OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY JAN. 1, 1914.
CAPITAL $50,000
THE
First National Bank
OF OREGON CITY
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CITYNEWS.
Mrs. W. W. Samson is visiting rel
atives in silverton.
Mrs. Charles Muralt, of Homedale,
was in this city Tuesday.
Richard Davis, of Carus, visited
relatives in this city Tuesday.
Mr. Graves and son of Mulino,
transacted business in this city Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. Gustave A. Schue
bel, of Shubel, were in this city as
visitorse Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. William Guenther of
Shubel, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Guenther of this city Tuesday.
J. R. Cole, a well known stockman
of this county, whose stock farm is at
Molalla, was transacting business in
this city Tuesday. ;
Walter Leisman, a student of the
North Pacific College of Pharmacy,
is spending the holidays with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Leisman.
Mrs. Anna R. Willianms and fami
ly have rented the Wilkinson resi
dence on Twelfth and Main Street,
and took possession Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Stearns Cushing and
son, Stearnie, spent Christmas with
MrS. Cushing's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Parberry, of Portland.
Rev. T. B. Ford and family, who
have been residing in the George C.
Brownell residence on Eleventh and
John Adams Street, have moved into
the residence on Tenth, near Main St.
Miss Lela Riches, of Silverton, who
has been visiting with friends in Port
land and with her brother Lloyd Rich
es in this city, has returned to her
home. N
Mr. and Mrs. Kennth Stanton and
little daughter, Kathryn, who have
have been spending the past three
weeks with relatives in San Francis
co, have returned to this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Bealey and son, J.
Bealy, of Vancouver, B. C, who have
been in this city visiting Mrs. Bealcy's
mother, Mrs. C. T. Hickman, have re
turned to their home.
Misses Mollie and Clara Mitchell,
of this city, went to Eale Creek on
Wednesday of this week whore they
were called by the death of their aunt
Miss Emma Forrester , whose death
occurred recently.
Born, Tuesday, December 30, to the
wife of Charles E. Barry, of Tenth
and John Quincy Adams Street, a
daughter, weight 9 and one-half
pounds. Mrs. Barry was formerly
Miss Nora Toban of this city.
Mrs. Mary McCloud of Salem, who
has been in Oregon City, where she
has been spending the Christmas hol
idays with her daughtjei Mrs. E,
Payne, left for her home Monday.
Mrs. M. J. Moreland, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Fender, of
Lewiston, Idaho, has returned to her
home in this city. Mrs. Moreland re
sided at Lewiston 25 years ago and
this is her first visit to her old home
stince that time.
Miss Elsie Telford, who is attend
ing the University of Washington at
Seattle, Washington, and who has
been spending the holidays with her
. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Tel
ford, Sr., will return to Seattle Sun
day to resume her studies.
D. C. LATOURETTE President M. D. LATOURETTE, Vice Pres.
F. J. MEYER, Cashier
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Burghardt, of
Salem, who have been visiting witn
the lather's mother, Mrs . Draper,
have returned to their home.
Mrs. Elsie Gates and son of Bel
lingham, Wash., who have been visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H
Bearman. B14 Pleasant Avenue for I
month past, returned to their home
Tuesday night.
Merle Jones, of Eldorado, met with
a painful accident Sunday at his home
nearly causing the loss of sight in
one of his eyes. While handling am
munition one of the caps struck his
eye. He was immediately brought to
this city, when Dr. Strickland was
consulted and attended the injuries.
The patient is now at the home of
hia grandmother.
Arlie Mitchell, who has charge of
the telephone line at tht Toll Gate,
near Mt. Hood, who has been in this
city visiting his sisters, Misses Mary
and Mollie Mitchell, lias returned to
resume hig position. Monday he ac
companied the Mazamas to Govern'
ment Camp, the party making its an
nual trip by skis, and they will spend
New Years at Government Camp. At
the present time there is considerable
snow in the vicinity of that camp.
Erickson Family Reunion
A very delightful family reunion
was given Christmas day by Mr. and
Mrs. August Erickson at their home
at Mulino. Thirty-two guests were
present, all boing immediate relatives
of the host and hostess. Seven chil
dren and seven grand children, two
brothers of the hostess and her moth
er and Mr. Fred Erickson, the host's
only brother in the West, were pres
ent.
The decorations were beautiful, the
reception hall and parlor being of
Oregon grape, intertwined with mis
tletoe and holly, and streamers were
suspended from the electroliers.
A feature of the afternoon was the
handsomely decorated Christmas tree
which was loaded down with presents
for all, beautifying one corner of the
large parlor. At 2:30 o'clock a delic
ious dinner was served in the spac
ious dining room, the decorations be
ing of holly, Oregon Grape and mis
tletoe. At four o'clock the room was
darkened and Santa Claus appeared
on the scene and made all present
happy.
Those present were: Mrs. Emma
Bonney, of Colton, Milton Williams of
Meadowbrook, Mr. and Mrs. George
Williams, of Meadowbrook, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Daniels of Mulino; Mr.
and Mrs. Elmer Erickson of Mulino;
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Erickson of Mu
lino; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Erickson, of
Oregon City; Peart Erickson, Hazel
Erickson, Johe F. Erickqson, May
Erickson, Gilbert Erickson, Weldon
Erickson, Oscar Erickson, Alvin Er
ickson, Virgil Erickson, Bernier Er
ickson, Blanch Erickson, Myrtle Dan
iels, Melvin Daniels, Alma Daniels,
Percy Williams, Mr. Berglin and the
host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Aug
uat Erickson.
Clean, Attractive and Populor
Councilman Long has been bring
ing the Star Theatre up to whore It
is a pretty popular place to spend an
evening hour. The program is al
ways clean, instructive, amusing and
entertaining, and patrons always get
courteous treatment Running a
motion picture house seems to be the
big fellow's Long suit.
Many Ship Crops Afar
There are men in Clackamas Coun
ty who not finding their market in
their own contry town, in the county
seat, or even in the city of Portland,
have located richer fields for distrib
uting their produce far ;from this
favored valley, where we have so
much that is richly good. These men
have raised crops of sufficient quan
tity (and not on very large farms
either) to ship independently, and
they have proceeded to the business
of selling these crops. In a neigh
borhood where individual farmers
could not accomplish this, cooperation
among the farmers could produce suf
ficient produce for large shipments.
If this plan is not feasible, there
is always a big demand for dairy
products, pork, beef, mutton, poultry
and eggs. These lines go hand in
hand with any crop which may be
the particular one best suited to the
locality and soil, or may be grouped
to specialize, which is the true secret
of success. '
'Dairying, for instance, has made
Tillamook County famous. There the
chief output is cheese, 41c for butter
fat being paid and very little of the
Tillamook cheese can be bought here,
for nearly the entire "crop" finds a
steady demand in California. This
is what cooperative associations have
done for our neighbor, Tillamook
County.
In our own county there is a wait
ing market for all cream produced,
the various creameries making high
grade butter, and always crying for
"more" cream. The farmers who
have good herds and who have plan
ned for ample feed, and especially for
green feed for the entire year, are
making money.
TWILIGHT
While I realize that nothing of
particular benefit was occomplished
at the recent Tax Budget meeting, it
strongly demonstrated that the Tax
Payers take but little interest in this
important feature of their business
affairs.
The Christmas entertainment at
the hall Christmas Eve was unusually
creditable to the parties in charge.
The decorations would, have done
credit to a city church, reflecting both
taste and labor on the part of those
performing he task.
Christmas silk socks for me, and
What do you think of that?
Mrs. Curtiss Dodds recently lost a
hand bag on the streets of Portland,
presumably the work of a "Purse
Grabber."
Byron Bond was elected president,
and Mr. Vierhus secretary, of the
literary organization effected last
Saturday night
We sincerely trust that the edi
tor's comments in last week's Cour
ier, on the Oregon City Markets, will
meet with better results than the oft
repeated mention made of the matter
during the last couple years, in this
column. The question is becoming
notorious all over the county, much
to the discredit of our county seat
Liberal, with but one business en
terprise, is furnished with better
market facilities to the farmer, andj
we can prove it
WEST LINN IS REAL HOME
OF VALLEY pEVELOPMENT
Industrial Plants Now Employ
Over Thousand Men; Future
Plans are Big
Though one of the most recently
incorporated cities in the state, West
Linn, which embraces the major part
of the territory across the Willamette
river from Oregon City, is a commun
ity of much promise and ideal plan.
Containing within its limits the great
industrial plants of the Willamette
Pulp and Paper Company, the Crown
Columbia Mills and the hydro-electric
plant of the Portland Railway, Light
& Power Compnay, the city of West
Linn at the very outset found itself
endowed with a real reason for being.
In addition to this the community has
been selected as the site of the pro
posed gigantic carshops of the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern Railroad; so
there can be no doubt but that West
Linn is to be an industrial center of
first rank in the Willamette Valley.
With these four huge plants, and
with numerous lesser enterprises
either already established or planned,
West Linn will be a city of working
men's homes, and will embrace among
its population the most desirable class
of citizens to be found in any com
munity in the United States. The
employees of the several plants are
all required by their very duties to
be skilled artisans, and as such will
make an excellent and progressive
citizenry. In anticipation of this the
first civic government of West Linn,
elected to office during the past month
is composed of men of broad mind,
throroughly in sympathy with the
needs of the community's population,
and pledged to carry out a program
Elections, Dances and Banquets
The Oregon City Aeries, No. 993,
F. 0. E., had its regular meeting, el
ection of officers and followed by a
smoker at Knapp's Hall last week.
This was a most enjoyable affair, and
was the last; smoker of the year of
1912, there being a large attendance
of members.
The following were elected to fill
offices for the year 1914:
W. P., D. M. Klemsen; W. V. P.,
Charles Trotske; P. W. P., E. A. Os
born; W. C, E. A. Ford; Secretary,
A. M Sinnott; Treasurer, J. T. Searle;
Conductor, Clyde Dollar; Physician,
Dr. C. A. Stuart; I. G., 0. M. Smith;
0. G., W. B. Smith; Trustees, John
Lowry, E. A. Osborn, Al C. Cox.
The newly elected officers will be
installed to their respective offices on
January 12, when President-elect
Klemsen will deliver an address on
"Temperance."
The annual ball to be given by Vhe
Fountain Hose 'Company at Busch's
hall on Christmas Eve, was a grand
success. The hall was filled with danc
ers and spectators before the orches
tra played the first waltz of the ev
ening. The hall was very prettily dec
orated. The fire laddies have been do
ing some good work in fighting fires
and many of the friends of the com
pany, who were not able to go, assist
ed the good cause along by purchas
ing tickets.
Monday evening a' banquet was
given at Woodmen Hall, the occasion
being the annual banquet of the Ore
gon City fire department. There were
150 in attendance, and all that the
markets could offer was served on this
occabsion. The evening was devoted ti,,!
speech making and music, a. J. Har
dinir was the oldest fireman in atten
dance and he was given a royal wel
come.
The tables were tastefully decorat
ed with cut flowers, and around the
room were arranged the National col
ors.
LEADING AUTO GARAGES UNITE
FOR 1914 BUSINESS
Pacific Highway and Hughes Estab-
ishments Hereafter to be Run as
One House
After two years of satisfactory
business under the able and efficient
management of M. C. Park, the Pac
ific Highway Garage will starte the
year 1914 with the absorption of the
business of Hughes & Hughes, who
formerly competed for their chart! of
the local ru omobih) business. In the
consolidation Mr. A. C. Hughes, a me
chanician of skill and experien:3 will
resume charge of the ."hop ana re
pair departments of the Pacific High
way Garage, and Mr. Park will con
linue in general char. r 3.
The Pacific- Highway Garage has
been the Clackamas County agency
for the Ford automobiles, and these
light and efficient cr.rs havj found
much favor with the farmers of the
county, 45 of them having been sold
by the firm during 1913. The garage
has also been the ngene;' for the
Studebaker line and six fine Stude
baker cars have been disposed of. For
the coming year's business the Pacific
Highway Garage has contracted for
80 Ford cars and deliveries will start
early in the year.
Thanks From the Baby Home
Following are the contributions
made to the St Agnes baby home,
The large cut above gives a
striking view of the falls of
the Willamette at the height of
the salmon fishing season.
These falls lie immediately in
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front of the city of West Linn)
and furnish , unlimited power
for the industries of the com
munity. The cut to the right is of
J. Lewthwaite, the first mayor
of West Linn, and a papermak
er in the West Linn mills for
the past 35 years.
of betterment and improvement that
will make West Linn one of the not
able cities of the state. 1
Determination has already been
reached to keep the general tax levy
in West Linn within a three-mill
limit, an important item in establish
ing the stability of the new city.
Calculations carefully made show
that this levy will provide for all
needed adequate street improvement
work, for the construction of sewer
system, and for such other municipal
expenses as may be necessary. The
great value of the industrial plants
already located in West Linn, and
the fact that they all will pay their
shares of this tax, will assure a con
stant and large fund for the payment
for which the Sisters wish to express
their sincere thanks:
Mrs. Eliza R. Devlin, Astoria,
$50.00; Mr. Anderson, Oregon City,
$10.00; Willamette Pulp & Paper Co.,
Oregon City, $10.00; Gladstone Lum
ber Co., $10.00; Ladies of St.' Mary's
Parish, League, $8.10; Judge Mindy,
Portland, $5.00; Dr. Mount & Mount,
$5.00; Grant Dimick, $5.00; Miss
Portland, $2.50; L. E. Jones,
$2.00; Mr. Alex Campbel, $2.00; Cour
ier Office, $1.00; Miss Price, $1.00;
Miss Mary Barlow, Portland, $1.00;
Miss Catherine Roe, Portland, $1.00.
Mrs. C. Kreilich, Portland, cloth
ing; Cathedral Aid Society,' Portland,
large box of clothing; the Misses Mer
cier, Portland, hats, candy, and dolls;
The Juvenile Court, Portland, candy
and toys; E. Henderson, Oregon City,
dolls and candy; Mr. Stafford, Ore
gon City, doll; Petzold's Meat Mar
ket, chickens; Huntley Bros. Co.,
books, toys, decorations for Christ
mas tree; Frank Busch, toys; Ban
non & Co., Mdse. and chickens; Mr.
Miller, lumber; Mrs. Kloostra, chick
ens; Larson & Co., nuts and candy;
L. Adams, 100 yards material for
At
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Every Day A NEW PROGRAM
WE OPEN AT 11:00 A.M. AND KEEP OPEN
(No Other Theatre in the City Does This)
When in town, many farmers take advantage of
our early-hour opening, and arrange to meet
friends here
"GO WHERE EVERYBODY GOES"
AND YOU'LL HAVE COMPANY
of West Linn's expenses of develop
ment. .
West Linn consists of four wards
which contain all the territory lying
between the city of Willamette and
up to and including the former town
of Bolton. The first ward will be the
site of the railroad carshops of the
Harriman electric lines, and will em
brace many of the homes of the men
employed therein. It also embraces
valuable waterfront property border
ing upon a deep channel that will
accomodate coastwise and ocean
going ships at all times of the year.
The second ward has been platted
ready on active market. All locations
for residence purposes, and is al
in this ward have a beautiful view of
dresses and toys; F., Barlow, grocer-
ies; William Cummings, pop corn;
Miss Gertrude Casinsier, Portland,
Fancy Potatoes
Highest Market Price paid at all
times.--Write or Phone
WU I I TiPIflf Phon. Mutual-16-2
n. LrJlrlY& CANBY - ORE.
Will be at Hodge's Livery Barn each ..Thursday. Bring Samples
Phone, Main 52. Phone, B-151.
WILLIAM M. STONE
Attorney at Law
Main Street, near Eighth, Oregon City, Oregon.
01 HOUR
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GRAND
is time WELL spent
Of Pictures That Are Entertaining
and Instructive
the Willamette Valley, and every lot
is so situated as to nave ine i ran
and sreneral desirability.
The third ward of the new city lies
on the heights, and is already tne sue
of a number of magnificent homes
and private estates.
The fourth ward lies along the
river to the south end of - the new
citv. and consists of rich bottom land
an3 ideal sites for manufacturing es
tablishments. This ward lies above
the falls of the Willamette, fronts
on a deep water basin reached by
the Government Locks, and will be
bordered on its upper side by the
four-track line of the Portland, Eu
gene & Eastern railroad, thus assur
ing it of the very best of rail and
water transportation.
The line of the Portland, Eugene
& Eastern will be ready for service
not later than January, 1915, and
will then become the chief traffic ar
tery between Portland and Oregon
City territory. Over its four tracks
will drain the produce of the richest
portion of Clackamas County, and
West Linn, as the chief loading point,
will become a transportation center
of no mean importance. Lots now
offered for sale at the most reason
able terms are therefore of great
value, and will make ideal homesites
for everyone desiring to settle in a
thriving community with an unfailing
promise of grawth and development.
With three paper mills running
constantly, two sulphite mills, three
sawmills, and other industries now
West Linn has a present properity
that argues well for its future, and
is a city that the investor and home
seeker will do well to investigate
when considering the purchase of
property.
dolls; Mr. Moulton, apples; Ladies of
St. Mary's Parish, sugar, clothing and
groceries.
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