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OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. AUGUST 7, 1908
No 13,
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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
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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.
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