Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, May 12, 1905, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextOREGON Q COUR 22nd YEAR OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1905. No 52 Free Transportation to Portland If you have your dental work done at Dr. B. E. Wright's Dental Office, Seventh and Washington Streets. You can't afford to miss this opportunity. Have your work done by skillful specialists and at about one-half the price ycu have been paying, and have your work done absolutely without pain. If you have crown and bridge work to be done you positively cannc t afford to trust it to some inex perienced dentist in a small town. Come to the city and have your work done by an expert, who gives his entire time and , attent'on to this most important branch in the dental profession. Remember, when a dentist is orking on your teeth he is either doing you good or doing you harm, and you cannot afford to take any chances. As ref erence, I respectfully refer you to the United States National Bank, which is one of the strongest banking institutions on the Pacific Coast, as to whether I am responsible for con--tracts I make. OR. B. E. WRIGHT'S DENTAL OFFICE Phone Main 21 19. 342 Washington Street, Cor. 7th. Don't Overlook This Offer HAYES & HAYES . By Tvmi t't) tlii cniii")n at onr studio, 3424 W-ashinaton St., S. W. corner of 7lh Pi., we will r- fnwi yon $1 00 bm Spkcial Ixduckment. ("uarantkb rothiig bui the Veky Bki-t ut Photographic Work. CUT THIS OUT PETTIT & CO. Manufacturers and Dealers in : : : LU MBER : : : Our Yard is Constantly Stocked with all kinds of Common and finishing lumber, including Flooring, Rustic, Shiplap, Etc WELL SEASONED STUFF A SPECIALTY Office and yard, head of Molalla Avenue, Opp. Everhart's Store. Phone Main 1847. OREGON CITY, OREGON The Big Ones Don't Get Away Yon fiou't have to take any chances when you get your Fishing Tackle from us. Come in and get our prices and examine the quality of our goods. We don't claim to know it all, though, when a hoy, we fished lots with a pin hook. WMgJOV BODS SPiiiiiii For $J. 50 Regalar Value We will fit you out with a con-plete outfit consisting of a three-joint split Bamboo Rod, with extra tip and case, silk line, reel, one-half dozen gut hooks, leader and Binker. Come and See Us OREGON CITY BICYCLE & GUN STORE I 55 I How do you spend your money? Are you doing it in a way to secure substantial benefits? Are you laying something aside for a "Rainy Day?" If not, you will never have a better time to begin than now. To get quickly started in the easiest way, come to this bank and open an account, "A DOLLAR WILL DO IT." The Bank of Oregon City i 4 f LUCIFER-Son of the Morning- DevotPd mainly to the Emancipation of Womenhood and Motherhood f from Sex Slavery. Send 25c in stamps to 500 Fulton Street, Chicago, for a three months trial, and get a catalogue of books and pamphlets in the line of Sex Reform Samples Free. ' We Want Your Trade At Harris Grocery And are going to make special inducements to close ouyers. Cash and Small Profits is Cur Motto. Worth' $1.00 in Cash i Rods $1.00 to $6.00 Reels 15c to, $1.50 Lines 5c to $1.50 Leaders 5c to 30c Plain Hooks, doz ,...5c Gut Hooks (Sneck), doz 25c Gut Hooks (Sprautj,doz..25c Fish Baskets $1, 1.25, 1.50 O. W. Eastham LAWYER Legal work of all kinds carefully attended to Charges moderate. Office over Bank of Oregon City. Oregon City, Oregon. C. D. & D. C. Latourette ATTY'S AT LAW Commercial, Real Estate and ProbateTour Specialties. Office In Commercial Bank Building, Oregon City, Oregon. c. SCHUEBBL. W. S. CRKN JREN & 8CHUEBEL ATTORNEYS AT LAW Will practice in all courts, make collet -tions and settlements of estates, fumisl abstracts of title, lend you money ant lend yqur money on first mortgage. Office in Enterprise .building, Oregon City, Oregon. Eby &. Eby ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW General Practice, Deeds, Mortgages and Abstracts carefully made. Money to loan on goo J security. Charges reason able. George C. Brownell ATT'Y AT LAW OREGON., CITY, OREGON Office Hours: g tojj. Phone, Black 318) ftes. Phone. East 1496 DR. C. R. McAYEAL DENTIST 413 Dekum Building 3rd and Washington Sts. Portland, Oregon ROBINSON Violin Making and Repairing Old Violins Bought Sold and Exchanged Fine Repairing. Voicing and Adjusting a specialty ROBINSON, room !5. Russell building, Cor ner Fourth and Morrison Streets, Portland, Oregon, Phone, Hood n'S. Otto & Crockett , 245 'A Washington St. j Room 1. Portland, Orb 43. acres near thriving town, 20 acres in hops in full bearing, bal ance in fruit, principally winter ap ples. New 7-room house, good barn and outbuildings, good prune dryer, 9 tons capacity, also new hop dryer. Everything in first class condition. This is a bargain if taken soon. School Books Cheap! New and Second Hand. Buy here and save money. One block from Oregon City car line. Also, Books Bought, Sold and Exchanged. HYLAND BROTHERS 229 231 Yamhill 8t. Portland Oregon Makes strength. It'" nourishing, wholesome and de'icate. That means good feeling. Good feel ing makes better business. Try ENERGY. Don't forget ENERiiY, 10c a package. At all Gropers. C. N. Greenman The Pioneer Expressman Established I865 Prompt delivery to all parts of th city, Ureon uiiv. 1 're. ICE Ice will be sold at reduced rates by use of coupon books as follows : y 500-lb. book, $3.25 1000-lb. book, $6.50 Coupons good for 5 lbs. to 100 lbs., as required, All coupon books issued by Willamette Ice Works will be redeemed in ice. All orders promptly filled. OREGON CITY ICE & COLD STORAGE CO. Telephones S31 and 1734 LEEDY MAKES ASSIGNMENTS Committees Appointed for State Grange Session. MEETS AT FOREST GROVE Patrons of Husbandry From Oregon Will Hold Forth Four Days Begin- ning May 23. The thirty-second annual session of the Oregon State Grange will be held at Forest Grove, commercing Tues day, May 23 and continuing for four days. Delegates have been chosen to represent every county in the state. From the list of delegates State Mas ter Leedy has made the following as signments to committees Finance J. E, Morback, chairman ; Napoleon Davis, J W. Townsend, Mrs. Dora Harris, Mrs. Mary A. Hare. Credentials O. E. : Hilton, chair man j W. W. Jesse, Mrs. Mary S. How ard, Mrs. N. K Smith, Mrs. W. H. Suashall. Good of the Order J. W. Thomas, chairman: 'J. J. Johnson, Mrs. Anna Oopeland, Mrs. Mary E. Palmer, Mrs. R. B. Mnrback. , Legislation W. D. Hare, chairmap j Engeue Palmer, O. E. Golden, W. H. H. Dufur, Mrs. M. S. Durbin, Mrs. Eunice Bonney. Laws J. W. Armstrong, chairman : J. A. Davis, G. D. Harris, Mrs. Ella Johnson, Mrs. Oarrie Townsend. Education L H. Uopeland, chair man ; J. T. Apperson, L. S. Lambert, Mrs. Mattie E. Golden, Mrs. Napol eon Davis. ' Go-operation M. S. Durbin, chair man; J. W. (Jook, Jfrice . Robinson, 1 Mrs. Ellen G. Lamson, Mrs. Amanda j Jones. Transportation Napoleon Davis, chairman ; J. W. Thomas, Price Rob-1 nison, Mrs. JN. wuuamaon, Mrs. Jj. i M. H levins. Agriculture Dr. James Withy- oombo, chairman ; Edward Smith, A. Blevins, Mrs. Eunice Bonney, Mrs. W. H. Suashall. ' Resolutions J. J. Johnson, chair man; W. a. suasnau, u. miton, Mrs. Jane Jones, Mrs. Anna Apper son. Mileage and per diem 0. E. Gol den, chairman; J. E. Morback, G. D. Harris, Mrs. Ella Johnson, Mrs. Grace Jensen. Appoals J. W. Townsend, ohair man, Jj. A. Williamson, w. a. snas- hall, Mrs. W. IN. Vaughn, Mrs. lirace Jensen. Agricultural College J. T. Apper- son, chairman ; I. H. Copeland, E. P. Jensen, Mrs. James Withyoombe, Mrs. M. S. Durbin, Mw. Lizzie Dulur. Assessment and Taxation W. H. H. Dufur, G. F. Bonney, W. D. Hare, 0. W. Jones, Mrs. L. M. Blevins, Mrs. Laura Robinson. 1 Good Roads A. Blevins, chairman ; W. N. Vaughn, J. W. Armstrong, Mrs. Dora Harris, Mrs. Jane Jones. Dormant Granges Mrs. Mary E. Palmer, ohairman ; Mrs. Anna Apper 8on, Edward Smith, J. W. Cook, L. A. Williamson. Pure Pood-Eugene Palmor, ohair man; W. JN. vaugnn, w. w. Jesse, Mrs. Carrie Townsend, Mrs. Nellie Davis. Division of Labor E. P. Jensen, ohairman; C. W. Jones. Mrs. N. Wil liamson, Mrs. Nellie M. Davis, Mrs. Amanda Jesse. Woman's Work Mrs. Jane Withy combe, chairman; Mis. Anna Cope land, Mrs. Mattie E. Golden, Mrs. Mary A. Hare, Mrs. Lizzie Dufur. COTTAGES FOR WIVES. Legislative Appropriations Available for Houses at Soldiers' Home. Three members of the Grand Army of the Republio aud the same number from the Women's Relief Corps held a meeting in Portland last week to confer regarding the construction of cottages on the ground occupied by the Soldiers' Home at Roseburg for widows of old soldiers who are in mates -of the Home. At the last de partment encampment of the G. A. R. this committee was appointed to use their efforts to secure from the state legislature an appropriation for this purpose. The members of U. A. R. on the committee are George A. Harding, of Oregon City; B. F. Pike, of Morrow county, ana w. Calkins, of Portland. Through the hard work of Mr. Pike, seconded by Governor Chamberlain, who entered heartily into the projoct, an appropri ation of $2000 was made, and the Gov nrnor was named in the bill as the sole supervisor of the distribution of the funds. Jaggar Estate Appraised. Annraisement of the estate of the late Benjamin Jaggar was filed in the county court Friday. The property in Clackamas county is annraised at$19.- 000, and in Multnomah there is real estate valued at '2.500, consistng of lotil. block 7. 120.000: undivided one half Tof lot 4. Park block 2, $20,000, and the undivided one-half of lot 8, Park block 3, $12,600. PART OF TOWN WAS VACATED Eagle Creek Is No Longer a Place With Streets. EFFORT TO BOOM FAILED Property Worth $150,000 Is At Stake in Circuit Court Divorce Mill Is Grinding. County oourt has grim ted the peti tion of E. N. and Elsie J. Foster and Noah Stiugley for the vacation of a portion of the streets and alleys of the town of Englo 1 'reek on the line of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, about 18 miles from this city. The petition whs filed some months ago and was rofnsed. as Earl E. Elliott, who had purchasod property in the townsite after it was platted, remonstrated. Later the petitioners camo into court again and the mem bers of the crnirt went to Engle Croek to look over the i-ituation. Elliott paid $500 fgr a tract, which cost him at the rate of $4000 an acre. ' He ex pended about $11300 in improvements. Fostor alleged that Elliott Agreed to hike $(10 in paymeut of possible dam ages, but the petitioners doolined to pay the amount, but Elliott danios this story. Only a portion of the lots aud blocks of the town were vacated, however, as follows: Blocks 3,3 , 4, 5, f and 7, and lots 4 to 14 inclusive in block 1, and that portion of Raliroad avenue south of the southerly boundary of First street ; all of the alloys throngli blocks 5, 6 and 7 : all of that certain alley lying 'on the westerly boundary of blocks 1, ! 2, S and 4; all of First street between i blocks 1 and 2; al) of Seefcnd street be I tween blocks 2 and 8, and 6 and 7; all of Third street between blocks 8, 4, 5 'and 6; allot Fourth street south of i blocks 4 and 5. Oirouit Judge McBride has taken under advisement the case of H. Wol- leuberg, surviving partner and admin- istrator of the estate of S. Marks, de- ceased, vs. H. Walling rt al. The case was sent up rrom JJonglus county, 1 as Judse Hamilton, who presides in that circuit, had appeared as attorney for one of the litigants. A hage mass of papers, packed in several large boies, came up from Roseburg to County .Clerk' Greenman. Close to $160,000 worMi of property is involved in the suit, which was brought to set aside a dsad that was exeouted in Rus sia, by whioh it is alleged that the de fendant obtained from the Russian heirs of Marks real estate and personal property worth $150,000 for $16,000, and that the transfer was obtained by fraud ' and misrepresentation. The depositions were in the Russian, Eng lish and Yiddish tongues. Judge Ful lerton of Roseburg, and Judge Benson represent the defendant, while Judge E. B. Watson iB Wollenberg's attor ney. Prinoia M. Linn has beou granted a deoree of divoroe dissolving the bonds of matrimony that held her to Timo thy Linn, and she was permitted to resume Jher maiden name of Prinois M. Leek. The two were married in Portland February 10, 1898?. They have two children, a son, Dewey Wil bur, aged 6, who is in the care of the defendant's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Linn, and a daughter. Sylvia 8., aired 8. in the oare of the plaintiff. Mrs. Linn that was. Miss L.eoK mat is. will retain the care of her daugh ter, and the boy will remain in the custody of his father. Matolda Uargnier nas commencea suit aeainst John .Gargnier for di vorce 'Thev, were married in Gardiner, Douelas county, Or., Jane 9, 1880, and she alleges that her husband de sertod her April 24, 181)8. They have two sons, William, aged 23 years, and John, aged 21 years. Charles. Edward Miller lias com menced suit in the circuit oourt for a divorce from Daisy M. Miller, to whom he was married in Vanoouvor Wash., July 12, 1901. He alleges that his wife deserted him in February, 1902. VICIOUS RUNAWAY HORSE. Three People Have Narrow Escape on Singer Hill. Mrs. Ben Kuppenbender, Ilnmburt Kuppenhendpr aud Mr. Haas narrowly escaped a irigntiui aeatn Jjriuay ai ternoon at the foot of Singer hill. Mrs. KuDDonhonder and her father, Mr. Haas, walked out to the Kuppenbender farm on the Dixon place, a few miles from Oreiron City to spend the day and Humburt Kuppenbon'lor started with them . late in the afternoon, driving an excitable horse attached to n cart. The animal runs away often and when near the top of the hill, he seized the bit between his teeth and bolted, going down the hill at a ter rifln imeed. He crashed through an oponing in the fence in the rear of the Hardine residence, and the cart was lammed aeainst a telegraph polo, throwing the occupants heavily to the ffrnnnd. Mrs. KuDoenbender was con veyed to the house, and a physician called, bat her injuries are not ser ious, while Mr. Haas escaped with few bruises. THOUSANDS WILL COME Meteorite to Be Exhibited in. Oregon City. DR. CARLL SETS THE PACE Litigants Consented to Have Mo'ten Mass Displayed In Courthouse Square, Thousands of people from all over the United States will be given an opportunity to view the famous me teor, which will 'be placed on the courthouse (square within a few weeks. The molten mass was discovered more than d year ago in Wost Oregon City, and has beeu in littgation ever since. Twice has the Oregon Iron & Steel Company been awarded the huge piece of iron, hot counter claims are still pending and notice of appeal has been given in the supreme court. The metoorite weighs probably 15 tons and is the second largest in the world and the lnrgest in the United States. To Dr. W. E. Oarll belongs the credit of initiating the movement to plnce the meteor on exhibition in this city. He saw that thousands of Fair visitors would be attracted to Oregon City, and aft'jr a grenfrdoal of trouble seoured tho consent of the litigants to have it placed in the courthouse square, pending settlement of .the lit igation. While permissioD has not been granted formally by the county oourt, the matter as boen referred to Judge Ryan with power to act, and it is understood that the judge will give his oonsent, providing restrictions are S laced about the masB, to prevent epredatious to county property. The meteor will be situatod on the 1 north side of the courthouse, and a plaoe will be made in the alley where people may have a splendid view. The great number of visitors that will be brought to Oreogn City to see the bigmeteorite will spend thousands of dollars here and the business men will reap the benefit. MORE TALENT ASSURED. Charlotte Perkins Oilman Is Coming to Chautauqua Assembly. CharL tte Perkins Oilman has siigned a contract with the directors of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association for two appearanoes and will be heard the third and fourth days of the assembly, July 18 and 14. Mrs. Oilman is widely known as a poet and preaohe of social reform, and is the author of "In This Our World," "Women and Ecouomios," Ooncerning:Ohudren, ' ' ' 'The Home, ' ' and "Human Work." Her lec tures embrace a wide range, and Jefferson Myers, president of the v Lewis and Clark Fair Commission, has said that she is the finest spouker that he ever heard. Seoretafy Cross said that Fredoriok W. Goodrich, musical director for the assembly, would give two orator ios, on July 23 and 15, both Saturday evenings 01 tne session, xnese win be Steindall-Bonnett's "The May Queen," and Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha's weaning feast." A miscellaneous concert will also be given. Mr. Goodrioh will conduo an hour's class every morning, and 20 minutes of this time will be dovtod to musical interpretations. Mr. Goodrioh will dearly explain the va rious musical terms and meanings for the benefit of the lay and uninitiated. Sunday afternoons and evenings he will personally assume charge of the musio and will De assisted oy nis boy ohoir of 20 voices from St. Dav id's church in Portland, In the ora torios there will be no less than 100 voices from Portland, and these will be augmented bvlmnsinians already on the grounds. Mr. Goodrich says he will spare no pains to make the Chau tauqua musio worthy of the Centen nial year. ' Horse Thief Taken In Portland. John "R. Darts, alias J. R. Dior, has beeu arrested in Portland and is in custody there. April 4 last he stole a horse from John Mock, and taking the animal to Springwater, traded her to Henry Cromer, who gave Davis a horse. The thief was anxious to make the trade and to got rid of the horse, and gave Davis his check on the Bank of Oregon City for $12 in addition. He borrowed a saddle from Cromer, say ing (that he would leave it at Fair olongh's store. A few days later Oromor came to Oregon City, and found that the check was drawn upon a protended bank account, although Dier had previously hid monoy in the bank. There was no saddle at Fair clough's and Cromer was forced to give up the stolen animal, which was purchased from Mock by Sheriff Shaver, and is now the property tt Harry S. Moody. Dier will be tried, in Multnomah county. MORTGAGE LOANS NEGOTI ATED at lowest rates. Latourette's office, Commercial Bank Building, Oregon City.