HOW THE PEOPLE PRAISE THE MERITS OF THE COURIER. HOW FAST THE NEW SUBSCRIBERS COME. THE PUBLIC APPRECIATES A GOOD COUNTY PAPER
COURIEI
25th YEAR.
OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 21 1907
No 6
OREGON
TY
NEW TEACHERS
ARE SELECTED
Prof. W. C. McKee. Will Be
City Superintendent.
SALARIES ARE RAISED
Position of Principal at Bar
clay Building Combined
With the Oifice of
Superintendent.
Prof. W. C. McKee was Monday re
elected superintendent of the Oregon
City schools, and will also assume the
princlpalship of the Barclay building,
at a salary of $100 per year. Mrs.
Viola M.. Godfrey, who was princi
pal of the Barclay ouilding last year,
was elected principal of the Eastham
building at a Balary of $75 per month,
to succeed Mrs. Emille C. Shaw, who
will be principal of the Milwaukle
schools next ye nr. The only vacancy
not filled in t:3 corps of teachers Is
for a posltloB as assistant In the
Barclay High school, and the salary
for this position will be $00 per
month. Grade teacheres were elected
at the following salaries: Ida Mae
Smith, $50; Irene Carter, $52.50;
Frances Myers, $57.50; Pearl G.
Cartlldge, $50; Harriet Cochran,
$52.50; Margaret Williams, $57.50;
Laura Pope, $50; Ellen Brobst, $50;
Bess Kelly, $47.50; Emily O'Malley,
$47.50; Gustena Randall, $47.50;
Edith Karr, $47.50; Maud A. Ruther
ford, $47.50.
The board of directors of the city
school has abolished the office of
principal of the Barclay building, be
cause of the friction that has resulted
from the conditions existing there.
The office of the city superintendent
of the schools Is In this building,' and
the conflict of authority between the
principal of the school and the city
superintendent cannot well be avoid
ed, no matter who fills the respec
tive offices, as the conditions are to
blame for the minor troubles that
have ensued. The city superinten
dent will hereafter be principal of
the Barclay building and an additional
high school teacher will be employed
to Instruct the ninth grade.
Prof. Walton C. McKee, who was
Monday night reelected superinten
dent of the Oregon City schools, and
who the following night was elected
principal of the Davis school In Port
land, will remain here next year, and
has no Intention of resigning the su
perlntendency of the city school to
assume the princlpalship of a four
room building the metropolis, even
though the salary is larger than he is
paid here.
Miss Addle E. Clark, for two years
city superintendent In this city, and
prior to that time principal of the
Barclay building, has been elected as
principal of the Fulton Park school
at Portland. She has two assistants.
Miss Clark is a capable teacher and
her friends are gratified at her rec
ognition In Portland. Other Oregon
City and Clackamas County teachers
who have been teaching In Portland,
were reelected, as follows;
Verdi Monroe, Portsmouth; Kate I.
Porter, Sellwood, transferred from
Thompson; Zelma Shaver, Holladay;
Alice Shannon, Holladay; Maysle
Foster, Woodlawn; Myrtle Shonkwll
er, Hawthorne; Fannie G. Porter,
Falling; Anna E. Rogers, Stephens;
Ana G. Balrd, Stephens.
Grade assignments for the teachers
of the Oregon City schools have not
yet been made by City Superinten
dent McKee, but several changes are
necessitated because of the election
of five new teachers.
Miss Edith Karr, who has had con
siderable experience in the fourth and
seventh grades, has taught 35 months
In the Sunnyslde, Douglas, Meadow
brook, Barlow and The Dalles schools.
She was educated at the public
schools of Harmony, Clackamas
County, Portland High school and the
University of Oregon.
Miss Emily O'Malley, who Is a sis
ter of Henry O'Malley, superinten
dent of the United States Bureau of
Fisheries, was educated In the St;
Johnsbury, Vermont, Academy, and
has had a teaching experience of 17
months, the last nine months in the
Enumclaw, Wash., schools. She holds
a second grade certificate In the
state of Washington.
Miss Gustena A. Randall, who has
taught In the sixth, seventh, eighth
and ninth grades, was educated In
the public schools and is a graduate
of Willamette University. She holds
a second grade certificate and has
had 23 months teaching experience.
Miss Maud Adair Rutherford was
educated in the high schools of Sag
inaw, Mich., and has a second grade
certificate in the state of Washing
ton. She has had 81 months exper
ience in Harrison and Kalkaska,
Mich., and for the last three years
has been in the Vancouver, Wash.,
schools.
Miss Elizabeth L. Kelly Is a grad
uate of the Barclay High School and
wa3 a teacher In the school of Cane
mah last year, teaching the first, sec
ond, third and fourth grades.
HIGH SCHOOL
KNOCKED OUT
Oregon City and Vicinity
Will Not Unite.
FOUR DISTRICTS OPPOSE
Project For Higher Education
Overwhelmingly Defeated
and Is Settled For
One Year.
Daisy Was Cruelly Treated.
Daisy E. Schikora has filed a suit
for divorce In the Circuit Court
against F. R. Schikora to whom she
was married September 16, 190G, in
this city. She charges Schikora with
assault with a razor, and threatening
to kill her, and says he is possesed of
a violent and ungovernable temper.
Her maiden name was Daisy E. Fowler.
The project for the establishment
of a union high school to be located
In this city by combining the districts
of Oregon City, West Oregon City,
Willamette, Canemah, Parkplace and
Mount Pleasant, was overwhelmingly
defeated Monday, only two districts
out of the six going on record as
favoring the movement. The vote in
the several districts follows: Cane
mah, for, 9; agalnst.O; Willamette,
for, 13; against, 19; Mount Pleasant,
for, 1; against, 5; Oregon City, for
39; against, 9; Parkplace, for, 5;
school. The question cannot, again
be submitted to the voters until next
June. In Willamete it was decided to
add a high school grade and employ
another teacher. In Parkplace Cip
tain J. T. Apperson and W. A. Holmes
were reelected director - and ciork
respectively, and a five mill special
taS was voted in addition to the 2
mill tax already created.
REPORT OF OFFICERS "
Public Takes Little Interest In Cause
of Education.
There was a slim attendance Mon
day night at the annual meeting of
the taxpayers of the Oregon City
school district, that waa held In the
county courtroom. The reports of
the board of directors and the fiaanl
clal statement of the district clerk
were presented and approved. The
district's affairs have been carefully
managed and it was this general be
lief that was the cause of the light
attendance as it usually takes a fight
over some local matter to bring the
crowd to a school meeting. The fi
nancial statement follows:
Receipts.
From District Tax $ 3337.76
MAYOR WOULD
PROTECT LIFE
Urges Council To Place Gates
At Crossings.
TWO DANGEROUS PLACES
Southern Pacific Crosses
Tenth and Moss Streets
Where There Is
Much Travel.
Mayor E. G. Caufleld has urged
the city to take steps to establish
gates at the crossings of the South
ern Pacific Company at Tenth and
County School Fund 6285.00 ; Moss streets In order to prevent a re
State School Fund 2119.90 Ipetion of accidents that have occurred
Tuition 390.60 ; there, and the mayor and Council-
Loans 7451.00
Other sources
Cash on hand at beginning
Sen Andresen, Knapp and Logus
for the Improper t.t ot fourth, ..
enth, Eighth, Mt.th, Tenth, Join
Qulncy Adams aud l.ttdlson stree.s
and his r ,fQ-v . .1 -QsoEfl.T
and his figuiOo wore laid over for ax
ct'.'ratlon a coinmiutc.
MAYOR'S TERM TOO SHORT.
Charter Commission Proposes to In
crease Tenure of Office.
Increasing the term of office of the
mayor of Oregon City from one to
two, or even three or four years, was
urged Tuesday night at the first meet
ing of the charter commission that
was held in the council chamber.
There were 12 men present and as
13 are necessary for a quorum no ac
tual business was done but the mem
bers of the commission discussed
many matters of interest to the city
and the meeting was very. Interesting.
Council men are elected for three
years, but the mayor Is cut off with
one; and hardly has time to carry out
a policy. In fact, he can merely pro
ceed with the work of his predeces
sor, so short Is his term, and has noth-
FIREWORKS
IN DAYTIME
Interesting and Novel Feature
of Big Celebration
THREE BANDS ENGAGED
Goddess of Liberty Contest
Causes Excitement and
Miss Catherine
Mathies Leads.
Daylight fireworks will be a novel
tag to do with the levy of tax that is feature ot the Fom th of Julr celebra
made just before his term com-tIon. and Lewellyn Adams, chairman
mences. of the special attractions committee,
Another matter that was discussed nas jugt ciosed a contract for the pur
tSLTo S of nearly $100 worth of these
carry on the work of the city on its amusing shells, which are fired In
streets and other projects. It Is be-; broad daylights There will be at
3.60 were appointed a committee to draft Heved that these matters are In too least 36 of them, and they are fired
an ordinance In conformity with the many lianas at tne present time ami in the same manner as skyrockets, as-
of year .02 Mayor's message, which follows: that the best service cannot be ob-
Total receipts .$19587.68 1 "I desire to call your honorable 1 talned, and a majority of the mem-
i body's attention, at this time, to a i bers of the commission favor the em-
Sally A. Jesse,
Sally A. Jesse, of Needy, died Wed
nesday evening, at the home of her
son-in-law, Joseph Johnston, aged 84
years, 10 months, 8 days. She leaves
a daughter and son, Mrs. Joseph John
ston -and John Jesse, who reside near
Needy. The deceased had been a suf
ferer from a parayletic stroke for
several years. The funeral services
were held Friday morning, in the
home cemetery, J. P. Cole officiating.
1Gj
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cendlng to a grat helghth, and then
bursting and from the shell there
drops animals, birds and other ob
jects made from paper that unfold
and descend to earth where they are
chased by eager youngsters and fur
nish no end of fun. The daylight fire
works were seen for the first time in
this vicinity at the Lewis and Clark
exposition, and will be shown at the
Oregon City celebration in addition
to the evening illumination, which
will be displayed at the brink of Wil
lamette Falls from a barge.
Interest In the contest for the elec
tion of Goddess of Liberty has not
yet reached a fever heat, but the
game Is young. More than 600 votes
have already been cast, however.
Miss Catherine Mathies had a slight
lead at the last count, but was closely
followed by Miss Gussie Humphrey
and Miss Beryl Long.
Music will be made a great feature
on the Fourth of July and the Oswe
go Band, the Oregon City Band and
the Molalla Band have been engaged.
There will not be a lack of sweet
strains of music on the natal day, as
the contracts will provide for many
tunes at short Intervals.
The vote was counted Saturday
night in the Goddes of Liberty con-,
test with the following rlt:
Miss Catherine Mathies 226
Miss Bryl Long 197.
Miss Gussie Humphrey 165
W. C. McKEE
City Superintendent
CEO. A. HARDING
Re-elected Director
MRS. VIOLA M. GODFREY
Principal Eastham Building
against, 82; West Oregon City, for,
10: against, 12. Under the provis
ions of the, new union high school law,
the defeat of the proposition in any
one district carries with it the loss
of the whole movement as the re
maining districts, even If in favor,
cannot proceed to organize the union
SEND IN YOUR COUPONS
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Save Weary Steps
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livered, with all necessary equipment, absolutely free
of charge.
CUT OUT COUPON and MAIL TO US TODAY
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C. C. MILLER, Agent. Oregon City, Oregon t
Gentlemen You may deliver to me one Electric Flatiron,
which I agree to try, and if unsatisfactory to me, to return to you
within 30 days from date of delivery. If I do not return it at that
time you may charge same to my account at $4.00. It is understood
that no charge will be made for the iron if I return it within 30 days.
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DEPT. O. C.
THE THIRTY DAYS' TRIAL OFFER APPLIES ONLY TO CON
SUMERS OF OUR CURRENT.
Disbursements.
Teachers' salaries $ 8013.25
Clerk's salary 126.00
Janitors' salary 720.00
School supplies 304.45
Repairs 602.81
Printing and advertising.... 76.05
Fuel and water rent 441.75
Sewer assessment 13.12
Interest on bonds 630.00
Interest on floating debt... 135.06
Loans 6531.00
School election 6.00
Miscellaneous 190.01
New Furnaces in Barclay
building 1797.25
Total disbursements $19587.35
Cash on hand $ .33
Liabilities.
5 per cent bonds due Dec. 1,
1916 $ 6000.00
5 per cent bonds due 1913... 6000.00
Notes due Bank of Oregon
City 1221.00
Total liabilities $13221.00
Following is the report of the
Board of Directors:
At a cost of $1797.25 we have placed
In the Barclay building a new heat
ing system, coupled with a fan vent
ilating arrangement that has been
very satisfactory and has resulted in
a saving of fuel to the extent that It
will be necessary to purchase only
100 cords of wood, this year, as
against 125 cords last year. The heat
ing apparatus in the Eastham build
ing Is in a bad condition and should
be replaced during the coming school
year.
Repairs were made to the Barclay
building last fall, the front stairway
being renewed and a rear stairway
from, the building easier in case of
fire.
The interest on the $6000 issue of
6 per cent bonds, due December 1,
1916, was reduced from 6 to 5 per
cent and the bonds were transferred
from Kountze Bros., of New York to
the Bank of Oregon City. This ac
tion will effect a saving of $60 per
year, and in the ten years that will
elapse before the bonds mature $600.
The 'directors have purchased, at
a cost of about $70, some filing cab
inets for the records of the district,
as this was graetly needed, there
having been no files In which the per
manent records of the district might
be kept.
At the first of the calendar year the
special tax was Increased from 2
mills to 2i mills, and has given the
district a revenue of $3337.76, against
$2556.65 last year. A general In
crease was made last fall In the sal
aries of the teachers, and during the
fiscal year just ended there has been
spent for the salaries of teachers
$8013.25, against $7116.00 last year.
The Indebtedness of the district has
been slightly reduced, notwithstand
ing the extensive Improvements that
have been made, and Is now $13,221,
Including $12,000 outstanding bonds.
The floating Indebtedness is $1221,
against $1601, last year.
The Increase In our school popula
tion Is 24, being 1271, against 1247
last year.
The Barclay building is in need of
repainting during the coming summer
and It Is probable that this wM be
done. '
matter of great Importance to the
welfare of the city. I refer to the
grade crossing over the Southern
Pacific Company's track, at the foot
of what is commonly known as Sing
er Hill, on Tenth Btreet. The ele
ment of danger at this point to the
traveling public has long been recog
nized by everyone who Is at all fam
iliar with the situation. The rail
road company has also had its at
tention drawn to the situation a num
ber of times by Bults for damages
and claims settled on account of ac
cidents at this crossing. The cross
ing at Moss street Is as dangerous as
the other, but on account of there
being less travel at that point, the
risk to life is not quite so great. The
Southern Pacific Company has been
making an effort, In good faith I am
sure, to remedy the situation by build
ing an overhead crossing for teams
on Singer Hill road. To carry out
their present plans it Is necessary to
secure some private property in the
block between Ninth and Tenth
streets. Up to this time the railroad
company has been unable to agree
on satisfactory terms with some of
the property owners. While I am
sure that the company Is sincere In
its efforts in this direction, it is a
well known fact that large corpora
tions move very slowly In such mat
ters and at the best it may be a long
time before their plans will be car
ried out. In the meantime the men
ace to life and the business inter
ests of the town is growing greater
every day. Where a few years ago
only a small number of trains passed
through our city dally, now it is al
most a continuous procession all day
and night. The growth of the country
and town has also Increased the team
travel greatly. The time has arrived,
in fact is overdue, when the city
should take the necessary measures
to protect the lives of those whose
business makes it necessary to cross
the railroad at the points referred
to.
"The usual methods employed to
make safe such crossings is to com
pel the railroad company to place
gates on the same and maintain an
operative to care for them. I ame In
formed that there is no question of
the city's right and power to enforce
such a measure. Such gates aio now
maintained on some of the main
sreets in East Portland, where they
cross the Southern Pacific track, and
are common throughout the East. I
would recommend at this time that
the council take immediate action to
have a proper ordinance prepared
and Introduced at as early a date as
possible to bring about the estab
lishment of the safeguard referred to
on both Tenth and Moss streets. We
cannot afford to delay the maiwr
longer and take chance1) of having a
repetition of the shocking accidents
that have already nuriened on the
crossings referred to."
The petition of the saloonkeepers
to have the closing oriinance am iud
eu was denied and the ordinance pas
sed. It became effecttvo immediate.)
and compels the salooas to clone be
tween midnight and b a. m. The sa
loon men wanted to retrain open un
til 1 a. m., and three councilmen fav
ored the granting of their request,
out five more were opposed. The or
dinance Increasing llit reta'l llqvor
license from $400 to $60) per anrum
was passed last nlg'i' and becomes
operative October . I.
Harry Joaes jb tie o'y bid'Jcr
nloyment ot an engineer who will be
nald a salary comensurate with the
Importance of the work, even if it
necessary to go ot or tne city to nna
such a man. He would be given
charge of the street improvement
work, the purchasing of supplies; and
would be held responsible for the
success of the operations of the city
along his particular line. The com
mission adjourned to meet Thursday
evening, June 27.
Subscription to Funds.
Subscriptions paid In to the treas
urer or tne rourtn oi juiy ceieura
tion since last report:
As previously reported $529.50
C. G. Millor 5.00
L. L. Phillips 2.50
Dr. L. A. Morris 5.00
A. H. Mlley 2.50
Price Bros 10.00
L. Adams 10.00
R. B. Beatle 6.00
Gambrlnus Brewing Co 16.00
REV. LINDEN COMING SUNDAY.
New Pastor of Baptist Church Will
Occupy Hia Pulpit.
Total $584.50
Subscribers to the Fourth of July
celebration are urged to pay In to
the treasurer the sura subscribed op
posite their several names, as It will
be necessary to have the money in
hand before the extensive plans of
the committee can be carried out conveniently.
Rev. John M. Linden, the new pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, left
Chicago last Monday via the Canadian
Pacific Railway for Oregon City, and
will probably arrive In time to occupy
the pulpit next Sunday. Mr. Linden
was chosen to succeed Rev. Henry B.
Robins, who went to California last
month to take up theological work.
The new pastor was born In Chica
go, October 6, 1870, and is therefore
37 years of age. He was employed
for 12 years before entering the min
istry in the retail dry goods depart
ment of Marshall Field & Co., and
Is a graduate of Wayland Academy,
Beaver Dam, Wis.; Brown University,
Providence, R. I., with the degree of
A. B.; University of Chicago, Chicago,
III., Divinity Department with degree
of B. D.
During Mr. Linden's Divinity course
at Chicago University, he was pastor
of the First Baptist Church of Mich
igan City, Indiana, and after gradua
tion took charge of work in Chicago,
organizing tho Washington Park Bap
tist Church, where he has been
preaching for the last five and one
half years. Mr. Llndon Is now In the
prime for tho best work of his life.
He Is a forceful and eloquent speaker
and a man of strong character.
I
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The Reason
If We enjoy the
largest Dental
practice in Ore
gon City is be
cause we try to
excel in our work.
Our work lasts,
we never do poor
work. The peo
ple know it. Our
constant effort is to give not "just as good" but
the best work and that, for as little money as
possible.
f Our recent trip east to the great center of den
tal education, was for the purpose of giving you
the latest and best up-to-date dentistry. Our 17
years of succssful practice in Oregon City 13 the
best guarantee any dentist can give you. A guar
antee is good only as long as you can find the one
who gives it, and then not always. We are care
ful not to hurt you, as we have feelings ourselves.
We want your work and want you to send us your
friends. Have an eastern expert graduate assist
ant dentist. We put our name back of our prac
tice. Our prices are the lowest in the city for
good work.
L. L. PICKENS, Dentist
Post Graduate Haskell and Chicago School of Dentistry
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City Phon 2671 WE1NHAKD BLDG. Mutual and
Ind. 131 S