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OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 20, 1907
25th YEAR.
No 19
OREGON
11
LITTLE TOWNS
TO SPRING UP
P. R. L. & P. Co. to Place
Land on Market. ;
2,000 ACRES INVOLVED
Most of Property Located Be
tween Oregon City and
Willamette on the
West Side.
'Possibilities of the establishment of
many little towns are embraced in the
report that the Portland Railway,
Light & Power Company will place on
the market within a few months more
than 2000 acres of fine land, represent
ing the bulk of the company's holdings.
Most of this property is located along
the banks of the Willamette River be
tween Oregon City and the little town
of Willamette, but there is also a
large amount of land between Oregon
City and Portland on the west side,
several farms along the Clackamas
River and also some property in the
State of Washington.
H. W. Goode, the late president of
the company, two years ago talked
of having the property placed with a
land company and platted into town
sites. President Joscelyn, who is now
in the East, will take up the matter
with the directors during his absence,
and their decision will be made known
upon his return. If the land In West
Oregon City is platted it will be Quick
ly settled, and there is much of It
that It fine residence property, being
purchased many years ago by B. L.
Eastham, who organized the Portland
General Electric Company, Offers for
the purchase of tracts have been stead
ly refused, but It now appears that the
Immense property will be marketed,
the company retaining only enough
for its needs in the conduct of its
business.
Rapid growth would certainly follow
the transfer of lots in West Oregon
City, and this would probably necessi
tate the construction of a new bridge
across the Willamette River at this
point. If this should come about the
company and the county would join
in building a steel bridge that would
accomodate the company's triffic, and
cars would be run from Oregon City
through West Oregon City and Wil
lamette, connecting with the line of
the Oregon Electric Company between
Portland and Salem.
on the head by a falling board, while
cleaning out a well. His two sons
were working with him, when without
warning a large plank, about four feet
in length, fell from the top of the well,
striking him on the head and crushing
bis skull fearfully. Lehman was 49
years of age, and Is survived by a
wife and several children. The funer
al will be held today from his late res
idence at Damascus.
FIGHT FOR CHILD.
Mr. and Mrs. Genlnl Air Their
Troubles lit the Courts.
The fight for the custody of Sophia
Geninl came to an end Wednesday
when the attorneys of Tony Genlni
and Mrs. Elma L. Genlni stipulated
that the child should remain in care
of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Mathews, her
maternal grandparents, at Macksburg,
until the disposition of the suit for di
vorce proceedings instituted by Mrs.
Genlnl against her husband and now
pending, is determined. 'Genlnl last
week filed an application for a writ
cf habeas corpus to obtain possession
of his daughter, and Sheriff Beatie
brought the girl Into court, but the
mother of the child filed a suit for di
vorce and had the girl remanded to
the care of the latter's grandparents.
Geninl charges his wife with run
ning about with other men, and states
he found her in a Chehalls, Wash.,
lodging house with a male companion,
who fired three shots at the angry
husband. Genlnl swore out a warrant
for their arrest, but they escaped from
the state, and he followed them, his
vigilance being rewarded last Wed
nesday by finding them in Portland.
Here they were arrested and released
on bail. Mrs. Genlnl in her suit for
divorce, accuses her husband of strik
ing her with his clenched fist, stating
that he is indolent and refused to
work, which forced her to seek em
plyment In the woolen mill and in
hotels and restaurants, lit order to
support herself and her child, but her
husband as well. She also charges
Geninl with being an habitual user of
Intoxicants.
PREMIUM LIST
NEARLY READY
Prizes for Exhibits will be An
nounced Next Week.
COVER VERY WIDE RANGE
KILLED AT DAMASCUS.
Ernest Lehman, While Cleaning Well,
, Is Struck by Heavy Board.
Ernest Lehman, a prominent farmer
of Damascus, was instantly killed on
Wednesday afternoon by being struck
LAUGH IS ON LEWELLEN.
Difficulty at Clackamas Bridge Creates
Considerable Amusement,
Courhouse attaches are laughing
over a story that is being told about
County Commissioner Lewellen, who
is possessed of a huge bulk and a
voice ' to correspond. Lewellen has
been supervising the repairs of the
Clackamas bridge at Parkplace, and
Tuesday roundly censured some of
the men employed on the work, with
the result that every man on the job
laid down his tools and walked off.
"If you leave," yelled the Commis
sioner, "you will never be allowed to
work for Clackamas County again"
Yesterday morning a new crew was
put to work and after wrestling with
them two hours Foreman E. D. Olds
declared he must have his old force
back again or he could not go on.
Commissioned Lewellen, having cooled
and realizing that the repairs must
be completed without delay, consented
to the resumption of work by the for
mer employes tomorrow morning.
Clackamas County Fair Officers
Are Working Hard to
Prepare For the
Opening Day.
Thev premium list for Clackamas
County's first annual fair will be is
sued early next week and the prizes
cover a wide range of exhibits, from
babie3 to products of the farm. County
Judge Dimick, Mrs. Maggie A. John
son, of Milwaukie, and County School
Superintendent Gary worked Tuesday
afternoon on the list of premiums
and will have them complete tomor
row, when the arrangements of prizes
for vegetables are turned in by O. E.
Freytag.
The fair will be held In Gladstone
Park, October 10, 11 and 12, the open
ing day Immediately following the ses
sion of Clackamas County District
Grange at Clackamas Station. Prizes
will be offered for exhibits of horses,
cattle, hucep, swine, poultry, vege
tables, fruit, grain, grasses, flowers,
sewing and fancy work, domestic pro
cess, works of art and ornamentation,
and special premiums for boys and
girls.
During the fair there will be a baby
show, for which 11 premiums will be
offered, and a substantial prize will be
given for the best grange exhibit.
The time until the opening day is very
short and iue officers are working
hard to whip everything into line.
Superintendent Miller of the Wil
lamette Falls Railway, said this af
ternoon that prospects are favorable
for bringing the permanent site of
the Clackamas County Fair to Wil
lamette. Gladstone Park was offered
by the Willamette Valley Chautauqua
association as a temporary fair ground
only, and next year the Fair Associ
ation will have to seek new quarters.
The land fronting the Willamette
river below the town of Willamette Is
a beautiful spot that nature seems to
have provided for a great display.
There Is ample room for a race track
one mile in length. The officers of the
Willamettte Falls Company, of which
the Portland Railway Light & Power
Company Is a parent corporation, are
ver ywilling to make concessions to
the Fair Association and will give a
lease on these grounds at an advan
tageous figure.
COUNTY FAIR CARNIVAL.
Attractive Features Will Be Shown at
Gladstone Park.
The directors of the Clackames
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County Fair Association have signed
a contract with the management of
the Reiss Carnival Company to secure
the attractions of this concern for thn
I first Clackamas County Fair, to be
held at Gladstone rark, October 10, 11,
and 12 next. It is believed that the
new feature will assist in bringing a
large attendence to the Fair, as one
of the principal attractions is an old
fashioned one-ring country circus.
There is also Included a baby Incuba
tor, mirror maze and many other
things familiar to patrons of carni
vals and street fairs. The Reiss Car
nival Company is the same aggrega
tion that was with the Woodmen of
the World carnival in Portland.
Secretary Cross, of the Willamette
Valley Chautauqua Assembly, which
has provided the grounds for the Fair
came forward with a novel proposition
that will receive hearty support. Mr.
Cross proposes that a cpace about 10
feet wide along the outer circle of the
auditorium be utilized for booths, in
which exhibits may be placed. The
circumference of the big auditorium
is close to 375 feet, and fully 300 feet
of this space can be used to advan
tage, including the platform. This
scheme is entirely practical and its
adoption by the executive committee
Is looked for. It was originally plan
ned to use the dining room for an ex
hibit pavilion, but it is likely that ar
rangements will be made to open the
Chautauqua restaurant, and this move
ment will not oblige people in con
stant attendance at the Fair to go to
Oregon City for their meals. The ex
perience of Mr. Cross in handling the
crowds In Gladstone Park covering 13
years, is being sought by the directors
of the Fair Association.
Milwaukie.
The Milwaukie school opened" on
Monday, September 16, with 146 pupils
in attendance, which will be somewhat
increased with the return of hop pick
ers. The teachers in charge are Mrs.
Shaw, principal; Ella M. Casto, Estel-
la Nlles, Katherlne Casto, assistants.
J. W. Hart, Mrs. Hart and Miss
Hart left Saturday, September 14, for
Illinois to be gone six weeks, where
they will visit old frltnds.
Mrs. Anna Wetzler left Saturday
evening for Chicago, where she will
visit her daughter, Mrs. Berk, of that
city. She will remain about three
months.
Aaron Burkemeier left Tuesday
morning for Forest Grove, where he
will enter Pacific University.
Ethel Gibson, who lives at Stanley
station on the Estacada car line, fell
from her horse last week and broke
the bone of her left arm. She is im
proving and will return to school in
a few days.
On Thursday, September 12 near
Oak Grove at one o'clock at the home
of the groom occurred the marriage
og Frederich Hager and Miss Rose
Parnelli. Miss Alice Grossenbacher
was maid of honor and Mr. Joe Hart
attended the groom. Rev. Mann, pas
tor of the German Methodist Church
of Milwaukie, performed the cere
mony. Only relatives and intimate
friends were present. During the
afternoon and evening a reception was
held attended by a host of neighbors
and friends. The bride arrived re
cently from New York.
Parkplace is the first of the schools
of this vicinity to open and the Fall
term commenced Monday morning.
The enrollment Is fully up to expecta
tions and the book stores experienced
a sudden rush of business Monday
from purchasers of school books. The
teachers of the Parkplace school are:
Prof. L. A. Read, principal; Anna T.
Smith, Daisy McAnulty, Alice Markart,
Minnie Markart, Edith Armstrong.
The West Oregon City, Willamette,
and Oregon City public schools will
be opened next Monday morning, and
the McLoughlin Institute will open at
the same time. Rev. A. Hillebrand,
principal of the Institutes states that
their six rooms will all be occupied
and prospects are bright for a success
ful term. The Institute will be dedi
cated Sunday, October 6, with ap
propriate ceremonies, and among the
speakers will be Archbishop Alexan
der Christie, H. W. Scott, editor of
the Oregonian, and Frederick V. Hol
man, the historian of McLoughlin.
Several of the schools of Clacka
mas County will resume this week
and by the first of October nearly all
of them will be in session.
Claude Turrell was Saturday elected
principal of the Eastham building by
the board of directors of the city
schools, succeeding Mrs. Viola M.
Godfrey, who resigned to take charge
of the Willamette school. Mr. Tur
rell Is 28 years of age and a native of
Michigan. He is a resident of Milwaukie.
Mrs. Beatrice Harrison, of Portland,
was elected teacher of the first pri
mary grade of the Eastham Building,
to succeed Miss Frances Myers, who
has been elected teacher of the sec
ond grade in the Harrison school at
Portland. Mrs. Harrison formerly
taught in the public schools of Port
land and for the last three years has
been in the Tillamook City schools.
Her preparation was acquired at Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Miss Maude Cooke left for Pendle
ton Saturday evening to do seventh
grade work In that city at a salary of
sixty dollars per month. Miss Cooke
took her degree of B. S. D. from the
Monmouth Normal last June, and Is
one of our promising young teachers.
Springwater.
Raining and most always is in the
middle of September, as I have ob
served the fall of rain and sunshine
for over 40 years In Oregon. It might
not come amiss to gives the dates that
we look for rain and sunshine: From
the last week in September to the first
week in November sunshine. We
may have some growing showers from
the first week In November to Febru
ary. Look for rain and see it sure as
a general thing in February. We
have two weeks fine weather, then
somewhat blustery until the last of
April, then sunshine until the middle
of June, then one week's rain, then
sunshine until the middle of Septem
ber, sometimes a nice summer show
er.
Thirty-three thousand bushels of
grain threshed in Springwater this
season as estimated. Fifteen thousand
bushels cut for hay as clover was
light.
The most of those that went to the
hop fields have returned home. Ed
Closner and family have not. - They
are visiting and picking prunes.
J. 'A. Shlbley, wife and twins are on
an outing and visit in Linn County.
Several new dwelling houses have
been built In Springwater this Sum
mer. W. H. Kandle has Just com
menced his.
Would like to give the product of
the dalres In this part of Clackamas
County, but the branch of the Hazel
wood Creamery at Estacada for some
cause will not give me their figures.
The output of the Clear Creek Cream
ery for the last month was $4262.
Clackamas.
The hop pickers have returned and
the town shows signs of returning life.
All made a lew dollars if the hops
were mouldy.
I Rev. A. J. Hoar, of Parkplace, will
preach at the Congregational Church
next Sunday at eleven o'clock,
j Richard Hartnell and others are
marketing their fall crop of straw
berries. Mr. Hartnell has sold several
crates and still they, ripen.
Hank Smith was taken quite sick
Saturday evening while on the road.
Neighbors found him and took him
home.
Mrs. M. E. Prettyman and sister
were visiting their mother, Grandma
Gruber, last Saturday and Sunday,
strong those up to the fifth grade.
School started Monday with a good
attendance. Miss M tin son has charge
of the higher grades and Miss Arm-
! Viola.
The lecture at the school house on
Monday evening was well attended.
We now grasp more fully the immen
sity of the telephone enterprise.
C. C. Miller made a business trip to
Oregon City Monday.
Mrs. Sevier visited her daughter,
Mrs. Hlcinbothom, at the DuBols saw
mill Tuesday.
; James Sevier has completed a very
successful season's run with his
threshing machine.
. Antone Obeataller bought a single
buggy and harness the first of the
week.
Mr. Graham has gone to British
SCHOOLS OPEN
IN CLACKAMAS
Park Place First to Resume
Session for Fall Term.
OTHERS TO OPEN MONDAY
Dedication of John McLoughlin
Institute Will Take Place
October 6 Changes
In Instructors.
BODY IS EXHUMED.
Charles Alnsworth, Morphine Fiend
Was Son of Portland Woman.
Charles Alnsworth, who died from
an overdose of morphine on Wednes
day morning of last week in the An
derson lodging house, and who was
supposed to have no known relatives,
was given a fitting burial yesterday
morning. Alnsworth, whose name was
supposed to Rice, was interred In the
county cemetery by Coroner Holman,
who held the body for several days.
None of his relatives appeared to
claim him, however, until Wednesday,
and accordingly the body was exhum
ed and was re-interred yesterday in
Mountain View cemetery. Alnsworth
was only 19 years of age and was the
son of Mrs. Price, who has a lodging
house on Third and Couch streets in
Portland. He had contracted the mor
phine habit while serving in the
United States Army.
Maple Lane.
Hop picking is nearly over and most
of the pickers have returned.
Mrs. Willis and Mrs. Stafford, of
Moburley, spent Friday with the lat
ter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Miles.
Shirlle Swallow has returned after
a two-months' outing at Long Beach.
Mrs. Lewis returned Monday from
Silverton, where she has been picking
hops.
Mr. Smith has been building quite
an extensive poultry house. He in
tends making it a part of his farm
work.
Mr. Davis Is blasting stumps and
clearing land on a large scale this fall.
Lyman Derrick and Albert Mantz
were at home Sunday.
C. B. Robinson has completed his
barn, which greatly improves the ap
pearance of his place.
Miss Darling returned last week
from California, where she has spent
the last year.
Mr. Robertson Is helping Mr. Park
er dry prunes. He has all he will be
able to dry.
Lyman Mack is soon to leave us for
Eastern Oregon, where he will en
gage In the butcher business.
Lambert Beard is clerking for A.
Robertson, and likes the work very
much.
Lawrence Mautz is hauling wood
again, after a short vacation In the
hopfleld.
Mr. Moran s hand Is slowly Improv
ing.
The Grange Fair promises to be a
success. The programme and an
nouncements will be given later.
Minister's Salary Raised.
The fourth quarterly conference of
the First M. E. Church was held In
the parlors of the church Tuesday;
and it was found that the
finances of the church were In ex
cellent condition, and after a very har
monious meeting a unanimous invita
tion was extended by the board of
ficially to Rev. R. C. Blackwell to re
turn to the Oregon City charge for
another year as pastor of the M. E.
Church, and that his salary be in
creased from $50 to $100.
COLLECTION
OF 1906 TAX
Sheriff Beatie Has Received
$217,131.06 Since March.
BALANCE IS $13,875.64
Delinquent List to be Made Up
in October, When 7 ime
for Last Half Pay
ment will Expire.
Clackamas County officers are busy
preparing their semi-annual reports
for submission to the county court.
In the office of Sheriff Beatie the sec
ond half of the 1906 tax is I eing re
ceived, money coming in at 9 rate
of several hundred dollars dailj
Sheriff Beatie and Deputy .Jaker
are exteremely gratified over this
year's collection of taxes. The total
amount of the roll Is $238,754.88, and
there has been collected In cash $217,
131.06. The amount of the rebates
given for prompt payment of taxes is
$5748.18, making a total of $222,879.
24, and leaving a balance of $13,875.64.
The time for the payment of the last
half of the 1906 tax expires the first
Monday In October, when the delin
quent list will be made up. Up to
April 1, when the time for giving the
3 per cent rebate expired the sheriff's
office had collected $208,328.11.
County Assessor Nelson Is now at
work putting the finishing touches on
the 1907 roll, which will soon be turned
over to County Clerk Greenman to
be copied and extended. The valua
tion this year will be materially In
creased, and the Assessor expects that
the roll will total about $265,000,
which Is an Increase of $27,000 over
last year. The annual expenses of
the county in general disbursements,
aside from roads and bridges is about
$33,000 and the increase will cover a
year's expenditures, with the pres
ent rate of levy.
The Touch that Heals.
Is the touch of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve. It's the happiest combination
of Arnica flowers and healing balsams
ever compounded. No matter how old
the sore or ulcer is, this salve will
cure it. For burns, scalds, cuts,
wounds or plies, it has no equal. Guar
anteed by Howell & Jones, druggists.
25c.
The famous CUff House at San Fran
cisco has been burned down. Well, it
could not have been a much hotter
time than the old place has often seen
before.
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Fall and Winter
This saeson the styles are varied. Dame Fashion kindly allows each woman to
W choose the style that best becomes her. i
that is ALWAYS RIGHT. J
The "PALMER GARMENT"
is made in the most approved styles, and is also correct in material, fit and quality
Q071TS and
SUITS...
No previous season has open
ed with so many pretty designs
in Coats and Suits. Rich plaids
checks and plain colors in beau
tiful fabrics. The styles we
show you are unsurpassed and
the values are incomparable.
Now is a good time to select a
Coat or Suit. Don't wait too
long. The approaching cool
weather warns many prudent
women that it is high time to
make the Garment purchase
for Winter.
Ladies' Coats $5. to $20.
Children's Coats. .$2. Upward
Ladies Suits $8. to $35.
SKIRTS...
In large assortment. Dress or
Rainy-Day Skirts in newest
designs; made of fine quality
of dark suitings, black serge,
rtmama cloth, trimmed with
straps and fancy buttons, etc.
We are sure of pleasing the
most particular.
Skirts from $3.50 to $14.00
To Show Correct
Styies
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first opportunity, and we'll not show you a single
garment unless it is fashioned correctly.
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Successor to Adams Bros.
Woodmen Building, Main Street.
OREGON CITY.
Columbia to work in the logging
camps.