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DO YOU WANT TO MAKE THIS A BANNER YEAR FOR CLACKAMAS COUNTY? THEN DON'T KNOCK, BUT BOOST? KEEP POSTED ON THIK3S OF MOMENT TO YOU OTY CQUR 25th YEAR. OREGON OTY. OREGON. FRDAY. JANUARY 3, 1908 No 34, OREGON GEO. A. STEEL FILES BOND PRESENT8 SURETIES IN EXCE8S OF AMOUNT REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNOR. FRIENDS COME TO HIS AID mitted to President Roosevelt." Mr. Schuebel manifested no disposi tion to discuss the matter, and pro tested that ha was in entire Ignorance of the plans of the delegation. EXPERIMENTS WITH TROUT. Frank Busch Demonstrates Success fully, With Fish From East. Fourteen Clackamas County Men Sign For $53,500 to Assist Stat Treas urer, Whose Home Was Here. Sureties In Reserve. State Treasurer Steel has filed his new bond with 92 sureties, who pigned for various sums aggregating $035,000. This Is $35,000 more than was required. While the Governor has not yet had the sufficiency of the bondsmen in vestigated, it is quite certain that they are possessed of property to the amounts for which they have signed. If a few are weighed and found want ing, there would still ba enough re maining to make up the required $000,000. -v : Mr. Steel says he has been offered surety to the amount of $95,000 more. One-fourth of the total amoiinr was secured In Salem. The heaviest bondsman Is J. P. Rodgers, president of the Salem State Bark, the other heavy signers being J. H. Albert, pres ident of the Capital National Bank, and W. L. Vawter, of Medford. The Clackamas County signers are: E. P. Rands $2,500 E. A. Sommers 5,000 J. U. Campbell 2,000 C. G. Huntley 5,000 W. A. Huntley 5,000 Grant B. Dimick 5,000 H. E. Cross : .'. 5,000 C. H. Dye 2,500 Tom P. Randall 5,000 T. A. Pope 2,500 J. E. Hedges 1,500 H. S. Mount . 2,500 W. H. Mattoon , 6,000 MR. SCHEUBEL COMES HOME. Has Nothing to Say About His Pros pects for Federal Appointment. Christian Schuebed has returned from Washington, D. C, where he went two weeks ago with the hope of promoting his candidacy for United States Attorney to Succeed William T. Bristol. Mr. Schuebel said that he was entirely In the dark as to the sit uation, and that the newspapers knew more than he did. "Do you think the delegation will ''agree upon a man?" he was asked. "I don't know what they will -do," said Mr. Schuebel. "In fact, I don't know a thing about It. No, I don't know If Senator Bourne will make an Independent recommendation to the President, and I have no Idea of the result If he should. If the other mem bers of the Oregon delegation have agreed upon a man, I don't know and cannot say when a name will be sub- The first eggs to be taken from Eastern brook trout andx brought to maturity on the Pacific Coast are In a miniature hatchery at the home of Frank Busch, who obtained '1500 Eastern brook trout fry from the United States Bureau of Fisheries In the Spring of 1905. He has a spark' ling spring pond at his residence on Jefferson, street, and the fry were planted In this pool and have been fed and cared for until there are'now about 900 fine speckled beauties from six to 11 Inches In length. This Fall the trout became of spawning age and eggs were taken and placed in trays in a trough made for the purpose. The little embryo can be plainly seen in the eggs and are strong and healthy. It is estimated that about 10,000 fry will be raised from these eggs. The experiment of Mr. Busch demonstrates what can be done with fish introduced from the far East when the right methods are-adopted and followed. NEW ERA BOYS' NARROW ESCAPE SEVEN 8UIT8 IN ONE DAY. qivorce Mill of Olackamas Grinds Steadily In Holiday Season. Seven suits for divorce were filed Friday, as follows: Dora McKlnstry vs. Richard McKlnstry, married in Vancouver, Wash., November 14, 1906, and the husband is serving a term In the Oregon penitentiary for ft brutal assault on his wife, who desires to re sume her maiden name of Surfus; Mary J. Vandenburg vs. Jesse .. Van- denburg, married In Colorado Springs, Colo., March 9, 1901, and have two children; Alta Rossiter vs.. Joseph S. Rossiter, married at Pocatello, Idaho, April 24, 1902; Rachael Boatright vs. Walter E. Boatright, married In Huntsville, Ark., May 24, 1902; Aaron Hubbard, vs. Ida May Hubbard, mar ried October 14, 1898, In Eagle Grove, la.; Hilda Hart vs. James Hart, mar ried July 10, 1893, at Kansas City, Mo.; Lena Prlvett vs. Claude Privett, mar ried July 29, 1892, at Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. Privett's maiden name was Foumel. In the last six cases desertion Is charged. SONS OF MR. ANTHONY ADRIFT ON RAFT ABOVE BRINK OF WILLAMETTE FALLS. ONE EXHIBITS HEROISM Keeps Raft of Ties Together an Holds Little Brother On Until Brave Man Came to Rescue Below Rock Island. low, a well-known sawmill man. Sev eral days ago he was driving a four horse team to a lumber wagon along the Molalla road after dark, when sud denly one of the animals gave a shrill scream and leaped high In the air. The four horses were thrown Into con fusion and Mr. Bigelow left his wagon and Btralghtened out the tangle In the harness, and started to drive on, but he had gone only a few feet when the same horse that had screamed fell dead. Getting a lantern, the driver made an examination and was horri fied to ascertain that a sharp-pointed piece of plank from the road had pene trated the stomach of the horse, the point of the wood, being only a few d,4ii)ches from the animal's backbone. SECOND CASE OF 8MALLP0X. Rural Carriers to Meet. The Clackamas County rural letter- carriers will hold a meeting Saturday evening, January 4, In Oregon City, in the Band hall, over the old ice works, on Main street. K. P. Loop, of McMlmtflle, president of the Oregon Lettercarriers, will be present, and also some other . prominent rural car riers of Oregon. Every rural letter carrier and substitute of Clackamas County Is invited and expected to be present, and hear something Interest ing about rural mail service. Miss Maude Cooke, who has been spending the holidays with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cooke, has returned to Pendleton, where she Is teaching in the city schools. . Narrowly escaping deatlj by going over Willamette Falls, the sons of a well-known New Era farmer named Anthony aged seve and nine years, played a childish prank Sunday after noon, find were saved from drowning only through the efforts of three brave employesrof the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company. The boys were playing on a raft of ties at New Era, and told their com' panions to let go of the ropes that held the raft and they would take a short excursion around tle pol.it and lodge against a tne. This wa done, but the raft swung far out In the stream and started down the liver at lightning speed. Four boats were started out after the boys, but loat steadily in the race with death, and Giant Critesor was notified by teto phone to look out for the lads and try to effect their rescue. Charles Spen cer, Elbon Long and He:mun Rakel got out the launch Holly, but for a time the craft was difficult to man age, and Rakel offered to swim out to the fast-approaching' raft. Criteser. started out in a boat, but could make little progress In the rushintj river and finally the launch was headed out In the strecm and neared the small pile of ties, which held tha thoroughly alarmed boys. The little one was screaming for his mother at the top of his voice, but the elder boy wan cool, and held on to his brother, who tried to Jump from the raft. Every time a huge swell would strike the raft, the ties would sep f rate and the older of the boys would reach out and drag the pieces to gether. As the launch neared the raft the little boy escaped from thq clutch of his brother and jumped, but was caught by Elbon Long and finally the other boy was rescued below Rock Island. Only the prompt action and bravery of the rescueis saved the Ultle ones from a terrible death. Had the raft been swept a few hundred yards fur ther down the river, nothing could have prevented the raft from going over the falls.. CITY TEACHERS GET MORE PAY SALARIES TO BE INCREASED AT COMMENCEMENT 6F NEXT FALL TERM. Interest on bonds 600.00 Interest on floating debt... 200.00 School election ,. 6.00 School census and miscella neous expense 250.00 Mary Swift Brings Disease to Park place and DeFord Family Is Quarantined. TERRIBLE DEATH OF HORSE. Animal Endures With Piece of Wood Through His Body. The endurance of horseflesh Is well Illustrated by a story that comes from the country relative to the terrible death of a horse belonging to H. Bige- Keep Bright and You Will Ke ep Busy ELECTRIC 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 I 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 it is lighted burning your name in the public mind. It is a solicitor that never bacomes weary never stops work costs little. Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. e. G. MILLER, agent Oregon Gity, Oregon Clackamas County's second case of smallpox within a week has devel oped at the home of J. J. DeFord at Parkplace, and the patient Is Miss Swift, who came here Monday, De cember 16, from Myrtle Creek, Doug las County. She contracted the dls ease before leaving Myrtle Creek, but in what manner Is not known. Small pox appeared last Monday, but the family did not realize the nature of the disease and a wedding took place at the DeFord home Christmas Day, and a large number of people present were exposed to a greater or less de gree. Dr. Norris, county health offi cer, made an examination of the case Saturday and ordered the house quar antined, All "of the members of the family have been vaccinated, and every precaution possible taken to prevent the' spread of the disease. SPECIAL TAX IS LEVIED Pedagogues Will Rejoice Over Action of Taxpayers In Increasing Levy tS"3J2 Mills For Their Benefit. $12,022.00 "We have made a careful estimate of the receipts and disbursements for the ensuing year and believe that a special levy of 2 will be sufficient to cover the expenses of the school in addition to the income received from other sources. By keeping well with in the estimates here presented we shall be able to operate the schools and at the same time further reduce the floating debt of the district. The assessed valuation of the property of Oregon City School District is $1,415, 920.00, against $1,367,620.00 last year.1 RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE. Inmates of Montoure Boarding House at Liberty Again. The inmates of the Montoure board ing house were released from quaran tine Monday, and there are 16 happy people enjoying the sweets of free dom for the first time In nine days. They were restricted because of the outbreak of smallpox at the house. The 'patient, JoReph Warner, was taken to the Multnomah County pest- house, where his condition Is Improv ing. The 16 residents of the Mon toure home were vaccinated and the virus was effective In every case. The people who were restrained of their liberty were Mrs. Montoure and four members of her-family, Elza Van Wey, Thomas Stein, Henry Edwards, Will Edwards; Pearl Beach, James Mellien, August Trlechler, Arthur Morgan, Frank Smalley, Bart Ball and Bert Davis. . , REGISTRATION BOOKS OPEN. Voters May Now Prepare for Three Elections In 1908. County Clerk iJreenman will open the registration books next Monday for the registration of voters for the elections that will be held In Clacka mas County during the year 1908. Three elections are to be held this year, the first being the primary election on Friday, April 17, the sec ond being the general state and coun ty election on Monday, June 1, and the last being the presidential elec tion In November. The books will be closed April 8,' preceding the primary election, and will be reopened Tues day, April 21, remaining open until May 16, at 5 o'clock P. M. After the general election in June the registra tion books will be closed until Sep tember 20, and will be open from that date until October 20. Mr. Greenman will permit registration in the coun try, by Justices of the Peace and No taries Public, who will be designated by him. The law makes an allowance to those officials of 10 cents for each voter registered by them, and it is their duty to forward the blanks to the County Clerk promptly. Taxpayers of the city school dis trict Monday night levied a tax of 34 mills-for general school purposes, an increase of one mill over the levy of last year. While the attendance was not large, it was considerably better than for the last two years, and con siderable interest was taken in the proceedings. The board of directors submitted a financial report showing the income and disbursements for the year just ended, and also presented to the taxpayers, as Is customary, an estimate of the receipts and expendi tures for the coming year. This esti mate was based on a tax of 2 mills, and provided for an increase of about $500 in the salaries of the teachers. The recommendation of the board of directors was increased, however, through an amendment offered by J. J. Cooke to the resolution levying the tax. J. E. Hedges seconded this amendment, which was carried almost unanimously. While the increase of salaries will not be made while the present contracts are in force, , the teachers who will be employed next year look forward to better pay. The propositon to add the eleventh and twelfth grades to the Barclay High school was discussed last night, but no definite action was taken. It was proposed to add the eleventh grade next year and the twelfth grade the following year, but no formal mo tion "Vas made to instruct the board of directors to take such action. The levy of 3 mills will produce about $5000, based on an assessed valua tion of $1,415,920. The assessed val uation last year was $1,367,620. . The report of the board of directors fol lows: . - "We have kept well within the es timates made one year ago, and have reduced the 'floating indebtedness $900. Our indebtedness at the bank is $3,000, against $3,900 last year, and $3,085 two years ago. "The salaries of the teachers for the year just closed have amounted to $8,017.03, and our estimate for next year is $8,500.00. The salaries of the janitors have been increased from $40 per month to $45, and there is a small increase in the estimate for this expenditure. "During the year repairs have been made to the interior of the Barclay building, and it will be necessary to paint the exterior of this building next year. The price of fuel has ad vanced and our estimate for this is slightly in excess of the former ap propriation. The estimate for the receipts and expenditures for the com ing year follows: Receipts. County school fund $ 6,700.00 State school fund 2,000.00 Special school fund 3,500.00 Tuition fees 300.00 COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT. Barclay High School Alumni to Push Movement for Higher Education. The annual meeting of the Alumni Association of the Barclay High School will be held in Knapp's Hall this (Friday) evening. Howard F. Latourette, president of the associa tion, said today that he would recom mend the opening of a vigorous cam paign for the establishment of a county high school in Oregon City. The project will be submitted to the vaters of the county next June at then bl-ennial election, and although the people can not designate the location of the school, in the event of their re garding the proposition favorably, it is generally believed that the County Court would place the school at Ore gon City. The scheme was placed be fore the voters at the - last general election, hut little work was done in its behalf,, and it was defeated by a narrow margin. It is a matter of great regret that the local district high school In Oregon City carries out only half of the regular course, arid does not embrace the eleventh and twelfth grades. ' HOP GROWERS ARE UNITING. $12,500.00 Disbursements. Teachers' salaries $ 8,500.00 Janitors' salaries 855.00 Clerk's salary 126.00 Fuel 400.00 School supplies 400.00 Repairs to buildings and painting Barclay building. 600.00 Printing and advertising.... 75.00 Water rent 110.00 Clackamas and Marion Men .Favor Joining Coast A Association. At an enthusiastic meeting of the hop growers from the Aurora, Butte vllle, Barlow and Needy districts in Aurora Sunday forenoon, to consider the advisability of joining the Pacific Coast Hopgrowers' Union, those in at tendance were practically unanimous lm favor of the movement and pledged support. The meeting was called to order by M. H. Durst. A. D. Yergen was made chairman and H, L. Bents secretary. Mr. Durst outlined the principles of the union, and was fol lowed by Captain Pope, of Elliott Prairie, Francis Feller, H. L. Bents, George Oglesby and other speakers in touch with the organization. These principles were so thoroughly explained, and the interest of thel growers present so great that when joining the organization was put to a vote every grower In the hall, with the exception of one or two, voted yes. From the unanimous expression of the growers at the Sunday meeting there is no doubt that at leas.t 95 per cent of the growers in the above dis tricts will sign up the bylaws. A meeting has been called of the growers in the above districts for Sat urday, January 4, at Aurora, to elect one director to the Pacific Hopgrow ers' Union. At this meeting It is ex pected that a large number of growers who were not present at the Sunday meeting will be present and join. JAMES PHEGLEY IS NOT FOUND CANBY MAN'S MYSTERIOUS DIS APPEARANCE ALARMS HIS RELATIVES. MISSING FOR TWO WEEKS Son Is Well Known Merchant of Port ' land and Is Making a Determined Effort to Find His Father Foul Play Feared. The mysterious disappearance of . James Phegley, a well known citizen of Canby, has aroused much specula tion as to his probable fate, and it is feared that he has met with foul play. Phegley was agent for the Russell ville Nursery Company, and Tuesday, December 17, he drove from Canby to Butteville, St. Paul, and Wllsonvllle, where he transacted some business for his company, going to Champoeg, where he stayed over night and left about 6 o'clock the following morning for Canby. This is the last that has been heard of him. His son, Grant Phegley, manager of the Columbia Woolen Mills of Portland, was in the city Friday to solicit the aid of Sheriff Beatie in the search for his father, and Is satisfied that if his father were alive he would communi cate with his family. Mr. Phegley states that he went to 'Woodburn to spend Christmas with his sister, and was Informed, for the first time, of his father's disappearance. He came down to Canby Wednesday afternoon, and sent his brother over the route traversed by the old gentleman. It Wf s ascertained that when he left Champoeg he stated that he was go ing to Canby. Friday morning his son drove from Champoeg to Aurora, but learned nothing of his father. The idea that he might have been put out of the way along the road Is scouted' by the farmers, who say that tramps are unknown on the road from Champoeg. Mr. Phegley -drove a black horse, with a white stripe on the forehead, and had a top buggy. The only theory that seems plausible is one that Mr. Plugley was held up a few miles from Champoeg, before it was quite llg it, and murdered, and his body placed in the bushes along the road ac ' his conveyance driven many ml.es away. Acting upon this theory, his son will make a thorough search of the brush along both sides of the road from Champoeg. Mr. Phegley was 62 years of age, and resided with his daughter, Mrs. John Rydman, at Cauby. He was In his usual cheerful spl 'Its, and the idea that he has sui cided is not entertained by his family. The distance from Champoeg to Canby Is 12 miles. Brothers Use Profane Language. Roy Wilcox and his brother, Rus sell Wilcox, who is a forest ranger, last Saturday entered a plea of guilty to the charge1 of using abusive and profane language on the public high way near Gladstone. Justice of the Peace Stlpp imposed a fine on them of $20 each, and the money was paid. Fish for Argentine Republic. Frank Brophy, formerly connected with the Baker Lake, Wash., station of the United StateB Fisheries Bureau, is at Clackamas Station for a few days, en route to Argentine, South America, and will sail from New York on the St. Paul, January 18, with a consignment of Chinook, Blueback and Silver Salmon, Rainbow and East ern Brook trout, and also some cod fish eggs from Gloucester. Mr. Bro phy will go to England from New York, and there he will pick up a con signment of Atlantic salmon eggs. He has enteied the employ of the Fisher ies Bureau of the Argentine Republic. Mrs. Howard Brownell, of Astoria, is visiting relatives during the holi John J, Tobln has purchased the business of the Electric Hotel from Jacob Casswell, who has had charge of the hostelry for many years, and assumed charge New Year's Day. FREE! FREEI $165.00 DIAMOND GIVEN AWAY MARCH t For every tooth extracted and with each and every dollar's worth of dental work you get of us a coupon will be given which entitles you to one chance on our Diamond Ring. We are doing this to advertise or methods In dentistry. Oregon Dental Co. PERFECTION HAS BEEN OUR AIM That we have sacceeded in our ambition is at tested by our constant increasing patronage by Oregon City's best families. Call at our office and let us make you a price on your dental work before you contract with some other dentist at the high prices usually charged people in Oregon City. We are equipped to do all branches of dentistry. Our workmanship is the best obtain able; our prices are right and jast the same as at our Portland office. No Pain in Extracting Teeth; No Gas; No Cocaine JJR method of painless extracting at the usual price of 50 Cents has don? its part in building up our con stantly increasing patronage. WK bUl inc. fACc, in Urown and Bridge work. Uur regular price is $5.00 per tooth. Every piece of dental work done at this office is done by a dental college graduate of ten years experience. We are competent to do our own workjwe employ no one. Nervous people can have their teeth attended to at this office without the least inconvenience. FLEXIBLE RUBBER. PLATES When other dentists have failed, come in and let's talk the situation over and we can con vince you that our Flexible Plates are the best on earth. We guarantee them to fit. Our prices for these plates are not so high as many other dentists for the old style rubber plates. We hold a certificate from the State Board of Dental Examiners. Our office is open evenings and Sunday till 1 o'clock to accommodate the workman. We charge nothing for examination. We give 10-year guarantee with reference. We will tell you' in advance what your work will cost, and remember our aim is to please. Old and young receive the same considerate treatment at this office Lady assistant always present. PLATES $5, CROWNS $5. Our finest Gold Filling $1, Silver Filling 50c, Extracting 50c. " ' - OREGON DENTAL CONPANY Over Harding's Drug Store Main Street, OREECON CITY, ORE.
