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COUR
27th YEAR.
1910 MEET OF
CITY COUNCIL
Old Officials Quite Good
Enough for Us
MAYOR OUSTS GREEN
New Movements for City Park
Street Improvement Will
be Pushed
At the first meeting of tlm oity
count il fur tlie new yenr, a mild sen-
Fat'onal bomb wns exploded when
Mayor Carll turned down Street
Superintendent Job" Green and ap
pointed in his place Charles BatfcocK.
In the a mnal message to the council,
the mayor renommonded a measure
regulating the granting of licenses
to the saloons in this city. lie don't
believe in prohibition, but he sug
gests that no non-resido'lt be granted
a license, and when a saloon changes
hands and name, the license be taken
away, and when a saloo changes its
location the permit be declared void.
To offset the difference in cash coming
into the cty treasury, he suggests
i- raising the licenses of the other sa
loons to niake the present totnl.
W. A. Dimick was unanimously
elected recorder. Livy Stipp was re
appointed oity attorney. The pres
ent committees were roappoin'ed and
the present inounibenobjs ou the po
lioe force kept for the next year.
The office of oitv surveyor was given
to Henry Meldmni A Knapp was
reelected president.
The routine business of the monthly
meeting was transacted, among
which was a protest by residents of
Main stnet against the Portiimd Rail
way, Light & Power Company's
method of pniting in new poles to re
plouce the rotteu ones that hold up
the trolley wire. The company Iihs
been in the habit of Bawing off the
old polos a few feet from the ground
" and splicing stub ones to thein, mak
ing it dangerous and also unsightly.
The' recorder was instructed to com
municate with the railway company
and iustruct them to put in their poles
to conform with the rules laid down
by the street committee.
Kepoits were handed in. Recorder
Dimick's report for the mouth showed
total receipts of $2(143.50. .H is report
lor the year was aotopted and placed
on file as was also the yearly and
quarterly report of Treasurer M. D.
Latourette and the tocii-uuniml report
of the board of water commissioners.
A pet tion for the improving of the
street leading np to the siding recently
pot in by the Southern Paolfio be
tween 15th and 17th Creels on Wash
ington, was referred to the committee
on streets and poblio property.
Couuciiman Kuapp 'isked the coun
cil to prepare the ground in MoLough
liu Park, which is to be beautified by
A
PORTLAND RAILWAY
Light s Power Company
P. A. MOULDENHAUER
VICTIM OF TYPHOID
rirst ueatn resulting- rrom
Willamette's Epidemic
Occurs Friday
P. A. Mouldenhaner, a well known
resident of Willamotte, sncoumbed
Friday to an attok of tvphni.i fever,
This is the first death as yet result iug
irom tlie epidemio or. typhoid that
htisjboen raizing in' the hurtling little
wesi fide community Mr. Moulden
hauer's sou is in a critical condition
with the fame disease.
MRS. VONDERAHE
SEEKS DIVORCE
Oregon City Woman Charges
Her Husband With Cru
elty and Non-Support
Charging cruelty and non support,
Mrs. Minnie Vondeiahe has filed di
vorce proceedings against Charles
W. Vouderahe, iu the circuit court
through her attorney, George O.
Browuell. She states in her com
plaint that he lias been treating her
iu a cruel manner and has even re
fused to talk to her. She status flint
on account of the condition of. her
health, she was obliged to .spoil d a
part of the summer at the beach, aud
that during that time her husband
never wrote to her. The Vauderahes
have been residents of this city for a
number of years.
the Woman'sClub, forfct'ng out roses,
mid also for making some provision
for sprinkling tho lawn iu the park
next summer.
There will be a trecting of the coun
cil next Monday night for the purpose
of discussing aud hennmiug thorough
ly onnversunt with the new proposea
method of improving the sireets of
this oity, whioh will come before the
citizens at a special elect it n in
February. , Literature on this amend
ment to tlie charter will be ready for
distribution in a short ti mo.
By the suggestion of Onuncilmnu
Kuapp, a committee nf three, con
sisting ot Councilmen Knapp, Petzold
and Michels. wus appointed to look
into the matter of a cheaper cur fare
to Portland. Mayor Carll was of tlie
opinion that such a coiuiuitre whs not
needed, , as the line must renuoa the
rates from this citv to Portland when
the fre from Oak (irove is euauged,
but the con i' oil thought no harm
would come nf the movement, and an
agitation will be commenced to bring
about that end.
They tell us now that the weighing
piers of the sugar trust were as elab
orately equipped with signals as a
foo'.batl team.
TANTALUM
NEW ELECTRIC LAMP
More Economical
than
Any Carbon Filament
Lamp.
CHEAPER,
and
MORE STURDY
than the
TUNGSTEN
Can .Be Used in Key
Socket
147 Seventh Street
OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY, '
CHANGES IN
LOCATIONS
Several Business Houses
Get New Quarters
TO BUILD BRICK BLOCK
Tenants Moving From Stev
ens Building, Which Will
Soon Be Demolished
This week martts a change in the
ocntiou Of several Oregon City business
houses. J. Levitt who recently pur
chase the dry goods store of ti
Rosenstien is busy moving his stock
Irom his store in the Willamette
building to hiB new location at the
suspension bridge corner. This is
considered one of the best business
sites iu Oregon Oity, as all of the
workmen going to and from the paper
mi'ls on the West Side pass right by
it. Mr. Levitt will enti.-ely remodel
the front of the building and has
plans made for three up-to date show
wiudows, so his goods may be dis
played to good advantage. He will
also improve the interior of the store
and add up-to-date fixtures.
Misses Oelia aud Bertu? Goldsmith
have moved their millinery establish
niii.it from the location it he! J in the
Stevens block to the Commercial Llock,
in the huiding formerly oooupi.ed by
J. N. Joe.
Oro.s & Jiuinmoud Jiave also moved
from Uiu Stomas block, aud bave
taken up new quarters in the Masonic
Teniple. As. soon as the other tenauts
of the Stevens block find quarters else
where, they wilt also move, as the
wooden struotuie is to be torn down
and replaced by a modern brick busi
ness biock.
The Btand in the Willamette build
ing to be left vacant by the reniuval
of tlie Levtt stock will be occupied
by H. f. Knglitbill & Co., who will
move ttitir grocery establishment from
ltspiesent location. '
Dollar & Founial, who are operat
ing a restaurant opposite the Orand
theater, win move into the Dunning
vacated by Hrightbill & Company,
where they will open a first clatS res-
tau.aut and chop house.
ANOTHER. TEACHER CHOSEN
Carl P. Anderson Is Selected as High
School Instructor
Tn rntiuTofhA rfliTintllriar nf tllft nver-
t xert teachers at the high school, the
Piiorl nf ni runt Ara ImifQ aelapfoH flnrl
P. Anderson, as an instructor at the
high school. Prof. Anderson is well
known throughout the Willamette
val ey as an educator, and for two
years past, he was principal of the
school at Marquam.
CANEMAH RESIDENCE
DESTROYED BY FIRE
House Occupied By Robinson
Family Bums to the
Ground
Fire from an unknown cause de
stroyed the housn occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Kobiiisnu aud fnmil7
in Canemali Monday evi n ug. When
riiscoveted tlie flames hud ' gainod a
good hoadwav ou the roof, so the men.
fighting the fire turned thoir attention
tosivingthh honsuiioli nffeeta. All
of the furniture win saved, with the
exception of that in one of tho bod
looms. Several article of jewelry
were also lust. It requited a great
deal of work to kesp tlu Harvey
house, a sho't di-twice away, Irom
also catching fire, but in the end tlie
fire fighters were snctssiul.
The.bi.riied holding Mas the prop
erty or Mis Fred Iiak 1 and wai
valud at! i0O Tl o loss is partlv
covered by insurance.
ATTENTION
GRANGERS!
The members of Garfield Grange
will meet the members of the Po
mona Grange, Wednesday, Jan. 12,
coming on the first car at Estacada.
Make your arrangements accordingly.
' IMPROVEMENT CLUBS MEET
Qladsfone, Oak Grove and Milwaukee
Hold Interesting Joint Meeting
The Gladstone Improvenv nt Club
went to Oak Urove last night, where
they partnotc in a joint meeting of
the Oak Gove, Milwaukee and triad
stone imp dements ciluhs. The
Lad es' X. L. Ulub accompanied thein.
This meet'ng was callwi by tlie Oak
Grove clubs fnr rue purpose of gitiing
together and tulkitig over subjects of
interest to all three clubs.
COLD WEATHER HERE
Thermometer Goes Away Down Tuesday
Night
Tuesday night, was the coldest in
Oregon Oity, that lias bun experienced
this winter, the theruninetrr regis
tering 13 degrees abjre zero, Word
was received from Molalla Wedufdav
morning (hat the temperature reached
twelve dergees above Tuesday ' night.
The water system in Oregon City
suffered somewhat Tuesday night and
several pipes in lioufoa have frozen,
but no damngn to amount to any
thing lias occurted.
AUSTJN FARM SOLD
R. Petzold Purchases Valuable Farm at
Liberal
E. Petzold a well known local
butcher, lias i urchased the Auslin
farm at Liberal from Ed and W. 13 .
Austin. The place is a well improved
dairy farm of 100 acres, and is con
sidered as good as ai y in that fertile
section. The consideration paid by
Mr Petzold was $5000
It is the intention of Mr. Petzold
to make many imnroveineuts on the
place, including t ho building of a
tine iipw residence, and to stock it
with fins horses aud cattle. The
tract will be right on the Molalla
railroad wheu it is built, and at that
tune Mr. Potaold and family may
make their residence tlieie.
'Ihe dpal was transacted through E.
P. Elliott & Uo. of this city, who
have made a number of large rales
of late.
Caught la The Rain
then a cold and a oough lot it run ou
get puenmonia or ooiiBntiiptioir
thatVJall. No matter how von g-1
your loush don't n- gleet it take Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup and you'll
be over it in no time. The sure cure
for coughs, colds, bronchitis and ail
pulmonary diseases in yonug and old.
Sold by Jones Drug Co.
Death of Mrs. Rugg
Word was received Monday by A.
E. Rugg of this city of the death of
his mother, Mrs. M. L. Rugg, Satur
day, January 1st, at the home of her
daughter, at Columbus, Ohio, result
ing from a paralytic) stroke. Mrs.
Kugg was the wife of the Rev. M. L.
Rugg. who a n umber of yeato ag i was
the Baptist preacher in this citv
where the family resided. Deceased
was 64 years of ago and with her hus
band in her lifetime was well known
throughout the western states. Mr.
Rugg has the sympathy of many
friends here in the separating from ail
earth y ties the one, who. dear to
all heart, watches over aud guid s
our footsteps through many years
of tarly life.
Cured of a Severe Attack of Bronchitis by
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
I "On October 18th. last, my three
; year old daughter contract"', a severe
coll wh'ch resuliod in a bad cam nf
S bronchitis," says Mr. W. O. Gibson,
i Lexington, Ky. "She lost the power
iof sueech complotolv and was ir
giok cliim. mrrnnarely vie had
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
: i.a linn.j .. t. A trava .4 x .
iu fciio Huuira "' t w nernccoru
ing to the print d directions. On Hie
second day she wus a great deal bet
ter, and on the fifth dav, October 23.
she was entirely well of her coll and
bronchitis, which I attribute, to this
sulendid medicine. I recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Rmedy unre
servedly as I have fnuud it the
surest, safest and qaickrgr, core fo
colds both for childien and for adulfi.
of any I have ever used." For tale
by Jones Drug Co.
JANUARY 7, 1910
EIGHT DAIRIES
ARE INSPECTED
Those Supplying Oregon
City Are Scored
AS GOOD AS AVERAGE
Deputy Tairy Commissioner Is
- Interesting All Dailies in
County
Pjputy State Dairy and Food Com
missioner M. S. Hhrook of Hubbard
is eugaged in inspecting the dairies
of Clackamas county. He has in
spected the eight dairies supplying
Oregon City with milk, and finds
their couditiou ou an average with
those of other cities of the state.
The commission use the score card
system of testiug a dairy, with an
allowance of 100 for a dairy perfect
in every detail. The score is divided
into two parts, eauinuiout. for whioh
40 points is fallowed; aud methods,
which count lor m) poiuts,. It will be
notioet that mure stress is 'laid on
methods, as cleanliness is considered
a big factor.
Tne tests for the dairies supplying
Oregon City aie as follows:
Dairy Equipment Methods Total
L. Hartko 11.6 28.3 46.8
J. M. Waruook 18.2 20.8 81.5
U. O. Leavens 11.5 21.6 B8.1
Gus Euidcbrecht 1S.0 13.9 28.0
Isaao r arr 14.5 20 5 85.0
Chris Naegeli, 23.1 81.7 62.9
lredherzg 21.9 2U.1 0U.4
Star Dairy 19.0 25.4 45.0
In an interview with a Uourier rep
resentative, Mr. Shruok stated that he
lias fouud nearly all of the dairym.u
to be uuacuuainted with the rulings
of the coulmissiou, but perfectly will
ing and anxious to loliow any sug
gesciou that will improve their dairitB-
lu addition to ihe dairies near Ure-
gou City, Mr SlirocK has also in
spected those between here and Mew
Kia, and the results loliow :
Equipments Methods Total
A. W. Phillips 15.5 26 5 43.0
Wm. MoCord 19.1 21.6 40 7
J. A. Kaulk 18.9 20.7 48.6
O. S. Martin 18.3 17.0 80.8
Lazelle & Son 212 30 8 61.6
Burt MoArthur 23.0 41.0 . 64 0
Mr. MuArtliur, the last mentioned,
is a living example of the 1'uut that it
noes ni t require a great outlay ot
money to opuratialngh rcoriug dairy,
as outside ot his heard, his sheds
ii ud ociier equipment did not cohc over
$;J50, allowing tnat will power is .
gri ater factor in the buisness than is
ujou y. Although his dairy scores ex
cept, oually high, Mr. McArthur docs
not mean to be satisfied till he scores
perfect. The Lazi lie dairy scored
more than the averagj dairy through
out the state.
Mr. Shrock will core all of the
dairies iu the county, and all will be
s oied again at a later aate, at whioh
tiiui a greai. deal better percentage
is expected.
SOCIAL EVENTS OF THE WEEK
For Other Social Happenings See Page 5
In Honor of Mrs. Griffith
A pleiisant afternoon was spent by
a ii unit or of Oregon City ladies at the
Pratt lum Tuesday aftenioun, when
Mis. Nelson Wii-uer aud Miss Cis Bar
clay Prate eniortained in honor of
Mrs. Charles Griffith of Oakland,
Oal., who is visiting her parents iu
this city, bridge wns the game of
the afternoon, aud the first prizes
were awarded to Miss Marian Lewtli
waiteauJ Mrs. O. G. Huntley. The
prizes fnr low scores were won Ly
Mrs. Liuwood E. Jones and Mis.
liber A. Chapman. During the after
noon dainty refreshment were served.
Those attouding wore: Mrs Olmrl. f
(ifilliih of Oakland, Calif., Miss Uraci
Smiirt of Portland, Mrs. Franklyn X.
Griffith of Portland, Miss Marjbm
Caufield, Mrs. L. A. Morris, Mr.
M. I). Latourette, Mrs. O W. East
1 1 am, Mrs Liuwood E. Jones, Mrs
Civile G. Huntley, Mrs. W. A. Show
man, Mrs Ted Oiund, MiBS Marian
Lewthwaito, Miss Alice Lewthwaite,
Mrs. Nieta Lawrence, Mis. Lewellyn
Adams, Mrs. Eber At Chapman, ,
New Year's Eve at Advance
Mr. ami Mrs. Wiliaui Koellermeier
entertained a m rry crowd of young
fidks at tliuir home in Advance on
Friday uight, New Year's eve. Musio
and games were the features of tlie
evening, ai d at a late hour dainty
refreshments were served. At tlie
stroke (.f midnight those present did
some fine celebrating in the way of
blasting, and iu the earlv morning
hours tlie guests departed, wishing
each other a blight and happy new
year. Pieseut were, Mr. and Mrs.
Anjinst Kooilermeier. Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Koellermeier, Mr. and Mrs.
Win. Km llermcier, Koy Thompson,
Victor Thompson, Constance Thomp
son, Fred Baker, Polly Koellermeier.
Mary Koellermeier, Henry Koeller
meier, Louis Toedterru'eie ', Peter
Wilson, John Dickson uud Walter
Luke.
Pleasant Affair
On December 2!lth numerous Rose
buds met i.t the beautiful homo of
Mrs. H. Bonuey. Hie rooms of which
were taiti fully decorated with ferns,
Oregon grape and otdar.
After the gnents were assembled in
the parlor ttm doors if the dmiug
room were thrown open and the gala
of the occasion began. Uaruts were
indulged in ye old-fashioned games
and games of today. The special
feature of the evening was music by
the famous Swartz orahpstra. After
a tuniptaoug repast the party broke
do toward the amall hoi-rs of the
morning, heartily tbank ng the hos
tess for her kind hostility.
A UUEaT.
83 DISTRICTS MAKE
SPECIAL TAX LEVIES
Oak Grove Leads With Special
Levy of Twer.ty-Five
Mills
Special tax levies have beeu made
by 83 of the school districts of Olacsa
mas county for the coming year, and
the largest one is Oak Urove. where a
special levy of 25 m-lls has been made
to cover expenses ji the l irue new
chooli'0ute built last summer. The
law requires tlmt all districts gelting
from the count? and state fund bss
chan 300 must make special levies,
and there are 10 districts in that pre
dicament that , have not made the
levies.
COUNTY COURT IS
AGAIN IN SESSION
First Meeting c.f New Year
Opened Wednesday
Morning
The first session of the county court
for the year of 1910 opened - Wednes
day morning md will continue until
Friday. The 4 regular road super
visors will be appointed and probably
sotne districts will be cut, making the
appointing of adnitioual tupervisoi't
moessary. The jury list for the yenr
will bo appointed also, and the rou
tine business alone will in all proba
bility neres tati the calling Cif a
speoial session for this mon'h, as the
three days will not be sumjieut time
RETURN TO MINES
Party Leave For Ogle Mountain After
a Short Vacation
James Ilattan, Charles Earl?, John
Hale and 1'. 13. aim J. H. Fain lough
have returned to the Ogl Mountniu
mines after spundiug the OmiMuia-
bobdays in this place, au.1 work, wa.i
resumed on their iir ival.
An error occurred iu the Courier's
issue of January 24 when it stattd
that the t n siainp mill ha l been in
oonstaut operation for six inouihs
lustnad, it suou.d have said tliac tlie
machine drills have beeu in constant
use during that permd.
Death of Harry Smith
Harry W., son of Mr. and Mrs O.
W. Smith of Mnlino, Ore., died iu lt
VVnrt.li. 'IWuo D,.i- IK. lUlll). mm I 211
years. D oeaeJ had livcl the greater
part or ins lite iu sterling, in., cneir
former home. Tne last jear he hnd
Burnt iu the South, iu hopes of regain
ing h s lailiuu lie.iltli He was a con
sistent member ol the Piosnj terian
cnuruli, and died H laitli 01 a utetseu
immortality.
Everybody in on This
Tlu civio improvement committee
of the Oregon Oity Woman'sClub will
give a dcluhtful program and mov
ing picture porfonuauue under the di
rection jf Mr brooks. The reel ot
pictures which are t le shown is
U000 feet long aud has nuver before
been shown on i lie Pacific coast. Tho
lUuhtratious'of their riding will give
you a fair 'idea of tho t lousiuds nf
ihriliing United tttntos army ' stunt V
at tne U.S. Military i ouruameut held
at Camp Talt, at Tub do, Ohio, tnt
Week of July 6 and which were repro-
tuued in motion pictures poitioymg
over 4000 trained regulars in tlie most
thrilling presentation of actual battle
seeuts ever witnessed m this or any
thor uountry iu unit) of peace, repro-
uoiug with wonderful clearnoss, tho
uoderu artillery in action.
Tne bjietitfor which ibis perform
ance is givbu is for the beautify lux of
MuLoughln Park at the head of the
hill road. Admission to same is 'ii
cents.
The poblio is earnestly requested to
he prosont to aid iu tne making of ci.r
town a beautiful ouo.
STAFFOKD
Pretty long spoll-o-weather here
in Stafford an-', we aie aa turprised,
no doubr, almost as lYxasaud Ariz' na
are, at their euld weaiher. However,
we take things aB they come, glad
they are no worse.
Louey Nimio was kicked by a spring
colt and wnuld undoubtedly Ii ive
been killed bail not the viuious little
hoof struck square on Looey's now
Christmas watch, stopping it aud
juming the case so it could not be
opened. Hereut Uback to the jeweler
tor repairs but wu have not heard how
seriosly it was injured, aud while we
sympathize with tho boy ou the loss
ot his prized new watoli, we rej'iiie
tnat the blow hit the watch iiistuad
uf the boy.
Mr. Ii n Ally Is very sick with
pueumonU Mr. Uage's tittle grand
tou who came with Ins p npte tn
spend the holidays, has be n quite
suk With what was feared at first
might be typhoid fever. He is quite
a little hotter at the present writing,
but wiak yet.
Mrs. Mays visited her'mother, Mrs,
Wm dharp ovtr Nuw Year's.
Miss E. Gage, who is employed iu
the Meier & Prank Htote. wa nut to
visit relat.ves over New Ytar's.
She bad spmt Christmas with lar
parents in Sheridan.
MifS Grace Friedman returned
Sunday from week end visit with
friends in lliilsboro.
"What makes a politician run for
ofllo?" Rsk the ban Antonio Ex
press Uou tlly the same thiug that
makes the uiarti go.
No. 33
COL. HOFER
AT MEETING
Salem Editor Addresses
Brotherhood
TALKS ON IMMIGRATION
Regular Monthly Banquet At
tended by Many Notables.
Fine Speeches Delivered
The monthly banquet of the Con-
gregatiouai iiiotherbood was held
luesday evening in the church parlor.
Ihe guests sat nowu to thae tables
at seven o'i lock, and after partaking
i a ununtirui supper supplied by the
Ladies' Aid Society, the nieaibnrs
and guests were called to erder by
rreiuoui Avison, who in a Tew words
told of the starting of the brother
hood over cne year ago with five
members, there now being a member
ship of nuailv 100. Lie announced
that Kev. Oakley, pastor of the Con
gregational ohu'ch, would address
the brotherhood next Suudnv evening
at the churoli aud lie invited all in -ru
bers tJ be present.
President Avison then introduced
Cel E. riofer, editor of the Journal,
of Salem, who was the speaker of
the eteuiug. Uol. Hofer anniuuced
tnat he bau thought to confine bis ad
dress to iliei qutsnou of immigration,
in whii h he was very much iuteresied,
but ou account ot becoming inter
ested in an aitiule in a current uohlt
cation ou the subjeot ot "Education
and Divorce," lie l.ad decided to alter
bis speeuli sumewhut and to im lude
i hat suojoct Col. Hofer gave Ins
reasons tor the incieasiug divoroe
piouleui in this country trout tlie lack
of proi er education for the child aud
paiticularly for the guls as tne
cause, lie included child labor and
mairiagu nut being mane solemn
e .ougu. He stated that the whole
i-ysteiu of education for girls, Irom
the public so ,00.8 tn the uuiversit.es,
was wioog. anu tnat an entue traus
ioru iitiou uiu t be atiectxd before the
gient e ilof di r e would be lursmd
rt.s uiguiurnt was that girls were
taugut the sinue things that boys
were, wheu t iey wire put into ibis
world for an entiri ly different pur
pose, ti at of be ng i ho center ut a
home and not competing with men iu
toe (ouiiuercial and iu instrial worid.
lu his idea giilB should be taught
moie iudusirial studus and lets
id .ssli'B lie i y 'Meu. and women
are put into tins world to do soind
tlmiit, ii.sr.i id of having their b uius
slutted with a view ot making rlieir
wits sharp euouiih to 'do tneir fol
low uiuu ' Let tl ere be inuustr.al
a oi k aud more of it. Toae.li our
uii ts in be the queen of the hume and
nut bring theui from the umversitHS
pale laeon and weakened equipped
oulv tor competition with uiou. "
The culom 1 stated that tne greatest
problem ot Hi" ' nitud States at tins
time is that of immigration. "About
l.OnO.OOi) iuimurants laud in the At
lantic coast sea ports every year and
only ahiut onj-lourtli ot this number
ever get west of the Allegheny
mountains. The problem is net to
pmlnb.t the imiuiurauts, but to prop
erly distribute, tneui." 'Ihe great
expanse of Oregon needs them, yet
they aie choked mtu the already over
crowded cities of the eastern st tea.
Ihe meeting was then given over to
Vice President Koake, for short talks
from many present. Oity School Su
peiiuteihiont Tooze arosa aud in a
splendid extiinporauoous speech, de
tended tlie.presmt tducatuinul system.
He said lie was glud tnat. lie had
heard the ci it oisms Col II of or had
placed against it, aud that lit) would
have some food for thought for some
time to come "I du not agiee that
i lie over tduoating of the buys aud
gills is the greatest cause of di
vorce, said the superintendent.
' Tlieie is a much greater per cent of
uneducated people getting dlvurees
than thuse who aie highly edu-
iated that get legal sep.iiatton. "
Tho great troublo is iu not sutil-
idunt homo education bofore and
during tne publiu cliuol peiiod. To
my iuea every gul should be required
to make her gradua.ioi diess, wheu
going from tne public school into the
high. 1 know that our boys aud gnls
must be i aught more industrial edu
cation and more agriculture, or the
tut. re generations will starve, but
when any member ot my family guts
sick 1 want the highest educated mail
10 attend them tnat is attainable,
and I want the best tduoatoi lawyer
to do my logal work, aud we need the
iiignei-t learned scientists to uo the
work necesMiry iu reBKarHies, aud to
g t thee tney must coniuieme to
s udr in ihe puuliu schools aud inut-t
continue thiough the high schouU,
colleges and universities."
Other ineu w ho gave a few words
on ti e subject were J. E. Hedges,
w. A. Showman, T. J. Gary. Uoarles
Miller, Hurt Hoake, Mr. Melsuu and
Col. C. 11. Dve During the supper
the guests were entertained by musio
furuisned by Dus Lnrzos' oruiitsira,
and the West Oregon City Quartet
gave selections between he sieeoiies.
i'liese meetings are tiklug ou a very
idvio attitude, manv piuus being un
d. r way w.th the brotlierhO'id to bet
ter the couditiou ot men, which are
bound not only to help the individual
but will revert to thaj eiterii eiic of a
community from a civio staudpoint.
Don't Get a Divorce
A western judge granted a di
vorce ou account of ill temper and
bad breath. Dr. King's Mew Life
Pills would have preveuted it. Tbey
ure constipation, causing cart bream
uu l liter trouble the ill temper, (lis
p 1 o dils, bauir.li headaches, conquer
hnls. oa at Huntley Bios. Drug
Co.
It seems that the height of fame for
an English suffragette is to get iuto
prisun or be beuten by a "bobby."
A Denver doctor asserts that young
puppies nre 88 gi ud to eat as chick
eus. We'll Uke the chickon, please.