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CITY COURI
25th YEAR.
OREGON CITY. OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1907
No 27
CERTIFICATES
LEGAL TENDER
day, a man by the name of Morgan,
an employe of the Willamette Pulp &
Paper Co., slipped and fell to the
rocks below rendering him uncon
scious for some time. He was taken
to the office of Drs. Carll & Meisner,
where Dr. Meisner made an examina
tion and found no bones were broken
but that the man was badly bruised.
He was removed to his residence and
was resting easy at last reports.
There were other exhibitors of fancy
work and of vegetables and fruit. The
fancy work booth was presided over
O.F.WILBUR
LEAVES CITY
by Mrs. Ida Kent, Mrs. E. D. Fellows
and Mrs. M. E. Brown. The Grange
hall was decorated with evergreens,
grains and red berries. The patch
work quilt made by the Women's
Work Club was won by Mrs. Florence
PAPER OF PORTLAND CLEARING
HOUSE IS ACCEPTED BY
BUSINESS MEN.
Frazicr. The fair closed in the even
ing with a dance, which was largely
POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S
MANAGER MYSTERIOUSLY
DISAPPEARS.
attended, and the music was furnish
HOLIDAYS HINDER COURTS.
ed by Whlteman's orchestra.
OREGON
TAKEN AT FACE VALUE
Distribution of $20,000 by Paper Com
panics Tends to Relieve Local
Situation and Prospects
Are Encourgalng.
Commencing last Friday Portland
clearing house certificates In all de
nominations are being received by
nearly, every business house in Ore
gon City in payment of all claims and
also in payment for goods purchased
at the stores. This was decided last
Thursday night by 33 merchants of
Oregon City, who held a meeting in
the office of Franklin T. Griffith. The
sentiment in favor of accepting the
clearing hojuse certificates In lieu of
cash was unanimous. The certifi
cates are issued in denominations of
" $5, $10 and $20 and will be practically
legal tender everywhere in Oregon
City. The following merchants agreed
to accept the certificates at their face
value: Huntley, Bros. Co., Geo. A,
Harding, Burmeister & Andresen, L.
Adams, Duane C. Ely, Price Bros., V.
Harris, S. Rosenstein, H. P. Bright
bill. C. G. Miller. F..T. Barlow. J. Lev
itt, Joyner & Hosklns, Geo. V. Ely,
W. W. Myers, Howell & Jones, Wm.
Robinson, J. E. Jack, Brown & Welsh,
Geo. Reddaway, J. E. Seeley, P. J.
Wlnkel, Frank Busch, Pope & Co.,
John Adams, R. Petzold, Farr Bros.,
W. L. Block, Harry Baxter, Charman
& Co., The C. C. Store, by Carter;
T. J. Gary.
The distribution of about $20,000 in
clearing house certificates in pay
ment of the wage checks of the em
ployes of the Willamette Pulp & Pa
per Company has caused a flood of
that paper among the business houses
of Oregon. City. The paper is taken
at its face value by nearly all of the
local merchants, but has made a tem
porary shortage of change, as the
paper is not issued in denominations
smaller than $5. The financial condi
tion here Is .rapidly becoming clari
fied and the situation is most encour
aging. The local banks have received from
San Francisco a large amount of San
Francisco Clearing House certificates
in denominations of $1 and $2. These
smaller denominations were needed
here and were quickly placed in cir
culation by the business men, and
occasioned by the issuance of the $5,
$10 and $20 Portland Clearing HouBe
certificates. The San . Francisco cer
tiflcates are a very convenient size,
closely resembling National Bank
notes.
Injured in Paper Mill.
While at work on a scaffold scrap
ing concrete from a wheelbarrow, Fri-
No Legal Business Can Bo Trancacted ;
During the Present Situation.
The banks are not alone in their
holidays, for this is a matter that is
giving the officials around the court
house much concern. County Clerk
Greenman has on his desk a huge
stack of papers that have been pre
sented for filing since October 28,
but in the big book for the register
of action there in nothing but blank
pages since that date, and Mr. Green
man and his deputies are looking for
ward with no degree of pleasure to
the end of the holidays, when their
work will fall on them with an un
desirable heaviness. The Circuit
Court should have convened Monday
morning of last week for the regular
November term and the docket is not
a light one by any means, In ad
dition to a record breaking number of
law, divorce and other equity cases,
there are a large number of criminal
actions, embrancing the charge of as
sault against Leroy Carden, the cases
against four Canby saloonmen who
are charged with selling liquor to mi
nors, and finally the charge of mur
dering Bhingwan Singh, the Hindu,
which has been lodged against seven
residents of Boring Precinct, these
men now being in the county jail.
The regular term of the County
Court was set for Wednesday but is
postponed, as no judicial acts can be
done at the present time. County Re
corder Ramsby has filed no instru
ments of any kind since October 28,
and will have a busy office for a while
at the termination of the holidays.
McKinley Escapes from Chinese.
A dispatch from Pekin says: Hora
tio McKinley. wanted in Oregon in
connection with the land-fraud trials
In that state, who was arrested by
the Manchurian authorities at Muk
den, October 5, and incarcerated pend
ing the arrival of an officer from
America, escaped1 from custody Tues
day. The Chinese government is
making efforts to recapture the pris
oner.
The escape of McKinley will prob
ably defeat the first attempt of
China's co-operation in the extradi
tion of criminals without a treaty. It
was hoped that the attempt would
succeed and discourage numerous
American criminals and adventurers
from taking refuge in China. v
Letter List.
Letter list for week ending Novem
ber 16:
Women's list Thornton, Mrs. Jno.;
Thomas, Mrs. A. L.
Men's list Beebe, L. G.; Cramer,
E. M.; Emler, John; Erlckson, Hem
berg; Foe, Mr.; Gott, Wm. H.; Han
sen, Fred; Morris, Chas.; Osborn,
oBnes; Rosmer, R. A.; Wilson, Ed R.;
Weddle, B. F.
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Dr. J. Whitcomb Brougher
Who will talk on the pro
posed Excise Law next
Monday night in the Bap
tist church.
ANOTHER BANK
CLOSES DOORS
MERCHANTS' NATIONAL SUS
PENDS IN PORTLAND THOUGH
IT IS SOLVENT.-
PUBLIC UNDULY SCARED
Institution Is Sound but Malicious Ru
mors Caused Steady Drain On
Its Available Cash
Balance.
The Merchants' National, of Port
land, suspended Tuesday morning.
During two weeks ended Tuesday pay
ing tellers had sifted $1,500,000
through the wickets. This sum was
In cash.
The bank is solvent, says President
J. Frank Watson, and will reopen
within 90 days. Claud Gatch, of Sa
lem, National bank examiner for this
district, took charge of the institution
and will make a careful examination
of the bank's condition. He has been
directed to do so by the Controller of
the Currency. If, as is confidently ex
pected, his report discloses a solvent
Keep Bright and You
Will Keep Busy
ELECTRIC LIGHT is the magnet that draws trade. The bright store ia
the "hypnotic eye" of business. People can no more resist the the at
traction of a brilliant, Electrically lighted store than resist the clarion call of
a brass band.
Is your competitor with the Electrically illluminated show windows,
bright interior and sparkling Electric Sign getting an advantage over you ?
The moth never flutters around the unlighted candle 1 Up-to-date stores
nowadays consider shop-window lighting a necessity, whether they remain
open after dark or not. Competition forces modern methods.
A show window brilliantly illuminate! with Electric light will make
many a sale "the night before.'"" Electric light compels attention, makes
easy the examination of your display, shows goods in detail, and fabrics in
their true colors. ?
And don't neglect the Electric Sign. It is soliciting "tomorrow's"
business every moment it is lighted burning your name in the public mind.
It is a solicitor that never becomes weary never stops work costs little.
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
e. G. MILLER, 2lent
Oregon Gity, Oregon
bank, the Controller will allow such
time as seems necessary for the col
lection of outstanding accounts and
the doors will be opened again for
business.
Malicious rumors, spread by ene
mies of the bank, are believed by
President Watson to be responsible
for its suspension. These were cir
culated in various ways. Anonymous
letter to prominent business men
about the city, mysterious telephone
calls, all advising- the withdrawal of
deposits from the Merchants' Nation
al, and street reports helped to in
still the fear of loss in tile minds of
the public. The result was that anx
ious depositors poured into the bank.
Business community has general
confidence in the officials of the Mer
chants' National. ' J. Frank Vatson,
president, has been its head Bince
1893, the bank having been establish
ed in 1886. When Mr. Watson became
its head the deposits in the Institu
tion were only $175,000. The high
water mark of deposits was reached
early in the present year, when the
total was nearly $6,000,000. The bank
is the third largest in the state.
On Monday, the last day the bank
did business, it was required to pay
$157,000 to settle its clearances. It
handled checks of other banks that
day amounting lor $109,000. Other
banks handlod checks drawn on it
amounting to a ruin"' of $266,000, leav
ing the abovo difference.
The Po.tlund Clearing Hod 19 As
sociation, did everything 'it will 1 to
help this .f.ar.lV Nailonal Of'oials
of the f,us,)?nde.l bank agree on this
point. The Clearing House advanced
$250,000 in Clearing House certifii
cates of $5000 denomination, which
the Merchants' National used to settle
Its clearances. In securing this loan
the bank gave its note to the Clearing
House, secured by about $.300,000 in
notes and ether commercial paper.
When this note is paid the collateral
will be returned to the Merchants'
National.
The National banking act does not
allow a -National bank to borrow from
other banks in excess of the bank's
capital stock. The Merchants Na
tional has a capital stock at $250,000,
so it could not make further loans and
comply with the law.
The Merchants Savings & Trust
Company, an institution recently
started, in quarters next door to the
Merchants National, and of which Mr.
Watson is also president, is not af
fected in any way by the suspension
of the Merchants National,.. says Mr.
Watson. This bank will go ahead and
do business as usual.
It is the intention of the manage
ment of the Merchants National to
take over the banking room of the
smaller institution, which will move
to the building now being fixed for it
on the corner of Sixth and Washing
ton streets, when the closed bank is
re-opened. It is likely that the cap!
tal stock of the Merchants National
will be increased, for this has been
planned for some time
SECOND FAIR
OF ABERNETHY
GRANGE CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL
EXHIBIT OF FARM PRODUCTS
AT PARKPLACE.
WOMEN MAKE A DISPLAY
Vegetables, Fruits, Grains, Grasses,
and Other Exhibits are Admired
By Scores of Visitors Last
Saturday.
Marquam Men Lose Money.
H. L. Skirvln, a well known farmer
of Marquam, passed through the city
Monday enroute to his home from
Portland, where he went to attend a
meeting of the depositors of the de
funct Title Guarantee & Trust Com
pany. Mr. Skirvln had $280 in the
institution and his son had $100 on
deposit there. . ..
HAWSE GIVES HIMSELF UP.
Seventh Man In Hindu Case Surren
ders to Sheriff Beatie.
Vernon Hawse, the seventh man im
plicated in the murder of Bhingwan
Singh, the Hindu who was shot and
fatally wounded Hallowe'en night at
Jarl & Pagh Bros.' camp near Boring,
Thursday afternoon gave himself up
to the authorities and occupies quar
ters In the county jail, along with the
six other men charged with the mur
der of the Hindu. Ex-Sneriff Sitton,
of Yamhill County, telephoned Sheriff
Beatie Wednesday that Hawse was
In McMlnnvIlle arid pledged his word
to the sheriff that Kawse would come
over and deliver himself without the
necessity of being arpested. This
was entirely satisfactory to the sher
iff, and Hawse, after a conference
with his attorney, Franklin T. Grif
fith, came over to the courthouse and
was locked up.
Real Estate Consolidated.
Mr. Robeson, of the real estate firm
of Robeson, Gofbett & Co., has sold
out his interest in the firm to his part
ners, who have consolidated their bus
iness with Smith & Hornback. The
office of the new firm will remain in
the postoffice building.
Abernethy Grange held its second
annual fair at Parkplace Saturday.
The affair lasted all day and ended
at night with a dance at the Grange
hall. At noon and during the after
noon dinner was served for which 25
cents was charged. Fancy arti
cles were also sold., After the noon
hour a program was rendered, ' and
was the following: Music, -, "Ameri
ca;" address, Master of Abernethy
Grange, 0. L. Clyde; address, Capt. J.
T. Apperson; vocal duet, Gussie Riv
ers and Charles Lucas; recitation.
Fern Huerth; instrumental solo, Mrs.
W. R. U'Ren; Mrs. Getchell, lecturer
of Milwaukle Grange, answered to a
call for her and replied to Mr. U'Ren
and spoke on Grange interests. Mrs.
Getchell congratulated Abernethy
Grange as being a neighbor and spoke
of the splendid exhibit. She was
warmly encored upon making the
statement "any effort worthy of the
name was the united action of men
and women;" and said co-operative
work is Just now needed in our lodge,
our country and our State. Dangers
are subdued, wrongs are corrected
and great good is accomplished only
by the forceful action of, not one, but
by united, noble, courageous work."
The remarks of Mrs. Getchell, as well
as those of the other speakers of the
afternoon were in the Interest of the
Grange and of its workers, and were
greatly appreciated by the large as
sembly. At the close of Mrs. Getch
ell'B remarks, Capt. J. T. Apperson
spoke with a few closing remarks in
which he congratulated the women of
the Parkplace Grange upon the good
showing they had made, and especial
ly of the Women's Work Club of this
organization who had made many
beautiful quilts that adorned the walls
of the Grange hall on this occasion,
and which were sold on this day.
Captain Apperson's remarks closed
the afternoon program, after which
exhibits were viewed by the visitors.
Capt. Apperson's fine exhibit of ap
ples, vegetables and butter were
greatly admired. Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
U'Ren had a fine collection of curios
from Africa, among the collection be
ing three war weapons of the natives
of that country, two assigai (spears)
and a knoli kerri (war club), which
were brought from Africa by Mr.
U'Ren's son. Mrs. E. D. Fellows'
needle work was also admired by lov
ers of that line, and In her collection
she had doilies, centerpieces, quilts
and sofa pillows. One quilt that at
tracted considerable attention was a
patchwork quilt on exhibition by Mrs.
O. L. Clyde, whose mother made It
when 90 years of age. The Women's
Work Club of Abernethy Grange had
several crazy patch '"work and silk
quilts, besides several lounge throws.
Some of the other exhibits were po
tatoes, 13 in one hill grown by Mrs.
Ivers; Burbank potatoes, Louis
Rail; jellies, Mrs. De Ford; apples,
Mrs. Minnie Ingram; apples, Mr. C.
W. Swallow, of Maple Lane Grange;
fancy work, Mrs. William Etters;
fancy work, Mrs. M, E. Brown; stein,
over 100 years old brought from Ger
many, Mrs. Prishoff; glass mug, tak
en from a well 75 feet deep, by Mrs.
I. Rivers, at Eagle Creek, when a lit
tle girl; copper teapot, that has been
in several floods but has always been
recovered, the last one being the
great flood at Galveston. The teapot
is of the old fashioned kind and is the
property of Mrs. Waer, the teapot be
ing In the Praeger family for over 50
years; fancy work, Mrs. ZInserling;
doll's cradle, made from a pen knife,
by Clarence ZInserling, aged 14
years; nuts, Henry Nachand; Mrs.
George ZInserling bad a pumpkin on
exhibition taken from a vine on which
four pumpkins were raised, the least
one weighing 12 pounds and the larg
est one weighing 22 pounds. Mrs.
Burton bad a collection of vegetables.
CHAPMAN OPENS CAMPAIGN.
Talks to Crowd In the First Baptist
Church on Excise Ordinance.
Irvin S. Chapman, D. D L. L. D.,
who is 70 years of age, with the vigor
of a boy, talking with his hands, his
feet, his mouth and eyes, was the cen
tral figure Monday night at the first
mass meeting held in the First Bap
tist Church to impress the voters of
Oregon City with the necessity of en
acting the proposed ordinance creat
ing the excise law. Dr. Chapman was
greeted by a large crowd, in which
the men predominated, and there
were no children present. The speak
er's subject was "A Story You Never
Heard," and he was Introduced by
Hon. W. S. U'Ren.
Dr. Chapman did not discuss the
moral phase of the existence of the
saloon, but took up the practical side
of the case from his point of view.
He Insisted that the saloon hurts bus
iness and gave a number of striking
Illustrations in support of his claim.
He sent home arguments that were
convincing and discussed the eco
nomic phase of the case.
"The saloon destroys the value of
property, debases the character of
men, and destroys citizenship and
homes," was the theme of his dis
course,
LEFT PROPERTY BEHIND
Had Been Drinking Heavily for Some
Months and Friends Fear He
Has Thrown Himself
Into' River.
GENINI'S LIFE THREATENED
Causes Arrest of Andy Jeffery, Who
Disturbed Domestic Relations.
Andy Jeffery was arrested Satur
day at Macksburg, and brought ,to
this city. Jeffery is charged by
Tony Geninl with threatening to take
the life of the latter. Back of this
charge is the court record of divorce
proceedings between Mr. and Mrs.
Geninl and a fight for the possession
of their little daughter. It is al
leged by Geninl that his wife and
Jeffery were unduly intimate, and sev
eral weeks ago they went over into
Washington. He followed them and
found them in a hotel at Chehalis, but
was greeted by Jeffery, who fired a
revolver at the woman's husband,
none of the five shots taking effect in
the darkness. Before Genlni could
get a warrant for the arrest of the
pair, they fled to this state. He re
sumed his vigilance, however, and
found them several days later in a
rooming house in Portland, and they
were arrested and released on bonds.
The attempt of Genlni to obtain
the custody of his daughter was de
feated;1 and tho child is now in the
pare of lta maternal grandparents.
Geninl foars that Jeffery will take his
life and avers that October 22 Jef
fery said to Gus Foumal, a local sa
loonkeeper:-
"I took five shots at him, blow his
hat off, and made him crawl under
the bed and the next time I will do
a better job."
Jeffery was released from custody
Tuesday by Judge Dimlck following a
hearing. Gus Foumal, a local' saloon
keeper, swore that he had overheard
Jeffery say that he would kill Genlni
If opportunity offered, and the court
held that this threat was not direct,
but conditional.
Jeffery has apparently been a thorn
In the side of Genlni, whose wife has
brought divorce proceedings against
him. Mrs. Genlni and Jeffery are
good friends, and the man is a wel
come guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Mathews, of Macksburg,
the parents of the woman, who have
the custody of the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Geninl.
Judge Dimick, at the hearing, crit
icized Mr. Mathews for allowing Jef
fery to be around his daughter and
her child at the farm home In Macksburg.
The mysterious disappearance of O.
F. Wilbur, agent for the Postal Tele
graph Company at this point , has
aroused much speculation as to his
probable fate. Mr. Wilbur left the
city suddenly, on the afternoon of
Tuesday, October 29, leaving behind
all his clothes and personal effects of
every nature. Even his pipe was left
on his desk.
Mr. Wilbur, who came here May 15
last from Fowler, Cal., was a Confed
erate veteran and was aged about 62
years. He was appointed manager of
the local branch of the. Postal Tele
graph Company Immediately after his
arrival here and established an office
with W. F. Schooley, a local real es
tate dealer. For a time he attended
to business strictly, but later fell a
victim to drink, and was Intoxicated a
large portion of his time. In this
manner he accumulated small debts
and worried over this fact, telling Mr.
Schooley that if he could not pay his
creditors, he would kill himself by
jumping in the river.
Mr. Schooley told Wilbur to stop
drinking and then he would have no
difficulty in paying his debts. Two
weeks ago Wilbur started to make
some sacks, and told Mr. Schooley
that he was going to drown himself.
He left the office just before noon,
saying that he intended to get some
money, and a few hours later was
seen In a Main street saloon. About
3 o'clock he boarded a car for Port
land and nothing has been seen or
heard of him since that time. It is
feared by his friends that in his des
pondent and muddled condition that
he destroyed himself.
Mr. Wilbur has distant cousins liv
ing in Colorado. He had no money
when he left, but possessed Nevada
mining stock valued at $1000, which
he received a few days before.
REST ROOMS FOR CUSTOMERS.
Frank Busch and J. E. Seeley Estab
lih an Attractive Innovation.
Makes Money In Grapes.
Phillip Strleb, who has a small vine
yard at his home in Milwaukle, where
he raises Concord, Sweetwater and
Niagara grapes, says that from a lit
tle over one acre he sold grapes to
the amount of $600. His vineyard is
high ground and on a slope and pro
duces well. Mr. Strleb expresses the
opinion that grapes of fine quality
and in great quantity can be produced
on the land about Milwaukle, and
thinks that before long grape juice
will be bottled at Milwaukle for the
markets of the Coast and Northwest.
Just a Roadhouse.
It Is understood that negotiations
are on to make the Milwaukle Club
house a roadhouse, and that parties
have been negotiating to lease the
property for that purpose. The city
is paid a license for the saloon onlv.
and not for the gambling department.
-The progresslveness of some of
our morchants in fixing rest rooms
Tor their patrons will ceTtalnly be
appreciated by the public who are
called to their places of business to
trmlfi. ' Frank Busch is having con
structed in his fine busienss block
on Main and Eleventh streets a room
16x30 feet which is to be fitted up in
a most attractive manner. Mr. Busch
will Jiave the room furnished with
nice cnairs, nnrary taoie anu volumes
of the latest books and magazines and
all the dally papers and in fact all
the conveniences to make an attrac
tive place to rest and warm.
J. E. Seeley, who conducts a groc
ery store on main and Ninth Btreets
is having a reBt room fitted up which
when completed will be 14x18 feet
and will be nicely furnished with
books, magazines and papers for the
accomodation of thoBe who wish a
nice quiet place to rest and warm
during the cold, wet days of winter.
This is a step forward that will cer
tainly be appreciated by the people
coming from a distance in the country
when the weather is cold and wet, es
pecially those having small children,
as heretofore there has been no place
where mothers could go with their
children and rest and get warm, there
fore this will be a great convenience.
Heavy Assessment Roll.
County Assessor Nelson has a force
of six clerks copying the assessment
roll for 1907 and the work will be com
pleted as fast as possible. The total
valuation as shown by the roll is
$12,908,336. The valuation of the pro
perty of Clackamas County on last
year's roll was $10,597,300, showing a
material increase, nearly all of which
la on corporation property and timber
lands.
Spidell Case Monday.
William Spidell, of Oak Grove, who
is charged by E. D. Olds with beating
his wife, Edna Spidell, has been re
leased on his own recognizance to
appear for preliminary hearing next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock .
Farm For Sale
Our business is to show investors that Clackamas
county farms are better investments than U. S. gold
bonds.
There are many real estate signs in town but the
office over the Bank of Oregon City continues to do
the real estate business of the county.
Get Down to Business
If your farm drags on the market let's talk the mat
ter over. Maybe you need the services of a live
agency. The "con" talk of the amateur agent won't
sell your land. For results see
Eastliam, Patison & Co.
Over the Batik of Oregon City Successors to C, N. Plowman & Co.