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WHEN IN NEED OF;PRINTING;GO TOjTHE PLACE BEST PREPARED TO DO WORK. THE COURIER IS THE BEST EQUIPPED SHOP IN THE STATE OUTSIDE PORTLAND EQOI TY . COU 26th YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 7, 1908 No 13, mm i a BLOWN INTO ETERNITY WITH DYNAMITE STICK Dynamite ended the lifa of Nels Boodeeu, a farmer living one mile north of Bnriug, on the Bpringwuter division of the Portland Ry. L. & P. Co., Monday." . Boodeeu was about 45 years of ago, and was a man who held little or no intercourse with his neigh bora. He was a widower and lived "with his daughter, but his rooent ec centricity oauserl trouble between them, and last Saturday she an nounced her intention of comiug to Oregon City and consulting a Jawyer, with the object of dividiug their property and leaving lior father, with whom she had a jrroat deal of trouble. Hearing a terrific explosion in the afternoon, his daughter, who is about 20 years of age, hastened to the home of Mr. Smith who lives a quarter of a mile dibtant, and told Smith that she believed her father had killed himself, and after au investigation it was found to be true. While thore wan no IOWA'S GREAT SENATOR PASSES AWAY WEDNESDAY Senator Wm. B. Allison diod at his home in Dubuque, Iowa, Wednesday. He was one of the brightest lights among the great public men of today, and for over a generation has been conspicuous in our publio affairs. His funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and it will be simple in the extreme Funeral ser vices will bo held at the residence of the doad senator. Kov. J. T. Bergen, D. D , pastor of Westminster Presby terian church, of which Mr. Allison was a member, will officiate at the house and also at Linwood cemetery, Close Call From Drowning. Saturday while Roy Newman was sitting on a log on the bank of the Willamette naar the Iron Works, with his father and a boy named Brown, the bank suddenly caved in, precipi tating them to the wator below. The father grasped the Brown boy,, who was nearest, and landed him safely un shore, and started aftur his owu boy, who had been engulfed by the under tow, and together with the aid of Mr. Baker, the drowning boy was rescued aftor being some time in the water. An hour's medical aid was requirod to resusitate him. Four Boys Arresled. Arnold Turnor, Bert Berry, Mil Young and Emery Reamse, from Hi to 20 years of age, were nrrosted by Con stable Miles on a charge of contribut ing to the delinquency of May Busoh nauui. They were brought into the county court before Judge Dimcik. Thev entered pleas ot guilty aud were fined $100 eaoh. Sentences were sus pended during future good 'behavior. Sensational disclosures made at the trial are expected to lead to tho arrest Wherever Wheels Turn Electric Motors are Needed No matter what they drive or where they are Anyone using power can profit by consulting Portland Railway, Light &lPower Co. G. G. MILLER, Agent Oregon Gity, Oregon Avitirse, it is believed he secured the dynamite, exploding the same under neath hioise f behind his own barn. Boodeeu settled at Boring shout three years ago. Last summer he went to Montana and brought Mrs. Mary Patrick to Portland with the avowe.l intention of marrying her. She had about $000, which she en trusted to her intended husband, but he oashed the draft and refused to give her the money or to have any thing more to do with her,, and she instituted proceedings against him. In order to evade the pay neut of the judgment that Mrs. Patrick had ob tained, Boodeeu transferred his prop erty to his daughter, and Mrs. Patrick brought suit to have the pretended sale set aside on the ground ot fraud, but Booaetu finally paid the judgment and costs in the case and was given a quit-claim deed to his own property. It is believed that he was of unsound mind. where the burial will take place. - Elaborate -preparations are being mane to handle the enormous crowds of friends, not only from Iowa, but from all over the United Scates, who will attend the funeral services of the great statesman.. Many of his col leagues in the senate will be present and also many of the officials from Washington. Many words of praise have been sent to the family and the late sena tor's secretary by his colleagues and also by President Roosevelt, and his death is keenly folt by many. of two other young girls as delin quents. The father of the girl filed a com plaint against her as a delinquent minor and she will appear in the ju venile court for examination. Paul Sohroeder, who was arrested at Stafford on Friday evening and bound over to the circuit court for trial on a statutory charge, in wui"h 16-year-old May Buschbanm is implicated, furnished a bail bond of $1,000 and wss released from the county jail. All the parties live at Stafford, near Willamette. The mother of the girl is dangerously ill at a Portland hospital. Huntley Bros. Co. are putting their drug store in metropolitan style very rapidly, the last addition being a number of all glass show case coun ters, very handsome additions to their already well furnished store, . Theodore Miller, who was injured by a fall at the Portland General Klectrio concrete wall, at the Willam ette basin on Tuesday night, was tak en on a special car Thursday after noon to St. Vincent's hospital, Dr. dull accompanying. A Saving in Power A Reduction in Expense An Increase in Output An Improvement in Pro ductSome Decided Improvement Always Results When Electric Motors Turn the Wheels. These Benefits are especially v valuable to - j Bikers, Blacksmiths, Bottlers, Butchers, Confect ioners, Contractors, Dentists, Dressmakers, Grocers, . Launderers, Housekeepers, Jewelers, Machinests, Printers, Woodworkers. Divorce Docket Cleared. Judge McBride at a special sitting of the circuit court cleared up some of the cases with which it was bur dened", Saturday, Aug. 1st. Divorces were granted in the following suits: J. S. Owiugs vs. Frances Owings, George W. Wilson vs. Lucinda Wil son, Lillie Sutherland vs. Lewis L. Sutherland, Eliza Kosovak vs. Arthur Kosovak, Webster Cole vs.' Lizzie Cole, O. H. Tnrnstall vs. Turntsall, II. E. Moods Meods, Jewel Parmenter Parnieutor, Rose Booth Alice R. vs. Km in a vs. O. J. vs. jrauK Booth, J. M. Long vs. Oathrine Long, Brita uun vs. Audrew r. Uno, Vic toria Lunn vs. J. H. Lunn, Seba Wall vs. Ohanes H. Wall, S. M. Gillikson vs. Laura Gillikson, Mabel Jenkins vs. Willard Jeukinis, Selina Young vs. Paysou Young and Eauna Horri vs. Tomatso Horri. The last named are subjects of the mikado. Judge McBride adjourned court at 5 o'clook Saturday evening to Septem ber 19, next and left Tuesday for St. Helens. When he disposes of legal matters at that place ho will take an outing in the mountains until the middle of next mouth. . ' STONE. Grain haying is nearly over in this section. Some of the farmers are just finishing up, while most of them have finished. Mr. Kerr died last Thursday, July SO, at hi9 home near Damascus, after a brief illness. Mr. Kerr ffas held in high esteem by all who know him. He loaves a wife and son, besides many friends to mourn his departure Jos. BachniftU and family were out in the mountains last week atfer wild blackberries. They report 48 gallons from two days' picking. -Mis Madge Byere and liei sister, Mrs. Hntchius, were also out after berries aud report good results for the time spent thore. Mrs. Kate Pixley, mother of Mrs. Goo.' Dye, will leave for New York in several weeks, where she intends to visit relatives. We are "glad to note that Mr. Mich ael Henrich is slowly recovering from his recent illness. , Missea Lydia, Dolly, Anna and Joe (Jr. ) Huohman and some friends have gone to the mountains tins week to camp and climb Mt. Hood, while Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Bachraan are spend ing several days with friends at Sal mon River. Eagle Creek Claims a Victim. John Murphy, 19 years old, drowned Wednesday afternoon at Laglo Creek. He went bathing in the creek, and while walking along the bottom ran into a hole and sank before anyone could reach him, as he was unable to swim. The body was found an hour afterwards. Coroner Holman was notified aud decided, that an inquest was unnecessary. . To Stop Destruction of Property. The city conucll have posted notices at the underground crossing of the S. P. at Fourth street, offering $5 00 reward for the arrest of any person mutilating or defacing the premises. Wanton boys have boon defacing the cement walls and destroying eleotric light bulbs and tin city fathers pro pose to put a stop to it. NEWS FROM DOWN THE LINE JENNINGS LODGE The contract for building the new school here has been lot to Mr. Miller of Meldruni Work will begin at onco, and we expect' to have a fall terra of set ool. The directors for the ensuing jear are Mr. Edd Roethio, Mr. John .Jennings, Mr. L. Wilcox aud Mr. Soloum, olerk. A great many of our people availed themselves of the opportunity of at tending the United Evangelical camp meeting which is being hold at their camp grounds here. Many very tine essays and papers are given by the young people of the couterenoe, and with the sermons, lectures and the fine musio by the male quartet, it was quite a treat for all who attended. Mrs. Welch has returned trom a four weeks' visit at Eugene and Cot tage Grove and while absent cha peroned a party of young people on a mountain trip near the coast. Mrs. J. B. Evans has returned from her trip to Troutdale and Martin's Mineral Springs. v Mrs H. H. Emmons is again able to use her driving horse, which has been laid up for some time witli lameness. Mrs. Beckner is doing a prosperous busiuess lately. We are in hopes her buisuess will continue to grow and that it will only be a matter of a short time until she may be able to have a large store building on her properly, which is bo- suitable for one. Mr. Painton has just finished a new dining room to his residence. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Morse left Sun day morning for their vacation. They expoet to spend about ten days at Ora tor Lake. Mr. Sponcer Brown, who made au extended Tisit with his nephew, Mr. Allen Brown, has roturned to his home in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Mouahan and Mies Venus Mouahan, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Thayer and Kev. Gates and wife, of St. Johns, visited with Mrs. - Hugh Koberts this weok aud attended camp meeting." Misses Charlotte Uerger aud Flora Dill visited with the- latter's sister, Mtb. Calvin Morse, last week. Mr. Shaw of Portland was out Fri day looking after business interests here. Mr. and Mrs. Cadwell are rejoicing over the arrival of a son Mrs Spaulding has been on the sick list for a few days. Miss Ella Kose of Portland spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Rose. Mr. Al Morse of Portland Bpent two rl ay 8 with his mother, Mrs. M. E. Morse, who lives with her son George near Meldrum. -Mrs. Fred Torry lias made several trips to Risley to see her mother, who has been quite pcorly for some time, Miss Arlina Shaver loft on July 30 for Ocean Beach Park, Washington, to be gone three wotks. . Mr. Harry Paiutou is assisting Mr. Silas Scripture in, his blacksmith shop in Oregon Oily. Quite u number of our carpenters are working on Mr. Outfield's flue res idence whicti he is ereotina. at Con oord. Mrs. Russel andlitt'o Glen have OUR NATIONAL GUARDS DEPART FOR AMERICAN LAKE Tho members of Company G, Third Regiment Infantry,. Oregon National Guard, 45 mou strong, under the eom mund of Captain Franklyn A. Loomis, First Lieutenant William R. Logus aud Seoonl Lieutenant Clias. E. Burns, departed Monday morning for a 10 days' encampment at Amerioan Lake, near Tacoma, where they go into camp with the regulars and Na tional guardsmen. They rioparted on a special car on the Seo( nd section of the Southern Pacific Overland. In addition to the commissioned officers the members wore: First Sergeant Charles Hidy, Quartormaster Ser geant J. C. Spagle; Sergeants A. L. RUSSELLVILLE. Martin Boyles is visiting friends in this county and nas his (twenty-one hundred horse with him. Wood and Newman are baling hay this week. There is niaoh hay baled in this country this season. Mi'B. Sherman and dauhgter of ba- fc!cf&iMt. WILLIAN V f : i , ' : I I , i J ""r ' .SMS-:- been sick the past week, but are con valescent. The Ladies' Industrial Olub will moat at the home of Mrs. Geo. Morso on August 13th. Tea will be served. The ladies are planning to buy a new organ for the church and it is hoped all the ladies will attend. On Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 4, the Women's Missionary Societies of the Evangelical churoh had charge of the program which was held at the Jen nings Lodge camp grounds. While the society is yet only four yeprs old, a great amount of good has been done. And from the reports of the different auxilliarioB the prospects are very bright for 1908. Five life members joined the society. The meeting was "onducted by the president, Mrs. H. O. Honderson, of Salem, Oregon, and the following program was rendered: Devotional meeting, led by Mrs. Al bright of Portland ; duet by Hulda and Leaoda Grebe of Portland j paper, "History of our Work in Oregon," Mrs. Bradford of Lents; solo, Miss Poling of Portland; reoitatiou, "Un awares," bv Mrs. Hamilton of Lents; duet by Mrs. Henderson of Salem and. Miss Poling of Portland ; paper by Mrs. Sio warts, read by Mrs. Benz; quartet by the Lents ladies; and in formal talks closed the very interest ing and instructive program. MILWAUKEE. LouiB J. Day and wife of Seattle stopped off Sunday to' visit his cousin, the postmaster of our village. Lou was formerly letter carrier in Port land, but is now in the coal business on the Sound. August O. Arnold carrier on Route No. 1 , is taking his annual vacation. The route is being served by his wife during the IS days allowed him by the department. - Archie Mclntyre spent Sunday even ing in Oregon City. He thinks there is no place like the "oity by the falls." O. F. Frey agrees with him in this respect. Mrs. R. W. Ganiard and her sister, Mrs. Howard Andrews, are at The. Dalles visiting their sister, Lydia Bottemiller, who is in charge of The Dalles hospital. Everyone on the line of the railroad survey are looking forward to big damages and claim they understand just how to do with the rihgt-of-way man. Clias. Ballard has returned from XiiiamooB a wiser aud a more con tented man. "Verily," saith he, "all is not gold that glitters, even on th sandy shores of Tillamook." The postoffice hereafter will he open Sunday mornings after sorting the incoming mail, aud remain open until 10 oo'lock, then close for the rest of the day. This seems most agreeable to all the patrons concerned in the Oak Grove and Milwaukee district. The Knitrlit's and Ladies of Seeur- 1 ity'a apple pie social was a great suc cess. The huge apple pie given as a prize went to Miss Walsh. The me brought $15.50 and too much praise cannot be given Mrs. M. D. Reid, Mrs. W. L. Miller and Mrs. Geo. R. Maple for thoir untiring efforts to make it a success. ; Kuehl, Gaylord Godfruy, L. O. Mil ler, Corporals, Carl 8. Moore, E. Blaucharjl, R. O. Woodward, L. P. Barnes; Privates Andrews, Berry, Bowon, Brown, Bruce, Crandall, Orit isor, Farnoll, Green, Gillett, Harris, Ketchum, King, . Kellogg, Nelson, Mead, McDonald, MwLcnghiin, Ream, Rettinger, Shape, Scripture, Shaw, Summer, Shannon, Sinuott, White, Wink Truscott; Musicians Blanohard, and Young ; Cook J. C. Dollar. The boyB presented a very pretty pioturo at the station before hoarding their car and were subjoo'ed to in spection by Mayor Carll. Many townspeople were I resent to say fare wall. lem were visiting at Mrs. Wingfleld'g a few days ago. The dairy is not running as strong aa usual.- The weather is so dry that butter fat is not 'as plentiful as in other months. The Wilhoit springs are running the same kind of water, but there are Ai.M iaLLM &rtff H. TAFT COMMERCIAL CLUB GROWING FAST Many New Members From ing m CLUB HUSTLING Sending Printed Matter sponding The Oregon City Commercial Olub is following up the suggestion of many out-of-town residents that thoy be allowed membership, by mailing the following letter pretty thoroughly over this part of the county. There are mauy whom they are unable to reach, though, in thia manner aud it is printed below in full together with a copy of the application blank. This is done so that any citizen of Clacka amas county who wishes to help "boost" may cut out tho slip at the bottom, 'sign his name thereto aud mail to the olub. .There are about fifty non-residenta who have sent in their names during the past ween and many more sieuifiod their intention of becoming members. If you wish to help in this work of the upbuilding of Clackamas county sign and return the coupon below. The letter follows: Oregon City, Orogou. The citizens of Oregon Oity and Clackamas county have reaently or ganized a Gommoroial Club and your attention is invited to the work the club has set out to accomplish. There are thousands of homoseekers immigrating to tho wost each season and there is no reason why Clacka mas county should not get its share of the western trend, and in order to ac complish this, uuited efforts on tho part of city aud country must be made. We therefore invite you to in spect its work aud advantages and ask that you consider the advisability of booming a member of the club. It is not necessary to go over the work of the club, you know what such F EELIMG ' THAT THE .OREGON CITY COM mercial Club will be an important factor in the development of Clackamas County, I wish to have my name enrolled as a member and will put forth an ex tra effort to help "boost." so many vlBitorB that the springs get low. Mrs. Carter is not feeling aa well aa usnal, tinman able to be about. Mr. Zob Bowmau has bought a aew buggy, which seem to be all the go nowadays. Many people are camping on the Molalla river instead of visiting the Wilhoit Springs. Mr IT DiuiirhnrtV. wllO llHS bceil employed at Wilhoit, has scoured em ployment elsewnere. v Messrs. Cash AuBtin and Scott Car tar nre havine as fast as possible while tho weather lastB. Miss Mahol Smith has been elected teacher for the Mount Pleasant Pri mary Gradog sclir.ol by tho board of A,va,.tnva nf that, anhnnl. ' Aa several eighth grade shcholars would like to return, .tllb MOUUl x-ieumim jjuuiho may put in a ninth grade. ':-. ; ' -- V'''.v; WILLIAM J. BRYAN, FROM City and Country Com- Daily FOR GROWTH Over County-Many Re to tall organizations throughout tha west are accomplishing and that is just what Oregon City Commercial Olub has sot out to do, with your help. In this connection it is quite unnecessary to state that seventy-five per cent of the homoseekers settle in the oountry and it is quite evident that the farming community is benefitted just Buch an amount. The club will have spacious rooms fitted, up in convenient style for the accommodation of its members and their guests, ocoupying the fourth noor or the juasomo xempie in ure gou City, to be used for social pur ujsos and for the conducting of such busiuess along the line of publicity as the club may be able to properly handle. Those rooms will bo at your disposal when yon are in the oity and will be found a most convenient rest ing place while transacting business here. There are many pleasant fea tures and untold benefits to all from suoh an organization as this and with your oo-operation and with the many natural resources and advantages that abound the Commercial Olub can aov oomplish a vaBt amount of good. v We are enclosing herewith a card which we would be pleased to have you sign aud return to us. We wish to make the expense to its members as small as consistent with rr"P0li0tl work ot publicity department as well as the social features, and the intia tion fee has been placed at $10.00; monthly dues 50 cents. Get in the work at once, sign the card and return same and then help boost. Very Truly Yours, Oregon City Commercial Olub. Diarrhoea Cured. "My father hai for years been trou led with diarrhoea, and tried every means possible to effect a cure, v. it.'i- int avail " writHa .fnhn T-f 'irkln it PliiliiiTii W Vn "Ha KU.U7 niiuniluir- lain'g Colic, Cholmi and Diarrhoea Remedy advertised in the Philippl Republican and decided to try it. The result is one bottle cured him and he has not suffered with the disease for eighteen months. Before taking this remedy he was a constant Batter er with the disease. He is now sound and well aud, although sixty years old can do as muoli work aa a young man." Bold by Huntley Bros., Orogon City and Molalla. - Mr. J. F. Kettles, au O. A. C. stu dent and formerly of Baker City, linn bepn engaged aa olerk in the Oharmau drug store. G. W. Forester of Sandy has been wroking on4he tow road and left tor Eagle Creek Wednesday. ::J,. -A'.-X ; -wis HIS LATEST PHOTOGRAPH.
