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cour: 28th YEAR. OREGON CITY. OREGON. FRIDAY. JANUARY, 6. 1911 No. 35 OREGON CITY ER BROTHERS IN DEADLY BATTLE Nelson Bebee Murders His Brother. NO WITNESSES TO STRUGGLE. The Awful Struggle Fought With Ax and Club. A battle to death ocnrred at Clack amas Heights WedueBday afternoon when the two aged brothers. Hiram and Nelson Bebee, engaged in a death struggle. The affair took place in the front yard of Mary Roberts, who lives two miles esBt of the oity. Thwre were no.witnesses to the tragedy, and the story of Nelson Bebee, who was drank when arrested, is all the infor mation obtainable. It appears that Nelson Bebee, who received a pen sion of (60 Wednesday morning, spent the most of the day in an Oregon Oity saloon, and about four o'clock letf for his home. As soon as he opened the door of his house he was met by his brother with an axi in his hand, and a death straggle was then commenced, and how long it lasted is not known. Aooording to Nelson his brother slashed him with an axe and in Belf detense. he used a big olab. The axe and olub were both fonnd in the yard Wednesday night. When the body of Hiram was found the nose was smashed in and the body terribly braised, indicating that the enoounter was long and severe. Alter Hiram had breathed his last, Nelson went to the home of Mrs. George Mackiness, who lives near and requested ,that his bleeding wonnds be dressed. An Or egon Oity doctor was immediately called into consultation. Charles Grey and Gaorge Mackiness were the first ones to visit the soene of the tragedy, and they found the body yet warm. There was blood all over the front yard, indicating a terrible straggle be tween the two brothers, and no one appears to know the causa. At the county jail Wednesday night Nelson said that his brother started the trou ble when he met him at the door, witb an axe in his hand, and on his attempting to cross the threshold dealt him a terriflo blow. Nelson told sev eral conflicting stories at the county jail before going to sleep. When Grey and Mackiness examin- d the .house they toand nothing disturbed, even the cat and dog quietly sleeping in the corner. The two men have lived in the vi olnity for many years and no one ever knew bat that their relations were very friendly. They were both widowars, Hiram having bean twioa married. Nelson has a daughter now living in California, but Hiram had no ohildren. On the way to jail Nel son asked why Hiram had not been COOK BOOK With every Purchase of Electric Cooking Uten sils made between Dec ember 27 9 '10 and Jan uary 15, 191 1, we will present, free, one & Electric COOKBOOK See the New Electric Range ELECTRIC STORE ALDER STREET AT SEVENTH GIVE RECTOR A WARM RECEPTION Gavels From Ancient Apple Tree Presented Bishop and Clergy. The wardens and vestrymen of St. Paul's Episcopal church of this oity, together witli the members of St. An drew's Brotherhood, met Wednesday evening at the home of F. T. Barlow to formally receive the new reotor of the ohur h, the Rev. Charles Robin son, at which waB also present Bishop Charles Soadding. A several course dinner was served by the host through the efforts of Mrs. Barlow, and this was no mean affair, being served in several courses, and inoluded salad, clam chowder, trnkey with attending disiies, English pudding, etc, etc At the conclusion of the Qinner a very unique affair was sprung as a surprise, when the new rector was presented with a small gavel made from the famous old apple tree which onoe erew and flourished in this city and was the first tree of the kind ever planted west of the Rockies. A second surprise was the presentation' of an exact duplicate of this gavel made from the same old tree, to the bishop, the presentation speech being Jmade by William Ham mond. Alvin F. Waller started this tree from seed taken from dried apples that were shipped around the Horn about 1839. In the early forties he gave the tree to Gustavus Hines, who plauted it in the yard of the Metho dist churoh in Oregon Oity. This tret probably was the first apple tree that bore truit west of the Rocky moun tains. When the tree was cut down, Mr. Barlow saved a piece of it and it was from this piece that the gavels were made. After dinner the regular bi-weekly meeting of the brotheihood yas- held, after which Rev. Robinson presided over the first regular meeting of the vestry that has been held sinoe his ar rival in the parish. Those present were The Right Rev erend CliarlesScadding,the Reverend Charles W. Robinson, John R. Hum phreys, E. A. Chapman 0. W. Evans, Dr. L. A. Morris, W..A. Bhewman, Carl Joehnke and William Hammond. Willamette Bonds Sold The Citv of Willamette have sold their municipal bonds to the First National Bank at a premium. Mayor Gary wes very well pleased at the outcome and the city's business is in a very flourishing condition. arrested, as he started the trouble. It is said by the neighbors that Hiram suffered from a weuk hea.l, but that his wounds were sufficient to h ive killed him. Hiram was a pioneer Oregonian of 1862, having crossed the plains with an ox team: nelson is a veteran of the Oivil war and came to Oregon in 1870. .' The coroner's jury impanelled to ascetrtain how Bebee met with death brought in a verdict to the effeot that the man was killed by a blunt instru ment ree NJJ2Z-'S5 S8" NEW CITY Mayor Brownell Proposes Law The New City Mayor Brownell assumed the duties of his office on Monday and tne new oounoil met for the first time on Wednesday afternoon. In the mayor's address to the oouneil he calls atten tion to the fact that Oregon Oity is one of the most beautiful localities in the state and it will continue to be more beautiful when the improve ments now under way are oompleted. The Mayor thinks the engineering de partment should be held responsible for all srteet improvements and that the superintendent of streets and con tractor should make a report to the oity engineer and the city engineer in turn should report to the oity oouneil. The Mayor oalls attention to the fact that peope living in the vicinity of Mountain View are without polioe and lire protection, and he reonm mends that a night policeman be ap pointed for that distriot and also that seotion be supplied with a chemical engine. A foot bridge across the river near the woolen mills is sug gested by the Mayor, as the present REVIVAL MEETINGS AT GLADSTONE Christian Church Has Fine Au dience and Good Music."" The revival meetings which are nightly being held in the Gladstone Christian ohuroh are unusually well attended, a most enthnsiastio orowd being present every evening. One of the interesting parts of each evening's servioe are the illustrated songs. Tuesday evening the "Ninty and Nine"8ong was well sang by John and Jay Mattley. Mrs. Stewart sang Wednesday evening. Thursday even ing the male quartette of Wood lawn sang, and on Friday night Mr. 0. A. Hagemann, of Gladstone, will be the soloist. One of the prinoipal features of the evening servioe is the children's choir, in whioh a great many ohil dren sing. Rev. Samuel Gregg, state evan gelist, gives splendid interesting, helpful talks whioh are greatly en joyed by the assembled audience. OFFICIALS IN THE bridge will soon have to be rebuilt and there will bs no means of crossing the river unless early action is taken. Regarding the enforcement of exist ing laws, the Mayor says: "I desire to call your attention to the fact that under the law that governs the oity tne mavor is largely responsible for the enforcement of the ordinances and the laws governing all its citi zens and if these laws are not en forced and if favoritism is shown be tween any individuals or persons the blame and criticism will justly fall upon the mayor. I have taken an oatn, and wen I qualified as mayor ofjthis oily I swore to enforce the laws of this city. Now there is only one way I can live up to that oath and obligation, and that is to see that h e chief of polioe and the police officers of this city fairly and Justly do their duty. I shall insist that no gambling of any charaoter or nature be done in this city during my term of office. I want it andnrstood that any otlloer who permits a violation of OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN Sons of Revolution Offer Prizes to Oregon School Children. The Oregon Society of the Sons of the American Revolution offers prizes totaling $100 to the pupils of the pub lio schools of die state of Oregon, for essays on subjects connected with our war for independence. One prize of $10 CO, and three of 15.00 each will be awarded for 'the first, seoond, third and fourth best essays, respectively, written by high school pupils on one of the following subjects: 1. The rinitni.Ho of the- Rovolution. 2. Foreign Ocfflers in the Conti nental Aruiy. The oommittee has divided up the state, exclusive of the high school, into three districts oomprised of the following counties: District No. 1 Multnomah county. District No. 2 All counties lying east of the Cascade mountains. District No. 8 All counties lying west of the Cascade mountains ex cept Multnomah. One prize of $10.00 and three of $5.00 each will be awarded in eaoh distriot for the first, seoond, third and fourth best essays, respectively, written by grade pupils on any one of the following subjects : 1. Israel Poutnam. 2. The British in Philadelphia. 8. The Battle of Kings Mountain. The essays are limited to three thousand words each, must be written in the student's own hand-writing on one side' only of the paper and ac companied by a certificate from the writer's teacher, stating that the writer is a pupil in a designated class, and that the teacher believes the essay to be the pupil's own un aided work. The'essayg must be signed by the writer, gving also his or her post ollioe address (including county). They should be' forwarded to John K. Kollock, Ohairmman of Com mittee, 81H Oorbett building, Port land, Oregon, and should reach their destination not later than February 15, 1911. In awarding these prizes the oom mittee will be governed by considera tions of: 1. Originality. 2. Accuracy of statement. 8. Manner of treatment. 4. Orthography, syntax and punc tuation. 5. Neatness and legibility.. These prizes are offered to encour age love of our country and the study uf its history. Any additional information which may be desired will be oheertnlly furnished on application to the chair man of the oommittee. H. L. BATES, J. GADDIS NICHOLS, JOHN K. KOLLOCK, i Oommittee. PRIZE JELLY IS ON EXHIBITION Through the intercession of her many friends, Mrs. Cecelia VanDetlor Warner, wife of Robert Warner of this city, has deoided to place on ex hibit in several of the prominent bus iness house windows a display of her prize winning jelly which is made of Oregon fruit. Mrs. Warner took first prize at the state fair at Salem, where she had twenty-six glasses exhibited, also the honors at the Olackamaa oounty fair at Oanby. At the latter place she had fifty glasses displayed. This lady has spent ten years giving this a thorough study and is most proficient in this art Her jelly is of seventy-five different shades, from three to five different colors in a single glass, all being perfectly trans parent, which makes it most beautiful to look at, and is temptingly pala table. The Jewel Jelly has gained re nown for its unusually beautiful ap pearance and quality. Death Of Milliard Hyatt. The death of Milliard Hyatt oc curred at his home Thursday morning at 8 a. m. The late residence 'was in Portland at 61a Blaokstone street. Mr. liyatt was about 42 years of age and is survived by bit wife and two ohildren. It is probable that the HARNESS to Enforce the Officials. the law in this respect will be in stantly removed I also want it un derstood that retail liquor dealers must be protected in all their legal rghts, but not more than this will be permitted. I also wish It under stood that retail liquor dealers must close their places in aooordance with the time designated by law, and any violation of these orders will result iu their liceuss being revoked," At the conclusion of the mayor's address the followng apnoiutments were announced : Chief of polioe, Ed Shaw; night watchmen, Henry Cook and Steve Green; city attorney, Geo. L. Story ; reoorder, Livy Stipp; oity engineer, S. O. Noble; street com missioner, 0. 0. Baboock. Oounoil committees: Finanoe, Andresen, Myers and Holman ; Streets. Burke, Hall and Roake; Health, Strickland, Pope and Miohels ; Cemetery, Miohels, Holman and Strckland; Fire and Water, Miohels, Holman and Strlok laud. MEMORIAL FUND FOR OLD FIREMEN Hose Co. No 5 Take Initiatory Measures for Memorial. The volunteer fire department of Or egon City are taking steps looking toward the erection of a suitable memorial for the deceased firemen of Oregon City. At a meeting of Hose Company No. 5 on Tuesday . evening the matter was dissoussed and it was unanimomnsly voted to appropriate $25 as a nucleus of a fund for the furtherance ot the project. A com mittee consisting of Carl Simmons and Phil Sinnott were appointed to visit the other fire companies of the city and ascertain the sentiment of those organizations regarding the matter. Firemen of Oregon City neverdo anything half way and there is no doubt but that they will be able to raise sufficient funds to complete a monument MAKES GREAT PLANS FOB THE FUTURE Tke Oregon City Publicity Club Ac complishes Cood Results. The Publicity Department of the Oregon Oity Commercial Olub, whioh has aooomplished more within the past six months than ever before, is making great plans for the new year. This committee, whioh is composed of H. K. Cross, O. D. Eby, B. T. Mo Bain, L. E. Jones and Frank Busch, is determined upon exploiting the oity and county more than ever. Many advertising schemes have been ad vanced in the way of agricultural ex hibits, a portion or the Portland Apple Show has been displayed in the Weiuhard building In this oity through the efforts of the committee and the kindness of Mr. Chris Hart man, manager of the building. Although a great deal has been ac complished and many newcomers are now residing in tho county through the publioity given the county, the committee has been hampered to some extent by an insufficient amount of funds. Now tliia difficulty has been overcome and the new year of 1911 will start with a new list of ardent supporters of their county. it is planned to have the 'publioity oflloe moved from the Masonio build ing to a location on Main street. This will allow the visitors to the oity to see the good exhibit of agricultural proa acts that is maintained by the secretary of the department. This will also place the secretary in direct tonoh with many who are seeking advice and information as to the lands of this county. An offioe of this kind would naturally be the general head quarters of all the progress of the oounty. it is witb this in mind that the oommittee is asking more loyal citizens to contribute to the fund. Those who have been supporting the department for the past six mouths are : The First National Bank, Hawley Pulp & Paper Co., Oregon City Mfg. Co., Bank of Oregon City, Crown Columbia Pulp & Paper Co., Willamette Pulp & Paper Co., Geo. O. Brownell, Burmeister & Andresen, Huntley Bori. Co., Geo. A. Harding, H. E. Cross, O. D. Eby, Jones Drug Co., Thos. F. Ryan, Pope & Co., 11. P. Brightbill, W. A. Holmes. Char man & Co., T. P. Raudal F. T. Bar low, W. B. Eddy & Son, J. J. Tobin, W. H. Silcox, Frank Bunch, John W. Lodor, Portland Flouring Mil's. funeral will be held in Oregon Oity, as the deceased was a member of the Maccabees ef this city. 1 Mr. Hyatt was for several years principal of the Willamette school, where he was well known and held in high esteem. He married Miss Jessie waidron or this oity sixteen years ago, who with their two children, Waldrou and Una Hyatt, and numer ous friends, ii left to mourn bit loss. STATE'S NEEDS WELL DEFINED i Brotherhood Discussss Im portant Changes in Law. The meeting of the Congregational Brotherhood, whioh was held in the parlors of the First Congregational ohuroh in this oity last Tuesday even ing, turned out to ba a very unusual affair, much to the enjoyment and surprise of all present. About sixty gentlemen were present and after the usual excellent supper whioh was pro vided by the ladies of the ohuroh, and the musio whioh was given by the Gladstone Duloimer Olub, the presi dent of the brotherhood introduced the vice president of the sooiety, Bert Roake, who called upon various ones to sing, or speak, or pay a fine. It was his ploasure to call upon William MoLarty, who responded with a Sootoh verse "Bonnie Cuddle Down." given in true dialect and much enjoyed. Mr. Miller. L. Ad ams, 0. B. Freytag and others re sponded, and Mr. Hinies, of the Ore gon Historical Society, talked very interestingly on the earlier days of Oregon, and gave some interesting facts about Oregon Oity and the start ing of the Masonio lodge west of the Rockies. At this juncture E. P. . Oarter was asked for a short talk and desired to get the expression of those present upon the great questions of the day, whioh might enlighten him as to his aotions in the coming legis lature, along the lines of the states prison, the advisability of working criminals, and the white slave traffic This brought out a flood of opinions from many present, and proved to be most enlightening and interesting. Prominent speakers on these great questions were Hon. Grant B. Dim- lck, Mr. Noble, Mr. Dye, Spuerinten dent Tooze, Rev. Proctor and others. It was the desire of the members ot the brotherhood that it as a body and each man individually give to Repre sentative Carter their hearty support in his work to assist in the proper regulation of laws in this respeot. Criminal life was aired from various standbpoihta, and the systems of pa role as followed in many states were explained and the degrees of crimes with attending punishment were given excellent consideration. The meeting was brought to a con clusion shortly after ten o'clook and as stated proved to be one of the most eduotive and generally interesting the brotherhood has field. NEW ERA GRANGE HOLD MEETING Joint Debate Between M. J. La- zelle and Geo. Randall. Warner Grange held its largest and most enthnsiastio me tmg of the year on last Saturday, at New Era. Four candidates were initiated and the regular business transacted in the morning session. At noon a good dinner was prepared by Chief Cook Geo. Lazelle and assistants. The dining ropm was crowded to its ut most capacity. ; in the artoruoon the land roller which was won at the oounty fair for the best Grange exhibit was sold to the highest bidder, which was the Mountain Ash Stook Farm. During the open meeting in the af ternoon, many visitors were in at tendance. The program whioh was in uharge of the lecturer, M. J. Lazelle, was by far the most entertaining of any for a long time. Among the special features of the program was the Warner Grange Or ohestra, which furnished musio dur ing the banquet as well as during the program. The Randall-Lazelle joint debate was no doubt the best number that ever pleased an audionoe in New Era. The contestants were not only logical but witty in their remarks and the question was fought out to a finish .with honors evenly divided. The subjeot was, "Resolved that diversified farming it more profitable than specialization." ' The program was rendered In order at follows: Music by oroheiBtra; read ing, Mrs. S. L. Casto ; recitation, Miss Lessie McDonald; vocal solo, Miss Lenette Snook i address! W. A.'Dodds ; poem Wm. Gardner; vocal solo, Mist Stella Hoffman ; address, 8. L. Casto ; musical selection, Mrs. Geo. Randall ; recitation, Mrs. Geo. Ogle ; mutio by Geo. Randall, Jr. : address, D. Mo Arthur; debate, .Geo. Randall, Geo. Lazelle. The ollioers were elected for the en snlng year as follows : Master, W. A. Dodds; overseer, Mrs. Geo. Ogle ; lecturer, S. L, Casto ; steward, Frank Spulak; assistant steward, Fred.Ohinn; lady assistant, Miss Emily Spulak; chaplain, Mrs. Joe Hoffman; treasurer, G.io. Ran dall ; secretary, D. MoArtiitir; gate keeper, open. ; Pomona, Miss Pearl Ohinn; Flora, Miss S. Casto; Cures, Miss Mabel Hoffman ; musician, jmsti Lenette Snook; assistant muisolnn, Miss Stella Hoffman. DIPHTHERIA CAUSES DEATH, The two ohildren of Mr. and Mm. Carl Kothe, who reside on the plank road, are both dead, the cause being a case of diphtheria. Carl Kothe wits 13 years of age and his brother Ru dolph but 7 years old. Both bad bo'-u ailing for about two weeks, but prior to the day beiore tne older ctmn uica a physician had not been summoned, as t leir condition was not nousidnri'd serious. In their sad trouble Mr. and Mrs. Kothe have the sympathy of their friends and the community at large. There have b?en and are a nnmber of cases of diphtheria in Oregon City and vicinity and proper attention has not been given this matter. All kinds of preventions should be taken. But ferers from the disease have jnot been quarantined, at physicians bad not beeu called in a number of 'in stances until the ohildren had been al lowed to mingle with. oUiorg, thus spreading thin and other contagious diseases. ANOTHER SETTLER DIES Capt. J. M. Graham Dies After Long Illness. 27 YEARS IN THIS CITY One of the Most Highly Esteem ed Citizens of Orogon City. The death of Oaot. Jamet M. Gra ham ocourred Wednesday morning at nis nome, on Mam street, near Eighth, at 6 a. m.. Cant. Graham has been a sufferer for the past two years out was connnad to the house the last few weeks. He was 78 years of age at the time of his death, Captain Graham was born in Liver pool, England, following the sea at his occupation for a number of years, after whioh time he was one of the owners of the Oregon Oity Transpor tation Do., navinig lived in Oregon Oity for the past twenty-six years, retiring from aotive business about two years ago. In this connection Oapt. Graham was well respected and highly esteemed by all who had deal ings with him and by all who knew him. The oontinuanoe of this busi ness is oarried on by his three sens. The deceased is survived by three sons, Alden B., Arthur W., and New ton Graham, all of Portland; three daughters, Mrs. Jessie Fox, Mrs. An na Morrill, of Portland, and Mrs. Winnie Andresen of this city. The funeral of the late Oapt. J. M. Graham will be held this afternoon at 3 p. m. from the late residence on Main street near Eighth and inter ment will be in Mountain View Cem etery. Rev. Sol. A. Hayworth, pas ter of the First Baptist church, will oouduot the servioes. HOME INDUSTRY LOOMING UP Work at the Oregon Ci y Foundry, which is owned and opeioted by Bert Roake in this oity, has b' en Increasing to such a .degree that it has been found necessary to t(ke on more bands, until there are today fifteen men employed in the shop. A t the present time the extra work consists partly in the making of a large num ber of seta of soreens for the Will amette Pulp and Paper Company, who have the third largest mill in the world, located in this oity and for whom Mr. Roake does a very large amount of work. The shop it equip ped for all kinds cf job casting and considering tonnage does more brasa work than any other shop in the Willamette valley including the oity of Portland. Mr. Roake hat followed this business here for many years and has watched his business grow from a small conoern to its present size, and enjoys the distinction of having the best equipped shop for thit line of work in the western part of the state. "! Mrs. Fred Moehnke Dead A more regrettable ''incident has never occurred in this oommunity than in the death of Mrs. Fred Moehnke, who passed away at their home in Logan, Or., laBt Wednesday, Deoember 28, alter a few days' illnest of typhoid fever. Tena, as the was known by all her relatives and friends, was one of our best young women, honest and reliable, and had won the highest esteem of all, and her taking away in a manner to sud den was a shock to the entire com munity. Christina Moehnke was born in Clackamas oonuty, July 28, 1880, be ing 21 year, 8 months of age, having lived all her life at Hhubel. until but a few months ago, after her marriage, May 29, 1010, she moved to Logan, Oregon, where she resided until death. She was confirmed in the Lutheran church at the age of 18 and still remained in that faith. The unfortnnate young woman leaves a sorrowing family oirole to mourn her loss, inoluding her young husband, father and step-mother, three brothers, five Bisters and one half brother. The funeral services were held at the Lutheran cbunh at Shnbel, Ore., and a large oonoourtie of friends fol lowed the remains to their Inst resting iluce and remained nutll the grave was covered with the beautiful floral tribute prupured for it. Mrs. T. A. McBrlde Entertain. The home of Mrs. T. A. McBrlde was the scene oi mud pleasure Wednesday afternoon when the Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Olub and friends to the nnmber of thirty were delightfully entertained by the hcRtcBt. Her home on VanBuren . street wut beautifully deoorated with Oi.jhou prape and carnations At the conclusion of the afternoon's game cf bridge first honors were won by Mrt. lhoodoru uiarke ana teoond by Mrt. 0. H. Meissner. Mrt. MoBride waa aamsted in serving delicious refresh ments by the following ladies: Mrs. Theodore Olarke, Mrs. Max Bollack, Mrs. Charles Latourette, Mit. Morti mer Latourette, Mrt. Helta Barlow Lawrence, Mrs.John Humphrya, Mrt. Hugh Mount, Mrt. O. W. Eastbam, MrB. W. A. Bhewman, Mrs. Lin wood Jones, Mrt. John Adams, Mrt. 0. H. Meissner, Mrs: Hose Oharman, Mrt. Ernest Rands. Mrs. J, N. Wiiner, Mrs. W. K. Pratt, Mrs. L. L. Porter, Mrs. L. L. Pickena, Mrs. John Keat ing, Mr. E. A. Sominer. Mrt. Lena Oharman, Mrs. Lenard Oharman, Mrs W. B. U'Ken, Mrt. Eber Uhapman, Mrs. Mary L. Holmes, Miss Nell Oau field, Mist Lulu Spongier of Oorval lit and Miss Josephine Newton ot. & uKauotituiii, 1 1