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OREGON
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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.