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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.