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7 r 0 ARE IN NEED OF MERCHANDISE THE COURIER ADVERTISMDNTS WILL TELL YOU OF THE MOST PROGRESSIVE MERCHANTS OREGON Y L YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. OCTOBER 12 1906 No 22 Smbers ARE DELINQUENT ELECTION IS APPROACHING of Trade Stockholders Decline to Pay. New City Government to Be Chosen In December. INSURANCE TALKED :;Ss of Home Company Doubtful As Large Capital Would Be Required. Is , Board of Trade lield a mooting ir and discoBHud several matters west among thorn boing tliu do- Kicy of more than a dozen ineru- oltlie Bourd who ngreed to )y and $1 per month for 25 Alora share of stock iu tlie ilBi have now refused to put in U mouey. 0. IJ. uoy. J. !jdiDd John AdaniH wero named iMumittoe to look in o the Sill, 'Ateg from the Board to the convention at Hood River to be JOolober 11-13 haveall announced Iij intention ot attending and of iiig sampUa of Clackamas Oouuty I products for exhibition. sttral committees made verbal re fund were continued. Tlio coru- Ato investigate the adviHability porclmso by the city ot a street iper, brought in soino uata. ajor Caufield wan proHent and did ; believe that tho purchase would i Hood business proposition. ike committee named to report on landing d? eoveral fire insurance doing business he;e stated ht tt was a practical impossibility man information. This com- ''Atim ooiitinued liowcver, bb well pill committoo appointed to look k possible formation of a home tnce conipany. The railroad committee presented a brief W report nud was continued. it a last moetiiiE of the board held l one month ago a committee waB pedto iuvestigatethe standing of several fire insurance companies ness in Oreuon City, and iito requestod to report on the liability of forming a IochI com- Sr -iju uinu uurjniuu Ul tlio nut" liaB been a failure as little or I could be ascertained relative Putaudiuk f the companies that f poncioB liore. In evory in h their agents stated that the nies were iu the best of shape Wially and fnrtlmr i hat none of had been mixed ur :n welching W IVer t IB Sim Krniiniarn rilKORter b Was followed bv a ccnoral ever thn nitv nf 9!i nnr cent "leiDsumiirft rnt.pn formati I -Onfatf Tl 1 aa frl. Hh 1 r. i r' a ;it,ta paid nnemiitnl ntnek nf JI100.000 I"oe shown before the company is Wttod to do business. Iu this p Probably $25,000 could be raiBed H no more. The oreanization of a pal company could be accomplish there is no prospect that it ""'dpay as the uvirage business pwonldlmve a natural hesitancy "saontces savo what is derived by omenta on its policy holders. EXAMINATION FOR CARRIERS. H Service Commission Preoarinir For Free Delivery. Pint An: t l . "toned Hm n;ii a n Willi kJUAVlD VUL 'at nitr frnn riuilniv nervine estabhslied at Oregon City u. Uecember 1. 1900. In order '"PP'y carriers for the free da "'nation tn ha haiA is n;f iidiu UU U1D(UU wll'JI Wut Uot.iihni. on mru i:.if .,..1 ijuu. aKO iimiu Jeara tike this "a urged to apply for and Circuit Court. Mrs CAUFIELD MAY RUN AGAIN aw Provides For Primary Nominations But This Will Probably Be Evaded. GINSENG IS EXPERIMENT A. Fiske Believes Plant Can Be GroVvnHere. HIGH DECK ON BRIDGE Oswego People Ask For a New Thoroughfare. ONE POUND IS WORTH $8 By Next Spring the Result Will Be Apparent and Fiske May Have a Fortnne. With tlio smoke of battle of the general state and county elections of last Juno hardly cleared away, thero comes upon the good poople of this city tlio annual city eloction. Last year tho oitiena pat up a ticket and tho Independents placed another in the field, and if there had been room, the Eood-governmout people would have hud still another, and there was no limit to names and tickets. But this year tlio primary nominating law is in force and on Saturday, Novem ber 15. the caudidates tor city offloes may bo uominatod aocording to law. The Democrats and the Republicans may enter tho arena and scrap for the spoils of municipal office, which at its best is a thankless job. Mayor E. Q. Caufield, who was elected last December by an over whelming majority, is a Democrat, hut he is no fire eater and takes little puhlio interest in politics. Hn is widely mentioned for a second term though thore are loud whispers of opposition. Mr. Oauflold lsata-oful, levol headed business man and has made a very good mayor. Retiring councilmeii are A. Kuapp, M. Justin and II. E. Sraaight. M. D. Latourette is the city troasurer, appointed by the mayor to fill the uuoxpirod term of Jack h. Caufield, who resigned several months ago. Mr. Latourette is a Democrat also. The logioal successor to the preeont city treasurer would be himself, as that official is nsuany given two or three terms. Politics have never entered widely into muniekal affairs here and its absence has boon entirely satisfactory. Caudidates run on their merits. 1 wo v 1.1 ! - .,!..,? o years ago tne nepuuucauu pmuou ticket iu the lield without success. Democrats have been elected by large majontios with the help oERepublican -oton and Republicans nave oeen issisted into office by tliedr Demo cratic brethern. But all tins peace ,nd harmony may be destroyed be cause the law Bays that the primary nominating system shall govern. Notices have been posted aooording to law for Repbulican and uemooratio primaries. Hnwfwer. the prevailing sentiment nf the neoDle of the Falls uity nas aimv been against iuterjeoting politics into municipal elections and . iiiu onnin sentiment is as strong as it imr was. Because the law says that hn o.itv recorder or clerk shall post lOtices for party primaries, ltdjes not Minw tliat these priu aries win te held. Any person wishing to become candidate for office and desiring to Mia rani ntl MlA Democratic or laiio tuo mw onnhlinan ticket. rnuBt be nominated i n, rncnlar channels. But if these party men do not appear, and it eems probable at this time t:.ey win uuu, n. ...,mi.,oiinna will be as in former years, by petition of the voters, who, i, noi m d t, in canaiaaie i" 1U BUUll Vttouoi i.ial, fistnam and repose special con RAanna 111 hia ability to handle sue UUwUwW ' " - . rn- itu nfflf.o to wnion ne ceisiunj asnires. Oregon City therefore may still be It has remained for A. Fiske, who lives eight miles from Molalla, near' Wilhoic Springs, to try his hand at raising ginseng. He believes that ginseng can be produced successfully in Clackamas County and is backing his faith o tie tune of several thousand dollars. Mr. Fiske "came here nearly two years ago from Uolorauo, where lie had lived for more than 50 years. His relatives there told him that he would not stay in Oregon more than one day, as the rain fell here by the gallon, but Mr. Fiske's first impres sions were favorable and have con tinued to insprove. With plenty of time on his hands, he docided to ex periment witn ginseng, which is used extensively bb a niedioine by the Chinese and is worth from $5 to $8 a pound. This stuff is not measured by acres, as one acres would produce something like $20,000. Mr Fiske proceeded to purchase some roots and seeds. He received a small box of seeds, tor whioh he puugled up $500 in the coin of the realm, and some of the good people of Molalla have had something to say about a fool and his money. Dried roots cost him about $y a pouud. He planted 75,000 roots and seeds in one quartet of an acre of ground. Iu this small plot he put in 15,000 roots and the remainor in peedf. "The wet weather of the ooming Winter may injure my crop,' 'said Mr. Fiske, who was iu the city yesterday, "but I shall be very careful and think I oan protect them. I put in a few roots nearly two years ago, in the Spring of 1905 to be exact, and 1 am anxious to nee how they will come n next SDrine, as about two years must elapse after planting before the onnnooo nf t ie experiment can ue estimated. I expect to put m 20,000 more seeds this Fall." r3ineo.nu nun Rtnnd no Bun and is Blinded with lath or other lumber. Tiio rmn rpnuires little work, and hnlv n little weeding is necessary. The reBnlt of, Mr. Fiske's experiment ,;n v,Q iwatnimd with interest, ana if hn in successful, others may follow. his lead. The only drawback to the ornwino of einseng is that it takes from five to eight years before roots are marketable. tin "wj carriers for the free do- uregon i'"" l8rJ Bervinn n,o ni..:i o.: n roH tliu nuonieH of a second politi . w una uivii OOIVIUO VJULU nMw d uonnpoo.ni..i,...iuii BnMT,0iffn in nnn venr. The sores Ui UL"1JW6 " i i J of last June have not yet Deen neaiou. Anv vncnnnieR in the nn.(.i . Ita m K ln the Oregon Uity "'Office Will ho iUtnA Hia wlnUon. ah ,, J flnlrt terdav afternoon in the Two Women Want Divorces Attorney George C. Browneli iB the attorney in two divorce suits that Margaret Rigl?s exnnii...in.. a r..ii ,'ianfa nnii ATra. Bicas seek legal separauuu aPDlv tn tim P0tmpt0 t. fmm tbeir husbands and the former 0n Citv. iir tn the, hu a. tnle of woe to tell. Mrs. rJiggs 'etary 0f t,,a ,f. -,;,, u.;Q I 0 married in this city April 1G, 1J1 ThnniKH H. Biegs ana aueges w i.cr imshand deserted her on Septem- nn nf the same year. Mr. Marnaret RigRS was married t r.nhv. Or.. October 1, 1080, to - viia iiu V1VJ room 241 Post Offle Bulld im Frauci 'Hm- 'Ud iuforn)tttiou concerning the "' Applications must be ant I. The good people of Oswego and icinity, who have been out of touch with Oregon City for many years be cause of inadequate transportation mve formulated a plan whioh, if carried out, will be a considerable benefit to the business men of this citv. Gejrge W. Prosser, a prominent citizen of Oswego, was in town Tues day conferring with Attorney J. u. Campbell, who will represent the people of Oswego at the next term of the County Court and will petition for finanoial co-operation in the con struction of an upper deck to the new bridge that will bo constructed by the Southern Pacifio Company across the Willamette at Oswego. The Railroad Company is now making the final location for the bridge and it is be- ieved that if the Company and Clack amas Gonnty will join hands that the upper deck for the passage of teams and pedestrians can be constructed at reasonable cost. This feature would bring Oswego uch nearer to Oregon city. The residents of that locality are at present easier of access to the Portland markets than to this place and in order to reach Oregon City they have to go via Portland and this takes from two to three hors'unless they ohoose to dvrie up the West side road. With the bridge constructed as proposed, the Oswego people could walk across and catch an electric oar to this city arriving here inside of thirty minutes after leaving home. It is considered probable that the County Court will meet any reasonable proposition ror the establishment of this improvement half way. REBEKAHS AT OSWEGO. Oregon City Degree Team Assists Initiation of Candidates. at Rebefeah Lodge, I. O. O. P., of this ;f ,Hnt tn Osweao Thursday nignt t.n .iflt, iu the initiation of three candidates and help in putting on tlm floor work. Six vehicles toon tne ,i.h mid t ie evening wn imnj -- - iinocntl and crontatJiy spem. . no freshments were served to the visitors by the members of the Oswego lodge .mi the return was maae ai, a hour. Those who maae tne trip nr. ...a Mr. s V. SoriPture. miss XU.1. ctnu j.hh. - Mv Mark. Mrs. E. L. Leigliton, wrs. u..m simw. Mrs. Mary mues, Mr. .t .T Cooke. Mr. and air. aim jiD. a s WHlker. Mr. uu mm. tt Mnrria." Mr. &u& Mrs. J. L. Waldron ... i Mr- E. W. Scott, miss rtiina 1U1. ouu 7iiQi,rt Mrs. J. E. Jack, mrs, roiiooior nimrch. Miss Anna Fisher, .Tnnnifi Wl klUBOU, MISS BHij 1U1DD Mitnlmll. Mrs. Lizzie Finnegan, MrB. un a Hlfiioht. MisB liua DiiavBi, u:n T,.nrn Rftiiriftll. MISS uva XUIBD j-jvm MiRfl Dora Fry. XUUUltV'HI - . , . n Mm wav down an accment occurred near the west ena oi me .,0.,oinn iiridoe. There is a rarty flUDJJUui""" o ' . of people camped along sme u and when lodge delegation .was uuiv : t o Ana ran not and nipped the lug yarn "b . heels of the horses tnat were attached to the buggy driven br J. L. Waldron. Thn occupants were thrown out and i po Mnnlton sustained severe 1U1BD MUltM . bruises. 0T IN TOUCH WITH CITY lan Outlined To Utilize the Structure cf Southern Pacific Across the Willamette. NEW DEPOT IS NEEDED S. P. Station Is Inadequate to Handle Business. MORE ROOM IS ESSENTIAL CONVENTION MEETS HERE Sunday School Association Clones Next Week, PROGRAM GIVEN IN FULL Building Material Has Been on Ground For Months But Construction Is Delayed. PASSED UP TO M'BRIDE Circuit Court Will Decide Controversy Over Road Money. Into the hands of the Circuit Judge . A. McBride, has been thrown the nnntroversv between Oregon City and ninnknmnH County over the snare oi the road tund that the city is entitled The City attorney, J. U. Camp bell, and County Judge Dimick, will agree to the taots in the case after a conference and will present these tn tlm flircnit, Court for a lauvD w..w rulins. The city claims 60 per cent of the road tund iu accordance with the pro- iwions of the city charter, but they have received only 50 per cent for the ra 1904 and 1903. The differeno is about i860 olaimed by tne city. The county court levying'the tax for 1904 c ade a levy of 20 mills, dividinc it among the different funds and apportioning 125 thousands to tne oad fund and 115 tnousanas to me bridge fuid. The county ciaimea that the bridge fund really belonged i the general fund while the city aims that the money being expended tor the repair of bridges, belongs to the road fund. These adverse claims ake a difference of about J1200. The general law provides that 50 per cent of the road money collected in a strict must be. expended within sucli distriot. The former county court tnok the noBition that that law, being enacted subsequent to the city charter, repealed by implication the seotion oi ;he city charter giving the municipal ity 60 per cent of the.road fund. New Field Worker Will Take a Prominent Part In the Three Days' Convention. The traveling publio and the merchants of this oity are complaining loudly about the inadequate facilities supplied by the Southern Pacific Com pany at this point. Stagnation of freight cannot be prevented because the quarters for storing goods are not half as large as they ought to be, and the waiting room at the station is no larger than the average . bedroom. Officials of the company announced more than a year ago that a new depot would be costructed at Oregon City. Some nionthB ago the further intelli gence was received that the plans were drawn and that work would be commenced without delay. Lumber in huge quantities was rushedto this city forthwith and it has been piled up since the 5th of lat July, but nothing more has been done. Vnder the steps down by the water tank and near the Fourth street stairway there is a groat supply of all kinds or inmi.ar innlnrliiio rnnfinc?. sash and AUUl.'V , O ' ' doors, counters, hardware, eta in fact, everything necessary for the construction of the depot is there awaiting the hand of the workman. The business of the Southern faoinc Company here has kept pace witli the growth ot tho town, but the facilities for handling this business have re mained as they were many years ago. There is hardly a city the size of Ore gon City anywhere that has such an apology for a passenger and freight station as tho company maintains here. It is certain that the oompany in tends building a new depot, but why the matter has been held up caniot be ascertained here. It is said that the exaot location, once determined, may be changed and this matter has not yet reached a point Where v.ors can go ahead. Iu the meantime tne business men, as well as the omployos of the company, are laboring uuaer considerable difficulty in seouring a delivery of freight promptly. The merohants hope for better service and believe that it is ultimately coming, fnr the preparations in sight made by the oompauy are a guarantee of good faith. MR. MUDQETT PROTESTS. QUve nffirer Cnnke Was Over-Zealous and That He Was Sober. OREGON CITY, Or., Oct. 2.- (Editor of J the Courier. ) in last week's Courior au item appeared with this heading "Farmer Hit By Officer." It shold have been, "Officer Assaults Farmor." The facts are these : An Mr. 'Nicholas. Wm. Hettman, Mr. Robion and mysolf were leaving tnwn Saturday, in some manner one nf thn lines became broken and the team one of which is a very spirited animal started to run, but Mr. Nicholas stopped them. Then Officer Cooke, thenu'ikuownto me, came out where we were and we requested him tn fasten the line for us. But Cooke, who apooared to be intoxica od, began talking about us running the team. He was in plain clothes and appar ently drunk. I told him to go to hell, which he refosed to do, hut cnn fwnr the head with his cane. 1 Mr. and Mrs. William Grisenth ,aitn nf Reaver Creek, were visitors in the city Friday. what he hit me for me then asked liim and he said : I am an officer and will learn you to toll me to go to boll." T wan then taken to jail, but through the kindness of a lady, who witnessed tho whole affair and went and saw the mayor, I was released. Tiinsn who witnessed the assault,, several of them being lames, say i was sober and should prosecute air. Cooke. In fact it was Bimpiy a can- of an over-zealous officer with a newly acquired star. FRANK MUDGETT. F. NICHOLAS. The program of the Oiackamas County Sunday School Convention, to be held in this city October 19-20-21 in the Baptist Church, is given in full below. It will be seen to promise an unusually interesting and profitable session, whioh it is hoped will be largely attended by delegates from all the schools of the county and by all who are interested in tins work. All delegates, will be entertained by the people of Oregon Oity. 1Mb county has paid its apportion ment for the state work for the year ending in Juno, 1907, thus helping to secure the services of Mr. Phipps, formerly of Spokane, Wash., as our new field worker for the state and he will take a prominent part in the ex ercises. State President R. R. Steele, who is the principal of the Portland schools, will deliver two important addresses on Saturday, the 20 lust. Dr. Babbitt will speak to boys, and others from Portland will help to ma! e this convention a success and an inspiration to all who come. The convention will be held in the FirBt Baptist Church. Eaoh school is entitled to two delogates, provided that schools having more than 50 members may send one additional del egate for every 15 members above that number. The ofiicors of the Associ ation are George Randall, president; Mrs. Geo. O. Urowneii, vice- nresident: Mrs. O. A. JNash, sercetaryi Emery Dye, treasurer. The program tor the convention follows: . . Friday, afternoon session, 2 o clocK. Opening exercises rresiaeni ueo. xihuuuu. ArtrtrnBs of welcome. .Hon. O. H. Dye. Response Rev. J. J. Patton. "The Average Sunday bcnooi, . . : Mr. Phipps. "The Primary Department," , , ; Mrs. W. A. White. "The Home Department," Mrs. T. E. Gault. Discussion Evening session', 7 :80 o'clock. Song service Rev. H. B. Robins. "What We Should Know About Our Pupils, "...Rev. H. 0. Black well. "Evangelism in the Sunday Shcool," Mr. Phipps. Saturday, morning session, 9 o'clock. Devotional exeroises Rev J. R- LandBborough. "Opening and Closing Exorcises," Mrs. O. A. .Nash. Discussion "Sunday School Reoords and How to Keep Them," , 1 0. Sohuebel "The Boy'Problom," . . . .Mr. Phipps. ''Methods of Ingathoriug." Rev. H. B. Robins. Basiiiess session Aftoruoon sossion, 2 o'clock. Devotioral exercises ,, "Decision Day and its rossi unities, Kev J. K. Laudshorough. "Grading the School," , R. R. Steele. "The Organized Men's Class In the Sunday School, " , Mr. II. W. Davis. "Tho Teachers' Opportunity,". . . Mr. Phipps. Quest ion Box Business session Evening session, 7 :!i0 o'clock. Song service Mr. Loder. "Our Future," Mr A. A. Morse. "The Modern Sunday School,' Mr. Phipps. Sunday, afternoon session, 8 o'clock. Address to beys, "A Critical Time In a Boy's Life,"..... .. .Dr. O. M. Babbitt, Tho Book," Mr. Phipps. Sunday eveuiug, union service, 7:30 o'clock. Singing hymn PrHvor. Scripture Anthem , Collection and announcements Song v,,' "A Call to ServiceB,"....Mr. Phipps. Three Marriage Licenses. Another busy day in the matri. menial department of the olerks office was rec irded Thrusday when three marriage licenses were issued to Amanda Klebo and Harry Mooliuke, both of Highland; Lucretia M. Dennis and J. Bounutt Blair, of Portland, and Carrie Webster aud Lloyd Lauce-field. 3njrjn 1,18 Dist"ict Secretary at Charles O. KigKS.