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Clackamas County Fair
September 24, 25, 26, 27
Canby, Oregon
31st YEAR
OREGON CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, AUG. 2ffl313.
No. 13
Oil
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DRINKING FROM
STATE'S SEWER
A NEWCOMER'S VIEWS OF CITY'S
WATER SOURCE
OUR ONE GREAT DRAWBACK
He Cannot Understand the Apathy
Over This Important Matter
Editor Courier:
As one among many who have been
greatly charmed by your city and have
come here to make permanent resi
dence, and to induce all whom we
know to do likewise, may I ask thru
your columns the favor of your, ad
vice regarding as ubject which is sure
ly more vital to all of us than recalls,
politics or daily bread? For of what
service to humanity are any of these
things if the main spring of life be
impure?
T UaA nlwnvQ imnirined that Oreffon
City had the linest water in uregon.
Imagine my disappointment then,
when, on going to drink from one of
your public fountains (as is our cus
tom up North) I was told "Stop! man!
don't touch it, its full of typhoid!"
But I had "tasted" it already and it
ooomoH half-warm, insinid. and unfit
for any purpose except sluicing or fire
duty. ,
I was awfully thirsty too, like every
one else during those hot days, yet
all we could do was to slake our
thirst at soda fountains and feel more
thirsty afterwards than before. And
no pure water anywhere near fit to
drink. Even the ice is made from
liquid that no amount of freezing will
kill.
Our experiences of last week natur
ally led us to enquire regarding the
"source of supply." "Where does this
water come from," was a purely nat
ural query. May we therefore ask you
to favor us at your clemency by stat
ing if the information we have re
ceived is correct? And if so, what is
the remedy for our dissatisfaction,
temporary though it may be? There
are many who would like to know:
1. Source Is it drawn from the
Weir at the South end of Oregon
City? ....
2. Appearance If that is its
source does it not look rather like a
reservoir for sewage and logs of un
doubted antiquity ? '
3. Condition Is it not material,
and even when "filtered" or "chemic
ally tested," unfit for human consump ;
tion? '
4. Contents Is it not proven to
contain specific germs, among which
"typhoid" germs are'tadisputably in
evidence? ,
6. Ownership Who owns it? Do
the Oregon City Water Commission
ers ? Or to the people of Oregon City ?
"Is it true that these Commissioners
are reaping enormous benefits from
thir "honorable service of supply" to
the city?
6. Who are those most interested
in retaining the present supply ? Are
they the said Commissioners and a
few straggling residents and capital
ists at the narrow end of the town ?
(I mean the southern extremity of it,
which seems to contain only the
"water system," a factory, a stable or
two, and not a few establishments of
the "bier-garten" class.)
7. Why do the Commissioners wish
"to retain the present system? Is it
because because they do not wish the
town to grow in any direction but
their direction?
8. Can these capitalists and in
terested" parties hinder the normal
growth of the city in the most natural
expansion? We believe they would
if they could, but north it must go,
with the picturesque bend of the river
at its side, the prettiest and most ro
mantic city in all Oregon. We believe
that in less than two years from now
the centre of Oregon City will have
for its land-mark the site of the old
Congregational Shurch on Main St.,
near Eleventh.
9. But in the meantime? What
are we going to do? Are we, who have
chosen this Arcadia as our home as a
home for our friends and those dear
to us are we going to stand idly by
and let a few of the interested section
of the community reap profits from
our discomfort?
The continued apathy of these cus
todians of the people's health is al
ready filling our hospitals to over
flowing. It's typhoid, typhoid, every
where, from every hand. Yet they
continue to derive GAIN from this
very source! Surely "Me und Gott"
would be a fitting motto to place over
their office doors.
10. Can you tell us how long this
uncanny state of things is going to
last? and how long must we submit
to being told that "the water is al
right," but that we "need to boil it"
or "use lemon juice with it during
summer?"
We wonder what would "happen"
to these "public officers" were they
suddenly transported to Portland or
Seattle and similar conditions were to
obtain there? They'd be told to sprint
away as fast as their heels could
. The phenomonal growth of Portland
and Seattle has been largely due to
their magnificent water supplies. The
fame of "Cedar River" and "Bull Run"
is world wide. Why should not the re
putation of Oregon City be equally as
enviable?
Men build homes more than factor
ies, where water is pure and the
Spring of Life is untainted.
Who is it says: "No! you shall
drink what WE give you, no matter
what drains or old logs run into it;
its good enough for you ordinary
folks; besides its easily boiled and
lemon juice improves the flavor?
In conclusion permit mi to say that
I am only one among very many who
purpose permanent residence here in
this "Eden of Oregon." But, Sir, when
public health is menaced by the edicts
of a moss-grown body of its custod
ians (such as we seem to have here)
is it not time for us all to "wake up"
and do something?
11. What's the first thing to do ?
In the face of so much sickness all
around us, is it not about time we all
"got busy?" For this kind of thing is
happening year after year!
12. Is a "re-election" necessary to
effect the desired change ? Let us hope
not. jjui tne cnange should come
speedily or the growth of this fair
city will be greatly retarded.
As citizens of Oregon's pretties city
we surely DON'T KNOW WHAT WE
ARE MISSING if we neglect this, the
most important economy of our ex
istence. My little niece was here just now.
She said to me, "Gee! Uncle, but I'm
thirsty! and it makes me more so
when they tell me not to drink the
water until its boiled!"
"Man from Seattle."
The above letter is written by .a
newcomer to this city ,and it's the
view any newcomer will take.
If we don't remedy these conditions
and restore confidence, there won't be
any newcomers to write such com
ments they will be too scared to get
near enough.
Up at Dallas there are six cases of
typhoid in the city, and the neoole
are simply right up and after the
cause, and the waterworks people are
the most vigorous in trying to find it
and remedy it. The drinking water,
the ice, the milk, are all being rigidly
investigated.
Here we sleep, occasionally rousing
up, batting our eyes and asking how
many new cases.
It seems so strange our people do
not realize the full significance and
tne harmful drawbacks of this un
healthy condition.
Families are movine out of this
city this week for no other reason
than the people will not take action
on this matter. Out of town people
who would have sent their children to
school here next month will not do
so in the face of typhoid.
Nothing could possibly happen to
hold back the growth of the city as
the present condition does.
The PEOPLE say the cause is the
filthy Willamette water the state
sewer which we are forced to lap up.
The people know that if there is not
one single, lonesome germ in the
whole cess stream from Portland to
Corvallis, that the water is not fit or
safe for drinking, just the same, and
they know that filtering doesn't take
out dead eel juice, dissolved carcasses
of animals nor make morning dew out
of the filthy sewer dumpings from
every city up the river.
We don't want to drink this filth
if it has no typhoid and we know it
is so full of it that it is unsafe to
even bathe in it.
Physicians are warning people not
to drink the city water because it will
make them sick if much is taken,
WHY don't we come out of it,' hold
some public meetings and DO some
thing? Do the water - commissioners run
Oregon City ?
A HIKE1 TO THE ODD SPOTS
Courier Editor Will Visit Homes of
Prehistoric People
Next week M. J. Brown, the Cour
ier editor will leave for a little vacat
ion trip, not to Newport or Seaside,
but a hike away from the familiar,
and to the places where few white
men go into the remote corners of
the southwest and their wonderful
and practically unknown history and
ruins.
It will be a vacation of combined
business and pleasure, for I will write
a series of articles for 80 different
newspapers for which I have contracts
many of which are eastern papers.
and which I have covered, in descrip
tive work several years before coming
to Oregon.
The trip will cover the remote and
interesting places in New Mexico and
Arizona, and if Huerta gets calmed
down or shot in the back, I will go
over into Northern Mexico and give
you some stuff the associated press
dispatches don't give.
The places covered and things
written of will be our country and our
people in the dim past in the days
of survival of the fittest, and when
the little brown men went out and
pulled off a recall with a club or rock.
I will visit the wonderful Cliff
dwellers ruins in the Canyon De
Chelly (De Shay) and the Pueblo
Bonita ruins in Chacco canyon, the
mummy house at Canyon Del Muerto,
all wonderful ruins of a pre-historic
age, and many other wonderfully (to
me) interesting places of the weird
old southwest One of these ruins will
require a drive of 254 miles, and the
trip will take six days. The trip will
will include a visit to the Hopi land,
the reservation of the Moqui's.
The great southwest is strewn with
ruins and wonders and along the Gila
river is history written hundreds and
no doubt thousands of years before
the first white man's foot ever touch
ed America.
I will go to Salt Lake, then to San
ta Fe, and I hope to make the series
interesting to the Courier readers. It
will be stuff that you know but little
of and can learn but little of its a
land of a people of guess-work.
The Steady Change
Every time the Enterprise changes
policy it changes editors. The latest
is Mr. Taylor of Boise. It's a matter of
speculation how long he will last.
Tualatin Bridge Being Repaired
At a special meeting of the County
Court Saturday it was ordered that
the Tualatin bridge, near Willamette,
be repaired at once, as.it is in a dan
gerous condition, and Clarence Sim
mons was appointed superinten
dent of the work.
Thanks
Notwithstanding that it would seem
that the Courier had combed the
county pretty clean, yet during the
past week this office has received 27
new subscriptions, men and women
who have come in and subscribed
without solicitation. ,
We thoroughly appreciate this'sup
port, not so much on account of the
greater subscription list, but for the
expression of the people in standing
by us in the issues we have been
standing for and will stand for.
AS THE STATE
SEES THE RECALL
VARIOUS COMMENTS BY DIF
FERENT OREGON PAPERS
FIRST COUNTY RECALL IN U.S.
Associated Press Dispatches Cover
County With the News
The following comments on the re
call of the county court are clipped
from the exchanges that come to this
ottice: -
Editor Brown, of the Oregon City
Courier, has won a hard fought but
decisive victory in bringing about the
recall of two county officers county
judge and county commissioner in
Clackamas county, in an election held
last Saturdayi The vote is one ot con.
fidence in the editor who dared. The
majority against the incumbents was
sufficient to show what the people
think of loose methods in transacting
public business. McMinnvuIe News,
All but one of the Clackamas county
newspapers that we saw predicted
that the recall movement against two
of the county officials there would
fail. They were false prophets, though.
The recall is often referred to as a
'a club behind the door," but unless
the club is used once in a while, it
ceases to have any terrors. Wood
uurn Independent.
In this case, as in all others, the
majority rules and as they are now in
power let everyone uphold them in
their sincere efforts for the better
ment of the entire county and give
them the courage to do what is right
regardless of circumstances. We be
lieve that both Mr. Anderson, and
Mr. Smith are good, clean men and
will make good officials. We have
never in any way criticized the fitness
of either gentlemen for the position
to which he aspired, and now advise
those who did so to emulate the boy
who ate the green apple its down,
try and digest it comfortably. Canby
Irrigator.
The recall election, which occurs on
Saturday of this week has aroused a
great deal of interest and the Oregon
City papers are fairly sizzling with
charges and denials. To an old news
paper man the Enterprise seems to
be badly outclassed as the editor of
the Courier, M. J. Brown, is a master
of ridicule and invective and has sure
ly put up a great "scrap" for the re
call of Beatie and Blair. Beatie at this
writing, appears to be doomed to de
feat. The people are in an ugly mood
at the careless and irresponsible way
in which county business has been
conducted. Cherryville Cor to Beaver
State Herald.
The result of the election came as a
suprise to this section for the general
impression here was that Judge Beatie
and Commissioner Blair would be re
tained in office by large majorities.
Journal, Sandy.
This is the first time in Oregon's
history that a recall election has re
sulted in defeat for office holders. The
vote of the women was particularly
heavy, 'and to this fact is attributed
the defeat of the old officers. The re
call resulted in dissatisfaction over the
way in which the county court let con
tracts. They did not advertise for bids
on county work and their methods
resulted in a waste ot the taxpayers
money. The Oregon City Courier has.
been a significant factor in bringing
about this result, having waged a vig
orous campaign against official ex
travagance, so much so that the editor
now rests under two suits for libeL
and notwithstanding this fact his
equanimity seems undisturbed, it is
fitting that the firsts uccessful recall
should be pulled on in the home town
of Mr. U'Ren, the recognized father
of innovative government. McMinn
ville Telephone-Register.
The recall of Judge Beatie and Com
missioner Blair in Clackamas county
is an aftermath of the county division
contest last year. The great difference
in votes between Estacada and Sandy
is explained because the two places
fought each other in county division.
Sandy won at that time, Estacada
wins now and is crowing because of
having helped to "bust the ring" that
defeated county division. Gresham
Outlook. ;
Now that the recall election has
been successful and the County Judge
and one of the commissioners have
been stripped of authority, there are
men bobbing up all over the countiy
claiming credit for themselves, who
were not heard to utter a word against
the county court previous to the el
ection. The credit for the success at
tained in this instance belongs chiefly
to the Oregon City Courier, which
aided by a few men in each precinct
in keeping the proposition before the
voters of the county. Had there been
no Courier, there would have been
no recall. Estacada Progress.
The Democrat congratulates Editor
Brown of the Oregon City Courier on
the result of the recent recall election
held in Clackamas county. Mr. Brown
contended that the county judge and
a member of the board of county
commissioners were not properly per
forming their duties and secured the
necessary number of signatures for a
recall election. Both of the officers op
posed by the Oregon City newspaper
were recalled by a large majority.
Thus have the people of Clackamas
county given the editor a flattering
vote of confidence. Albany Demo
crat This is the first successful recall in
the history of Oregon, and that only
5,000 votes were cast out of 15,000
shows that the people were either not
educated up to the importance of
the movement or were too apathetic to
care. Then too, the woman vote prob
ably decided the issue. This accrimoni
ous campaign in ; Clackamas county
has been the cause of much ill feel
ing. The editor of the Courier has
been indicted for libel and the new
county commissioner, J. W. Smith,
has been indicted for the alleged sale
of liquor on Sunday. It is evident that
iiv' . 1 r ij 1 ; ...
nu ouicmi is saie u. iie incurs tne en
mity of a few leaders who oppose him.
The slightest idea that something is
wrong sets him "going" to keep his
place, and it is a question whether the
recall is anything more than a resort
to spitework on the part of his ene
mies. Them ost serious phase of the
whole proceeding is that it will incite
other communities to attempt the
same thing. The recall is not an un
mixed blessing as it gives a few hot
heads an advantage they would not
otherwise possess. Gresham Outlook.
Messrs. Beatie and Blair were de
fended by some of the best legal tal
et in the county. They received a fair
trial and the jury, composed of the
voters of the county, returned the
verdict of guilty. The dissatisfied and
restless conditions which seems to pre
vail over the people of the coast coun
try at the present time, may have had
some influence on the verdict return
ed, but the fact that but half a vote
was polled in the county, has no signif
icance, as those who remained awav
felt that they could not conscientous-
ly vote to retain the present officials,
nor were they convinced sufficiently
of their wrong-doing to vote to recall
them or accept the naked charee as
proof of guilt. Estacada Progress.
H. S. Anderson, Judge, and J. W.
Smith, Commissioner, the newly elec
ted officials, will have the best wishes
of all the people without regard to the
personal attitude toward the recent
recall election any person may have
held. It is probable that these gentle
men, if this is the first time they have
u-l-j ..ui: -jr.- i . j. ,
iiem puunc uiiice, nave more irienas
now than they will ever have acrain.
They will find their position very try
ing. People have been led to believe
that all the troubles of the county
would be at an end if the recall suc
ceeded. In many cases the expectat
ions will be unreasonable. When dis
appointed they will blame the county
court lor their condition. There are
a great number of people who would
vote to recall any public official in
the country today. They are simply
"agin" every public official. They nev
er commend, but always condemn. The
fight has been a bitter oue on account
of the introduction of personalities.
As for the successful candidates, their
trouble is just commencing. Personally
we believe they are honest and com
petent. So fax as we think they are
right and wejjliot c-xotsit imposs
ibilities they can 1 uebend yi.on our
support. Molalla Pioneer.
A letter from a friend in Salaman
ca, N. Y., to the Courier editor, states
that the result of the recall election
in Oregon City was published in the
Buffalo, N. Y., daily newspapers on
Monday following the election.
The special election for the recall
of County Judge Beatie, of Clackamas
county, was held last Saturday at the
close of one of the most bitter cam
paigns in the history of the county,
and the verdict of the people was
plain beyond any doubt. Judge Beatie
and one of the commissioners were re
called and new men elected at the
same time. Beatie had been charged
with mismanagement of the county s
affairs and though he put up a hard
tight to retain his position he was
beaten by some 500 votes. This is then
first recall election ever held in the
State and has been watched with un
usual interest. Now that the ice is
broken wem ay expect a deluge.
Salem Messenger.
The recall elction Saturday sur
prised many Aurora people who con
fidently predicted the retention of
Beatie and Blair in their offices. But
the electors of Clackamas county de
clared for a new deal, and chose H. S.
Anderson and J. W. Smith to adminis
ter the affairs of the county in the
place of the officers in whom they
had lost faith. Outside of hte pre
cjncts of Oregon City, Abernathy, Mo
lalla, Willamette, Oswego, Sandy and
Canemah, Beatie and Bleair develop
ed very little strength, and even in
Oregon City they were supnsingly
weak. Aurora Observer.
The recall is a fine piece of progres
sive legislation, typical of Oregon,
but in order to realize its true spirit it
is necessary for the polling of a full
vote. Woodburn Tribune.
JAGGAR SETTLES FOR $34,500
Gives Promisory Note to Wife Secured
by City Real Estate
The divorce action brought by Jan-
ette Jaggar against her husband
Frank Jaggar, and which was filed
with the county clerk three weeks
ago, has been settled and dismissed.
In the terms of the settlement Ed
R. Roberts is named trustee for Mrs.
Jaggar and the children, and the
amount given as $34,500. Mrs. Jaggar
gets lots No. I. and 7, In block 5 in
Oregon City, subject to a mortgage of
$18,000, also lot 5 and southerly half
of lot 6 in block 24 in Oregon City.
A promisory note of 834,500 is se
cured by the above, at 7 per cent, pay
able monthly. At the death of Mrs.
Jaggar the property goes to her chil
dren. The property is two lots north of
the Elks temple and two lots opposite
iiuntiey Bros, store.
It is understood and agreed that
whenever the said mortgage shall pay
off the said $18,000 upon said lots 2
and 7 in Blk. 5 so that this mtg. shall
be a first lien therin, then the said
mortgage shall release and discharge
the said lot 5 and the southerly half
of lot 6 in Blk. 24 from the lien of this
mtg.
Preaching by E. A. Smith
Rev. E. A. Smith will preach Sun
day Aug. 81st, at Highland at 11 A.
M., and at Henrici school house at 8
P. M. Live subjects for live people.
A SQUARE DEAL
S
WHAT THE COURIER DOES AND
DOES NOT WANT
ONLY WHAT IT COMPETES FOR
Let County, City and School Print
ing on Competitive Bids
Now that the recall fight is history
and the smoke has settled, the Cour
ier wants to make a few matters
plain wants to present them to you
taxpayers to have a think or two
over.
One of the issues the county ring
made in the campaign was that the
Courier had a sore spot because it did
not get the county printing.
Now we want to state just as plain
ly as vigorous English can state it,
the Courier wasn't in this contest for
!ie spoils and the favors, and that
it does not want any spoils or favors,
won't ask for them and would not ac
cept them if offered which they will
not be.
One of the strongest arguments
against the county court during the
recall campaign was that it used
public money for public works with
out competition that jobs and favors
were given to the "ring" without ask
ing for competition.
The Courier supported H. S. Ander
son and J. W. Smith on the issues
that this condition' would be remedied
:f elected.
And the people would certainly
think mighty highly of the Courier if
it would now step in and ask that the
public printing be given to it, simply
because the Enterprise has had a
.ead pipe cinch on it theso many years.
Judge Anderson and Commissioner
Smith would not be a party to any
such deal if asked, and the Courier
will never ask.
THIS PAPER ONLY WANTS
THAT PART OF THE PUBLIC
PRINTING THAT IT CAN GET ON
COMPETITIVE BIDS.
If we can do the work and Save the
county money, we want that work. If
we can't, let the printer who can, do
it
For two and a half years this of
fice would have been glad to have bid
on the work given out by the county
court, BUT THEY NEVER GAVE US
THE CHANCE. It went to the Enter
prise, week after week, month after
uif hth, year after year. -
Some of the prices charged for the
printing have been exliorbitant, little
less than loot. This office could have
saved the county a lot of money if
cue county officials would have per
mitted. But never a chance was given
the Courier.
Now that the county rr-nagers have
been changed, and the recall has won,
we simply asK for a chance to do the
work cheaper than it has been done.
We don't want any spoils or favors.
We couldn't get them if we did. This
office stated to Judge Anderson after
his election that all it asked was a
chance to compete.
And now while we are at it, we
want to tell you taxpayers of Oregon
City something, and see what you
think of it:
Almost the same condition exists
with the city printing, the waterworks
and the schools.
- There are thousands of dollars for
printing paid out by these depart
ments and hundreds of dollars could
have been saved to the people had this
work been open to competition, and
other offices been given a chance to
bid.
Since Brown and Frost have own
ed the Courier what city printing it
has had would hardly buy their boys
a suit of clothes, while great sums
have been handed over to the Enter
prise. It is the legal and moral right of
the Courier to be given a chance to
do this work for less money. It is the
right of the taxpayers who have to
pay these big printing bills that the
work be done economically. It is the
legal and moral duty of the city of
ficials to see that this work is done
for the least money.
WHY is the Enterprise made the
officiul city paper from year to year
without the least competition, or
without giving the Courier a chance
at the work?
WHY is the job printing simply
handed over to them without asking
the prices?
Last November, when the printing
of the charter for the proposed com
mission government was done, this
office tried in every way to be allow
ed to bid on the book, BUT WE
WE WERE NOT PERMITTED. It
was given to the Enterprise at its
own price.
In January this office. asked the
water commissioners for a chance on
the big job of printing its receipts,
and we were told we were too late,
that Ihe work HAD BEEN DONE.
AND TWO MONTHS LATER THE
WRITER OF THIS ARTICLE SAW
THE PRINTING DELIVERED TO
THE COLLECTOR, MR. COOPER.
To be sure we have not always
played the city council's game; neither
have we advocated that our water
was pur ewhen our physicians said it
was poison. And this office filed ref
erendum petitions that held up Sup
erintendent Gary's Balary increase.
But you tax payers, you men who
pay the bills; you men who are not in
terested in the little political rings
and cliques what do YOU think
about it?
Aren't YOU willing this office
should do the printing for less if it
can? Aren't you willing that your
taxes may be decreased and the ex
penses of the city and county be de
creased in its printing bills? Are you
adverse to the Courier being the of
ficial city paper and doing the offic
ial printing a lot cheaper than it is
now being done? And the Courier
WILL do it a lot cheaper. It will do it
at the same lates it gives to the local
merchants and the same rates the
Enterprise gives to its PRIVATE
customers.
The Courier has stood for these dis
criminating conditions for two years
without any whining, believing that
we could convince the people after a
time this paper was for a dead square
deal.
Now we ask for a show, from the
county, the city, the waterworks, the
schools, and we are going to have
that show or we are going to show
taxpayers of this county some condit
ions that will mildly surprise them.
GETTING READY FOR THE FAIR
EVERYTHING PROMISES A EIG
ENTERTAINMENT
Couny Will Break Records Again Next
Month
Now the people of the county are
squaring away for the big county
fair to be held at Canby, September
24 to 27,' and there is every indication
that it's going to break records acain
this year.
starting as a little bittle of an at-
traction years ago, the fair has grown
bigger and bigger every year, until
now its dates are county holidays, and
every year it will grow bigger and
better, the lair has now reached that
permanency where all that is needed
is the dates the people will do the
rest.
President G. B. Dimick and Secre
tary M. L. Lee have worked hard to
put on a big show and a wonderful
bunch of attractions this year, and
they have matters now tied up so that
the luir is bound to be a whopper it
fair weather prevails.
there will be the best or music and
lots of it; the best of free attractions
and there is every indication that the
entries will be much greater than
ever before.
The poultry barn is being enlarged
and the race track will be improved.
Concessioners are already applying
for space. There will be no goods sold
in the big pavillion this year as in tor
mer years. Those exhibiting their
wares may secure orders, but no goods
delivered during the four days' ses
sion. There will be exhibits in the com
mercial line as well as of fruits, veg
etables, grasses, grains. Prizes for the
most unique booth in the commercial
line will be given. There will be three
prizes in this. The first prize will be
$15.00, while the second will be $7.00,
and third $3.00. Several business
houses are already planning. A baby
show will also be among the features.
Many of the prominent dairy men
of the county are planning to exhibit
their Guernseys, Jerseys, and Holstein
cattle, besides the livestock growers
who will exhibit thejr .Poland Cliiuas.
DtTroc-Jerst's,' Chester White and
Berkshire swiner A. O. Hollingsworth
of the Clear Creek Creamery Com
pany, will have charge of the milk
ing contest. Mr. Hollingsworth is well
posted on the production of the dairy
cow, and no better selection could
have been secured than this dairy;
man. I
The horse races will be given under j
the rules of the National Trotting As
sociation, the entries to close Scptem-;
ber 1st. All entries must bo made to
M. J. Leo at Canby, and entrance fees
must be paid before the races start.
The following is the recing pro
gramme: Wednesday, Sept. 24.
One-fourth mile (running) .. .$2000
one-half milo (running) .... iiO.00;
one mile, (running) 50.00.
Thursday, Sept. 25 German Day
Free for all Pace and Trot . 300.00;
220-Trot 110.00;
one-half mile (running) .... 25.00.
Saturday, Sept. 27.
2:13 Pace, .. 150.00; 2:18 Trot .'.
. 150.00; one-half mile (running)....
25.00.
Plan to take a week off and go to
the Canby fair. Take a tent and have
a fine vacation at a low expense.
And it is Laid to the Wells
"Boil the well water the city water
is mire." This is the mcssaee sent out
by the water commissioners.
W. A. White of turn city uses water
from his private welt. Ho wanted to
knnw whether it contained tvnhoid
germs or not. Three samples were
taken from the well, one personally
by a state board of health official, and
here is the report:
The sample of wator sent by
you August 12th, to this Labora
tory for analysis, showed total
organisms 00 per c. c. and the
absence of colon bacilli.
Yours truly,
(Calvin S. White.)
State Health Officer.
This means the water is free from
tvnhnid. hut because of this do not
judge that all wells are pure.
Continue to boil tne wen water no
fore you use it, and FRY, the city
water.
It's Always Different
There are pictures and pictures at
moving picture houses, and there is
as much difference in them as restau
rants. The Grand shows pictures, but
there is seldom a duy or night it does
not have a feature, a picture play
that has class, and instructs. These
pictures cost the management more,
but they bring the patron back. And
this is why Schram's Grand always
does business.
An Old Landmark Gone
The old building just torn down at
Main and Eighth street, to make way
for progress, was historic. It was
built 62 years ago (and that is some
ancient in Oregon.) It was erected
where the woolen mill now stands
and was once a hotel. Its timbers were
fastened together with wooden nails
and spikes.
Mr. Smith leads the prayer meeting
at the Baptist Church tonight. All
invited.
THREE MEN HURT
III ROOK BLAST
UNEXPECTED EXPLOSION OF A
"DEAD" CHARGE
ONE OF THE MEN MAY DIE
Other Two Were Badly Burned and
' Bruised by Blast
Three men went up with a blasting
charge at the Jones rock crusher at
the end of Center street Tuesday
night, two are bauly bruised and
burned, and one is dangerously in
jured. As we get the story a blast did not
explode, and water was poured onto
it to kill it while another charge was
being made ready, and while the men
were working over it, tamping it down
the delayed blast exploded. But for
the fact that the force of the blast
was sideways the men would no doubt
have been killed.
W. C. Rainey was the most ser
iously injured. He was blown 15 or 20
feet by the explosion and was bur
ied under the falling rock. It was
some time before he could be extrac
ted. One leg and one arm was broken,
his skull cracked and he was inter
ally injured. He is in a critical con
dition. He is about 45 years of age.
Harry Cowden, aged 23 and Matt
Poliner, aged 30, were carried up with
the explosion, and were badly burned
and bruised. Cowden's hands were
badly mangled.
NOW WATCH OGLE MINE.
Cyanide Plant Will be Running by
November 1
There are things doing out to the
Ogle mine and it is now but a ques
tion of weeks when the big cyanide
plant will be in operation and the
mine actively operated.
Fifty tons of niachinery have been
unloaded at Mt. Angel, part of it is
already at the mine and the rest is
on the road.
The buildings are going up, the big
tanks are in completion, new bunk
houses are built, eight teams are tak
ing in the boilers, tube mill, engines
and other material, and everything is
stirring at Ogle mine.
Barring all unforseen delays the
mine will be in operation by Novem
ber 1, when a crew of about 25 men
wHl very soon show the public wheth
sertlie J:'airclough boys and the back
ers of 'bid Ogle hWe known all these
years whaWjftywre talking about
and what there was locked up in that
mountain.
Test after test has shown the ore
had $7 of gold to the t:n and about
$2 of silver. The plant being installed
has a capacity of from 100 to 150
tons a day. You can figure out the
rest.
There have been many skeptical
ones in this county that the cyanide
plant could not be swung; that it was
too big an undertaking for the com
pany to attempt to develops the mine,
and because of this skepticism it has
made it hard for the boys to swing it.
But they say the word "can't is
never taught to Englishmen. Anyhow
the boys HAVE swung it, and it is
now but a question of time to get the
plant in place, and the mine will open
and the work be carried out on a
large scale.
To the loyal persons who have stood
behind this project for many years,
with a beautiful faith, backed up by
work and coin, this bringing about of
the cyanide plant is a splendid satis
faction. These men just knowthe gold
it wus there, and they know the old
mountain will soon be giving it up.
Let us Act
It is reported today that there
are upwards of 75 cases of ty
phoid fever in this city.
There ure 10 cases in the city
hospital.
One death occured Tuesday.
Three cases were taken to th
city hospital from the WillametU
hotel Tuesduy.
Many cases have been gent to
the Portland hospitals.
There are dozens of cases in
the homes in this city.
Farmers are bringing in water
.in kegs and barrels and selling it.
How much longer will resi
dents stand these conditions and
live here?
If an outbreak of cholera was
one-fourth as bad as the present
typhoid men would leave their
work and stamp it out.
Are we going to sit by and die
seven out of the twelve months of
every year?
If it's the river water, well wat
er, milk, Ice or any other cause,
let us find it and let's stop it.
It's time to do something or
move out.