Oregon City courier. (Oregon City, Or.) 1902-1919, June 05, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TexttHE COURIER LEADS THE RACE IN THE NEWSPAPER FIELD. OTHERS SIMPLY IMITATE. YOU SHOULD BE ONE OF ITS MANY READERS AND GET THE NEWS FRESH OREGON V COURIER OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JUNE 5, 1908 26th YEAR. -No 4, HARD FOUGHT BATTLE OVER Democrats Secure Two Best Coun- ty Offices LICENSE CARRIED NARROWLY Chamberlain Next U. S. Senator R. B. Beatie Sheriff and J. E. Jack Assessor Miles Wins for Constable. George E. Chamberlain carried the Wet Abernethy 3, Barlow 16, Can' county for U. S. Senator by about 550, yon Creek 3, Clackamas 9, Cherry receiving 2593 votes against 2108 for ville 0, Cascade 20, George 2, Harding Cake; Hawley, Republican, for Con- 14, Harmony 21, Macksburg 75, Mil gress, standing about 1237 ahead of waukie 47, Needy 10, New Era 2, Oak the game. Whitney and McArthur, Grove C, Oregon City No. 1 88; Ore Republican, Joint Representatives, gon City No. 2, 54; Oswego 6, Soda lead by about 800. The Republican Springs .15, Tualatin 77, Union ' 26; state ticket Is elected with the ex- West Oregon City 6, Pleasant Hill 32 ception of Chamberlain, who will prob- Total 538. ably have about 1000 plurality, when ! Dry Beaver Creek 37, Bull Run 9, complete returns are in. Boring 30, Canby 16, Canemah 10, Da- J. U. Campbell, Walter A. DImick mascus 1, Eagle Creek 40, Estacada and Linn E. Jones, Republican State- 25, Killin 53, Molalla 53, Maple Lane ment No. 1 candidates are elected bv 29. Milk Creek 54. Oregon City No, pluralities ranging from 800 to 1200. 3, 29; Springwater 2, Viola 22. Total Dimirk taking the lead. R. B. Beatie 420. for sheriff was elected by about 1000 The attempt to drive the saloons majority. J. E. Jack, Democratic can-! out of Canby by forming a local op didate for assessor won over H. Moody tion district composed of the precincts by about 500. " 0f Milwaukie, Oak Grove, Clackamas The Republican nominees for other and Harmony failed, the vote in these offices, Greenman for Clerk, Ramsby for Recorder, Gary for School Super intendent, Matoon for Commissioner, Holman for Coroner, Padock for Treasurer, Hungate for Surveyor, Samson for Justice of the Peace, were all elected by various majorities. A. F. Miles, Democrat nominee for Constable, was elected by a wide majority. Returns have been coming In so slowly from outlying precincts that it has been quite uncertain as to wheth er the county was Dry or Wet, but now, all but 'two precincts have been heard from and the results place the wets In the lead by about 103 votes, and It Is conceded that although the two precincts may go heavy for prohi bition, the vote will not be sufficiently large to change the results very ma terially. The majorities by precincts follow: precincts going wet by 83 majority, No one of the precincts was carried by the dry people. There are five sa loons In Estacada that will have to discontinue business, and one of the saloon men commenced Tuesday to pack his stock preparatory to moving away. Keen Interest centers in the out come of the vote on the various reff ndum masures. Incomplete returns from half of the counties wwrant the prediction that the constitutional amendment Increasing the pay of members of the Legislature, the con stitutional amendment providing for an increase of the number of Supreme Judges, the armory appropriation bill, the" woman's suffrage amendment, the single tax amendment and the Reddy bill have been defeated, although It is 000 and probably more. The constitutional amendment per mitting the location of state Institu tions at other places than the state capital has apparently passed, as has the amendment for the changing of the time of state elections from June to November. The bill creating the county of Hood River seems to have passed by a good majority, and the constitutional amendment restoring grand juries has been approved by a large vote. The recall, proportional representation amendment and the Instruction to members of the Legis lature, vote for the people's Choice for United States Senator are receiv ing good sized majorities. It is very hard to make any estiamte of the out come of the two fish bills .although the affirmative vote on both of them Is somewhat larger than the negative vote In the counties heard from. University of Oregon appropriation bill will probably be approved, al though the majority will be email. This bill received a very neavy ad verse vote In the Counties of Benton, Linn, Marion, Polk, Clackamas, Yam hill and Washington. Reports from Eastern Oregon, however, and from Clatsop and Jackson Counties, are more favorable to the University, and the enormous , majority In favor of the bill In Multnomah county will no doubt Insure its passage. Church Bells Ring On Election Day. The church bells of several of the churches were rung Monday at the hour of the opening of the polls, and the ringing of the same were rung for a full hour two or three times during the day, and during the day a wagon filled with ciilldren with banners fly ing was driven along the streets, and was gotten up by the temperance peo ple of this city. The ringing of the church bells was used for the purpose to call the voters to the polls, and to call the prohibition people to prayer for the success of their cause. PIONEERS' ASSOCIATION THIRTY SIXTH ANNUAL REUNION OF PIONEERS TO BE HELD JUNE 11. TO BE HELD IN BIG TENT D. C. Freeman, Manage1 of Oaks Offers Freedom of Grounds To All .Members of Association In Good Standing. ALL ABOARD BOOSTER DAY The thirty-sixth annual reunion of the Oregon Pioneer Association win be held on Thursday, June 11, in the bis tents north of the Armory, corner of Tenth and Davis Streets, Portland, Oregon. All persons coming to, or born in the original territory of Ore gon up to 1859, inclusive, without re gard to where they now live, are el igible to membership. Beginning with Saturday. June 6, badges may be se cured from the secretary, George H. Hlmes, at the Pioneer headqtiaters of the Oregon Historical Society's room's, MERCHANTS HAVE TAKEN HOLD OF THE PROPOSITION AND WILL SEE IT THROUGH. BIG DAY IS PROMISED Big Doings and Larger Crowd Promis ed for Saturday Farmers Com From Far and Near Store Throngs Visit Mountain View Ceme tery Decoration Day. The stormy weather on Decoration Day did not prevent the people from going to the Mountain View cemetery,- but all day long the grounds were thronged witn people who had come to visit the graves of the departed ones. The city cemetery in charge of C. Bluhm, the Masonic and Odd Fellows' cemetery In charge of John Gillett, were never more attractive than on Saturday. The grounds had been thoroughly cleaned, and with the beautifully decorated graves presented a very impressive sight. There were no graves neglected on this day, and each little mound was marked with flowers laid by tender hands In mem ory of this occasion. Summer Rates to Yaqulna and New port. Round trip tickets to Yaquina and Newport are now on sale at Southern Pacihc depot at rate of $6.00, good to return within six months from date of sale, which closes October 15th. Round trip tickets good going on Sat urdays and returning the , following Monday, $3.00. Call on or address E-. T. Fields. Agent, Oregon City. Miss Bertha Chambers, who has been vlBitin? with her sister Mrs I?nv difficult to stimate the majorities. Wo- Wilkinson, of Bridal Veil, has return man suffrage Is beaten by at least 15,- ed to her home on the West Side. V Y R. B. BEATIE, who was returned for his second term asJSheriff of Clack amas County. , the top floor of the city hall, up to 12 o'clock June 11. All of the pioneers should be at the big tents, corner of Tenth and Davis Streets north of the Armory at 3 p. m. sharp, where the literary program takes place. . The following program has ben prepared: ' -Music, patrotlc, band; prayer, Rev. A J. Hunsaker, McMinnville, chaplain; address of welcome, Hon. Harry Lane. Mayor of Portland; response, Hon. Not taking very kindly to the ar rangement proposed by the booster man, the merchants and citizens een- erally have taken the matter entirely mio tneir nanus and have completed arrangements for a most successful Market Day, Saturday, June 6. Com mittees have been appointed and spe cialties have been secured, free en tertainment for visitors, street amuso ments, races, parades, etc., etc. Farm ers are urged to bring in their horses and cattle and any amount of produce, and the same will find a market as the citizens have secured the services of an expert auctioneer to take charge of such sales, and have arranged with various merchants and others to also purchase all produce, chickens, tur keys, eggs, and in fact anything that the farmers have for sale it will all be sold and at good prices too. This is a bonaflde Booster and is being run by the merchants of Oregon Citv. and will be a great gala day and we urge the farmers to help In the fes tivities of the day and make it one of the Red letter days of the County. Let us all wake up and have a good time. Aside from all this the mer chants will offer on that day some astonishing bargains, making a spe cial go along some special line for the benelit of Clackamas countv visitors here that day. The time is short, so let everybodv boost all the harder and make the affair a howling success. .There will undoubtedly be present at least ' ten thousand people, to see the fun and have a day off, and at the same time sell their produce, secure some of the prizes. See the big advertisement on another page which will explain everything. DECORATION DAY WELL OBSERVED Graves of Departed Heroes Strewn With Beautiful Flowers their wearing the proper badge of 1908, for a basket picnic on Friday, June 12. This includes the privilege of visiting all performances that may he round on the nrounds that day. without cost aside ftom car faro, ten cents for the round trip. A special rate of admission will be made to all the relatives and friends of Pioneers and Indian War veterans who wish to accompany them to the Oaks that day. There are many pioneers of Clacka mas County, who are still living and Josenh D. Lee. 1848. nresldeent: short will attend one of the most interest- address, Hon. M. C. George, 1851, mS meetings ever held by the Oregon EXERCISES IN Veterans With Guards, SHIVELY'S HALL School Children and Citi zens March to Mountain View Cemetery. Wherever Wheels Turn Electric Motors are Needed No matter what they drive or where they are A Saving in Power A Reduction in Expense An Increase' in Output An Improvement in Pro duct. Some Decided Improvement Always Results When Electric Motors Turn the Wheels. These Benefits are especially valuable to Bakers, Blacksmiths, Bottlers, Butchers, Confect ioners, Contractors, Dentists, Dressmakers, Grocers, Launderers, Housekeepers, Jewelers, Machinests, Printers, Woodworkers. Anyone using power can profit by consulting Portland Railway, Light & Power Co. e. G. MILLER, 2ent Oregon Qity, Oregon Portland; song; benediction, chaplain music, "America" audience. Following the program a grand ban quet will be served In the drill hall of the armory at 4 o'clock p. m., un der the management of the Pioneer Woman's Auxiliary, Mrs. C. M. Court- wright, chairman, will be given to all of the members of the association in good standing, who have the proper badge for 1908. Special tickets will be issued to the husbands or wives of pioneers, who may not be pioneers themselves upon application to Mr. Hlmes. Only pioneers and their hus bands or wives, who may not 'be pi oneers, will be admitted to the ban quet. The annual business meeting in the tents will be held at 7 o'clock, and will be followed by an Experience Meeting," in charge of Robert A. Miller, 1854, Portland. The annual business meeting of the Indian War veterans will be held on Wednesday evening, June 10. Reduced rates will be given the pio neers on all railroad lines. The Ore gon City Transportation Company run ning between Portland and up the Willamette and Yamhill rivers, will sell round-trip tickets for one and one third fares. D. C. Freeman, manager .of the Oaks, the beautiful pleasure resort, of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, has tendered the freedom of the grounds to all of the members of the Oregon Pioneer Association, and the Indian War Veterans of the North Pacific Coast, now in good standing, which will be Indicated by Pioneers' Association. CELEBRATE AT HIGHLAND. Races of All Kinds Will Be Feature of Fourth of July. A grand celebration will be given on the Fourth of July at Highland Grange Hall. At one o'clock a base ball game will be given, which prom ises to be one of the best games ever played on the diamond at Highland. There will be also racing and high jumping, which will be as follows; Boy's race, men's 100 yard dash, pole vault, girls' race, young ladies' race, hurdle race, half mile foot race, sack race, potato race, shot put, hammer throwing, running and broad jump, and many other Interesting features. Prizes will be given to the winning team and the races. In the evening a. grand display of fireworks will be given, followed by a grand ball in the Highland hall. First class music has been engaged for the celebration, and everyone who attends Is assured of having a good time. Dur ing the day a basket picnic will be en joyed. Refreshments of all kinds will be served on the grounds. The committee In charge of the celebration consists of Ferris May field, George Kirbyson - and G. A. Schuebel. Send for a clubbing list at the Cour ier office If you wish to take the Cour ier and another paper. It will save you money. J. E. JACK, Successful Democratic Candidate for County Attestor. Memorial services were fitting observed in Oregon City Saturday, and well may we observe one day in the year in the memory of the depart ed heroes who died on the battle rieldg or passed away Bince the din and strife of war has ceased, and more, 4u should Btrive to make the lives Of those yet with' us more pleasant arid happy by kind words and dueeda. At ten o clock Saturday morning com pany G, Third Oregon inlantriy, marched from the armory to Willaai. ette hall, in command of Lieutenant Logua, and was joined -by Moarie Potit G. A. R., and the Woman's Relief Corps headed by J. A. Tufts grand marshal, Guy Driggens, aide, aiid Frank McArthur, buglor, the Q. A. R. rife and drum corps, where the procession formed into line under the command of Grand Marshal Tufts arid led by the Oregon City Band followed by the president of the day, W. P. Hawley, orator of the day George i'. Brownell and other participants f the days' program following in carri ages. Company G, many of whose mem bers had seen service In Cuba and the Philippines, marched like regulars, acting as escort to the Grand Army Post and the corps. Behind the com pany and headed by the fife and drum corps, compos";.: of drummers and fil ers of the days of '01, marched under the influence of the old war music as lively as they stepped to the same old tunes in the days of yore In Dixie land, the members of the Grand Army post, followed by the corps, the Sons of Veterans, Daughters of Veterans, and the pupils of the school, who had formed at the various school buildings in the city and had marched to Wil lamette hall with flowers which were handed the W. R. C. and Meade Post and scattered with an Impressive cere mony on the waters of the Wlllamotte in memory of the brave men who lost their lives In the sea, and also for decorating the graves of soldiers at the cemetery. Especially notlcable was the flower drill by Willamette school In Shively a hall. The line of parade went up Main street to Tenth and then along Seventh street to Slhevly's opera house, where the exercises of the day were held. Musical selection, Oregon City band; prayer, Rev. T. F. Bowen; an nouncements, President of the Day W. P. Hawley; quartet by choir of the Flcst Baptist church; recitation, Thomas Sinnott; address, ritual, post commander; drill by pupils of Willam ette school; recitation, Mrs. Francos Evans; solo, MIhs Ona Renner; ora tion, Hon. George C. Brownell. After the exerclsees the procession reformed and marched to Mountain View cemetery, and the ritualistic work of the G. A. R. and the W. R. C. was carried out in the following order: Dirge by the band; address, ritual, page 8, commander; prayer, page 11, ritual, chaplain; crowning monument officer of the day; response, "Our Unknown Dead," Rev. R. C. Black- well; Loncoln's address at Gettysburg; ceremonies of Meado Relief Corps, No. 18; prayer, ritual, page 11, chaplain; roll of honor, adjutant; taps, Bugler Frank McArthur; decoration of com radea by the comrades. The following Is a list of the com rades who have been "mustered out" in Oregon City; F. O. McCown, cap tain Company E, First Oregon Infant ry; A. L. Sawyer, Company K, Thirty eighth Iowa Infantry; Thomas MeanH, Company F, Fourteenth Kansas cav alry; J. R. Blount, Company G, One Hundred and Seventh Illinois infant ry; Charles Warren, Company E, First Oregon cavalry; C. C. M. Newton, Ninth Massachusetts Infantry; Alba I A. Lyman, Company E, Flint Oregon Infan'ry; Hanley C. Webb, Company iC T-venty-thliri Missouri Infantry; Richard William:!, Company K, Twenty-third Wisconsin infantry; A. F. Surfus Company 1. Second Iowa cav alry; William Cou'l, Wisconsin Infantry; .1. O. Witlieicll, Company F, Berron'l " Rl iniRsuta artillery; O. llo'mes, Company C, Eighteenth U. S.; John Higgins, Company E, For th th Wisconsin Infantry; C. J. Imel, Company G, Eighty-second Indiana in Yaitiy; A. J. Washburn, Company 1, Ki.rty-eighth New York Infantry; L. M. Andrews, surgeons, Forty-seventh i Illinois infantry; A. 8. Iawton, ;One Hundred anil Tenth Now York Infantry; M. T. Root, Company L, j Ninth .Michigan cavalry; J. H. Clark, ; captain, Thirty-eighth New York In jfantry; Frank L. Walker. Company D, Second KanHas cavalry; D. C. McAfee, Company C. First Washington Infant ry; (,loorge Hoehn, Company Ii, Eighth Indiana cavalry; Charli-s Dwyer, II. S. M irlne corpH; Johp Shade, company A, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Infantry; G. W. Nash, Company A, Thirty-fifth Ohio infantry; Ernest M. Foster, Com pany C, Fourteenth U. S. Infantry; J. C. Itlnearaop, major, First Oregon cav alry; Ceba Norton, Thlrty-thfed- Illinois infantry; D. I Paine, Pennsylvania volunteer Infantry; Jac ob Shade, Company F, Fifthy-eighth Illinois Infantry; M. E. Willoughby, captain, Company G, Oie Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio infantry; C. T. Rickman, Company C, Twenty-third Wisconsin Infantry; S. E. MIdlam, Company B, Eighty-seventh Pennsyl vania infantry; C. T. Hickman, Com pany K, Thirty-eighth Missouri Infant ry; S. D. Ewing, Company B. Fifty eighth Indiana infantry; Geo. W. Shank, Company B, Sixteenth Ohio in fantry; Fletcher Bogue, company E, Nineteenth Wisconsin infantry; Chas. J. Arnold, company H, Second Iowa infantry; L Forbes, Company A, HGth tndlnua infantry; Miles Rowan, com pany (i. Frost, company B, One Hun dred aud Sixteenth Ohio Infantry; Chas. Colo, company A, Twelfth Indi ana cavalry: R. M. Wickham, com pany A, Thirteenth Iowa Infantry; M. Long, company K, Fifty-first Indiana infantry; James Root, company E, Thirteenth Kansas infantry; Nathan Tingle, company E, First Michigan heavy artilleery;! S. L. Robards, com pany H, First Indiana heavy artillery; William D.' Bowers, company O, Four teenth New York Infantry; Greenleaf' Chute, company C, Twelfth-Maine in fantry; J. B. DImick, company E, Ore gon cavalry; Louis T. Barln, company , E, First Oregon cavalry; Thomas J. Holland, company D, Osage Regular Missouri cavalry; Richard M. Allen, company E, First Oregon cavalry; Lewis C. Vanduyn, company F, Ona hundred and First Indiana cavalry; King E. Bohall, company E, Twenti eth New York cavalry; 'Alexander Thomason, Henshaw's battalion Illi nois artillery; John R. Williams, com pany I, First Wisconsin heavy artil lery; Robert Leslie, company K. twenty-second Ohio, light artillery; Frederick Meyer, company C, One hundred and forty-second Indiana in fantry; Ezra Huston, company I, One Hundrod and Fortieth New York in fantry; John H. Taylor, company A, First Main heavy artillery; James Kellar, company B, First Wisconsin cavalry; L, H. Hickman company F, Eighty-seventh Indiana infantry; John Jordan, company K, Seventeenth In diana Infantry; L. W. Ingrain, com pany M, Eighty-first Iowa infantry; Patrick Fuge, company B, One hun dred and twenty-ninth Illinois infant ry; E. T. Grider, company A, 27th In diana infantry; Spencer Thomas, com pany C, Fourth Michigan cavalry; Mllo Gard, company E, First Oregon infantry; Patrick Colbert, company C, 37th Illinois Infantry; C. C. Babcock, company F, 21st Missouri Infantry; W. F. Brayton. BADGES ARE ADOPTED. Clackamas County Strawberry Grow ers Will Exhibit Berries. The date of the coming rose show to be given by the Clackamas County Rose and Carnation Society has been set for Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, and promises to be one of the beBt affairs of its kind ever given in this city. The committees have been appointed, and these will appoint sub-committees to work for Its suc cess. Mrs. A. C. Warner, Mrs. J. H, Walker and Miss M. L. Holmes, the committee on program, are preparing the program for the two evenings' session, and UurmeiBter & Andreren have kindly offered the use of one of their best Victor talking machines for the occasion. On Saturday afternoon Prof. Frederick Prass Stauffer, of the Portland High School will give one of his interesting talks on "The Wild Flowers of Oregon." A musical nnd literary program will bo given at the sveiiing Beflsions. The rose show will be given at Willamette hall, which la to be decorated for the occasion. Refreshments will be served in the rooms adjoining the hall, and on the last day the Canby Strawberry Grow ers will donate their berries that they have on exhibition to the Rose Society, and these will be served with cream and cake on the last evening of the af fair. A very pretty badge has been adopt ed by the Society, and will be of green and pink the colors of the old Mission rose and the foliage of Baaie. The colors of the society are taken from the old Mission rose, the first rose that was raised in the State of Ore gon, and Is of a delicate shade of pink. In many of the yarda. of the old time residents these roses are to be found. The badge is to be ornament ed with an outline rose and will bear the words "Clackamas County Rose and Carnation Society, 1908." The rains have been a hindrance to the roses blooming, and with a few days of warm sunshine roses will be plentiful, for tho exhibit. Many mom bers of the Rose Society of this city went roses to Portland for the decora tion of the vehicles that took part in the parade of the Portland rose show.