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OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRDAY. MAY 6. 1910
No. 48
27th YEAR.
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GRANGE TO BE
ENTERTAINED
In Oregon City May 10th,
11th, 12th and 13th
3TTH ANNUAL SESSION
Degree Work, Banquets, Ad
dresses and Elaborate En
tertainments Will Be
' Order of the Day
The 87th annual general sessirfn of
the Oregon State Grange will convene
in Oregon City, Tuesday. May 10, 11,
13 and 13, in the circuit oourt room.
Seven or eight hundred are expected
to be guests of our city during the
session of the Grange. The Commer
cial Club is preparing to entertain
these people so they will go to their
respective homes with pleasing mem
ories of Oregon Oity and its people.
It will be necessary for the people of
Oregon Oity to open up their homes
us the Bleeping accommodations in our
hotels are inadequate for such a
lai'gd crowd. Arrangements will
doubtless be made o show the visi
tors through our extensive mills.
The first day, Tuesday, will be de
voted to organization, and reports of
committees. In the evening there
will be an elaborate entertain uieut
and reception at - Shively's Opera
House. Dr. W. E. Carll will deliver
the address of welcome. -Austiu X.
Buxton, master ot the state Orange,
will deliver the response, alter which
some of the best talent from the pub
lio schools will highlv entertain the
visitors. Tlie same - evening will be
presented the farce, "The Rough Dia
mond, " which was put on here by
local talent a few weeks ago and en
joyed by a large crowd. This -will be
one of the attractive ftatures of the
evening. ,
Wodnesday will be devoted to re
ports 6f the cominitees and other im
portant business, the evening will be
takeu up with lecture work of whioh
there is a great deal at this session.
Thursday will be a continuation of
the business of the Grange. In the
evening the Bixth degree will be con
ferred upon about 100 candidates in
Masonic Temple, followed by a Grange
bauqnet in the banquet hall.
Friday will be devoted to closing
the busiuess of the session.
The Commercial Club have extend
ed privileges of club rooms to all vis
iting Gran pers. , , . '
Death of Joseph H. Boring
JoseDh H. Boring died Thursday,
April 28, at his home in Boring, at
the age of 80 years. He was the
founder of the town of Boring on the
Caz-dero branch of the Portland Rail
way Light & Power Company. He is
PORTLAND RAILWAY
Lights Power Company
NEW HIGH SCHOOL
FOR OREGON CITY
Work of .Construction Will
Commence as Soon as Vo
ters Authorize Issue
of Bonds
On Tuesday, May 24. Oregon City
will vote on the question of issuing
140,000 in bonds for the purpose of
constructing a high school in the cen
tral part of the city. There is no
doubt but that the proposition will be
nearly unanimously agreed to. The
new bnildina is to have 12 rooms and
an assembly room large enough to seat
1000 stndents. As soon as me propo
sition is favorably acted upon by the
voters the work of eonstruotion will
mmediately commence in order to
have the new building leady for occu
pauoy at the fall term.
Printers WhrThird Came
Sunday morning oocurred the third
i Kn.a a n 4 viffiifara unA fhn hnrhara
uai urxn aiiu ,j " - - -
fell down on a score of 10 to 3. The
two previous games were coin won oy
..i... in.un..a n,i.l alflmorli Alia niMnJnra
bore their defeat well they were
doubly Jubilant over the outcome ot
the last gare. The teama were plaoed
p . . .
as follows :
Printers
Barbers
c Sheahan Hammond
p Miller
Sherwood
L. Beard
Morarity
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Mack
Quinn
-Bray Miller
Hammond
Rakel
Nobel
Kelly
Riches
Kenner
Schram .
Sinnott
Braendel
H. Beard
State Sunday School Convention
lit. and Mrs. E. N. Brock of Clear
Creek were delegates from that dis
trict to the convention held in Port
land April 26-7-8 at the White Temple.
There were present 650 delegates rep
resenting 83 counties of Oregon.
During the session there were read
greetings from the Inland Empire and
California which greatly pleased
those in attendance. The delegates
were prominent in many respeots,
some being very influential business
men, and many were pastors ot the
different churches, 58 superinten
dents and 84 pastors. The motto
ohosen was "Vision, Vigor and
Victory.
J. W. Lewellyn of Spririgwater was
another Clackamas county delegate
to the convention.
The rotten plank on the bridge over
Aberuathy creek renders passage for
pedestrians very dangerous. Unless
speedily remedied thcie is liable to be
a serious accident in that vicinity.
survived by the following children:
Mrs A. K. Mulligan, Ross, Edward
and Dix Boring. The funeral was
held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon
at the Methodist church at Beaverton.
TANTALUM
NEW ELECTRIC LAMP
More Economical
than
Any Carbon Filament.
Lamp.
CHEAPER
and
MORE STURDY
than the
TUNGSTEN
Can Be Used in Key
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NEW COMPANY WILL DE
VELOP BIG OIL FIELDS
Great Machinery for Clear Creek District is Loaded
. for Shipment
WILL BEGIN DRILLInTwITHOUT DELAY
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Expert Opinion Unanimous in Decision That Geological Indications
at Stone All Point to Excellent Oil Prospects.
The most promising of all undevel-
oped resonroes of Claokauias County
is the oil and gas that appears to be
stored in inexhaustible quantities
in the neighborhood of Stone. Ex
perts who have examined this field de
clare that oil and gas in plenty will
be found if a well is souk deep enough
to explore the lower measures. For
years geologists state and natiou'al
have repeatedly called attention in
official reports to the fact the geo
logical history and conditions pointed
strongly to the existence of oil and
gas in the Willamette VaHey. Apart
from this there were many evidences
apparent to the eye and understanding
of laymen. Oil seepages have been
numerous in low places and at points
where the action of running water
had laid bare occasional outcroppings
ot oil sand and rock.
Vegetation indigenous to oilbearing
formation is fonnd in various plaoes.
Natural gas has been frequently en
countered, while the water in many
wells smelied and tasted so strongly
of petroleum as to be unfit for domes
tic or Harm use, and nowhere in the
Willamette valley will be found as
good indications aa those in the
neighborhood of " Stone, praotically
adjacent to Oregon City. The geo
logy of this Held, the opinion of
skilled and oompetent men and the
numerous pronounced indications of
oil and gas found here all tend to con
firm the belief of the parties who are
just entering upon the development
of these resonroes that their efforts
will be rewarded with success. Sur
face indications and seepages suoh as
are found in this field have been found
in every large oil and gas fie'd yet
flionnvBTfid and are the most con
vincing proofs known to science or
experience of the existence of oil and
gas deposits. It ,18 siaiea mac me
formation of this section strickingly
resembles that of the great oil and
gas fields of the East and South. An
extract from the report, of George I.
Adams, the noted geologist, found in
bulletin 184, series A, issued by the
United States government relativo to
the oil and ' gas fields of Louisiana,
Northern Texas, Indian Territory and
Kansas is. as experts advise, almoBt
an exact statement of the conditions
found in the Clear Creek field.
He nays: "That the shales give
evidence of the presence of organic
matter in great abundance at the time
of their deposition. The burying of
this matter and its subsequent de
composition under nover of the un
derlying sediments and the continental
seas is regarded as having produced
oil and gas. The reservoirs in which
the products were received were sand
stone and more porous beds. Where
these outcrop on the surface they Dot
infrequently give off an odor whioh
suggests oil. Gas springs and seeps
were noted by the early explorers and
were ooubidered indications of valu
able deposits of petroleum. These oo
ourrences represent surface leakages."
It is said tat history has a habit of
repeating itself. Confirmation of
this Baying is found by comparing the
tacts which lead up to the develop
ment of the southern and southwestern
oil and gas fields of the United States
and the facts which inspired the pres
ent development of the oil and gas re
sources of this field. In these fields
oil and as seepages were for years
noted upon th surface The same
is true in the Clear Creek oil basin
and the forma'ion in this field. De
velopment of the oil and gas resources
of the Willamette valley nave never
vet been attempted on a large scale,
but it is the firm belief of everyone
acquainted with the conditions that a
field second to noue in the United
States will be opened in this valley,
The development .of these resonroes
near Stone will bring thousands of
people of larao capital to Oregon Oity
and Clackamas county and result in
an iudustrial growth which can haid
ly be imagined.
Gas and oil made some of the
largest and wealthiest cities of the
East. It is now doing the same thing
in the South, and history will repeat
- itself here. The history of the gas
and oil fields of the East, South and
Southwest is the history ot stupen
dous development linked with the ao
oumulation .ot large fortunes. It is
unnecessary "to state that gas and oil
JENNINGS LODGE DOINGS
By Our Special
Mr. and Mrs. Emmons entertained
Mr. and Mrs. John Hagauey of De
troit Michigan, on Sunday at their
home on the Willamette and in the
evening enjoyed a launch ride to Mil
waukee, and Mr. and Mrs. Hagauey
returned from there by car to Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. Wni. Ross of Vancou
ver, Washington, are spending a few
days at their son's oottage at this
place. It is Mr. Koss' first visit at
the Lodge and he was accompanied by
Reginald, who attended school here
last year.
Miss Bronte Jennings attended the
wedding ot Miss Margaret Waten
pamrli to Mr. 8. McDonald on Wednes
day evening of last week, at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. R. O. Blaokwell in
Oregon City,
Mrs. P. D. Newell, who underwent
a surgical operation at the Good Sa
maritan liospiiai, in uuiiig very uitoij
which her friends will be pleased to
hear. .
A bright little baby boy arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. Wilcox
on Wednesday morning, April 37th.
The members of the Grace Chapel
met on Wednesday evening and eleot
ed the officers for the ensuing year.
Mr. Isiah Bhenefleld was the new
trustee elected and the officers for the
school during the coming year are
Mrs. H. C. Painton as superintendent ;
Rev. Shupp as assistant and Helen M.
Puinfon Hnoratarv: Mr. G. D. Board-
man as treasurer ; and A. F. Russell
as librarian; Miss Scripture as organ
1st ...
Rev. ShuDD preached his last ser
mon of the conference year on Sao
lav. Mv 1st. and on Tuesday depart
nri fnr Monmouth where the general
conference of the Evangelical church
will he held.
Mrs Emmons was one of the judges
at the Women's Olub in Oregon Uity,
where the subject for debate was,
"Resolved, that women are governed
more bv sensibilities than sense,
Mm. Emmons is a member of this
irfill known Oregon City Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Boardman of Hood
River are visiting with the former'
rmrHiits. G. D. ttoardmao ana wire
Thf-v excenet to move in their new
home at Gladstone as soon as their
goods arrive.
The National Realty Co. office was
removed on Monday to make room for
a new store building at this plae.
The acreage known as the Dr. Spin
ney place is soon to be plotted and
will be known as 4he Vaniermeer
Park Addition after present owner of
tract.
Miss Felix of Oak Grove and Mrs.
Painton visited at the Bladen home
near Gldston" on Monday.
Mr. Alex Gill is building a work
house and sleeping apartments for his
help during the brickmaking season.
Alfred Livingston of Risley was a
vinitor at the Jennings Lodge school
from Clackamas county will find a
great market right here in Oregon,
and especially oan a market be fonnd
for sufficient quantity of gas to pay
dividends on many millions of dollars
Praotically every town ot importance
in Indian Territory, Eastern Kansas,
Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania is
heated and lighted by natural gas.
Chicago and other cities are supplied
from the Indiana fields and gas is
piped to Kansas Oity and St. Louis
trom a distanoe of 70 miles.
For several months the Home Oil &
Gas Oo. have had oompetent and ex-
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periUHUUOU Ul auu t$ao lucu m
Clear Creek field making oarefnl and
exhaustive exaniinatoiiB into geological
conditions as well as surface indica
tions and the result of these investiga
tions tended so strongly to indicate
the .presence of a rich and extensive
oil and gas field that the company
decided to undertake the develop
ment In a thorough and systematic
manner. The best machinery obtain
able has been pruohased by this com
nftiiv and 1b now being installed on
the Louis Vierhus plaoe, about five
miles east of Oregon City. This oom
oanv. which really is the first to put
in large machinery and undertake the
development; oi me gas nuu un re
souroes of the Willamette Valley on a
largo soale. is composed of men who
"do things. " The members of the
oomnanv are verv oonfldent that oil
and eas in great quantities will be en
oounterea. in ineir mm wen. vvuuu
. t, 1. i. ,, 1ITI
sneaking of Drosoeots. Mr. Vierhus.
the seoretary of the oompany, said :
"Ouroomuanv has great faith in
this field being a big producer i if we
did not think so we certainly wouia
not invest so much money in nia
ohinery and prospeot work. We know
there is oil in the now in auunuanoe,
and if money and patienoe will get it,
we will find it."
The big maohine and boilei were
loaded out of Portland Tuesday and
will be on the ground by Thursday.
The maohinery will be in place and
connected up and aotual drilling
will be in progress next week. The
maohinerv has several new improve
menti and is one of tne heaviest and
most oomplete outfits ever shipped in
to an oil field.
Correspondent
on Tnesdav.
Mr. Willie: Spauldiug oi seuwooa
spent Sunday with his unole, Mr,
Alex Gill and was renewing old ao
quaintanoes among their Lodge
friends.
Mr. and Mrs Rickets and family of
Portland and Mr. and Mrs. Holden of
Selwood have visited at the Wiloox
home daring the week.
Miss Morse entertained the Owls at
her home on Wednesday of last week
in a most delightful manner. Cards
and various amusemenis took np the
evening and were thoroughly enjoyed
by the twelve guests present.
The sooial and musical held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Painton
Thursday evening was a decided suc
cess in every way. ninety people
oame to hear the fine mnsioal program
which whs carried out and enjoyed
themselves with the sioial games
which had been planned for the even
ing. In the drawing contest Mr. W.
L. Haberman drew a very lifelike pig
and received the prize which was
very suitable for the occasion. The
baby picture of O. P. Morse received
the most votes and captured the rattle
box. The Painton home was very
prettily decorated with carnations,
fillies and sweet peas. The white
carnations were used in the dining
room where refreshments were served.
A free will offering of eighteen dol
lars was received which will be used
for the benefit of the Grace Chapel.
A number were present from Oregon
City, Gladstone and Milwaukee. Fol
lowing is the program: Piano solo,
Helen Painton; vocal solo, Victor
Gault of Gladstone : piano solo, Ma
ble Sladen; whistling solo, Harold
Swafford, Oregon Oity ; reading, Hen
rjr Tozier; vocal solo, Miss Morse;
piano solo, Mis Edna Westerfield ; vo
cal solo. Miss Betzel, Oregon City.
Mr. and Mrs. George Morse and
Miss Carrie Scripture left on Saturday
for Hillsboro where they will visit at
Mountain Dale, the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Schawandres, former Iowa
friends.
Mr. Oscar Hnintz of Portland was a
week end guest at the home of Kdson
Downing.
Mr. A. S. Disbo of Nashvil'e, Ore
gon, was an over night visitor at the
home OI Jnr. ana uirs. juorse on x uei
day evening.
Musical Entertainment
There will be a musical entertain
ment May 17, 1910, at the Woodman
hall, under the auspices of the Baptist
Philatheas. who are educating a sru
dent io training school in Chicago for
missionary work. The musical will
be under the direction of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Dei Lares. Admission 25
cents, children IS cents. Prorgam
will be announoed la the next issue of
the Courier.
TEACHERS' MEETING ,
ATMACKSBURG
Proved to Be Very Interesting.
Good Addresses by Prof.
Friel, A. A. Baldwin
and Supt. Gary
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather the largest number of
parents and children ever assembled
in Claokamas oounty In attendance at
a teachers meeting was that of the
one held at Maxburg Saturday. Prof.
Freil of the Barolay school spoke upon
the subject of socializing our public
sohools. This was Mr. Freil's first
talk before the teachers of Clackamas
countv. His address was full of good
thoughts and was well received by
the teachers and people.
A. A. Baldwin spoke upon tne rela
tion of the countv fair to our publio
sohools. Mr. Baldwin thinks that
publio sohools Bhould take a live in
terest J n the county iaxr ana tnat oy
so doing much greater interest could
be aroused in sohoolwork. A lengthy
program was furnished by the pupils
of the schools. The young roiks ao
quitted themselves very well. Super
intendent Gary explained tlie runa
law very satisfactorily. The people
present seemed to think it would
be erecellent for the oounty" and for
Maoksbnrg in particular.
WELLKN0WN MAN
OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
Succumbs to Death After Ah
Illness for Several
Weeks Duration
The death of F. L. Maok occurred
at his home at Mountain View Satur
day morning, after au illness of sev
eral weeks' duration. Mr. Mack came
to Oregon in 1885 and has since re
sided there and made many friends
who will loam with sorrow of his 111-
nessaud death. He was a native of
Ohio and served with the union army
during the Civil war. Besides his
wife, he ib survived by five children :
U W. Mack, of Dnrur : A. JJ. Maok,
of Grant connty, Wash, i M. B. Maok
of Portland ; L. R. Maok and Miss
Alma Maok of Oregon City.
The funeral services wore conducted
Monday afternoon at the family resi
denoe, and was largely attended by
many friends. Interment was in the
family plot in Mountain View oeme'
tery.
Rev. Blaokwell of the M. E. church
conducted the funeral services. Many
and beautiful were the floral tributes
and nnnuralng and conifortlng-weTe
the words rand scripture which Rev,
Blaokwell presented to the bereaved
family and friends.
"LET WELL
ENOUGH ALONE"
An Article on the Opportuni
ties of the Willamette Val-'
ley by a Courier -
Reader
Without wishing to doubt any olaim
mede by Eastern Oregon boomers re
garding the advantages ot that section
as a farming and fruit producing
country would it not be well for any
one contemplating a change of resi
dence to carefully look over the
ground and see for themselves if any
thing was to be gaiued by removal to
that locality. The Willamette valley
oannot be surpassesd by any country
on earth for general farm and fruit
products. It is well watered, heavily
timbered, the finest of soil, and irri
gation is unnecessary. As good fruit
can be raised in the Willamette val
ley, and right here in Clackamas
county for that mattor, as in any part
of the state. Eastern Oregon will un
doubtedly be rapidly settled up. New
towns will spring into existence as the
railways advance, business houses
will be established, and there will no
doubt be many opportunities for home
seekers to better their condition.
Eastorn papers are toll of advertise
ments setting forth the wouderf ul ad
vantages of that bection. Minnesota
capitalists have invested several mil
lion dollars in farming and timber
lands in the country about to be
opened up. They intend to plaoe
these lands upon the market as soon
as surveys can be made. Inquiries by
the thonands are being almost daily
made at the land departments or the
various routes and the probabilities
are that before fall settlers will be
pouring into the new country at uie
rate of thousands daily. If the census
enumerators wore required to ask
all the people they called upon how
many of them were satisfied with
their location and business how mai.y
of them would be willing to admit
that they were? As a rule tlie Amer
ican people are a nation of rovers.
They are constantly changing loca
tionsometimes for the better but
more often for the worse So when
yon read in the papers the alluring
announcements of the wonderful ad-
vantages of some other locality
would it not be wen to bbk yourseii
if von had not better let well enougn
alone? There are thousands ot acres
of unfilled land in the Willamette
valley and it can be had at very reas
onable pnoes. It is olose to the great
markets, and to anyone expecung w
make their living from tlie products
of the soil no better location can be
found,
Da II Now
Now is the time to get rid of yonr
rheumatism. .You can do so by apply
ing Chamberlain's Liniment. Nine
cases oat of svery ten are simply mus
cular rheumtism due toxoid or damp,
or chronic rheumatism, and yield to
the vigorous application of this lini
ment Trv it. You are certain to be
delighted with the quick relief whioh
it aflords. bold dj Jones Drug uo.
COMMERCIAL
CLUB APPOINTS
Representatives to Attend
Rose Festival
AT PORTLAND JUNE 6-11
Committees to Furnish Data
For U. S. Engieers in Re
gard to Clackamas
Rapids and Locks
Members of the Commercial Club
are busy taking up and will try to be
represented in the Rose Festival in
Portland in June. Ueorge utiuccnin,
secretary of the Ros Festival Associ
ation was in Oregon City Monday
evening to confer with the Commer
cial Club board of governors witn a
view to inducing Oregon City to have
a float in one of the parades, wnion
was referred to the publloity depart
ment ot the club. .
At a recent meeting business of
great importance was takenup. Com
mittees are being appointed to furnish
data for the United States engineers
for the improvements of the Will
amette Clackamas oounty rapids and
improvement of or new looks in Or
egon Oitv.
At a Fourth of July committee
meeting of the Oomnieraial Olub re
cently an exeoutive oommittee of three
membeis, J. W. Cole, E. T. Fields
and O. D. Eby, were appointed. This
oommittee will appoint sab-committees
to formulate and execute a - plan for
a big celebration.
AGED CITIZEN FOUND
LYING UNCONSCIOUS
Near the Bridge by Barclay
School House. Death
Due to Paralysis
Mr. PursifuL an aged man, was
found lying unconscious near the
bridge leading to the Barclay school
house, Thursday morning. Those
who found the man notified Night
Oflioers Cooke and Shaw, who brought
him to the office of a physoian, and it
was found that he had been stricken
with paralysis. The plaoe where the
elderly man fell is dark, and be had
been lying., in the aully. nearly .all .
night before he wris foil u J. His head
was badly oat from the fall lie had re
ceived, causing his death Tuesday,
May 8d,at his home in this oity. The
funeral took place Thursday at 2 p. m.
from the First Baptist Church, Rev.
S. A. Uayworth officiating.
Inter-
uient was made in Mountain
View
Cemetery.
Mr. ruroiial was born in tne state
of Kentucky in 1859, coming to Ore
gon in 1871, where he has sinoe resid
ed. The deoeasod came to Oregon
with his parents and sisters, Mrs,
Margaret Menfro ot Eugene and Mrs.
Lydia Crooks of Albany, who are also
dead and two sisters living, Mrs.
Nancy Morgan ot Wilsonville, Wash.,
and Mrs. Judith Johson of Waitsbarg,
Wash.
THRESHERMEN WILL
HOLD CONVENTION
In Albany June 2-3, 1910. Pro
gram Partly Prepared.
Will Entertain Dele
gates Royally
Partial program of the seoond an
nual convention of tlie Oregon Thresh
ers' Association, Albany, Ore., Jane
3-8, 1910:
Thursday, June Snd -Registration
of members at Convention Hall daring
morning hoars. Convention called
to order at 1 p. m. br William H,
Fletcher, president. Prayer, Rev.F.
H. Gflselbracht, First Presbyterian
church. Address ot welcome, mayor
of Albany. Response, .President Win.
H. Fletcher, McMinuville. Address,
Hon. Frank W. Benson, Governor of
Oregon. Good roads address, Hon.
Benj. F. Heidel, department of good
roads, U. b. department or .agricul
ture. "The utilization of gasoUna
power," Hon. Pnilip S. Rose, Madi
son, Wis., editor Gas Review.
Evening ; Session "Experiences
With the Threshermen, " Lee Hardin,
field superintendent The Russell Wind
Stacker Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
"Marketing Wheat on Four Legs,"
Hon. D. O. Lively, Portland, Oregon,
general agent Portland Union Stock
Yards Oo.
Friday, June 8 'Meeting convenes
at 9 a. m. Report of secretary and
anneal election. "The Production of
Good Seed," Prof. H. D. Soudder,
Agronomist Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. At 13 o'clock the delegates will
assemble on the .lawn of tlie Linn
oounty courthouse, as guests of tbs
Commercial Club ;of Albany, to
participate in a banquet to be served
by the club. This will be the most
unique spread ever lururalieu a
Threshermen's Convention in the
United btates. The wives and daugh
ters of the. Linn county threshermen
will assist tlie Commercial Club n
kseping the self-feeders busy. Hon.
J. N. Duncan, county judge of Linn
connty, will address the banquet.
Following the banquet. at Conven
tion Hall an accounting system of
the threshermen. Prof. J. A. Bexell,
Oorvallis, Oregon,, dean of school
ot commerce, Oregon Agricultural
College.
"Why I Oame," (Unnle Silas), B.
B. Clarke, Madison, Wis., publisher
The American Thresherman.
Qastion box to be establised during
the convention and opened at that
Concluded on page 8