CI HP COURI 27th YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1909 No. 30 OREGON Y GOOD TIME AT THE CLUB Wednesday's Smoker Puts New Life in Club BAIL IS TO BE GIVEN Club in Flourishing Condition. Publicity Report on Work Done in Five Months Thure wore niauy compliment paid t lie OonimorciarClub ot Oregon City Wondnesday eveuiig at the smoker which was held in the olub parlors by goutlemen of this city who were called upon to give two tuinutetalks. About twenty-five responded, and many were enthusiasMo in tlieir praise for the great good-fellowship feeling that bad mado itaelf most apparent during ti.e short life of the clnb. It was at this smoker, where the clnb members had been invited with a request to bring one friend, that the good lime was had by at least 150 gentlemen. The two miunte talks by various members were full of wit and the greatest fun prevailed. During tho evening punch and cider were served together with fruit and sandwiches. President Thomas F. Ryan presided over the meeting and interspersed throughout the evoning's program was some excellent string musio and vocal selections by a colored orchestra from Portland. Several new members were added to the growing membership and tho genoral condition of the clnh was shown to be in a most healthy con dition. Various amusements prevailed dnr-1 lug ilia evening ana it was the con census of opinion that the Oregon City Co in m e rein 1 Club Iirs done more to crsato a good-fellowship feeling than anything of tho kind ever conducted in this city. At the meeting it was announced by President Kyau that the club would give a grand first annual ball in this oity on Wednesday evening, Decem ber 29, which would eclipse anything over given in this city. This was the date tho board of governors had set for tho puhllicit" meeting, but it was thought advisable to have the ball ou Docembor 29 and have the publioity meeting cue evening previous, winch would us the 38th. At a nicclisf. the board of gov ernors which whs held lat Monday evening the report of the treasurer, M. D. Latourette, was read, which sliownd the club to bo in a flourish ing couditiou with over live hundred dollars in the treasury. At this meot ingtlie report uf tho publicity com miDt'6 was read and, ordered pub lished. Report of the Publicity Depsrtnisut of the Oregon City Commercial Club MRS. TRUSCOTT IS TO BE LIBRARIAN Executive Committee of Asso ciation Selects Jennings Lodge Woman A meeting of the executive committee of the Oregon Oity, Librnry Associa tion was held Saturday afiemoon in the offloe of Hon Thos F. Rvau. for the purpose oi selecting a librarian. Out of eleven applicants, Mrs. W. J. Truscott of Jonnings Lod, u, was se lected. Mrs. Trusoott was a resident of this place1 last fall and winter. She will take up her new duties as soon as the library and reading room is opened. It was stated at I lie com mittee meeting that the amount sub scribed for the support of the library reaches $75 per month, and that the amount is constantly gottiug larger A good inauy books and magazines have been donated, even at this early date. -ssi20s3e5t The Old McLoughlir Home Will Remain pgS?s8r Dr. W. E. Carll was elected to a third term as mayor of Oregon City Monday by defeating O. W. Eastiiam, the vote Branding 8(11 for Carll and 1)40 for his opponent. Eahthain "ear ned the third ward by such a large majoirty that for a time his election was conceded, but the d ctor carried the first and second wards by enough votes to place him just SI votes in tlicjlead. A. Kuapp, president of the council, was re-elected by tin voters of ward No. 2. defeat iug Bert Roake by 48 votes. Charles Pope from the 1st and Fred Meter from the 8rd, who were candidates without opposition, were returned to the council, as was City Treasurer Mortimer D. Latour- ette, leaving the entire council the same as during the present term. The ordinance concerning the re moval of the ;old McLonghlin Home from its present site in one of the city parks wai defeated, and the old structure is safe. Although a light vote was oast on account of the se verity of the weather, it it thought that the vote ;was heavier than it might have been, had not the ques tion of preserving '(he historio struc ture been one of 'the issues of the campaign. The printed circular op posiug the preservation of the building was widely read, and it is the general concensus that reading of it brought out mote voters for both faotions. ESTACADA MaN ARRESTED Jacob Burgher Accused of Wilfully stroying Grapevine Do Jacob Burgher of Estacada wai ar rested and brought to Oregon City Saturday oy Deput7 Sheriff Bridon stein of that place oii oharge of ma liciously destroying a grapevine be longing to William Kenna' n. He was bound over to the circuit court. to the Board of Governors, Monday, Deo. 6th, 1909: The money raised for our work is being cautiously and we believe ju dioiously expended with the advice of a committee of ten, ohosou by you, in compliance with our request, from among the most prominent business and professional men of this city who at tne same time are among the largest contributors to our funds. II nee, we really have a committee of fifteen, besides the secretary, for the consideration of tho expenditure of the money entrusted to us. If borne new method" of advertising is sug gested, or if some ordinary method is proposed this committee is railed to gether in joint meeting with our own, when the wholo matter is thoioughly considored and oousrit-iitinuslT de cided by the votes of those gentlemen. And we believe that all our contribu tors and the public generally must feel assured that the decisions of buuIi a Body of men. mado after most pains taking effort to kuow vrhat is best, are worthy of all cr.r.oe and re spect. We have tried different methods of getting the attention of prospective settlers One of the first things we did was to put out an edition of one hundred thousand "publicity stamps " We hava also published some pub lioity envelopes and writing tablots which are being extensively used by souio ot our publio Bpirited cifizpus. continued on page 7. SPECIAL TAX OF SIX AND ONE-HALF MILLS Taxpayers of District Agree 1 o Raise Larger Sum for School This Year A well attended meeting of the tax payers of the Oregon Oity school dis trict was held Wednesday, aud a levy of i4 mill was made on the assessed valuat;on of $2,09,7020. When col looted, t-iia levy will raise a reveune of 118,633.88 and when added to the sums received from the state and county, will be amply efficient to cover the school's running expenses this year. On account of the rapid growth aud advancement of the Ore--eon City sotiools, the expenses will be larger tit is term. The board, of di rectors of the school have completed the budget for the year, and it will cull for an expenditure of ?28. 923.50 ; $13.Cfiit.S0 of tli is money is for teach ers' salaries, but this estimate em braces the adding cf two new teach ers to the schools for next yoar, one in the high school Mid ouo in the grammar school Two thousand nine hundred aim titty dollars are requirod tn take up floating indebtedness lne and a sinking fund f'r tho redemp tion of bonds will be made. The assessed valuation of the eohool property of this district isT $3,007,620 this year, which is lower than last. Taking tho revenue in items from the different sources it will be : 2500 from the state iireduoiblo fund; $7001) from Clackamas county ;$100 for the tuition of outside pupils and il,633.88 from the district with a mill tax. RESIGNS AS SECRETARY H. h. Cross Tenders Resigna tion to Chautauqua Directors Matt Who For Years Has Worked Un ceasingly For Gladstone Assembly -Would Retire R. COMMISSION WILL MEET HERE Confectionery Changes Hands Air. F. Buglee recently purchased the Bon Ton Confectionery on Main strett from J. Jones, the former pro prietor. Mr. Buabee haslned in Ore gon City for some time and is well known iu Clackamas conuty. We be speak him a good patronage. TANTALUM NEW ELECTRIC LAMP More Economical than Any Carbon Filament Lamp. CHEAPER, and MORE STURDY than the TUNGSTEN Can Be Used in Key Socket PORTLAND RAILWAY Light & Power Company 147 Seventh Street JAt the special meeting of the board of directors of the Willamette Valley Chautauqua Association held Friaay, Harvey Cross, the efficient secretary, who for many years has guided the destinies of the association, tendered his resignation. The resignation was not acted upou by the board, hut the matter will be considered at the an nual meeting of the stockholders in the courthouse on the ' afternoon of December 29. At present. Mr. OrosB, who is CoastJ Manager for the Chau tauqua Association, is iu San Fran cisco, where a meeting ot tne 8 ere- tanes of Cliautanqnas in Ifpise, Idaho, Seattle. Wash., Clatsop Beach, Glad stone and Ashland, O'e., and Paoiflc Grove, Gal., is in session. Last year's Chautauqua session at Gladstone ;ParK was held under ad verse circumstauces, 'as the rain .fell stoadily daring the first wcok of the assembly. Notwithstanding this faot, the session nettod atlt of about $260. i ' Tho board of directors of the Glad stone Park Assembly desire to open the 1910 session ou July 12, hut this date will not be definitely doetrniined until the meeting of the coast secretaries. Will Convene to Investigate Al legations Made Against P. Ry. L. & P. Co. A meeting of the Oregon State Railroad Commission will be held in the court house in this oity on Deoem ber 20, to investigate the complaint of R. O. Guiiong, et, al against the Portland, Railway, rLiglit & Power Company. The complaint states that the corporation's service and opera tion of oars between Oregon City and Canemah and Portland is unjust and unreasonable. The commission is asked to make an order regulating the alleged abuses. DEATH OF MRS. KUHN Passes Away at Home of Parents Brief Illness After Sunday, morning Mrs Nellie Kuhn passed away at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. McCoy on Center street, after a short illness. She was 23 years of age, and resided in Orogon City the greater portion ot her lifetime. Mr. Kuhn, her husband, is a steamboat man, aud does not know of his wife's demise, as he left three weeks ago for Alaska, and until the steamer he is on reaches that .place he cannot be conuhnnioated with. The funeral services were held. Mon day afternoon at the Baptist church under the direction of Rev. 8. A. Bay worth, the pastor. The body was laid to rest in Mountain View cemetery. NEW REST ROOM IS READY FOR PUBLIC Woman's Club Insiitution Open on Second Floor of Ma sonic Temple The publio rest room, which was founded through the efforts of the Ore gon City Woman's Club, is now open and 4 thu publio is welcome to. make free use of the room, which is on the seoond floor of the Masonio Temple. It was founded to supply a long felt need in -Oregon City, a place where the busy shopper, resident of the oounty, who come heie to make their ; purchases, or the strangers within our gates may enjoy a much' needed rest in quietude. There is on hand a good supply of the latest peri odicals, and it is the intention of the members of the Woman's Club to re new this'stoek as often as neoessaiy. Arrangements are being made whreby at least one member of the clnb will be present at the rest room every day to look after the comfort of those who visit the plaoe. The members of the Woman's Club are to be heartily congratulated for their effort? to "improve the welfare of our city, and it is needless to say that, as in the past, they will teeeive the heartv oo-operation of the entire commuuiiy in this much needed innovation. VISITED BY SNOWSTORM State Experiences First Wintry Weather LASTED THREE DAYS Youngsters Jubilant over Snow Fall, While Others Didn't Appear Sorry DEATH CLAIMS RICHARD PRIER Well Known Photographer Passes Away After Long Illness Oregon City people were surprised to learn of the death of Richard Prior, whioli occurred Saturday night at 11 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Oscar Forsberg of Sixth and Water streets, after an illness of several mouths. Mr. Prier was a well known photog rapher, and came to Oregon City with his wife in the yoar 1889, Mrs. Prier dying about 10 years ago. Mr. Prier had many friends and was an active worker in St. Paul's Episcopal church, being a vestryman at the time of his death, lie has no relatives in this oountry, but two sisters are liv ing in England. Tho funeral services were held at 1 :!i0 oo'louk at St. Paul's Episcopal church, Hev. T. F. Bowen officiating. The Interment was in Mountain View Cemetery. JENNINGS LODGE DOINGS By Our Special Correspondent K The program which was held at Graoe Chanel on November 80 was en joyed by a number of people, as the chanel was comfortablly tilled Through these columns theiWomau's Club wishes to thank Mr. Moore for his fine address, the .pleasing talk which B. Leo Paget of Oak Grove gave aud the excellent paper by Mrs. A. L. Clarke and the discourse bv Mrs. Paiuton on "Brudder Brown on Apples." The singing by Mr, Beckner and the Gladstone Quartette, composed of Messrs. Holowell, Mulkcy, Gault aud Holowell, waB certainly an inspiration to all who beard it. Mils Lillian We6torfield gave a pleasing rocitatiou and a prayer was offered bv Rev. Shupp, who has worked so faithfullv for the good and better niont of this place. Bouquets of car nations were presented to tne speasers and a buttouiuere to the singors. An oflerinc of $5 was taken, which was used for the benefit of the ol apel. Tne sleighbells rang merrily along the county road, as a number availed themselves of the opportunity of hv ing a merry sleigh ride on .Sunday. A number or tne younger set were coasting on lioardman avenue and onioved the frolio in the snow. Miss Mabel Morse attended a sleigh inn nartv in Oregon City on Sunday evening and reports a jolly good time. Mrs. Tozier aud children spent Sun dav with friends iu Portland. Charles Slocum was a visthor in Portland on Saturday. Bessie Roberts resumed her studies at the Jennings Lodge school after a three mouths' vacation, caused by illness. President W. L. "Finlev of the Audubon Society, who resides at this place, asks the people to help protect the birds while the snow remains on the ground. This can be done bv niacins bird seed, bread orumbs or cereal foods where our feathered friends can not at it. President Fin lev also says suet tied to a tree is also easily found by tne Hungry twitterers, A number of the children of the Lodge had the pleasure of meeting Santa Claus at the Meier 8s Frank store in Portland, as he spent Satur dav afternoon with his reindeer in the toy department of this store. A bright little baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. Haver man on Friday, November 20. M. and Mrs. Haverman have recently moved into their now cottage at this place. Clyde Clarke has accepted a respon sible position with a drygoods firm at Valle, Ore. During Mr. Clarke's short stay at the Lodge he lias made many friends who wish lilin success in his work at Vale. Miss Grace Morris of Newberg, Ore., spout a few days with her friend, Mies Arlinne Shaver this 'h. C. Painton is at present drilling a woll for Mrs. T. C. hioe. J Mr. aud Mrs. O. D. Boardman have returned from a delightful trip to Sherman county, having spent the Thanksgiving holidays with thcii sons at Kent and Grass Valley. While absent Mr. Boarduiao shot jackrabbit Mr. Pierce of Portland was out during the week looking after his property interests at this place. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Allen 'Hrowu were pained to hear that little Sybil is very ill with typhoid fever at the home of her grandmother in Emporia, Kansas, where they had gone to spend the holidays. John Watson, who visited his sister at this place many times . during the summer, is recovering from the typhoid fover in a hospital at Van' oouver, Wash, Mrs. H. H. Emmons was a oaller at the Lodge on Saturday. Mr, Em mous is not gaining as rapidly as his friends wish lor, and lie is still con fined to the house. Mr. and Mrs. Labonwich of Risley visited with Mrs. Terry previous to their departure for the beach, where they will romain ror a lortoiglit. Dick Lyons of Dubuque, Iowa. a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Qeorge Morse during the week. Mr. Lyons has traveled the past four months in Japan and the Philippines aud departed on Thursday ot last week tor Seattle for a visit previous to his return to uubuque, Iowa. Mrs. Frank Pratt of Orogon City and Mrs. George Smith of Cams called at the Hugh Roberts home on Tuesday evening of last week and also attended the program at the ohapel. L. Wilcox is finishing the interior of their home on the oountry road. Mr. and Mrs. i lnley and Miss Eva Moulton ororcgon City spent Satur dav evening at the home of Miss Mabel Morse. Mr .and Mrs. Finley are soon to leave lor tlieir future Home in Georgia and will be missed bv their friends here. Messrs. rioi a ana Elmer uamnbeii of North Mt. Tabor visited with their grandmother, Mrs T. C. Rioe, re cently. Mrs. Edith Truscott of the Lodge has been elected as librarian at the reading room in the Misonio building io Oregon City. Walter fJeokuer is assisting Fred Terry with his cottage at Crystal Springs. Mr. Tozier lias returned from J5u- gene, wnere ne nas Dsen working at onrponter work for the past two months. Mrs L. Wilcox of this place will entertain the W. F. M. S. of the M. E. church of Oregon City at her home on Tuesday, Docembor 14. Mrs. Morse will be the hostess of tne Woman's Club at her borne on Thursday afternoon, December 9. Te will be served. Mies Ethel Hart is absent from school on account of illness. HaroldfSoesbe had the misfortune to lose his eye glasses on the evening of November SO. If anyone who finds them will ' return them to Master Harold .they will be gratefully re ceived. Mr. and Mrs. Pratt, "who formerly roshled here, have purchased a ranch near'Canby, where they are to take up their residence in the near future Tho Medford Tribune has issued a splendid 24-page edition setting forth in a most convincing way the splendid retourcet 'of that section of Oregon, ROBERT MONTGOMERY DEAD Resident of Clenwood Succumbs to Quincy and Pneumonia After a week's illnes?, Robert Mont gomery, a well known resident of Ctlenwood, five miles from this city, died at the family home last Thurs day. Quinsy, followed by piiaumonia, was responsible for his demise. A native of Ireland, Mr. Montgomery spent his early boyhood iu Australia. Fourteen years ago he moved to Greenwood, aud since tlint time has been one of that plaoe's best known residents. Hewasfifty years of age. In addition to his wife, Mr. Mont gomery is survived by a daughter, Luoy Montgomery, 13 years of age. The funeral services were conducted Friday morning at the family home by Rev. J. Robert Landsborough of this oitv, aud the remains were inter red in Mountain View Cemof.ery. The funeral was largely attended by friends of the deceased. A debatingtearn composed of Uni versity of Oregon girls will met a similar toam from the University of Washington in the spring. Women of the University are taking much in terest in literary society work and hope to win this dobate. It took but one call to arouse ths youngsters of Oregon City and violnity Saturday morniiig, for sleepily look ing out of the window, they beheld a sight that brought them to complete wakeluluess with a sudden start. Running to the window and rubbing tlieir eyes good to assure themselves that they were by uo means asleep, they were soon convinced, and in 1:bb tium than ,it (takes to tell it, they were completely dressed aud down stairs trying to convince tlieir mothers that they weren't a bit hungry. Snow fell at different, times Saturday and Saturday night, aud by Sunday tho ground was oovered by about three mollis of whitaneEB, giving those who were fortunate enough to fpossess anything iu the way of a sled tlm chance to dig it out of some forgotten corner and enjoy our rarest pastime, tleighing. It was not long before a crowd had gathered at the head of Seventh) street, near the Eastham school, aud soon the air was filled with calls of" track," as bobsleds una strings of coasters sped down the street aud sidewalk. The coasting waa enjoyed all day Sunday and Sunday evening, aud still larger crowds were present Mon day. Of course there were, several parties spilled off of bobsleds, but aside from a few minor mishaps, no one was seriously injured. The small boys were out In roree on Main street and nobody was al lowed to get by without receiving a good snowballing. Most of the passers by remembered that they were boys themselves once, and went ou their way at a gait more speedy than grace ful, but a few tried to remonstrate, which was just what the youngsters wanted, as they were afforded an opportunity to surround their victim and give him a douule dose. The man most sought for by the boys was the wearer of a stiff hat, aud whonever they spied anyone wearing this type of head raiment all would shout with glee, and "Oh! you dicer," "Nail that 'Kadeel" aud "Crown him" rang, through the air with other tuiuln-.u piuuses. Raiu began to fall Tuesday, aud hug nearly carried away all uf the snow. "City Election" at School Tho muuoipal election held at the high school was a success from an educational standpoint aud afforded tne pupils plenty of auiuseiuout. The tickets were made np, otie by the girls and one by the boys, aud as there are many more girls than the mas culine Bex iu the school, the girls had an easy victory. The winning ticket was Myrtle Toozo. mayor; Mae Smith, councilman and Marion Money, trea surer. The boys boosted Alex Bowen for mayor, Ray Scott for councilman and Byron Moore for treasurer. Of the latter ticket Bowen and Soott re ceived 8il votes each and Moore S'i. The winuing ticket received 48 votes for mayor and treasuror and 50 for councilman. War With Japaa could not possibly make so many oripples as rhoumatism doss every year. And yet tliero is no reason why this disease should cripple anyone, if all sufferers will rub the affeotod parts night and morning with Bal lard's jSuow Liniment. Cures all Hobos and pains. Sold by Jones Drug Co. i Standing of the Contestants in the Courier Popular trip to tb Sunny South DISTRICT NO. 1 Ella White 7350 Martha Myers 2850 Rhoda Pace 3500 Lillian Long 2500 Lavada Freemaa 2200 DISTRICT NO. 2 Ruth Lechler 5400 Mary Womer 1800 Mary Dale 1800 Loretta Schmeer 1400 Miss Nettie Irvine 1400 9 DISTRJCT NO. 3 Carrie Werner : 4000 Mary Swales 2500 Nettie Burgoyne 2200 Zella Adams 4500 Sarah Parry 2200 Lela Henniger 1400 Alta May Ramsey 3000