Oregon City courier., December 27, 1907, Image 1

THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS-DARK BROWN TASTE FROM EATING TOO MUCH DINNER; MONEY ALL GONE; FRIENDLESS; THE BILL COLLECTOR; AND THEN-
OREGON CITY CO
25th YEAR.
OREGON' CITY. OREGON. FRDAY. DECEMBER 27 1907
No 33
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CHRISTMAS IS
MERRY SEASON
DAY SPENT ENJOYABLY, BUT
QUIETLY, BY PEOPLE OF
OREGON CITYr
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CHURCHES HOLD SERVICES
Sunday School Inaugurates Plan of
Giving Presents to Poor Fami
lies Two Christmas Dances
Pleasant Affairs.
Christmas cheer was plenty In Ore
gon City. Bright and happy faces In
homes and on the streets were on
hand -to give the customary greetings
and the day was enjoyably, though
quietly, passed hpre despite the
drenching rain that fell all day. The
first annual ball of Company G, Third
regiment of Infantry, Oregon National
Guard, was held In the Armory and a
large crowd attended. On Christmas
eve the annual ball of Fountain Hose
Company took place In the Armory
and attracted many merry-makers.
In the Catholic, Episcopal and Lu
theran Churches religious services
were held Christmas morning, and on
Christmas eve the Sunday school en
tertainments of the Methodist, Presby
terian and Congregational Churches
drew hundreds of children. In the
latter church a cantata, "A Visit to
Santa Clans' Workshop," was given
by the children, under the direction
of Mrs. W. A. White. The church was
crowded and the little ones acquitted
themselves very creditably. Provis
ions, fruit, candy and toys were
brought for the poor and placed on
the tree, which was lighted with In
numerable tiny electric lights. ' Every
child of the Sunday school received a
box of candy and nuts.
"Little Joy Givers" was the cantata
at the Presbyterian Church. The
Sunday school children.. were drilled
by Mrs. A. Matheson, and the affair
passed off successfully. - A miniature
forest of small trees was on the plat
form, and Violet Beauliau gave a vo
cal number. ' The children received
gifts from their teachers.
The choir and Sunday school of the
Methodist Church gave an Interesting
program, with songs, anthems- and
recitations. The edifice was elabo
rately decorated, and gifts of candy
were v given the children from 'the
tree.
The Sunday school children of St.
Paul's Episcopal. Church were given a
Christmas party In the rectory Christ
mas eve. There was no programme,
but an enjoyable evening was spent,
and the little ones were presented
with gifts, candy and nuts from the
tree.
In spite of the drenching rain Mon
day night, the Christmas entertain
ment at the First Baptist Church was
a great success. A large and enthusi
astic audience filled the house to listen
to the programme. The auditorium of
chandlse store after the things were
brought, which -are to be shipped to
day to the Boys' and Girls' Aid of
Portland. Bags of Vegetables and
fruits and barrels of preserves, cloth
ing, bedding and toys were piled up
on the church rostrum. The sum total
for goods and In cash which-will be
given by the Sunday school to the
Boys' and Girls' Aid will be J76.62.
The superintendent, Mrs. C. A.
Nash, was master of ceremonies. The
church was simply but beautifully
decorated, and, besides the programme
by the children, Miss Myrtle Tooze
gave two very fine and Interesting
Christmas readings, and Miss Edna
Kinney and Miss Georgia Cross sang
a very touching duet.
The new plan adopted by the Sun
day school this year of giving and
not getting was a great success. The
best of it all was that the children
enjoyed It, and there Is no fear on the
part of the officers of the Sunday
school of a diminishing attendance be
cause no presents were given.
EX-MAYORS OF
OREGON CITY
E. G. CAUFIELD PRESENTS GROUP
OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF PAST
EXECUTIVES.
HOLIDAY BUSINESS GOOD.
Stores Thronged With Christmas
Shoppers and Merchants Rejoice.
The all-pervading cheer of Christ
mas, supreme holiday of the year. Is
abroad in the land. For weeks the
surging shoppers have been massed
upon the streets by the tens of thou
sands, and packed In the more popu
lar stores like sardines In a box.
Everybody wears the smile of good
nature and optimism. At no time
during last year before Christmas
were there such throngs upon the
thoroughfares. You worm your way
through the multitudes upon the side
walks, fortunate if you can get Into
the doors of the stores, for you find
the aisles crowded and the entrances
jammed. If there Is really any strin
gency In . the money market, every
body seems to think that the trouble
belongs to someone else, for they
have plenty of money to buy what
their desires prompt. In fact, the de
termination to fill the stocking of the
poor seems more general than In for
mer years.
LEADING LOCAL FIGtJRES
William H. Hillborn Was First Mayor
Preceding Dr. J. McLaughlin
Mayor Thomas Charman Held
The Office Eight Years.
Christmas at St. John's Church
Christmas services were held at St
John's Catholic Church, Hev. A. Hille
brand, pastor. The first mass was
said at 8 o'clock, and children's Christ
mas carols were sung. The subject
of the sermon was "The Three-fold
Birth of Christ." The second mass
was at 8:45 o'clock, with German ser
mon on "Christ's Manger at Pulpit,"
High mass was at 10:30 o'clock, with
benediction and sermon on "Christ
Our King." Special Christmas music
was given at High Mass and the
Christmas Mass of Theodore La
Hache was sung. The offertory was
the Christmas Hymn from Wiegand.
.the church looked like a general mer-
Postofflce Business Increases.
Postmaster Randall has compiled a
report for the department at Wash
ington showing a gratifying Increase
In the business of the local office dur
ing the last 10 years. In 1897 the re
ceipts were $4,697.67, and last year
they were $11,653.45. Ten years ago
there were two employes, and at the
present time there are 14. The
floor space occupied in 1897 was 600
square feet, and now there Is In use
1,473 square feet, and this is inadequate.
An Interesting picture In the win
dow of The Bank of Oregon City Is
that of the ex-mayors of Oregon City
from 1850 to the present time The
group was Inspected by hundreds of
people, and many of the old-timers
recognised famillsr faces, the origin
als being well known and prominent
figures in the life of Oregon City In
the early days.
The picture Is the result of many
mouths spent In gathering the many
photographs that go to make up the
group and Mayor Caufield Is the man
who has written stacks of letters to
all parts of the United States, and
has added picture after picture, un
til finally he has all of them but two,
that he was unable to obtain. The
mayor, whose term of office expires
December 31, presented the photo
graph to the city at a meeting of the
Council Monday night. The group
of past governors of Oregon City
make a welcome addition to tne city s
small store of historic articles, and
Mayor Caufield will be warmly com
mended for his indefatigable efforts
In securing the material..
William H. Kllborn was the first
mayor of Oregon City, serving from
1850 to 1851. He came to Oregon
from Newburyport, Mass., which town
furnished another Oregon City mayor
In the person of Joseph N. Prescott.
Kllborn was followed by Dr. John Mc
Loughlin, father of Oregon and the
founder of Oregon City, whose life
Is so closely connected with the his
tory of the Pacific Northwest, He
was succeeded by A, L. Lovejoy, who
made the famous ride with Whitman.
Lovejoy was the speaker of the Ore
gon House of Representatives when
this city was Incorporated.
Prescott was mayor from 1852 to
1855 and was the father of the fara
our authoress, Harriet Prescott Spof
ford. He was followed by Thomas
Johnson, father of Mrs. Eagan, wife
of Malor Eaean. of embalmed beef
fame. He went to San Francisco and
died there several years ago. The
sixth executive was Amory Holbrook,
who was a prominent attorney and
who served in 1856. After him came
Dr. Ralph Wilcox. - He was clerk of
the United States Court, and served
as mayor in 1856-58. Holbrook was
aeain elected and In 1860 Dr. A. H
Steele was mayor. He conducted
drug store on the spot now occupied
bv the office of Harvey E. cross, in
18(53-64 Arthur Warner was mayor.
He was associated In business with
Thomas Charman, and his widow and
son are now living at Mount Pleasant.
The eleventh mayor was Dr. Forbes
Barclay, whose children, are well
known here. Dr. Barclay was a pio
neer physician and took great Interest
in educational matters. The Barclay
school building was given his name
and he was superintendent of schools
for several years. He served from
1804 to 1867 and was succeeded by
Joseph R. Ralston, who was In the
mercantile business on the corner of
Main and Sixth street, where The
Bank of Oregon City is now located.
He was a business partner of John
Myers and Is now living near Tacoma.
Dr. Barclay was again elected and
was mayor from 1868 to 1871, and
then came Thomas Charman, who
was In office eight years, holding the
record. He was a pioneer merchant
and died only last spring. Anthony
Noltner was mayor In 1872-73. He
was one of the best known newspaper
men In Oregon, and was the editor of
the Enterprise. In 1873 F. O. MoCown
was elected mayor. He was associat
ed with W. Carey Johnson In a law
office and died about 10 years ago,
His widow lives In Portland. Thomas
GLADSTONE HOT
AFTER SCHOOL
SUBURBAN RESIDENTS WOULD
CUT AWAY FROM PARKPLACE
AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY.
WAITING FOR A CHANCE
school branches, but he put himself
behind and tenderel his resignation
gracefully. Conditons are reported to
be remarkably good at Macksburg
and the work Is progressing satisfac
torily. Mr. Baldwin reports that his
predecessor left the school In excel
lent form.
They Will Resist the Efforts of Peo
ple of Jennings Lodge to Create
District at February Term of
County Boundary Board.
For many years there has been a
desire In the hearts of the people of
Gladstone for the establishment of a
school district, and thev have onlv
Charman was elected mayor again In been waiting until the ripe time to
1876, and in 1877 L. T. Barln was Petition the county boundary board,
chosen. He was an attorney and a Their object is one point nearer at-
politlcian and held the Clackamas
County Republicans In the hollow of
his hand. He was Register of the
United States Land Office and died In
Portland a few years ago. Peter
Paquet, a boat builder, was mayor
in 1878-79. He was a brother of Jo
seph Paquet, of Portland, where his
widow resides. Mr. Paquet was Re
ceiver of the land office here. N. W.
Randall, father of Postmaster Ran
dall, was mayor In 1879-80, and Major
Charman served again from 1880 to
1884. In the latter year Hiram Coch
ran was elected mayor, serving nearly
four years. It was during his admin
istration that the Chinese employed in
the woolen mills were driven from
the city. Mr. Cochran resigned Just
before his fourth term expired and
John G. Pllsbury was elected and ser
ved about seven weeks, and his suc
cessor was William T. Whitlock, who
was for several years Clerk of Clacka-
tainment because of the action of the
board last Friday afternoon in slic
ing off a small portion of the Hol
comb district and attaching It to the
Parkplace district, in which Glad
stone Is embraced. The board did not
grant the petition in Its entirety, for
this action would have tended to crip
ple the Holcomb district, but the por
tion nearest to Parkplace went in.
As a matter of fact, the children who
have been living in that portion of
the Holcomb district that was trans
ferred have been attending the Park
place school without paying tuition,
but last- week the directors of Park
place took cognizance of the crowded
conditon of the school and shut them
out. Property owners of Gladstone
made an effrt to transfer all that
part of Holcomb embraced In the
petition to Parkplace, but failed in
this city. It was the object of the
Gladstone residents to add as much
COUNCIL'S FINAL MEETING.
Forces Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company to Accept New
Franshises.
The city council held Its final meet
ing Monday night and wound up the
.annuo ui me present administration
with the passage of the Pacific Tele
phone & Telegraph franchise ordi
nance. Tnis measure Is modeled on
the franchise held by the Home Tele
phone Company, and requires the
company to pay $100 per year. It is
also provided that it must allow Its
poles to be used as a conveyor for the
wires of othed companies. The Pa
cific company objected strenuously to
this provlson, but It was forced upon
them despite their protests. Both
companies will furnish long distance
service without charge to 'the police
officers to Oregon points as far south
as Eugene.
Mayor Caufield presented to the
council the picture embracing the
photographs of all of the ex-mayors of
Oregon City, with two exceptions,
from 1850 to the present time. He
may be able to procure the missing
pictures. The mayor recommended
that in future all mayors give to the
city a framed picture to hang on the
walls of the council chamber. The
council, by resolution, thanked Mayor
Caufield for his gift, which has con
siderable historic value.
mas County and who Is now living in to Parkplace as possible In order to
Portland. M. a. oimuuu was me j Detter tne chances for a future dlvi-twenty-fifth
mayor. He was secre- sion 0f the district, but this has been
tary of the woolen mills company and obstructed by the petition of resl-
was afterwards in me uimmS uuoi- aents or Jennings Lodge. This Detl-
Keep Br I0i t and You
Will Keep Busy -
ICLECTRlC LIGHT is the magnet that draws trade. The bright store is
the "hypnotic eye" of business. People can no more resist 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 illuminated 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 itis lighted burning your name in the public mind.
It is a solicitor that never becomes weary never stops work costs little.
" 3
Portland Railway, Light & Power Co.
e. G. MILLER, A&nt
Oregon Qity, Oregon
ness at Portland. His widow owns
property at the present time In Ore
gon City. Judge Thomas F, Ryan
was mayor from 1890 to 1891 and T.
W. Sullivan succeeded him. Mr. Sul
livan came here from Watertown, N.
Y., and built for the Willamette Pulp
& Paper -Company the station at the
brink of the falls that Is now used for
a sawmill by the company. He af
terwards entered the employ of the
Portland General Electric Company.
Hiram Straight conducted a grocery
at Main and Eighth streets, the pres
ent location of V. Harris. He was
born at Parkplace, a suburb of Ore
gon City, and was mayor from 1893
to 1896. In that year E. G. Caufield
was elected and Berved two years. C.
D Latourette was elected for two
years and then Grant B. Dlmlck ser
ved four consecutive terms. Dr. A.
E Sommer was mayor In 1905 and
in December of that year MV. Caufield
was elected again and re-elected last
December, and his term of offlos Is
about to expire.
TAGGART ISSUES A CALL.
Democratic Convention At Denver to
Have Eight Oregon Delegates.
Chairman Tatfgart, of the Demo
cratic National Committee, has Issued
a formal call for the National Con
vention. The announcement says:
"The Democratic National Commit
tee has appointed Tuesday, the 7th
day of July, 1908, as the time and
chosen Denver, Colo., as the place for
holding the Democratic National Con
vention. "Each state Is entitled to repre
sentation therein equal to double the
number of Its Senators and Repre
sentatives In the Congress oi me
TTtiitBd states and each territory,
Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii
and Porto Rico shall have six dele
gates. All Democratic citizens of the
United States, irrespective of past p
utirai nBsncifttions and differences,
who can unite with us in the effort for
a pre, economical, constitutional
government are cordially Invited to
join us In sending delegates to the
convention.'
DISTRICT ATTORNEY NOT NAMED
i k 1
Oregon Delegation Not vet greea
On a Candidate ror wis ruso,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23. Indica
tions point to a deadlock In the Ore
gon delegation over the nomination of
a man to succeed District Attorney
Bristol. Senator Bourne Is expected
to stand pat for Scheubel, regardless
of the Intentions or me remamius
members ' not to indorse him. An
effort will be made to have a meeting
this week with a view of demanding
a recommendation before Senator Ful
ton leaves for Oregon. He will leave
here this week for New York and
then go to Oregon to remain until the
close of the recess.
Fulton saw the President, but did
not discuss the attorneyship. He de
clines to talk of Heney's visit.
Eagle Celebrate Christmas.
Members of Oregon City Aerie, Or
der of Eagles, and their families, to
the number of 150, held a gala time
in Knapp's Hall Monday night with
a Christmas feast. The tree was laden
with gifts and the hall was decorated
with Christmas garlands. The occa
sion was a happy one for the Eagles.
The following programme was ren
dered: Opening ode, Aerie; address
of welcome. Judge Dlmlck; music,
piano, violin and manaonn, messrs.
Langsford. Pusey and Farmer; reci
tation, Tom Sinnott; recitation .Clara
vnhel !on?. W. G. Langsford; music,
orchestra; recitation, Harriet Parker;
song, C. W. Kelly; music, piccoiu,
violin and mandolin, Messrs. Pusey,
Farmer and Langsford; address, A.
M. Sinnott; closing ode, Aerie.
Oregon City Juniors Win.
Juniors were vic
torious Sunday on Willamette Field
over the Portland Maroons, In a game
of football. The local men scored a
touchdown from which no goal was
kicked and tbey forced a safety in
the first half. The game was clean
throughout, with little wrangling, and
the warriors of both teams displayed
thorough sportsmanship.
tlon will probably be acted upon at
the February term of the district
boundary board, and It Is altogether
probable that the Gladstone people
will fight It to a finish. It Is proposed
by the petitoners to take a portion of
Concord district and the western part
of Parkplace, which embraces Glad
stone and make a new district. If
this Is done, the prospects of a new
district for the Gladstone people will
go glimmering for years, If not for
ever. There are 33 children In the
territory which Is proposed to be In
corporated In the new district, and
the location of their homes Is such
that they are too far away from either
the buildings of the Parkplace or Con
cord districts.'
The petition to detach a portion of
the Union district and attach it to
the Damascus district was granted,
for the reason that the schoolhouse in
the Union district was too far away.
For the same reason a portion of the
Logan district was attached to the
Evergreen district.
There Is a dispute over the bound
ary line in the Samson and Bear
Creek districts. Three men weiB re
cently taken into the Bear Creek dis
trict without their knowledge or ap
proval, and they have now petitioned
to get back into the Samson district,
where they originally were. This
matter will be adjusted at the Febru
ary term.
The trouble of Macksburg district
has finally been settled through the res
ignation of Royal B. Trullinger and
the employment of A. A. Baldwin, a
graduate of the University of Wis
consin. Mr. Trullinger was unable to
teach bookkeeping, which Is required
In the ninth grade, and some of the
members of the board proposed to
abolish the grade. This kicked up a
great row. Trullinger was protected
by his' contract, which did not re
quire to teach other than the common
CONSTABLE NOT APPOINTED.
Justice District No. 4 Has Been With
out An Officer Many Months.
Justice District No. 4 1b without a
constable and the county sheriff's of
fice and the city police force have
been doing the work of the district
for many months, through the failure
of the county court to appoint a suc
cessor to Charles Ely, who was elect
ed to the office June, 1906. Mr. Ely
finally tired of the job, which Is not
particularly remunerative, and pre
sented his resignation to the court,
where It was accepted. David Caufield
filed a petition for appointment to the
office, but no action was taken and
a consequence whenever there
has been a case In the Justice Court
warrants and other legal Instruments
that require service process, have
been placed In the hands of the sher
iff. Unless the county court makes
an appointment this condition will
continue until June of next year when
the biennial election will be held.
Justice District No. 4 embraces the
three precincts of Oregon City, Wil
lamette, West Oregon City, Aberne,
thy, Canemah and Maple Lane.
Eggs Sent to Rogue River.
One million, eight hundred thousand
Chinook salmon eggs have been
shipped to R. D. Hune, the Rogue
River salmon king, for propagation,
The eggs were taken on Rogue River
and were brought here by Fish Cul
turist H. Lelghton Kelly, of the Unit
ed States Fisheries Bureau, and sent
to Rogue River on the steamer Break
water via Coos Bay. The eggs are
eyed, and are about40 days old, and
Will hatch out In about 25 days. There
are 19 cases In the shipment and the
fish will be kept and cared for by
Hume until they grow to flnderllngs
from three to five Inches In length.
WILLAMETTE IS
UP AND DOING
PROMOTERS OF INCORPORATION
ARE GREATLY ELATED OVER
PROSPECT OF SUCCESS.
BOND ISSUE SUBSCRIBED
Municipality Adovactes May Soon Ask
County Court to Establish the
Boundaries Slight Opposi
tion to the Movement
Five thousand dollars has already
been subscribed for municipal bonds
of the town of Willamette, which it
Is proposed to Incorporate In order
to gain control of the water Bystem,
now owned and for sale by the Port
land General Electric Company. Only
$5000 is required, as this amount Is
the purchase price of the plant, and
no difficulty will be experienced In
floating the bond Issue, If the plan to
Incorporate goes through. There is
some opposition to the scheme, but
the great majority of the people of
Willamette favor incorporation, and
It is believed that a petition will be
presented to the County Court at an
early date to establish the boundaries.
Otto F. Oleson fears that the organi
zation of a municipal government will
bring with it the establishment of a
saloon In Willamette. The promoters,
however, are proceeding with the
work of soliciting bond subscriptions
as a preliminary move towards incorporation.
The plan may be effected through
legislative enactment that permits in
corporation of towns through the
County Court. This law is said to be
defective In Its provisions and it is
contended that a city cannot legally
issue bonds when a corporation is -
formed under the act. This is a de
batable question, however, and the
people of Willamette are preparing to
go ahead. The alternative is private
ownership and the Willamette resi
dents are afraid of this issue.
Water Consumers Rejoice.
The water consumers of Oregon
City are rejoicing over the clear,
sparkling water that Is furnished
through the filter plant by the water
commission. The river that supplies
the water to the filters Is a turbulent
stream, and many residents can re
member the days before the filtra
tion plant was installed, when the
water furnished to the consumers was
muddy and not fit to use.
Cooperative Store Meeting.
The stockholders of the Rochdale
Cooperative Company held a meeting
Monday night in Willamette Hall, and
adjourned until January 11, when offi
cers will be elected for the ensuing
term. There were about 40 men pres
ent at the meeting, but not a suffi
cient number for the transaction of
business, and the affairs of the con
cern were discussed Informally. Ad
ditional stock to the amount of about
$30 was subscribed.
Clackamas Friends Help Steel.
With a fine-tooth comb Franklin T.
Griffith and Ernest P.. Rands have
raked Oregon City in an attempt to
procure bondsmen for State Treasurer
Steel. They were very successful,
and, as Steel's home is in Clackamas
County, his old friends and associates
rallied to his support to the amount of
152,000.
Estacada Banker Arrested.
A warrant his been issued for the
arrest of E. L, Fraley, a banker of
Estacada. on a charge of placing saw
dust In the waters of the Clackamas
River. Mr. Fraley is interested in a
sawmill near Estacada. The com
plaint was made by Deputy Game
Warden Mack, who has several times
warned Mr. Fraley that if he persisted
In violating the law that prosecution
would follow.'
Letter List.
Letter list for week ending De
cember 27:
Women's LlBt Blake, Miss Chris
Una; Slmler, Miss Mable; Stanfleld,
Mrs. Mary.
Men's List Burke, Willie H.; Hy
att, O.; Herman, Ed.; Jones, Evan;
Johnson, B. F.J McGullm, James.
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, years of honest endeavor and straight forward business methods to establish
our reliability and superiority as we have done.
IT In selecting your holiday gifts this is a safe store for hurried people.
If All Toys are sold at a very small margin. You will find that 25 cents will buy
more in our establishment than 50 cents in the high rent district stores.
11 We have very strong lines in Rocking Horses, Dolls, Boys Wagons, Coasters,
Velocipedes, Mechanical Toys, outside of our regular line of Silverware, Cutlery,
Scissors, Furniture, Carpets and hardware.