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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