k.t
Creek canyon, four Jmiles toMil!c.&re-vk
to Mulino. From Mulino the lta-TCV't
follow the level to where it crcsew 'jrt&o
Molalla river, and runs three aaJa jn,
to tbe town oi Moialla. Two rr.iWJixm.
here it strikes the water leveloa Jtacifcc
Creek, and follows it to Wilboit Sjwiaisfr .
The total length of the line aeat 'yem- -
ent surveyed is about thirty miiesjAftiki
the greater partff it is as level j iSow
beds of the etrc- nm it, follows..
For more tlm half of the eBtirear
tance it passes through giant fofejrs'fcl
the finest timber on earth for fuel, wMiJ
pulp md all other manufacturing pa
poses. There ate thousands of aerwo1
yellow fir, larch, spruce, hemlocks, Bier),
and and cedar that will yield f roi SCt)-, -
000 to 250,000 feet to tbe acre ;, mH m
the road follows the level of the straw
the timber can all be brought down tftwt
mountain sides to it with, tbe foaet pos
sible labor and' at the lowest poesitm
cost. The loaded trains, following tip-water-flow,
will also hav the benefit I
a down grade all the way. to Orewenn
City, making it always a cheap road" im
operate.
A contemplated branch io$ leawa
the main line and follows tbe leveJ. 'i
Milk Creek about six miles to the ueulii
of Canyon Creek, and then rwiauvtli&ai
stream to the foothills oi tbe Caso.it
mountains, where it reaches a vast IW
of virgin larch timber. The tracU a
fourteen miles long by eight widey (Mr
about 110 square miles, and It ia esti mated
to contain 150,000.(100 feet of e ttwr
valuable timber, Immediately a!jji
cent to this is fully as large a tract oil
splendid hemlock timber:
At Oregon City the line connects w'xdt,
the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Eta
Side Railroad.and the Willamette riwr.
giving every advantage and conveaitsauk-;
in rehandling or shipping.
At this city a suspension bridge,. At
cost $40,000, will be builfc acros iili
Willamette river, near the pr-mt
bridge, and the toad extended dow a ain
river to Portland, a distance of twi(w
miles, running through Bolton, ae-WiJl
as numerous suburbs and make ecnoii;
tions with the City and Suburban Ctei-'
pany, so as to run down second street 1a
v, heart of the city. f
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