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GET IN LINE AND BOOST FOR THE COUNTY FAIR. THE WAY , TO BOOM CLACKAMAS COUNTY IS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE COUNTY CAN PRODUCE OREGON CITY OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 2 1907 25th YEAR. No 12 COU1 THREE DAYS' COUNTY FAIR First Annual Exhibit Is Set For October 9-11. PEOPLE ASKED TO HELP Solicitors For Stock Will Go Into Country and Seek Aid From Farmers of Clackamas. ' Clackamas County's first fair will be held Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, October 9, 19 and 11, of this year in Gladstone Park, the site that Chautauqua has made famous during the last 14 years. This date was def initely decided upon Saturday after noon at a meeting of the organization committee of the Clackamas County Fair Association which has been regu larly Incorporated for $2000, with the shares of stock valued at $5 each. Captain James P. Shaw has been working diligently on the project, and has succeeded In disposing of more than 50 shares In the city, and this week will go into the country. No difficulty is anticipated In securing subscriptions to 201 shares, valued at $1005, and It will be necessary to have this amount subscribed before actual work can be proceeded with. The time is short until the dates for the first fair and in order to insure its success, it behovees every public spirited citizen in Clackamas County to place his shoulder to the wheel of progress and give his liberal and con tinuous aid to the men who are gra tutously giving their time for the pro motion of the project. The fair Is the natural outgrowth of the Straw berry Fair held a few months ago. MILWAUKIE GRANGE. Annual Fair Will Take Place Next October. Last Saturday was "Children's Day" at Milwaukie Grange. The morn ing session was taken up by making arrangements for a fair to be held In October, and by the lecturer in ex plaining the study for the coming months, which will begin at the first meeting In August Subject: "The Assessor His Duties and the Laws That Govern Him." A report from Mrs. Johnson, lecturere of Clack amas County Pomona Grange, who gave an account of the recent resolu tion, tabled at Eagle Creek, to base 'the school tax, on the attendance in stead upon the number of children be tween six and 20 years of age, as Is the presnt law. The dinner hour brought a recess. While the after noon was wholly occupied by exer cises of Children's Day, opening with SEND IN YOUR COUPONS FOR ELECTRIC FLATIRONS Save Your Tim Save Your Health Save Weary Steps Save Your Money Save Your Clothes Save Your Temper Save Your Complexion Fill in coupon and mail to as The iron will fee de livered, with all necessary equipment, absolutely free of charge. CUT OUT COUPON and MAIL TO US TODAY DEPT. O. C U THE THIRTY DAYS' TRIAL OFFER APPLIES ONLY TO CON SUMERS OF OUR CURRENT. the march of the Fairy Queen with prince, fairies, maids and escorts. Mrs. Winnie (Flora) addressed each officer in turn and presented suitable bunches of blossoms. Miss Maggie Dix recited "Bring Flowers" and was followed by Alice Cannutt, who sang "My Mississippi Missus." The next number was the floral march, monogram, and flower drill of the Minthorn Flower Club, which 1b a beautiful sight led by their president, Mrs. Roberts, ending with "Star Spangled Banner" and the crowning of the flag with wreaths. The programms was nicely carried out. A joint lawn social will be given by Milwaukie Band Grange in August. Particulars will be given later. Mrs. Charlotte Lovejoy, of Tacoma, Wash., is visiting her niece, Mrs. Roberts. Vacations are the order of the day and many are working right hard to make it possible to rest(?) S. P. FARE GOES UP. Rate of 50 Cents Between Portland , and Oregon City Restored. The Southern Pacific will restore its old rate of 50 cents fare between Portland and Oregon City. For several months the S. P. has attempted to meet the competition of the O. W. P. between here and Port land by charging only 25 cents. This was done not for the local business, but to keep the up-valley passengers on the train. Up-valley passengers, or those ac quainted with the differential, board or leave the S. P. trains at Oregon City and save considerable fare. For Instance, the fare from Salem to Port land Is $1.65; from Salem to Oregon City $1.15 and by traction or old rate on S. P. from Oregon City to Port land 25 cents. So by buying a ticket only to Oregon City, then buying another to Portland the Salemlte saved a quarter. AUTOS RUN DOWN MAIL. Rural Carrier Hendricks Is Victim of Bubble Wagons. Automobiles Nos. 341 and 392 from Portland ran United States Rural Mall Delivery Wagon on Route No. 6 over a bluff near New Era Saturday, and Carrier Hendricks narrowly es caped being thrown to the foot of the bluff. The road Is extremely narrow. Hendricks was carrying mail and motioned the oncoming machines to stop and allow him to pass, but the chaffeurs paid no attention to his signals and came straight on, and the horse became frightened and backed off the edge of the bluff, fal ling 30 feet. The automobiles pro ceeded on, without stopping to see what injury had been sustained. Hend ricks came to Oregon City and swore to a complaint against the drivers, but Judge Stipp and Judge Dlmick were not in the city and a warrant could not be issued, and it was dis covered, that the machines would not return through Oregon City. Both autos were in the endurance run from Portland to Salem and return. One of the machines was No. 8 in the race but HendricJfs could not get the en trance number of the other machine. PORTLAND RAILWAY, LIGHT Si POWER CO. C. C. MILLER, Agent. Oregon City, Oregon Gentlemen You may deliver to tne 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 T do not return it at that time you may charge Bame 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. Name . Address . HITCHING POSTS UNDER CITY BAN Rails Removed to Make Room For Street Improvement. STABLES REAP BENEFIT Count Commissioners Insist Upon Convenience to the Farmers Being; Replaced. The destruction of hitching posts on 3ixth, Eighth and NintU streets by the city has aroused the ire of County Commissioner John Lewellen, who de clares that they must be replaced, for the benefit of the farmers wno come Into the city. Hundreds of farmers have for vears taken advantage of the hitching rails, and It comes hard with them to be deprived of thfl priv ilege, alter having enjoyed It so long. The city Is now engaged In Improv ing nearly all of the streets one block and one block west of Main street Crushed rock is being used. The grad ers are nor at work and one of the first things they did was to tear down the hitching rails, and a howl of in dignant protest went up. Commis sioners Lewellen and Killin say that the rail on the south side of the court house square must be maintained, but some of the city officials are more or less Indifferent, but believe that the rails should go. They regard them as a nuisance. "The rails are no ornament to the city and are not permitted in Port land," said a member of the street committee. "Personally I care little whether the rails go or stay, but If I had property located on the street where hitching rails are established I would certainly make a vigorous kick. They are not sanitary and we have four feed stables and several livery stables In the city, where horses or teams may be kept for 10 or 15 cents. This is a trifling amount and it is better to pay and have the animals well cared for and In the shade. I should think that every humane own er of horses would decline to leave his animals out In the open." Harry Jones, the contractor for the improvement of the streets, says that the city should not leave the rails because the crushed rock street will not stand the constant tramp of horses' feet and would soon be ruined. Mr. Jones, who has had many years experience in street work, advises the county commissioners to lay Belgian blocks at least 15 feet from the hitch ing rails, and he says -this pavement is about the only material that will not speedily wear out. It Is not probable that the hitching rails on Nonth street along the Red Front building will be replaced, nor Is it likely that rails will again be placed near the WHhelm. Hotel, on Sixth street, but the county may in sist on having the rails near the courthouse, and it la said that hitch ing rails will also be Installed on the east side of M street on Eighth street, alongside the Welnhard Build in. Eighth street is what is called a closed street, meaning there is no exit except from Main street HARD WINTER COMING. Signs Point to Bitter Weather 8ay Indian 8cout at Albany. Ill Tnrllnn alma indicate ft" ably hard Winter this year, according - . . . i - i ii , to jonn uamn, oi uujr, wno was rslanii In an Indian camp and wu a Government scout for years. The re markably large crop of hazelnuts this year and the speed with which the squirrels are storing them is one omen. The unusually heavy crop if all Vlnits If wild berries la another Stlll another sure Indian sign Is the fact mat musKrais nave already plucked all pond lillles and stored miihlrrata. when a hard Winter In fnra. shadowed, pick the lillles and hide them away until tney go to seed and then use the seeds for food. Other ntrnnPA Indian legends havfi nnnvlnn. ed the old scout that the present . i n 111 1 . . pieasant summer wm uo succeeded by a very cold Winter. RICH GOLD MINE.' Northern Indiana Guard Secret of Its Whereabouts. SEATTLE,' July 31. The manage ment of the Alaska-Yukon-Pselflc Ex position, which will be held at Se attle in 1909, proposes to reproduce at the exposition several of the famous mines of the North, that made dozens of millionaires during 1898 and 1900. But the richest mine that the North has will not be reproduced for the simple reason that no white man has ever seen it, and lived to tell the tale. In the early days of the canm a certain tribe of Indians from the rcitli arrived in Dawson for the first time. To the astonishment of the few that first saw the tribe every member had several ornaments carv ed from great nuggets of virgin gold. 'in is trme bad never met the white men. before and to breathless In quiries the tribesmen told how near where they lived was a stream in which the yellow metal could be picked up in chunks as big as ones fist. Near by, they said, there was a cliff In which the metal stood out like moss on a mountain side. The Indians soon learned the value of their ornaments and shrewdly re fused to tell where they trot it. Nev ertheless several prospectors tried to follow the tribe on the return to the northern village, but the wllv redmen easily succeeded in loBlng the less ague paierace. since then there has been several more or less secrt and always unsucsessful expeditions to una the lost gold of the Indians. LILLIE8' H0R8ES RETURN. Strong Probability that Animals Were noi vtoien at All. The six horses that disappeared from the old Hackett place last Mon day night have been recovered by William Llllie and the theory is now advanced that the animals were not stolen at all, but broke through a fence and ran along the county road until they were corralled. Three of them were seen at Firwood last Fri day. It is possible, however, that the supposed thieves released the horses, In order to avoid detection. Mrs. T. J. B. Nicholson, who lives north of Oswego, yesterday reported the loss of the valuable trotting bred mares from her place. The animals were left in a pasture Sunday, while the family was absent and when they returned the horsese were misslne. Diligent search has failed to find any trace or them and the officers fear that the thieves who have been oner- atlng in this county successfully for tne last two months have transferred the ir operations to the West Side of the Willamette. FALLS 30 FEET TO DEATH. . Richard Nelson Killed On New Bridge at wiitonvnio. Richard Neknn fell 30 fnef fmm the Wllsonvilla hrlilca nf a Monday morning, sustaining fatal in juries that caused his death a few hours later. He was working with a heavy sledge, and the iron sprung the hammer back a little harder than usual and Nelson lost his balance. He was brought on the steamer Oregona to this city, enroute to a Portland hospital, but breathed his last as the steamer was passing through the locks, and Coroner R. L. Holan took charge of the remains, deciding, after an Investigation, that an lnnimnt m not necessary. Nelson met death in me same manner as am Arthur Mal strom Just four weeks ago Sunday. The unfortunate man had no rela tives in this country, his home being in ctweaen. NEW ERA CAMP CL08E8. Mrs. A. 8. Dunlwsy Talks at Final Meeting. The final maetlnir nf iha N rvo camp meeting was held Sunday, and an excellent ttrnmm fnr thn Hnv wan given. The meetings this year have Deen wen attended and tne weather haa hAAn mnri ritirlnfl- tha uttnU O - D " nuvig OVn sion. There were several lecturers on the Sunday program, and they were greeted with a large attendance. The following was the program for Sun day: 10:30 Lecture, Mr. Coulter; so- iu, mm n.eno; ir.w, tests, Mrs. Cobb; 1:30, concert, Dunton's or chestra: 2:00. Wtiirfl Mm AMrol1 Scott Dunlway; 3:00 tests, Mrs. Cobb: s:uu, snort larewen tains. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Wil lis Dunton, of Liberal; vice-president, Mrs. Jessie Tetit Flint, Corvallis; sec retary, Forest Dunton, Liberal; treas urer, John Borgoyne, New Era. GOOD FUEL DESTROYED Tons of Refuse Is Burned By Country Sawnills. SLAB WOOD IS CONSUMED Thousands of Dollars Worth Of Fuel That Would Be Appreciated In the Cities. Eugene Cummins, a well known sawmill operator of Highland, who was In the city recently, Is dally de stroying great quantities of slabwood that could be well utilized for fuel, be cause the roads are not in proper con dition to haul wood and also for the reason that the distance from his mill to the business centers Is too great to allow for a profit. Mr. Cummins is not cutting ties, and so does not have as much waste slabs as the mills that are running in ties alone, but even In the sawing of general lumber there Is a vast amount of slabs, and these are destroyed to get them out of the way. This Is also true of other mills in the same district. . It costs money to burn these slabs and the mills would no doubt be glad to get rid of the refuse. 'If all the slabs and rejected lum ber going to waste around the num erous small sawmills In Eastern Mult nomah and Clackamas Counties could be collected and brought to Portland it would do more to break the wood trust and lower prices than anything else I know of. It makes me sick to see the hundreds of cords of slabs and refuse timber being burned in huge bonfires at all these sawmills." The foregoing statement was made to the Oregonlan by H. Culpan, who is familiar with the situation at these sawmills that are cutting railway ties all through the district mentioned. Mr. Culpan Bays that at most of the sawmills that cut railroad ties huge slabs are burned to get rid of them. There are mills along the Sandy River and near Boring, on the O. W. P. electric line which burn the slabs. Only enough of the log Is used to make one tie.' Wr. Culpan at one time figured on the cost of taking the slabs and waste timber from the mills near Sandy River and floating them down to Troutdale, from which he Intended to bring them to Portland on barges by way of the Columbia River. The scheme fell through, but he thinks it feasible. He thinks that much slab wood could be shipped from the saw mills that are tributary to Boring, a station on the O. W. P. line, but the wood will have to be hauled from the mills to the cars with teams. Practi cally all these mills cut railroad ties, which means that half of each log is thrown away and fires are consuming thousands of cords of slab wood every month that would go a long way to prevent a fuel famine in Portland If it could be saved and brought here. The mills would be glad to get rid of the refuse. SALOON VIOLATES LAW. Thompson, of Barton, Arrested on Sunday and Fined $20. R. Thompson, barkeeper for -the Corrlgan saloon at Barton, Monday morning pleaded guilty to a charge of violating the State law regulating Sunday closing, and paid a fine of $20. The maximum penalty for the first offense is $20. Thompson was the only saloon man in the county who declined to obey tbei orders of District Attornjey Hedges. Sheriff Beatie made a trip through Eastern Clackamas Sunday and took In all of the towns along the route of the Oregon Water Power & Railway line. No saloons were open at Estacada or any other town except Barton. The sheriff found a few people drinking In the place and placed Thompson under arrest. The barkeeper explain ed that he had not been personally notified of the Intention of the au thorities to enforce the Sunday law. Sheriff Beatie advised him that he could either turn over $25 cash ball for his appearance or come into Or egon City in custody. Thompson ac cepted the former alternative and appeared Monday. His arrest and willingness to plead guilty probably marks the end of attempts to violate the Sunday law. THREE JAPS BEATEN. Little Brown Men Worsted In a Street Encounter. . ; Three Japs and as' many Americans became embroiled In a mix up Satur day night that caused an uproar and resulted In the arrest of Theodore Mil ler and one of the little brown men, who were released upon deposit of $25 east. The Japs came out of The Planet saloon and started across the street, when Miller, who was standing on the sidewalk, playfully heaved a brick at one of his friends, and the missis landed within a few feet of the Japs. Two of them turned, com menced to abuse Miller, telling him that one Japanese could lick three Americans and threatening to kill him. The biggest of the three waved a brick frantically but no damage was done, and the Japs finally started across the street Miller's friends ad vised him to punish the big Jap and aroused his Ire, and walking to where the Jap stood, he proceeded to show him that one American was more than a match for one Japanese. The pro ceedings were at this point Interrupted by the arrival of the police who took the combatants Into custody. The other Japs started towards the South ern Pacific depot, and one of them, meeting Tuck Surface, shook bis fist In the face of the white man and was beaten fo rhls pains. This was too much excitement for Orange Barbur, and he started after the brown men and Indulged In some punishment on his own account No other arrests were made. Several hundred men gathered to discuss the affair and for a short while the street had the ap- pearance-of a riot. The Japs are em ployed on the railroad. Miller and Tama Matsuoka were each fined $15 Monday for fighting. GRAYS WIN FROM BLUES. First of Series at Cane man Park Re sults In 8core of 9 to 1. The Grays In a walk-over game on the Canemah Park grounds Sunday won from the Blues by a score of 9 to 1. The game was of particular interest, as it was the first of a series that had been arranged for the cham pionship of Oregon City, and the re sult was surprising, for, while the Grays were the favorites In the bet ting, it was not supposed that the de feat of the Blues would be overwhelm ing. The crowd was enthusiastic. oRberts made a Btar catch of a hot liner from Hoggate's bat, which he converted into a double play. W. Long and Fosburg accepted difficult chances in the field and landed both of them. The Grays in field were In vincible, and nothing went through it. Douthlt put up an exceptional game at center field. The Grays stole eight bases, but Shaw had his eye with him and Hoggatte was the only man of the Blues who captured second, but there was a runner at third and the chance was easy. Telford and Shaw stole second and third in the same inning. Lee pitched steady ball and neither of the slab men were generous with their passes. The score tells the story of the murder: Grays ...0 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 09 Hits 01310230 1-11 Blues 00001000 01 Hits 10012010 27 MORE. MONEY FOR WHEAT Farmers' Combine Wants Crop of 1907. $1.25 For The board of directors of Ahe grain-growers' department of the American Society of Equity, the or ganization which is trying to control the price of farm products, Saturday decided after a two days' session at Indianopolis to place the minimum selling price on the 1907 crop of wheat at $1.25 a bushel. The word now goes forth to the thousands of wheat-growers all over the Spring and Winter wheat sec tions of the country to hold on to their stores, until the market price has been difted to the coveted figure. This is the highest price ever de manded by this organization, which has been steadily growing in member ship during the past two years. Officials of this organization, while they do not make claim that the crop report of July 1, predicting a crop of wheat this year In the neighborhood of 634,000,000 bushels, was only pub lished In the interest of speculators, declare that the figures are not near correct. They say that this year's wheat crop will be no larger than that of 1904, when 656,000,000 bushels were harvested. On that crop the American Society of Equity placed a minimum selling price of $1.20 a bushel and the av erage selling price in Chicago on that crop was $1.16, and the society claims much of the credit for the strength of the market. Ten states were repre sented at the meeting. Pleasant In the Mountains. Life in the mountains is Joyous this year and reports have come in from Mount Hood where a large number of Oregon City people are enjoying an outing. The reports Indicate that hunting and fishing Is at its best and the campers are loth to come home. Dr. A. L. Beatie, who is with his family at Salmon River, caught 88 trout last Saturday, and is extending his vacation from two to more than three weeks. It is stated that the huckleberries are thicker than the hair on a dog's back, which In the meaning of the phrase, means that they are more plentiful than ever, be fore. r The Reason constant effort is to give not "just as good" but the best work and that, for as little money as possible. Tf 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 is 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 City Phont 26? I WEINHAKD BLDC. Mutual and Ind. 1 3 1 i MILWAUKIE CLUB NEXT Four Churches Request That Vile Resort Be Closed. DISGRACE TO CLACKAMAS District Attorney Hedges and Sheriff Beatie Asked to Enforce State Gambling Law By unanimous vote the members of the Methodist, Presbyterian, Baptist and Congregational churches have called upon District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges and Sheriff Robert B. Beatie to enforce the state law rel ative to gambling by closing the Mil waukie Club. Resolutions were pres ented at the four churches Sunday and adopted without a dissenting voice and a copy has been Bent to both officials. Sheriff Beatie said Tuesday that the authorities were not in possesion of sufficient evidence to proceed against the Milwaukie Club. The Bheriff also remarked that the club is under the immediate purls dictlon of the municipality of Mil waukie, which licensed (the institu tion and seemed to prefer its contin uance. It is estimated that the existence of the club Is in Jeopardy and that be fore long it may be closed. The res olution adopted by the churches fol- lows: We, the members of the Methodist, Congregational, Presbyterian and Bap tist Churches, having been Informed that there is a notorious gambling club In operation at Milwaukie, con sider this a disgrace to Clackamas County. As citizens of this county we request you in your official capacity as executive officers to enforce the law In regard to such institution. Sheriff Beatie Wednesday after noon communicated a reply to the letter that he received Tuesday from representatives of the Methodist,' Bap tist, Congregational and Presbyterian Churches, requesting him to act with. District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges and close the Milwaukie Club forth with. It Is possible that a conference will follow his invltat'.on. The letter follows : "Your favor In regard to Milwaukie Country Club 1b at hand. In reply will say that I have made a determin ed effort to get evidence to prove a case In the courts against the place to which you refer but so far have been unable to do so. If you have evidence In your possession that will warrant an arrest, please put me in possession of it at your earliest con venience and I will act forthwith. I would be pleased to talk over the sit uation at Milwaukie with any one you may select and hear any sugges tion they may have relative to this matter." ""' FACTORY AT ESTACADA. Car Company's Plant Will Have Cap acity or Five Cars Daily. The W. H. Judson Company, of Portland, which purchased the Esta cada Manufacturing Company's plant at Estacada and additional grounds, a few weeks ago, will Install . a car manufacturing plant with a capacity of five cars a day. The companw has Increased its capital stock to $250,000. It Ib expected that $25,000 will be spent In repairs and adding to the plant. The main inducements for Its location at Estacada were the timber near at hand and the ample electric power. Several streets were vacated by the Estacada council at Its last meeting ,ln deference to the wish of the company. H 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