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CITY GOUR 27th YEAR. OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY. MAY 2 J, 1909 No. 1 BOOST CLACKAMAS COUNTY PLANS ARE COMPLETED GLORIOUS 4TH AT GLADSTONE OREGON BR Possibly You May Get a Valuable Prize for Doing It THREE PRIZES OFFERED Commercial Club's Literary Contest At tracts Considerable Attention Write a brief presentation of in teresting facts which people In other states ought to know concerning Clackamas County, Its attractions and advantages as a place, of residence or business and send your essay to S. P. Davis, secretary of the Publicity De partment of the Oregon City Commer cial Club In time to reach him by Saturday, June 5, and you maydo something for your county and at the same time have a chance to win one of the three prizes which he offers for the three best contributions re ceived. The first prize will be an enlarged and beautifully colored photograph of the Willamette Falls at Oregon City, ready framed, made by Mr. Davis him self and of nine dollars value-. A copy of it may be seen at the rooms of the Commercial Club, a somewhat FIELD MEET ON SATURDAY ARRANGEMENTS MADE TO AC COMMODATE LARGE NUM BER OF SPECTATORS. A LONG LIST OF ENTRIES First Meet of Clackamas League Promises to be Memorable Ocaslon. School a Tomorrow afternoon at Chautou qua Park at Gladstone, the first field and track meet of the Clackamas School League will be held. Much en thusiasm is being manifested, and enough tickets have been sold to in sure a large attendance. There will be a number of Ice cream stands and a lunch counter to accom modate the public and everything is being done on the part of the manage ment to provide for the comfort of everybody there. The following teams will contest in the field meet: Eastham Joseph Alldredge, Geo. Johns, Clair Gordon, Bradley Wood ward, Kent Wilson, Ernest Cross, Charles Beatie, Claude Harris, Irvin Goettllng and Hugh Kellogg. Barclay Walter Hart, Walter Yo der, Stanford Moore, Frank Clark, Ray Welsh, C. Casedy, Hallie Johnson, Clarence Johnson, Harry Hargreaves, If Not, WV Electric Light is PORTLAND RAILWAY Light & Power Company smaller one, in George Harding's drug store. This beautiful picture will go to the person whose production the committee may regard as the best. The second prize will be a similar picture without a frame. The third will be an enlarged pho tograph of the Falls in plain black and white without the colors. Brevity is required. Nothing longer than two pages of foolscap would like ly be used. Write on only one side of the sheet. Do not try to tell all the good things that might' be said about this glorious country, but re strict yourself to that about which you can say the most interesting things, whether it Is our climate, scenery, products or something else which may interest' and attract readers elsewhere for the best of these papers will be published. Any resident of Clackamas County, old or young, male or female, may have part in this contest, excepting those pupils in the Oregon City schools to whom another offer has been made. S. P. DAVIS, Commercial Club, Oregon City, Or. Corliss Andrews, Millard Glllett, Walter Moore. " . Willamette Emery Reames, Perry Jones, Leslie Heney, Ernest Mass. West Oregon City Elmer Gribble, Lyster Melvin, Harry Melvin, Ray Gribble, Glen Batdorf, Jack Draper. Molalla Ray - Watts, John Steinin ger, Leo Staver, Luther McNulty, Fred Powell, Christopher Vick. Milwaukie Harry Rippey, WInzen ried, Wm. Stein, Clayton Coleman, Ed gar Albee, Gilford McConnell. McLoughlin Tom Slnnott, Joe She ahan, Hoffman, Lewis Schaffer, Joe Schertzlnger. Clackamas Arthur Newton, Arthur Jones, Lawrence Johnson, Bert Flan- 'nery, Ellis Jones, Melvin Johnson. Gladstone John Mulkey, Clinton Heistand, Willie Hughes, Charley Pet ers, LeVerne Taylor. There are some very good all round athletes among the schools, some of the best being John Mulkey, of Glad stone; Harry Hargreaves, of Barclay; Joe Sheahau, of McLoughlin and Joe Alldredge, of Eastham. The baseball game in the afternoon will be played by Willamette and Mo lalla. The eveutB'wlll commence at 10:30 o'clock in the forenoon and will con tinue all day. W: W. Mars Is marshal of the day. The Japanese building on the grounds of the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc Exposition at Seattle together with the exhibits will represent an expen diture of more than $100,000. Do You Use Electricity? with TUNGSTEN LAMPS Investigate at 147, Seventh OUT OF FRYING PAN INTO FIRE. ' t Released at Vancouver, C. W. Hart' grove, Is Returned Here on Similar Charge Officer F. A. Miles of this city re turned to this city Wednesday from Vancouver Washington, bringing with him C. W. Hartgrove, who is wanted here for beating a board bill. Hart- grove was employed in the Hawley paper mills here last winter, and boarded at the Brunswick. One night he asked Mr. Sllcox, the proprietor, to "go good for him" at a local store for a pair of shoes. Mr.. Sllcox did as requested, and a few days later, his boarder suddenly departed, forgetting to pay a portion of his board. It also developed that he was absent- minded In regard to the shoes, and the bill was presented to the genial Mr. Silcox. Leaving this city, Hartgrove went to LaCamas, Washington, where he worked the same trick, but he was picked up by the authorities and giv en thirty days In Jail. Learning of his presence in Vancouver, Officer Miles went over at the expiration of his sentence, and returned him here for trial. See V. Harris about Berry Crates and Boxes, $3.75 to $4.25 per 100. LARGE BLADE INJURES REAM WILLAMETTE LAD SERIOUSLY IN JURED SATURDAY AF TERNOON. Acldental Touching of Lever In Wil lamette Mill Almost Has Fatal Ending. John Ream, an employee of the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company, received injuries Saturday afternoon that came near costing him his life. Ream, who is 19 years of age, was working on the wood splitter In the wood mill, about half a mile up the river from the company's main plant. Ream was helping to haul a log over to the splitter, when the forehead of one of the workmen accidently hit the lever and the heavy, steel blade, weighing about five hundred pounds, struck Ream in the back between the shoulders, inflicting a deep gash. He was brought to this city immediately for surgical attendance and has good chances for recovery, though it is a wonder he was not killed outright. It was feared that his spine was injured. Two ribs were broken and one lung Is probably damaged. The blade of the splitter knife is two feet long and is wedge Bhaped, ranging in shaft. See V. Harris about Berry Crates and Boxes, $3.75 to $4.25 per 100. Not? Cheap Street FULLY A SPLENDID PROGRAMME G. A. R. and Relief Corps Committees Finish Details for Observance of Day. The Joint committee of Meade Post, G. A. R., and the Women's Relief Corps, on Memorial Day services, met at Willamette hall Monday afternoon, Post Commander O. L. Clyde In the chair and Mrs. Rosina Fouts acting as secretary. Department Commander J. T. Ap person, O. L. Clyde, J. A. Tufts, L. P. Horton, J. C. Paddock, G. A. Harding, D. K. Bill, O. A. Cheney, F. M. Kel logg and D. M. Freeman of the post, and all members of the W. R. C. were appointed a school visiting commit tee. . The committee will visit the schools of this city and vicinity on the follow ing days preceding Memorial Day: Wednesday, May 2G, Eastham gram mar, and Barclay high Bchool; Thurs day, 27th, Canemah and Willamette; Friday, 28th, Gladstone and Parkplaco schools and McLoughlin institute. The post and the corps will assem ble at Willamette hall, Sunday, May 30, at 9:30 A. M., and march to the Congregational church, where Rev. E. Clarence Oakley, the pastor, will preach the Memorial Day sermon. As Memorial Day falls on Sunday this year the services will be held on Mon day, May 31. An invitation has bfeen tendered to company G, Third regiment, O. N. G., to act as escort to the post and corps, Sunday and Monday. The pupils of the schools of Oregon City and vicin ity are invited to participate in the parade. A vote of thanks was tendered to the mayor and city council for their generous appropriation to help defray the expenses of the celebration and an Invitation was tendered to them to participate in the parade and to oc cupy seats on the platform during the exercises of the day. Lieutenant C. E. BurnB, Jr., will be grand marshal, Judge J. U. Campbell will be president and Honorable Gor don E. Hayes, orator of the day. The exercises will be held at Shlvely's hall In the forenoon. The following committees will have charge of the affair. Program, G. A. Harding, F. M. Kellogg and Mmes. M. M. Charman and Rosina Fouts; music and solicit ing, J. A. Tufts, J. F. ' Nelson and Mrs. Pauline Schwartz; decoration, L. P. Horton, J. W. Paddock and J. C. Sawyer. Clackamas Man Diet, After an illness of several months' duration, Isaac E. Rice died last Thurs day at Clackamas Heights. Deceased was G4 years of age, and had no fam ily. The funeral services were held the following day at Clackamas. COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL MEET CITY FATHERS MUCH ENGROSSED IN MATTERS CONCERNING 8TREET IMPROVEMENT. A special meeting of the city coun cil was held Monday evening in the city hall, at which time, the ordinances establishing the grades of Eleventh a unanimous vote. The matter of procuring a street sweeper was discussed, and culminat ed in the appointment of Councllmen J. J. Cooke and Chas. Pope to esti mate the cost of the apparatus. They are to report at the next regular meeting. Wednesday another special meeting was held, and Eleventh street was or dered Improved. DOES MUCH GOOD SALE OF WILD BIRD PLUMAGE 8TOPPED BY AUDUBON 80CIETY. Oregon and California Will Work In Unison In the Work of Pre serving our Feathered Friends. The results accomplished by the Oregon Audubon Society during the past month in protecting the wild birds of this state is set forth in a report that has just been made by the advisory committee of this organiza tion. In addition to (stopping the sale of aigrettes in this state and the use of plumage of native birds, the same steps are soon to be taken in Califor nia against the use of the plumage of white herons, grebes, terns and other native birds. The law protecting these birds In California was passed at the last Legislature and will go into effect June 17. The fact that Oregon and California will work to gether In this regard will give wild birds much better protection than they have ever had before. The Important work of guarding the great colonies of birds that breed on Lower Klamath and Malheur Lakes has been undertaken by this society. The two extensive areas embracing these lakes are now set aside as Government reservations and no hunt, ing or trapping is allowed within the reserves. The fact that great numbers of ducks and geese and other wild fowl nest on these reserves is re garded as very important from the sportsman's standpoint, because these areas will serve as Immense wild fowl nurseries to supply Oregon and California with game. Beaver Creek, Henrici't Schoolhouse. English preaching and service at 2:30 P. M. Sunday, May 23. All are welcome. Pastor John Marschall. Springfield announces to the world at large that they will celebrate the glorious Fourth In a becoming style this year. MEMORIAL DAY TO BE OBSERVED HERE. MULINO BEAT3 LIBERAL In Exciting Game at Mullno 8undsy, Score Is 17 to 10 Mullno, Or., May 21 Mullno has again came forward in base ball play ing and won a game. Liberal, In their new red suits, and Mullno, in their white, made a pretty picture on the field Sunday. . Just as the game was to begin a shower came up and delayed them somewhat. This made the field sticky and the ball worse, but an exciting game took place Just the same. In the first Inning Dunton of Liber al hit the ball over the fence for a home run. Pitcher Erlckson made a run for Mullno In their half of the chapter. In the second, inning, Liber al took the rest but Mullno got start ed, Waldorf, Erlckson, Daniels, Dar nell and Bowman all scored. By this time Liberal caught enthusiasm and Dunton and Catlln did honors to their team. Mullno kept busy, how- ever, and in the third inning made three runs, the name of Smith being added to the scoremakers above. At the end of the seance the score stood 17 to 10. A large crowd witneRsnd the game there being spectators from LRieral Oregon City, Shubel and Union Mills. Manager Howard has arranged for a game with Macksbui'a fast team at that place Sunday. HURLED OVER EMBANKMNET Roy Barnes Has Close Call When Struck by Passenger Train At Gervlas, Roy Barnes, a 17 year old resident of Canemah, was struck by a passen ger train at Gervais early Monday morning, and by the merest chance escaped with his life. The saloon men of Gervlas are compelled to ob serve the Sunday closing law, but in order to be accomodating and save the lives of their customers, they open at midnight Sunday night and stay open the remainder of the night, Barnes, hearing of this feature, stay ed up till the booze emporiums open ed, and becoming Intoxicated, he went to sleep on the railroad track, At five o'clock in the morning, he was struck by the north bound train, and hurled down the embankment, slight ly hurting him. He was picked up by the members of the train crew, and, brought to thlB city, and Is now convalescing at the home of his aunt, Mrs. Cole of Canemah. RATHER ANCIENT EXHIBIT Mummied Dinosaur hat been dead tome three milloln years, but he will be at the Seattle Exposition Some enthusiastic antiquarian at the national capital has gone back three million years to fish up an ex hibit for the Alaska-Yukon-Paclflc Ex position. A letter from the government ex position agent describes it as a mum mied dinosaur, or trachadon, but it U even worse than that, It will be an acceptable addition to the other old timers who will gather by the lake side when the gates are open on June 1st. Not much of Colonel Trachodon's antecedents 1b known, nothing In fact, except that he died suddenly In Wy oming on an extremely hot day. Judg ing from the position In which the remains were found by Charles H. Sternberg, it died with its feet In the air and then lay out in the heat for two or three thousand years, which, fortunately for posterity, made It a mummy instead of a dislocated skeleton, for the ekln of the beast is Intact, albeit, very much wrinkled as becomes ripe old age. The dinosaur is. now being prepared in the -American Museum of Natural History. It is being renovated, or revamped or whatever it is that is done to ancient dinosaurs to make them fit for other company. It will then be brought to Seattle aa a part of the government's exhibit. Anti-Trcuting Kuloon. Des Moines, la., May 18. The first anti-treatlng saloon In the United ates will be opened here May 22. Permit to open has been granted to A. S. Kirkhart, of this city, who controls 15 local saloons. Mr. Kirkhart declares treating will not be tolerated. The bartenders will Induce drinkers to accept a sub stitute for liquor in the form of but termilk, Bweet milk, tea, coffee and other soft drinks. The liquor habit will be discouraged as far as pos sible. HAINS GETS EIGHT YEARS Flushing, N. Y., May 17 Captain Peter C. Halns, U. S. A., who was convicted of manslaughter In the first degree for killing Wm. E. Annls last August, was sentenced today to an Indeterminate sentence of not less than eight nor more than 16 years at hard labor In state's prison. Engineer Killed In Collision.. Tacoma, Wash., May 17. As a result of a headon collision between two passenger trains, which oc curred at Dudley, 10 miles west of Ellensburg, on the main line of the Northern Pacific, at 5 o'clock this morning, W. H. Dale, engineer of the eastbound train, Is dead, and hit fireman, M. Lawrence, and two pai teogerg Injur"! Various Committees Appointed by President of Improvement Association HAWAII TO BE REPRESENTED. Delegation from Island Will Attend Trans-Mississippi Congress.- Hawaii will attend the Denver ses sion of the Trans-Mlsslsslppi Com mercial Congress, and delegates be ing appointed by Governor Frear, the chamber of commerce of Honolulu and the Hawaiian Promotion committee. At the Oklahoma session of the Con gress Hawaii appealed to the western commercial sentiment in behalf of Pearl Harbor, and as a result of the agitation, to which the Congress con tributed largely, the government rec ognized the justice of the Hawaiian claims. Last year at the San Fran cisco session Hawaii had a large del egation, which was appointed more in appreciation of the work of the Com mercial Congress In her behalf. This year the delegates will ask the com mercial bodies of the Trans-Mississippi section to make some vigorous repre sentations in behalf of Immigration, which is now the very great question agitating the Hawaiian mind. Hawaii wants the right kind of immigrants, She wants the land laws applied to her public domain, and, most of all, she wants the Islands completely Americanized as a bulwark against Oriental Invasion of any kind. Shut Out Oswego. The Oswego team met its first shut out this season Sunday afternoon on home grounds in a game played with the People's Clothing Company, of Portland. The feature of the game was 'the errorless ball played by the Clothiers, and the work of Eston, their pitcher, who allowed but three hits during the entire session. At no time during the contest did an Oswego player pass the keystone sack. The batteries were: Peoui) Clothing Co., Eston and Mullen; Oswego, Blankin and Blankin. Sunday afternoon, Os wego fans will witness a classy exhi bition of the national game when the fast Canby team crosses bats with the home team. Both 'have splendid records so far, and the outcome of the game is far from settled. Tualatin Defeated. In a game of baseball Sunday af ternoon between the Portland Gun Company and Tualatin, the former aggregation succeeded in blanking their opponents, the score being 6 to 0. Sexton,, who attended to the twirling for the Gunners, was in fine form, and allowed but three scattered hits. The Gunners secured 10 hits off the delivery of Hardin, the Tuala tin pitcher. Tualatin plays the Peo-1 pie's Clothing Company Sunday. Rose Show Awards Class Tea. No. 1 Besticollection of 4 Red Rosea named, one variety. No. 2. Best collection of 4 White Roses, named. No. 3 Best 4 Yellow Roses, separ ate varieties, named. No. 4 Best 4 Pink Roses, separate varieties, named. No. 5 General collection of 12 Roses, separate varieties, named. Section B. Class Hybrid Tea. No. 1 Best 0 White Roses 3 varie ties of two each, named. No. 2 Best 6 Red Roses, separate varieties, named. No. 3 Best 6 Pink Roses, separate varieties, named, No. 4 Best General Collection, 12 Roses, separate varieties, named. SECTION C. Class Hybrid Perpetual. No. 1 Best 6 White Roses, 1 variety, named. No. 2 Best G Red Roses, 1 variety, named. No. 3 Best 6 Red Roses, separate varieties, named. No. 4 Best 6 Pink RoBes, separate varieties, named. No. 6 Best General Collection, 12 Roses, each a separate variety, named. SECTION D. Class Climbers (Ramblers excepted). No. 1 Best 8 Yellow Robos, 1 variety, named. No. 2 Best 8 Red Roses, 1 variety, named. No. 3 Bent 8 White Roses, 1 variety, named. No. 4 Best 8 Pink Roses, 1 variety, named. No. 6 Goneral Collection, 12 Roses, separate varieties, named. SECTION E. i Class Mixed Varietiet. No. 1 Best 6 Caroline Testout Roses, named. No. 2 Best 6 Pink La France Roses, named. No. 3 Best 6 Ulrlch Brunnor Roses, named. No. 4 Best 6 Gloria Lyonaise Roses, named. No. 5 Best 6 Marechal Nell Roses, named. SECTION F. Class New Rotet. No. 1 Best 1 Now Rose, named. (Four prizes given in thbi class.) SECTION G. Class Large Roset. No. 1 Best 4 Large Robcb 1 variety, named. SECTION H. Class Wild Flowers. No. 1 Best General Collection, sep arate varieties, named. (Three prizes in this collection.) Rules. I. All roses entered for prizes must be grown out of doors, and owned by person making entry. MANY NEW BUILDINGS Several New Houses Under Construc tionOther Items of Interest In Flourishing Suburb. Gladstone, Oregon, May 21. Prof. Brenton Veddar, pesident of the Gald atone Improvement Club has appoint ed the following committees for the Fourth of July celebration: Executive Committee, Oscar Freytag, A. F. Park er, E. P. Carter, Chambers Howell and F. S. Oswald; Committee on Literary Exercises, W. E. Johnson, H. C. Pad dock, aud C. F. Toose; Committee on Sports, W. H. Miller, T. F. Ryan and W. R. Daun, Other committees have been appointed as follows: On lncor dock, and C. F. Tooze; Committee on C. A. Baxter, 13. J. Noble and E. P. Cartel; On electric lights; Wm. La Salle, H. C. Salisbury and B. Barlo, A special meeting of the club will be call .n env night next week. H. B. Rockwell has plowed the lota which he baa just purchased from the Gladstone Real Estate Associa tion. He expects to erect a mod-)r,i five-room bungalow on the premises at once. A. F. Parker has far more business in his new barber shop at Gladstone than he had hoped there would be. ' C. H. Dauchy has started bis new house west of the motor line. Prof. Brenton Vedder has placed the order for the lumber for. his new home. The shingles are already on the "ground. Jim Tracy has aroused much specu lation by putting a large pile of shingles on his two acre tract in Glad stone. Wm. LaSalle will have the house for Harry C. Paddock ready inside of two weeks. R. E. Strebig will open a first-class meat market In Gladstone within the next sixty days. , ! A fine ten pound boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Selvers last Sunday. The mother is doing nicely and Fred well he Is working hard on his new house. The new real estate firm of School ey and Parker have opened an oflice In the P. G. Wells block. There are over two blocks of the new sidewalk on Arlington Street now complete. Mr. Butlor has put a new ice box In his meat market. He has given up moving to Center. Contracts for electric lights are be ing signed up in Gladstone. II. All roses entered for prizes must be grown and cultivated by amateurs. III. All exhibitors not members o'f the RoBe Society will be charged twenty five cents. IV. The same variety of rose or roses cannot be entered for more than one prize, except for the "best general collection." Any added foliage shall disqualify. V. Any exhibit for prizes bearing name of exhibitor shall disqualify. VI. To prepare exhibits for competition tie a neat white card three inches long by one inch wide. On one side write name of rose and on the other write the section, class and number in which you wish to exhibit. VII. Exhibits as received, will be num bered by the committee, according to the - respective sections, class and number for which they are entered. VIII. All roues must be good specimens. Prizes must be awarded by num bers. Name of exhibitor will be given afterwards. IX. All entries must be made by eleven o'clock, A. M., on first day of exhibit. X. Exhlbts for display, not for com petition, may be entered bearing name of exhibitor. XI. Vases will be furnished by the so ciety, and no others can be used. . " XII. When a certain number of roses are designated .there must be neither more or less than that number enter ed. XIII. No reward will be given for Inferior roses, though they be th only ones entered for contest. XIV. Roses Improperly named or entered which do not conform to the rules and regulations of the Clackamas County Rose Society Exhibit, will be ruled out of contest. XV. No person will be allowed In tho hall during the time that the judges are awarding the prizes. ' XVI. Rules will be enforced, and there can be no appeal from the Judge's decision, unless on error is made In judging. ' XVII. Admission ten (10) cents, except to members of the Rose Society. XVIII. All members wishing to avail them selves of the privileges of the Rose Society, must pay dues before the first Saturday in June. Books for member ship will be closed after above date.