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31st YEAR.
OGLE MINE BEAR STORY
Wireless communication Delayed in
Transmission at Elkhorn
This story came to the Courier
from Ogle Mine via. the only means
of communication with the outside
world at this time of year. Snow is
so deep the men cannot get out or in,
g0 it must have come by wireless.
Anyhow the Courier will vouch for
its truth.
Some time ago Herbert Fouts, an
employee of the company, was taken
with a yearning for fresh meat. He
was Decomuig ciuyeu on ueuns ana
dried fish. He wanted bear steak
There was plenty of it running loose
in the woods and he went alter bruin,
A successful trap for woodsmen is
to take a beer kef?, knock out one end
drive sharp spikes slanting around
the opening, put in some molasses,
and when the bear puts his head in
and can t get out, kill him.
Fouts and a young miner named
Hale, went after the plan. Strange
as it may seem not a suitable beer
keg could be found anywhere around
the whole diggings. The dispatch
explains this by saying lorn Fair
clough and the bunk house boys had
used them last summer to wash their
feet in, and never a wild animal had
had come over the mountains since
But the boys found a nail kee
baited it with honey and took it far
up the mountain side. Then each took
a heavy blanket, climbed trees some
distance apart, and with guns waited
for the bear to put his head in it,
Fouts was near the trap, while Hale
was farther up the mountain to get
mm ii ne ran.
The rest of the story is clearly
circumstantial. It would not convict
the bear trappers in Judge Campbell's
court, but they are guilty in the first
degree at ugle mine. Here it is.
routs waitea ana nearly iroze in
the top of the fir tree, but about mid
night the bear came. The honey
8meneo good. His head went in. He
lapped it up.
The bear fever had killed Fout's
chills and he was just thinking he
would come down and twist the bear's
tail a few before he shot or stuck
him.
And the bear was also thinking
wiimung wnat a ainKy contrivance
that was to hold 500 pounds of meat
in.
With a roar he smashed the nail
keg into kindlings, and then looked
for the cause of the smarts around his
neck.
He smelled Fouts up the tree
Fouts was not at the annual feet
washing and he started up it.
Fouts thought of his home and
fireside and wondered why he left
home. And all the time he was not
shooting, but climbing.
It is said that in the ascention he
dropped his gun, but the bear came
on, and as a last resort he opened
his blanket and dropped it over the
bear. The animal blinded and con
fused, lost his hold, fell to the ground
and after tearing the blanket into
shreds, started up the mountain.
Hale had heard the roar of the beat
and they say he is running yet.
Fouts said hejost his blanket.
And beans and dried salmon are
the daily diet at Ogle Mine. i
QUIET CITY ELECTION
Only About 500 Votes Cast No Op
position at Head of Ticket
Monday's City election can be said
to have "passed off quietly." Mayor
Linn Jones and Treasurer M. D. Lat
ourette had no opposition, and only
in ward one was there much of a
fight over councilmen. This is known
as the "wet ward" and J. 0. Staats
was defeated 33 votes, altho in the
local option election this ward went
wet by 58 majority.
In ward 2, E. C. Hackett defeated
Philip Sorghan by 115 majority, and
in ward 3, E. B. Andrews defeated O.
W. Griffin by 72.
The proposed ordinance to pur
chase a tract of land for $2500 to be
used for public purposes was defeated
Dy a vote of 212, 573 for 361 against,
The amendment to the city charter
giving the council authority to fix the
salary of the chief of police, carried
ObZ to 395.
Another amendment making it nec
essary for the council to concur in all
removal orders of the mayor relative
to the police force, carried 536 to 355.
The third amendment, providing that
public bonds should be sold in denom
inations of $50 carried 476 to 366.
Canbv: For mavor. William II
Blair, 74; Dr. H. A. Dedman, 2; Wil
liam Lucke, 1; John Simms, 1; M. J.
Lee, 1; Adam Knight 2. For treasurer
L. D. Walker. 79: John Simms, 1. For
council the following were elected: H
C. Gilmore. 81; D. O Staev. 80: Geo,
Meeks, 53; John Sutherland 52. There
are about 500 registered voters in
canby and less than 100 voted.
Gladstone! T f! Unwell for mavor
Minda E. Church for treasurer, and
Jonn n. Siever for recorder, were el
eeted without opposition. The council
men elected arc: R A. Rnrdnn. 193
C W. Parrish, 150; F. T. Barlow, 139
ivioiaua: For mayor, W. W. bber
hardt; recorder, D. C. Bowles; treas
Urer. S. O. Hflvomnnn. marshal. F.
R. Coleman; councilmen, W. T. Echert
"imam Mackerell, V. M. Henriksen
L- W. Robbins, A. T. Shoemake, I. M
loinver. There were no opposing can
wuaies.
Snmn Pnlntn Man
,W. H. Lucke the well known com
mission merchant of Canbv. was l
"fegon City Tuesday of this week
iucue came to this city to pur.
i"se potatoes to be snipped to Call
jornia and before leaving for his
nome succeeded in contracting for 40
carloads from Oregon City, to be
shipped by the Southern Pacific. He
"nipped five carloads on Wednesday.
"e has shipped from Canby 20 car
'oads but will ship 400 altogether.
ir. Lucke has been in the commission
siness since 1907 and has made this
Business a success.
0 Swedish Service
u Swedish service will be held in the
"ethodist church in Oregon City next
oiiay' ,Dec- 7- at 3 P- M- Rev- John
ail ii Preach good songs and mu
. be rendered. All are most cor
O'ally invited to attend.
1 sp .Liii
Women Wm-a TWt,i
At Oswego, two women, Anna M
Conway and Mary C. Smith, were
nominated for aldermen, running with
, mJen,n"d both the women were
defeated. The proposition to buy a
,m. Ler was defeated by a vote
of 81 to 20.
Oregon December
All over the city, around the parks
thousands and thousands of roses are
just opening.
Oregon December.
The weather is as
not even a ting of frost. Leaves are
es green as in May and the lawn
mowers run tne year round.
Oregon against the rest of the U
c. ior cnmate.
Wanted, Hard Surfaced Roads
mere is a great interest in the
matter of building hard surfaced
roads in the country. It is estimated
that they cost about five thnn satin
dollars per mile. While their first cost
exceeds the Macadam road, the cost
01 the up keep is so small that over
e long period of time they are really
cneuper man tne interior roads. With
a road of this nature between Molalla
nd Portland we would be almost in
dependent of the railroads. It may be
a long iime in ine iuture, Dut they
win come. ivioiaua rioneer.
Judge Campbell Slops Poor Paving
Judge Campbell rendered an im
portant decision in the Tillamook
paving case when he ruled against
the Warren Construction Co., in favor
of the citizens of Tillamook, it ap
pearing that the paving company had
not fulfilled their contract, havine
Hid an inferior grade of pavine. etc.
The case will no doubt go to the
highest courts unless a compromise is
atlected. It is a notable victory in
which several Washington county
swyers are participants including
Bagley & Hare and Tongue Brothers
of Hillsboro. Forest Grove News
Press. Is City Property, Says Noble
A news dispatch to the Portland
Journal from this city says accord
ing to City Engineer Noble, who bas
es his decision on the old Preston
survey of Oregon City, the city will
not be compelled to start condemna
tion proceedings against Mrs. Chase
to effect a landing for the new muni
cipility elevator at the top of the
bluff. . It is clearly indicated on that
piat, which is the record plat of Ore
gon City, that there is a strip of land
on top of the bluff and in front of
Mrs. Chase s property that was dedi
cated to the city for a boulevard when
the city was surveyed.
Furthermore the plat shows that
the Chase residence is built partly
upon an alley which belongs to the
sity also.
Whose Vote was Lost?
i.ditor Courier:
In last week's Courier John Stark
says you threw your vote away
when you voted for the other felow
to do the governing.
Last August, under woman's suf
frage, I cast my first vote for the
other fellow to do the governing in
Clackamas county, and my vote
counted.
On the same day, John Stark, at
Maple Lane had his vote thrown out
and not counted, because he violated
the law of voting and mutilated his
ballot by writing across it some
rambling expressions that a cnno
would have known would cause it to
be thrown out.
Whose ballot counted most in the
August recall election, Mr. Stark,
yours or mine?
Miss a.
"ESMERALDA" DECEMBER 18
Baker Stock Man to assist Local
Talent
Raton Farris. known from coast to
coast in stage work, and will be re
membered by local theatre goers as
the "Baker" man, will appear as "Mr.
Rogers" in "Esmeralda," the home
talent play to be presented by the
Woman's Club in tne aniveiy upera
House, December 18. Mr. Farris has
done fine work as "Mr. Rogers" and
will be perfectly at home in his old
favorite character. Two years ago Mr.
Farris took up the study of law, and
will graduate this June, but leading
up to that comes a long successful
otuirp career. His last stand was at
the "Baker," where ne maue guou 101
f" . ... . i i
many months. You win rememDer
him. ,
Hard work is now being done in tne
way of rehearsals, and the characters
finally chosen after careful selection,
a .Ininir snlendid work.
Harold Swafford is the leading
mnn- Miss Frace comes as the lead
ing lady; Mrs. Rogers" will be done
by Mrs. Raad well known as a local
Shakespearian reader; Mr. Wagner, a
Hi.rh snnl Prof., takes "Jack Des
mond;" "Nora" and "Kate" his,
charming sisters will be played by
U!.. TInnnv and Mr.
Woodfin will be the "Marquis,
while Mr. Riches, the Portland Jour
nal man, will be seen as "Estabrook.
"Esmeralda is being given by the
Womens' Club and the money is to be
,,oo in ovt imnrovements. The play
is of exceptionally high class, having
made a 350 night stand in New York.
It will not be known for a few days
whother nr not a two night stand will
be made. Tickets go on sale at once
tw this mav be determined.
The Womens Club has done great
things in the way or civic "P'c
ments and deserve the support of the
town .Boost!
Wanted!
WOMEN
and Girls
(over 18 years of age)
To operate SEWING Machines
in garment factory
Oregon City Woolen Mills
OREGON
THE GLADSTONE WAY
Council Draws Franchises, not the
companies and City Gets its Dues
uiaastone has a way of getting
thinirs. Thn minnl Jo't f:iTl
for Gladstone. TnrfiviHnoi .
b wetH And Gladstone generally gets
.. ..v ik gum uui alter.
Two years ago they went after
iKwicmse mey thought was onlv
lu tt , CiI ultJ ana justice to
the Home Telenhnnp fn. anj 0 n
these months hanging on, Recorder
bievers receded an acceptance to the
i.anLinse monaay not in the way the
company wanted it, but as Gladstone
uemanuea it.
The main provisions GlnHctnnn .
ce.lv,es by fighting are, that no street
bubu nave more than one pole line;
Comnanv must, filo .v,or, ..,:.u
i V Ti , . mm coun
cil of all poles it proposes to erect,
and council shall approve before thev
No trees shall be in anyway dis
turbed without consent of property
height and sizeBMB BFGF GGGG
owner, and wires shall be 20 feet
above ground. All poles to be uniform
in height and size and painted green
Company shall pay Gladstone one
per cent of all gross revenue and fur
nish free phones for fire department
water works, city council and chief
of police, and city has privilege to
poles for any fire alarm or signal
service for wires.
All poles have common users' priv
ilege, and in case two companies can
not agree on terms, the council is the
arbitrator.
The franchise is a splendid one for
the city, and it establishes a prece
dent for the Pacific and the P. R. L. &
P. Co, which want franchises.
REVIVING HILL MURDER CASE
Governor's Reward is Looked Upon
by Many in that Light
What is considered bv some aa a
further incentive to work on the Hill
murder horror at Ardenwald, this
county, is the proclamation by Gov
ernor West, withdrawing all previous
rewards and offering in place $2,500
for the arrest and conviction of anv
person or persons who have commit
ed or attempted to commit rape, aris
en or murder in this countv whnre
death has ensued.
There have been three horribly
brutal murders in this state during
the past few years and none have
ever been convicted. The butchery at
Ardenwald in this county about two
years ago was particularly atrocious.
A father, mother and two children
were brutally murdered in bed and
horribly mutilated. The awful details
of the butchery are known to but few
outside of the sheriff's department.
And no one was ever brought to
justice. No one ever paid the penalty
for the brutal butchery, and it would
appear the matter had been dropped.
If the governor's reward will start
a new investigation, if it should be
the means of bringing the brute oi'
brutes to justice, it will have been
money well spent. Oregon cannot af
ford to let such men go unhung.
CHIEF SHAW WINS OUT
Judge Eakin Decides in Favor of
City Council in old Political Fight
The end of a fight which started
two years ago" found an end before
Judge Eakin in the Circuit Court
Tuesday, when a decision was ren
dered refusing to restrain the city
treasurer from paying Ed Shaw his
salary as peace officer and city jailer.
Two years ago Mayor Dimick ap
pointed Charles Burns chief of police.
The council refused to confirm, and
then they appointed Ed Shaw without
the consent of the mayor. Dimick
brought action to stop payment of
his salary, as it was illegal, and only
the mayor had the right to appoint.
Judge Eakin upheld the action of the
council, and held it had the authority
to appoint Shaw as peace officer.
"KNUTE KNUTSON"
Quaint, Droll and Humorous Play at
Shively's, Monday Night
Knute Knutson is the sort of play
the older generation liked to see when
they were children and the kind of
play tne younger generation oi io-
riav never tire ol. ine cnaracters por
trayed are naturally drawn and
therefore, lilelike. rne sweoe wun nis
quaint drollery, his noble nature
ready to respond to the appeal of the
wphW and the onnressed: Bridget, a
true daughter of Erin, fairly bubbling
with wit and humor, wno is canuiu
Bnd outsDoken in her likes and dis
likea Thsre is the usual little lady
battling against the unscrupulous
machinations of the vunan wno at
tempts her ruin morally and financ
inllv Then the daintv. winsome, hap
py, light-haired maid who lends her
little mite to tne piot oi tne piay "u
loyally champions truth and honesty.
Thft conventional villian casts his evil
cnoll nvpr and around anyone who is
i"." . L i. - :J
unfortunate enougn to oe usautmicu
with him, but in the end justice over
takes him and he is relegated to the
dark shadows of life. You will see
the book-agent, natural as life, with
a perpetual gift of gab tnat compels
t v,,,v n hnnk. whether you want
it or not, just to get rid of him, but
he has more to do witn tne piui wan
nn would think. Have you any rec
ollection of having at some time or
another opened your back door to
gaze into the face of a tramp a
Willin" who accosted you
for "grub?" You will see his exact
prototype in the play; happy-go-lucky
and always hungry and side
stepping anything that might look
like work.
Live Wire Officera
At the quarterly election of Live
Wires officers Tuesday the following
men were selected:
Trunk Line, Don E. Meldrum.
Sub Trunk, E. E. Brodie.
Transmission Wire, Theodore Os-
Tuy Wire, A. C. Howland.
Feed Wire, J. N. Sievers.
William Griscnthwaite, of Beaver
Creek, was among those transacting
business in this city Monday.
CITY
CITY, ORE., THURSDAY, DEC. 4 1913
Money to Loan
We have money to lend on farms.
?2,000 for one loan and money for two
other loans of $1000 each. Interest
7 per cent U'Ren & Schuebel.
Water Report December 15
Dr. L. A. Morris says he expects
that Engineer Hal Rands will have
the South Clackamas water report
ready by December 15.
Only Two .More Weeks
If you want Christmas trade, you
want to get in. Only two more issues
before Christmas and this is the sea
son when advertising is more inter
esting than reading matter.
. Bazaar at Concord
At the Concord school Saturday,
Dec. G, will be held the annual baza
ar by the ladies, the purpose of which
is to build a room for the manual
training, for which the district has
voted. Assistant State Superintendent
Frank Wells, will talk in the evening.
COUNTY TAX LEVY 21 MILLS
State Tax Four Times Greater. You
Should Worry and Smart
From a state tax levy of 1.45 mills
last year to 6 mills this year is go
ing the gait some.
Months ago this paper stated the
coming state tax would make you
smart some, and you will.
Despite the increased valuation of
$49,000,000 the levy has had to be
enormously increased to pay the hutre
sums the last legislature gave oaway.
Last year tnis county raised $43,
000 for state tax and this year it will
be $170,000 about four times that
of last year.
Ihe county tax levy will be at least
21 mills and to this will be added the
special taxes for roads, school, library
and other purposes.
The tax levy for this county for
the state will be about 7 mills, school
about 3&, general countv 2. road
fund 8.
This enormous increase is because
of the big legislative appropriations.
They must be paid. You must pay
them.
And you should worry.
Rev. Smith's Sunday Service
Rev. E. A. Smith will preach Sun
day 11 A. M.; at Highland at 3 P.. M;
at Alberta 7:50 P. M and also at
Henrici Schoolhouse.
The subject at Henrici Sunday will
be "The Graces that adorn the True
Woman." Good music.
The Snail Game
Once more the Washington red
tape bunch give it out that some day
the fellows will all have had a whirl
at passing on the title of the locks
property, and if we live long enough
we may see the work Btarted.
This isn't what they say, but it is
the substance. The real definite hope
the Washington dispatch gives out is
this:
Various more defects in the
title have been discovered, but it
is believed by the department of
justice these can be overcome
without undue delay, although
no definite prediction can be
made of the date when the
transaction will be completed.
We have waited over two years
now for work and investigations that
business men would have finished up
in two months, and we get the same
old sop.! '
The Live Wires should send the
government a bouquet of century
plant buds for Christmas.
r.
COUNTY TAX BUDGET
Estimate of the amount of money to be raised by taxation for the
vtar 1914, for each department of County Government; also the tax levied
by all school districts, all road distric ts, and all cities within Clackamas
County, as provided by Chapter 234,
County Judge, salary
Mileage, postage, clerk, etc
Sheriff, salary
Chief Deputy Sheriff, salary
Deputy Sheriff, serving papers
Postage stamps, etch
Investigating crime, livery and auto..
hire
County Clerk, salary
Three regular deputies, salaries
Extra Clerks $320.00
Postage $120.00
County Recorder, salary
Two Deputies at $840.00 per year
One deputy $780.00 per year, salary
Postage Stamps
Estimated cost of extra help
Repairs on typewriters
County Treasurer, salary
Deputy County Treasurer, salary
Postage
Collection of Taxes, salaries
Superintendent of Schools, salary
One Clerk, salary
Tostage
Truant Officer, (Schools), fees
Expenses of Superintendent
Institute Fund
viirViih crrnH pxaminations
Advertisings
u','."..
Two school supervisors, $1000 pr year
Traveling expenses 400.00
County Assessor, salary ' 1
One Deputy, salary .
Two clerk for writing tax rolls 1.UD.W
Extending Tax Rolls and computing
school and road valuations &')'
Postage stamps and traveling expenses .,?
Field Deputies, salaries zuw.w
District Attorney, stationery, postage, etc 50.00
County Coroner, fees, witnesses, mil
eage, etc
County Surveyor, Fees, mileage,
chainmen, livery hire, etc
County Veterinarian, fees
Fruit Inspector, fees
County sealer of weights and measures, fees,
supplies, livery hire ;
Uniform system of Accounting, effective January
1st, 1914 (Law 1913), Blanks, extra help, etc
Board of Health, fees and supplies
Tax ReUte ContinuedoVp.ge'8
COUEI
DR. SCHULTZE'S "ULTIMATUM"
Hig Ridiculous Crawl Out of the Hole
Spiess Drove Him Into
Dr. Schultze, in the Enterprise,
says the Clackamas County Medical
Association declines to re-open the
board of health discussion; that to
them is a closed incident.
But to Dr. Schultze it is not
that But to Dr. Schultze it is not
closed. He will fight Rev. Spiess to
the last ditch, and then dig another.
Quit? Not he. There is going to be
i bloodshed in the woodshed.
The doctor wants the public to
know all about this health matter
that has become more or less of a
county scandal, and here is the man
ner in which he will take the dear
people into his confidence and let
them have all the moves of this very
peculiar deal:
He has accepted the challenge of
Rev. Spiess.
He names the place as Dr. Norris'
office and will meet Mr. Spiess in
company with Dr. Norris.
What a splendid publicity stunt.
There will be THREE present. The
matter will be presented, tried, and
no doubt Doctor Schultze will do the
court reporting for the benefit of the
"deer peepul."
Splendid.
At the opening of his "ultimatum"
in the Enterprise Dr. Schultze says
the medical association "considers
that the charges against their es
teemed brother, Dr. J. W. Norris were
unfair, unjust and untrue, trumped
up for effect during a heated politi
cal campaign. As president of that
association the writer was delegated
to place the matter before the public
from their point of view. He had not
read a single word of the newspaper
squabble nor attended any of the
proceedings which resulted in the
resignation of Dr. Norris."
Wouldn't that rattle the gooseber
ries on grandmother's hat?
Had not read a word nor attended
the state board of health trial which
board removed Dr. Norris, yet was
delegated by the county medical so
ciety to place the matter before the
public.
'Scuse the smile.
It rather looks between the lines
as if the medical society had gotten
enough of the doctor's quality of "de
fense" and had quit him.
And it rather looks, between the
same lines as if the doctor was now
trying to worm out and put the blame
on the medical society by the wail:
"you told me to."
It is more than laughable the
whole shine is ridiculous.
Dr. Pierce of the state board of
health said at the time of the state
hearing here, that if the matter went
on some of the physicians might be
indicted by the grand jury.
And yet Dr. Schultze says the doc
tors think the charges were unfair,
unjust and untrue and trumped up.
Are their thinks greater than the
verdict of the state board of health,
found on evidence ?
It is evident the medical associa
tion has had enough of Dr. Schultze.
Certainly the people have.
Catherine Eastham, little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Eastham, who
recently underwent a critical opera
tion for appendicitis at the Good Sam
aritan Hospital, Portland, was able to
be brought to her home in this city
Sunday.
FOR SALE Thoroughbred cocker
ells. $2.00 upward. Four varieties.
125 18th st., Oregon City,
Laws of 1913:
TOTAL
$1500.00
.' $1200.00
300.00
1700.00
900.00
900.00
75.00
1000.00
J 1500.00
2400.00
420.00
1200.00
1080.00
780.00
110.00
390.00
00.00
1000.00
480.00
200.00
1905.00
1000.00
500.00
lnu.uu
,120'n
200.00
f'O.OO
110.UU
$4575.00
$4320.00
$4220.00
$3785.00
' 20.00
$3930.00
$0000.00
$ 50.00
(
$1100.00
$3000.00
$ ooo.oo
$ 300.00
$1000.00
$ 500.00
$1300.00
$300.00
Wilson's Big Four
Rural credits for farmers, nation
al peace, a new currency bill and
railroads for Alaska are the main
things asked for by President Wilson
in his message to Congress. This big
four, congress should put through.
Business and prosperity would follow.
West Linn Elects Officers
At its first municipal election on
Tuesday West Linn polled 220 votes
and elected the following officials:
Mayor, J. B. Lewthwait; Recorder
L. L Porter, Treasurer, M. E. Clancy;
Alederman, Frank A. Hammerle, 158;
Humphreys, 155; L. L. Pickens, 171;
Charles Shields 171; O. Tonkin, 148;
A. G. Volpp, 121; T. B. Davenport,
78; Ira Lytsell, 79; K. McLarty 51; S.
B. Shadle 70. The six receiving the
highest number of voters were el
ected. The charter election will be held in
that city on December 29 while on the
last day of the month the question of
annexation of a certain tract of land
in the town of Willamette will be vot
ed upon by the people.
Hard to Make It Stick
Salem voted dry by 500 at the re
cent state election.
The liquor people at once went to
Court with the virdict and Judge Gal
loway of that city declared the elec
tion was void.
Then Salem voted on a charter
amendment to prohibit the granting
of licenses in that city and it carried
by 1,000.
The liquor men have now brought
an action to have this declared void
because of registration technicalities.
And Salem wonders how it can ex
press itself so the Courts won't throw
them out.
Twenty-Eight New Citizens
Twenty-eight Clackamas county
men were granted citizenship Monday
out of 35 applicants. Those admitted
were:
Oregon City Sylvester Granich, E
A. Bluhm, Albert Schidl, A. C. Byron,
August Buse, John Erickson, August
Stakley, Angus Matheson.
Canby Edilii Stefani.
Wilhoit Wilhelm Olson.
Grcsham J. O. Krantz.
Boring Mike Adplanalp.
Willamette Jacob Nothdorft.
Milwaukie Ole Olson.
Carus J. R. Lewis.
Macksburg Henry Tummer, R.
Klaus, Henry Gurtlcr, John Etzel,
Johann Dworschak.
Rioting Case Before Jury
At the time of going to press the
Oswego rioters were on trial before
Judge Eakin in the Circuit Court,
with Senator W, A. Dimick working
hard to clear them and County Attor
ney Gilbert L. Hedges, assisted by
J. E. Hedges equally determined to
convict.
The trouble occured in Oswego
last May, and was a clash between
union and non-union linemen. One
man was shot and two others injured.
"Blackie" lies, one of the principal
Witnesses, jumped his bail for $300
and skipped to Texas. Sheriff Mass
went after him last August, but be
cause his name was spelled "Earnest"
instead of "Ernest" Mass, extradition
was refused.
And "Blackie" is now decidedly
convenient as the blame is being
largely dumped onto him in far-off
Texas.
The case is now with the jury.
OVER $800 PER MONTH
And Impassible Roads, Say Taxpay
era of Road Hist. No. 28
A delegation from Wilhoit was be
fore the county court Wednesday with
the following complaint from Liist,
o. 2H. which is self-exulanatory:
o the Honorable County Court of
Clackamas County, Oregon.
The undersigned respectfully sub-
nit to this Honorable Court a com-
nlaint. and in support of said com
plaint we furnish the total amount of
snecial road fund and the total
amount of general road fund expend
ed in Road District No. 28, Clacka
mas County, Oregon, for thrco years
last pst, not counting (November,
1913, and by an examination of the
books in the County Clerk's office the
Court will find that there was ex
iiundcd from the general fund in
said Road District by the present
Rninl SimerviKor. L. u. bhank, tne
fnllowinir Bums of money, to-wit:
Cmerul fund $11,530.59
Special Road Tax 13,450.94
Miilnnir ll tnhll nmnlint CX
three years of $24,987.53
Thilt ihia In rim sum of moncv has
been expended in a way that very
little permanent road work has been
accomplished, and in fact at this
time it is alnmnt impossible to get to
Wilhoit Springs by vehicle, and it is
therefore necessary that tho Court
take some action in order to correct
this lavish and careless expenditure
of money so that better road work
will be secured.
We furnish you herewith the
Clerk's figures on the amount of
money expended during said three
year period.
ua iim-.'(.lv hnnn that the Court
will not pass this matter by lightly
but will give us carciui consideration
so that the taxpayers in that section
of the County, including mo urn
ihnt. hold lurce tracts of tim
her will not bo robbed by careless
and extravagant methods in doing
this work.
J. S. Jones, of Beaver Creek, was
in Oreiron City Tuesday and while In
this city visited his fumily, who are
spending the winter in Oregon City.
The children are attending the city
schools.
Mr uiul Mm. Gnltlii-b Remtiherd
and three children of Hebron, North
Dakota, arrived In Oregon City on
Thursday. For tho present they will
visit with Mrs. Rempherd'a puronta,
Mr. and Mrs. Shultz. They have de
cided to make their future homo in
this city. Mrs. Rempherd is a sister of
Mrs. Dun Liinmor oi tnis city.
Itching, bleeding, protruding or
blind piles have yielded to Doan'a
Ointment, one at an stores.
r
If yon want to buy, sell or trade, try
a small ad in The Courier the best ad
vertizing medium in Clackamas County
and you will get. the desired results.
No. 28
AN IMPARTIAL VIEW
Sheriff of Benton County Gives Facts
as to Mr. Carver and His Work
The following letter, written bv
one of Benton county s representa
tive men, may throw a little lisht on
the inspired "knock" denouncing Mr.
Stephen Carver and his methods, pub
lished in a recent issue of the Enter
prise, under the hand of Wilhelm &
bon, Millers, Corvallis Oregon. The
Wilhelm letter was so unmistakably
inspired by opponents of the road.
that Mr. Carver's attorney imme
diately wrote Sheriff Gellatly of Ben
ton county, ior an impartial view of
Mr. Carver and his work. The letter
follows:
Corvallis, Ore., Dec. 3. 1913.
H. E. Cross,
Oregon City, Ore.
Dear Sir: Your letter of Decem
ber 1, at hand and contents noted. In
reply will say regarding the Corval
lis Alsea Railroad and Mr. Carver,
builder of the line:
Mr. Carver has done a great deal
for this country and has opened up
a locality which had been needing
railroads forty years, lie built into
Monroe, ran a spur to Glenbrook from
the main line, and also to Bellfoun-
tain, a distance of approximately 30
miles, all told.
Mr. Carver deserves a great deal
of credit. He went up against many
obstacles. Hampered by insufficient
funds, he did not build the line as
fast as some though he should, but
Mr. Carver stayed right with his
task, and completed the road.
You understand how it is with a
man who undertakes to carry out
progressive plans. There are always
certain people ready to "knock"; peo
ple who do all they can to hinder real
progress.. In Mr. Carver's experience
here he met such people for they
were smoked out when they found
they could not dictato to him.
1'e sold the road to the fc. r. Co.,
and i hey have improved and equipped
the s . le in good shape.
The case mentioned in court is Mill
Co. vs. Carver, concerning the sale of
an incompleted spur by Mr. Carver
to the S. P. Co. The spur was being
built to some timber on one of tho
branches when the sale was made. I
do not know whether the S. P, will
complete the spur.
Personally, let me assure you, 1
have a good word for Mr. Carver.
Yours very truly,
W. A. GELLATLY,
Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon.
The Wilhelm letter, as published in
the Enterprise, took a direct slap at
progress in Oregon City, in its clear
intent to injure Mr. Carver with local
people. The letter intimated in no
uncertain terms the awful conse
quence that would scourge Oregon
City, providing the council allowed
Mr, . Carver to build the line. The
jist of the inspired epistle was that
Mr. Carver might sell or otherwise
dispose of his railroad. Terrible!
Aside from a formal declaration
that the letter was written at the
instigation of no ono, the document
in addition to intimating the dire
consequences as above stated, hinted
that Mr. Carver was a railroad build
er. Most Oregon City folk, in view of
the various circumstances, smiled at
the letter.
The flour men might have intima
ted, as did Sheriff Gellatly, that Mr.
Carver built and completed 30 miles
of railroad without the assistance of
anybody and during a close money
market, too. But the firm of Wil
helm & Son kept that under their hat.
They might have said, too, that the
quit against Mr. Carver now pending,
as mentioned in Sheriff Gellatly'g let
ter, was brought because the S. P. Co.
has failed to do what they agreed to
do, when Mr. Carver sold them the
road. If the case is decided against
Mr. Carver, he simply has recourse
against the S. P. These things the
"unsolicited" letter in the Enterprise
left unsaid.
The Courier is pleased to publish
Sheriff Gellatly's letter, for it be
hoves tho letter from Wilhelm & Son
a shady attempt to thwart real prog
ress in Oregon City. There is no
doubt whutever but that the line will
he the biggest boon imaginable to tho
town. Ninety-five per cent of the
people want it, and incidentally the
line will bring about 8 miles of tax
able railroad property within the
reach of our assessor.
A DRIVE-OUT PROVISION
City Can Hardly Take Risk of Such
a Franchise Restriction
We note that the council is consid
ering tho provision in tho Cluckamas
Southern franchise to forfeit it
should the road sell to other parties.
In all honesty of criticism wo be
lieve this is a very unwise restrict
ive railroad will bring IN; will de
velop tho county, help tho city and
take very little OUT.
and takes very little OUT.
It is the history of such roads that
they are later tuken over ty Digger
roads.
What matters it to the city wheth
er Curver, tha H. P. or tho P. R. L. &
P. Co buy it? It is certain it will bo
operated, and operated for the busi
ness good of this city.
With a provision that its two block
franchise shall be revoked if it sells,
is a franchise utterly worthless. If
tho road should be sold, the buyer
would have absolutely no rights, and
it would simply have to abandon its
terminal here, pass us up and run In
to Portland.
It's a drive out proposition, and
one our city should not risk.
Three New Works
Three new business blocks on Main
street are now well along, Coroner
Wilson's big cement block at Main
and Fourth streets; the new business
block corner Main and Eighth and tha
poxtoffice building between Seventh
and Eighth. The postoffirc was com
menced this week, and with a crew
to rush it it is thought it will be
ready for occupancy by February 1,
Dr. E. A. Summer, of Portland, was
in this city on professional business
Sunday,
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