COUE
37th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MAY 15, 1919
Number 9
OREGON
18th ENGINEERS HOME
AFTER LONG SERVICE
RECORD OF CLACK AMA3 BOYS
FINE ARRIVE TUESDAY
IN PORTLAND
Most of the boys who bo valiantly
served th'eir country in France, will
soon be home, and Oregon City and
Clackamas county should be proud of
the record of these heroes. Tuesday,
Companies D, E, and F, of the Eigh
teenth Engineers arrived in Portland,
amidst the cheering throngs at the
depot. They were royally entertain
ed at Portland Wednesday, and tak
en over the city for an auto ride.
Most of the contingent is made up of
Clackamas county boys, and will
leave today (Thursday), for Camp
Lewis, where they are soon to be
mustered out of the service.
Following are the names of part
of the home boys who arrived Tues
day: William Strohmeyer, James R.
Stafford, Blake J. Bowland, (son of
Professor John Bowland), Earl E.
Hutchinson, Albert E. Ford, Wallace
J. McCord, Carl Martin, William H.
Folger, George E. Mead, Stephen
Mead, Charles W. Nichols, Leslie F.
Holliday (of Mulino).
Many relatives, friends and ac
quaintances from Oregon City were
in Portland Tuesday to meet the train
when it pulled , into the depot, and
the boys were given a splendid wel
come. MERCHANTS STILL HOLDING
OUT AGAINST THE BAKERIES
The Oregon City merchants are
winning out in their fight against the
Portland bakeries, who advanced the
price of bread one cent each loaf
Bold. The. bakeries claim that they
have allowed their employes $1 per
day increase, necessitating the ad
vancing of price3 on bread. At the
time of the conference here between
the local merchants and Mr. Rittman,
a Portland baker, who asked the
merchants for the increase, the mer
chants refused to consider the prop
osition, claiming that $1 per day in
crease to the employes of the bak
eries did not warrant the one cent
advance on each loaf of bread sold.
After the conference the local deal
ers commenced to advertise in the
city, advising their customers . to
bake their own bread. At the same
time, the merchants here decreased
their orders for bread from the
Portland bakeries, telling their cus
tomers that the home product was
mucn cheaper and better. It is rum
ored here that the Portland bakers
wiii dither have to lower the price on
their product, or lose the trade from
thi district.
DELIAS ARMSTRONG ARRIVES
HOME FROM OVERSEAS DUTY
Another popular young hero of this
city arrived in Portland Wednesday
from overseas Delias (Curly) Arm
strong, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Armstrong, of Tenth and Water
streets. The young man left this
city X7 months ago to serve his coun
try, tind has been stationed in Eng
land and France. He joined the
162nd Infantry, with which company
he arrived yesterday. He was greet-
ed by many friends from this city
for the short time he was in Port
land passing through that city. He
is in the best of health and reports
seeing Lawrence Mulligan and Claire
Miller, two Oregon City boys, while
in New York. He-said that the young
men are on their way home from
France with the Hospital Corps No.
46. Mr. and ftjrs. Armstrong, Miss
Edith Alldredge, Mrs. Glen Hankins,
Miss Naomi Armstrong and H. H.
Hughes met the young hero when his
train pulled in at the depot in Port
land. MRS, HIBBARD SUES FOR
DIVORCE TWO CHILDREN
Nellie C. Hibbard entered suit for
divorce from John S. Hibbard Wed-
nesday in the circuit court here. She
alleges in her complaint that he re
fuses to live with her, and that for
the past six months he has been away,
She jlaims that he would leave her
for weeks at a time, and when she
remonstrated with him, he would tell
her that he did not care for her,
and that he did not want her
The couple was married April
do so. The couple was married April
5,, 1903, at Portland. Two minor
children are Involved, which the plain
tiff asks the court to allow her the
custody of. She also asks the court
to allow her $100 month alimony,
and that the husband furnish cloth
ing, medical attendance when neces
sary, and support the children until
they become of age.
LATOURETTE GIVEN JUDG
MENT ON- OVERDUE NOTE
A. E. Latourette, trustee, was giv
en judgment in the sum of $2,354.35
and $200 attorney's fees and costs
of the case against August and Marie
Erickson, J. E. Hedges, and the First
National Bank of this city. Plaintiff
alleged that August and Marie Erick
son gave a note for $2000 January 31,
1911, and a mortgage on property in
Clackamas county to secure the prop
erty, which was set aside by the
court. .
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BACKED BY ELKS
CAMPAIGN STARTS JUNE 22 TO
SECURE QUOTA OF $8,250
FOR THIS COUNTY
LIVE WIRES ENDORSE CAUSE
Organization Which Did So Much for
Our Boys "Over There" Asks
. for Home Fund
The Girl with the Tambourine
watched the woman beside her with
a curious steadfast look in her eye.
It was one of those times when words
fail to express the special relation
ship which exists between two hu
man beings.
"I committed murder." The wom
an spoke in a monotone. "There is
no mystery in a woman a mother,
committing a terrible sin like mur
der. It is not always want of men
tal balance, insanity, or hereditary
influences. Those things are of the
courts.
"I murdered my friend through
jealousy. I thought my husband was
more attentive to her than to me."
The tambourine tinkled a little as
the Girl accidently touched it with
her foot, where it lay between them
on the floor in the Salvation Army
room where the two were sitting,1 an
old woman looked back over the years
disinterestedly. Her sentence had
been "Death." It was afterwards
commuted to penal servitude for life.
When she was seventy-eight, the gov
ernment asked if the Army would
keep her until she died.
"I never meant to do it," the old
voice continued, "you understand
that." The Girl nodded. "I had three
beautiful children when it happened.
Of coure I have never heard anything
of them all these years. They were
ashamed of me." She wept desolate
ly; dreadful, slow tears in her lone
liness. It is recorded in the weeks that
followed that the Salvation Army
Drought some peace to her in the
days that remained. The Girl with
the Tambourine cared for her, loved
her into serenity, nursed her when
she was ill and when Bhe went out
on the "long journey," her tired old
face was transformed into a sem
blance of youth and happiness. .
Clackamas county has been asked
to contribute not less than $8,250 to
the home service fund of the Salva
tion army, for its work in this coun
ty and in the state of Oregon. The
drive, which has just een announc
ed, will take place from June 22 to
30.
Behind the campaign in this coun
ty will be the entire membership of
Oregon City Lodge, No. 1189 B. P.
O. Elks, with 'strong committees or
ganized to comb every precinct in the
determination to not only raise the
prescribed quota but to "double it."
This will be the only solicitation bv
the Salvation Army this year for
funds to carry on its home work. In
the past the work of its officials has
been handicapped through the lack of
funds and the constant necessity of
going to the people from time to
time to secure money.
All the world has knowledge of the
work this organization has carried
nn during the war. With workers
who were well trained to handle the
needy, the helpless and the forlorn,
they "carried on" to the front line
trenches, .cast aside their tambour
ines and substituted kettles and pots
and prepared hot coffee and dough
nuts for the doughboys.
In their huts were mature women
who acted as mothers to the Ameri
can boys, who sewed the buttons on
their uniforms, gave them baths, and
clean beds m which to sleep, and in
short provided them with the home
life which was lacking everywhere
else.
In this work the Army was doing
just what had been done for years in
this country for the underdog. They
are now, and have for years main
tained maternity homes, refuge plac
es, industrial homes and childrens'
farms for the care of the folks who
were cast aside by others.
Elks, not alone of Clackamas coun
ty, but of the entire country, recog
nize the service of this organization
and in assuming the responsibility of
guaranteeing success of this drive,
state that they are but repaying the
Army for its service in the past.
SANDY BOYS DROWN IN
RIVER AT PORTLAND
The two boys who were drowned in
the Willamette river near the Inmann
& Paulson mill at Portland Sunday
were Robert Ruther and Walter
Krebs, both of Sandy. They were em
ployed at the shipbuilding plants in
Portland. Ruthers body has been re
covered, and taken to Sandy for bur
ial by his parents. The body of Krebs
has not been found up to date.
Build Now. Construction adds to
the permanent wealth of the country
and the individual.
Courier and Fanner, both for $1.15.
HAWLEY TO BUILD
$150,000 ADDITION
ENLARGEMENT OF PULP MILL
TO BE CONSTRUCTED SOON
EXPORTS ARE LARGE
According to an announcement
made by Mr. Hawley, Sr., of the
Hawley Pulp & Paper company Sat
urday, the company will spend $150,
000 immediately upon the construc
tion of an additional pulp mill at this
point. The contemplated improve
ment will add to the capacity of the
now large plant, and furnish em
ployment to more workers. It is es
timated that it will increase the ca
pacity of the mill 40 in production.
Owing to the increased export busi
ness of the company during the past
year and at present, it has necessi
tated the enlarging of the mills to a
great extent.
Work is almost completed on the
sulphite mill here, on which $100,000
is being spent by the Hawleys. The
contract for the building of the addi
tional improvement to the pulp mill
is now in the hands of the Hurley
Mason company of Portland, who in
timate that the work will be finished
about October 1.
This has been the third large ex
penditure by the Hawley company
here during the last two years one
improvement alone costing in the
neighborhood of half million dollars.
Both Mr. Hawley, Sr., and Mr. Haw
ley, Jr., are far seeing business men,
and while the improvements will in
crease the output of the mills here, it
also gives Oregon City an addition
al boost in the industrial world, af
fording more payrolls to be distrib
uted in this city.
STILL DESTROYED AND
"MOONSHINERS" ESCAPE
A raid was made Tuesdav after
noon by Special Officer Bell and fed
eral officers on a "moonshine" still.
situated about a mile from the Tuala
tin river near here. It was establish
ed on the property of Ulsky broth
ers, who own a farm of about 40
acres there. Officer Bell had been
watching the place for several days,
and when he was sure of the still
operating, made the raid with the
neip oi tne ieaeral men. About . 60
gallons of "sour mash" ready for the
still, were found and destroved bv the
officers. The house where the "moon
shine" outfit was located was made
of heavy wood duId. and was com
pletely covered by brush to avoid
possible detection. The operators of
the still, hearing the offirera an.
proaching, ran through the woods and
made their escape. The place where
the raid took place is not far from
the famous "Crawfish Inn" which was
raided by Sheriff Wilson not long
ago, resulting in the arrest of three
notorious bootleggers, who were on.
erating in this territory for some
time, ine omcers Tuesday claimed
that the still had only been in opera
tion for about a month, judging by
the newness of the materials for mak
ing "moonshine."
KNIGHTS OF KH0RASSAN TO
HOLD CEREMONY FRIDAY
Under the auspices of Cataract
lodge No. 76. Knierhts of Pvthias. k
ceremonial of the Dramatic Order
Knights of Khorassan, will be held
Jfnday night, May 16.
This ceremonial will be nut on hv
Abd-Whl-Atcp Temple No. 117, of
Portland, who will come to Oregon
City on a special train with a hand
and drill team of over sixty.
A street parade will be held be
fore the ceremonial starting at 7:30
p.wn. Look for the boys with the
tiger.
SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD INCORPORATING DIST.
For the miroose of votinc'on the
incorporation of the Stanley water
district, the county court has order
ed a special election to be held to vote
upon the matter. The above district
is located in the Stanleu and Winhi-
ta country, ana is lor thd purpose of
supplying water to residents for do
mestic purposes. A petition, sign
ed by two-thirds of the voters, was
presented to the court, which palls
for the BDecial election. Vivo
missioners will be elected at the
same time to carrv out the work nt
the incorporation, and the county
cierit win name the place and time
oi tne election and also the judges
Bankers Meet
Group One. of the Orecrnn Stjito
Bankers' association, will hold a sen.
sion at seaside on next Saturday, and
tne anair is , expected to be some
event in tne banking world of Ore
gon. Percy Caufield, of the Bank o:
Oregon Citv. is treasurer of the as
sociation, and Will T. Wright, of the
same banic, is on the executive com
mittee. Both men will leave here to.
morrow (Fridav) niarht for Seaside
to attend tne convention.
Entertainment Postponed
The entertainment, which was
scheduled to take place in the Beac
on Heights hall at Beaver Creek for
May 17, has been postponed indefin
itely, according to an announcement
by those in charge of the affair.
LIBERT! TEMPLE
TO BE
SUITABLE LOCATION CAN NOT
BE FOUND IN THIS CITY
FOR BUILDING
SHOULD STAND FOR ALL TIME
Would Be Fine Memorial to the Good
Work of This County During
the Great War
At the Live Wire luncheon held
last Tuesday noon, it was voted by
the members to let the Liberty
Temple on Seventh street be wreck
ed by the Crown Willamette Pa
per company, who furnished the ma
terial for the building's construction.
Considerable effort has been put
forth during the past few -months to
secure a location for the building by
the Live Wires and also by the W. C.
T. U. ladies, who have been using
the Temple as a rest room for the
city for some time.
The only feasible plan for moving
the building to a good location was
that of moving it onto the court
house lawn, next to Eighth street.
After interviewing the county court
on the subject, it was brought out
that the court did not favor the plan,
and the committee from the "Wires"
recommended that the building be
turned over to the Crown-Willamette
company to do With as it saw fit. Mr.
Stanton, of the company, announced
that the building would be taken
down immediately.
C. Hilding Anderson was the
speaker at the luncheon Tuesday. He
is in Oregon for the purpose of se
curing cooperation to help the Elks
lodge raise the Salvation Army fund
to carry on their work in the United
States. Mr. Anderson is connected
with a law firm in Chicago, and is
an eloquent and convincing speaker.
He told of the plans of the Salvation
Army and of that noble organiza
tion's work in the front line trench
es.. After Mr. Anderson's address,
the "Wires ' went on record as in
favor of helping the Elks "in this
county to raise the quota, which is
$8,250.
The next meeting of the "Wires"
will take place on next Tuesday
evening instead of at the noon hour.
It will be a good roads' meeting, and
a delegation from Molalla and Moni
tor districts will attend, and explain
their road plans for those districts to
the organization, and ask for their
help. A dinner will be served in the
Commercial club parlors at 6:00
o'clock, and every member of the
Commercial club and Live Wires is
requested to attend. The members of
the county court have been invited to
attend the meeting.
SI HSHHBfflHSIIEElHHElHHEl IS
WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
ONE LARGE ROAD
DISTRICT?
One big road district for
Clackamas county has been pro
posed. It has been advocated
that with a larger district,
road money can be made to
go farther and at the same
time facilitate the progress of
the road building program of
the county court during the
coming years. The COURIER
will have an article on this
question next week, but the
editor of this paper is desir
ous of getting the sentiment
over the county from COUR
IER readers. Address your
communication on this sub
ject to Editor, Oregon City
COURIER, and it will be pub
lished in next week's issue,
with the provision that the ar
ticle will not contain over 200
words. Write in your sugges
tions or plans on this matter,
and help solve the question.
Give address and sign your
name to article for publica
tion. 11
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B HISaSESSHHIfflaillllHHE IS
ESTACADA CLAIMS WONDER
PITCHER-STRIKES OUT 22
Walter McCredie is in need of
pitchers. Here is a tip. He had bet
ter cast his lamps on Walter Smith,
of Esttwada high school. All this
Smith person did Monday, when
pitching for his club against Milwau
kie high was to strike out 22 men,
allow one hit and make two home
runs. He defeated his opponents 9
to 2. Sarver, Lovelace and Hannah
also starred for the winners. Port
land Telegram.
Spence's Entertain
The following Oregon City people
were entertained Sunday evening at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Spence at Beaver Creek: Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
McMann, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wilson
and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Robey. Old
fashioned sungs were sung, and home
made ice cream occupied the atten
tion of the guests part of the even
ing.
WREGKED
ADAM KNIGHT TO
HEAD ODDFELLOWS
WILL PRESIDE AT GRAND LODGE
ENCAMPMENT AT SALEM.
IS YOUNGEST OFFICER
The grand encampment of the Odd
Fellows of Oregon will be held in
Salem this month, and A. H. Knight,
grand patriarch, former commission
er of this county, will preside. Mr.
Knight is the youngest man who has
ever presided over the grand encamp
ment in Oregon. He is well known
over this county, having served as
county commissioner here for many
years. He resides in Canby, and in
his annual report to the order for the
past year, shows a gain in mem
bership, in spite of war conditions.
There are 4135 members of the
higher branch in Oregon, and 810 of
these members are past chief patri
archs entitled to seats at the grand
encampment. Mr. Knight, in his re
port, shows that the local encamp
ments have paid in $11,424.70 for the
relief of members and other expens
es. The report shows that this
branch of the Odd Fellows has gained
during the past 25 years, and is very
popular.
It is rumored that Mr. Knight will
be promoted from grand patriarch of
Oregon to the post of representative
of the grand encampment to the sov
reign grand lodge for the coming two
years.
CHILD STRUCK BY AUTO;
SKULL FRACTURED; SERIOUS
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Lambert. Helen Lamliert.
of this city, was struck and severely
injured luesday evening, when an
automobile driven bv W. C. McNeil.
jitney driver, hit her as she was
crossing the intersection at Eighth
and Main streets here. The car was
going at a alow rate of SDeed. when
the little tot started across the street
in front of the oncoming machine.
She saw the auto approaching, and
instead of crossing the street, she
started back and in spite of the ef
forts of the driver to steer the ma
chine clear of the e-irl. the fender
struck her and she was thrown to the
pavement. , She was immediately tak
en to tne offices of.Drs. Mount, and
after a thorough examination hv the
doctors, they pronounced that she
had a fractured skull and ' several
bruises. The little E-irl was moved to
the Oregon City hospital, where late
iuesaay night she was in a semi-conscious
condition.
Later No chancre in the condition
of the little srirl is reDorted from the
hospital officials, and she is still suf
fering from the fractured skull.
COUNTY TURNS DOWN SCHOOL
LAW OF LAST STATE SESSION
At a meeting1 of the countv mm
here Monday, it was decided to to.
ject the law which was passed by the
last legislature pretammg to school
district funds going into the county
treasurers omce. The last legisla
ture passed Senate Bill No. 79, which
called for counties takino-
funds from all countv school dintriMo
and placing the money in the hands
oi county treasurers for disburse
ment. The funds in turn would be
paid out on warrants drawn by the
scnooi districts. The law at the time
was amended, giving any county the
right to reject the Jaw in a certain
length of time after1 the bill became
a law. The county court here reject
ed the law Monday on the grounds
that if adopted, it would necessitate
the hiring of another person in the
treasurer's office, who would be com
pelled to open ud a set of hooVa
each of the 144 school districts of
this county. It was claimed by the
court that the law would
beneficial or helpful to Clackamas
county. The money of the school dis
tricts is now handled through each
district bv the Use of warranto i.
before. School clerks, however, will
oe compelled to put up cash bonds as
heretofore.
Sues for Divorce
A suit for divorce
this morning by Mary Patterson
against her husband. Isaiah n Pot.
terson. She alleges
that her husband has treated her
cruelly and inhumanly, and that up
on several occasions bragged about
his consortinz with other woman
The couple was married June 26,
muz, at uayton, Ohio. Two
minor children resulted1 from hn
marriage, and the plaintiff asks the
court to anow ner the custody of the
children, and $20 per month ali
mony. She claims in her rnmnlalnt
that her husband is earning $36 per
ween.
Sues on Note
Suit was entered here hv TV V
S.
Ried atrainst W. M. Ware tjl inllt
on a note given to the plaintiff Feb
ruary 6, 1919, in the sum of $500, to
run 90 days, at 8 per cent interest.
Plaintiff alleges that only $200 had
Deen paid on the note, and asks
Settlement of the halanca and KO
tornev's fees. 'It is also alteced that
the $200 paid on the note was paid
in installments of $50 each.
Build Now. Production deoends
upon construction.
INDUSTRIAL REVIEW
OF OREGON CITY
CONDITIONS LOOK BRIGHT FOR
COMING YEAR WITH MILLS
t
FACTORIES, FARMS
HOUSING OF WORKERS IS VITAL
Over Million Dollars Will be Spent
This Summer for Improvements
by Concerns in this City
Never before in the history of Ore
gon City has there been such a de
mand for houses as at the present.
The mills at this point and the dif
ferent industries are awake to the
fact that if something is not done,
soon to relieve the conditions, enough
labor cannot be induced to move to
this city to fill the demand.
The Oregon City Woolen mills are
carrying on a national advertising
campaign through the Saturday
Evening Post. Already President
Jacobs of the company reports that
business has increased to such an ex
tent that the company is seriously
conidering the building of an addi
tional plant. The Woolen mills, for
the past two years have been busy
on war products for the government,
and although this business has ceas
ed, a mass of orders for the differ
ent products of woolen blankets,
robes, etc., of the company have been
coming in from all parts of the Unit
ed States, due somewhat to the nat
ional advertising by the company.
The business men of the city are be
hind the company in doing every
thing in their power to help relieve
the housing conditions, for the em
ployes of the company, and, are back
ing a movement now on foot to raise
$50,000 to build fifty additional hom
es in Oregon City for the workers.
These homes will be sold to the em
ployes on the installment plan, pay
ments to be made by them in
amounts equal to monthly rent of
such houses.
fho Hawley Pulp & Paper company
here are rushed with export orders
forj paper and are now working full
capacity on orders for fruit wrap
pers, which this company specializ
es in. According to W. P. Hawley,
Sr., the fruit crop this year will be
large, and therefore calling for ad
ditional product from the Hawley
mills for' this commodity. Orders
for tissue and news paper are also
keeping the paper machines of the
company busy night and day.
Better roads for Clackamas coun
ty is now being strongly advocated by
tax payers and county court alike.
The two paving plants owned by the
county are laying hard surface every
day in the week, and the roads which
have been finished in the county so
far are proving the means of stirring
the farmers to more active efforts in
raising marketable produce for Ore
gon City. Crops over the county are
in fine shape, and are expected to
produce a large yield this year. The
Clackamas County Guernsey Breed
ers' association have done much to
introduce the breeding of fine cattle
here, and more of this class of stock
is being raised than in the past over
the county. Through the efforts of
County Agent Scott, who has been
carrying on a campaign over the
county for more efficient farming, on
more scientific lines, the farmers are
raising more and better products.
The Ogle Mountain Mining com
pany, which has leased its mine
for a certain length of time near here,
is still certain that the venture will
prove profitable in the future. Gold,
which the company claims ' is in
abundance on the property, if the
mam lead can be found, is of a fine
quality and pays big to the ton. Sev
eral carloads of machinery, food, etc.,
were delievered to the mine the first
of the winter by the lessee.
FINED $50 FOR GOING '
AT RATE OF 52 MILES PER
George Mott, of Portland, was ar
rested by Motorcycle Officer Meads
Friday for speeding at the rate of 52
miles per hour past the school house
at Jennings Lodge. The man was
taken before Judge Stipp, who fined
him $50, which he did not pay, and
the machine is now being held until
the money can be raised by Mott.
Soldiers Want Farm Information
Of the 30,000 soldiers asking for
information on reclamation and land
settlement, 900 are Oregon men. The
federal reclamation service compli
ments Oregon on its program for
caring for returned Boldiers and sail
ors. If th'ese measures are favorably
acted on in the June election, a long
step will have been taken, in solving
the problem for Oregon, declares J.
W. Brewer, O. A. C. and federal
farm help specialist.
Married
Gertrude Grey, 30, and Elbridge
West, 44, both of McMinnville, were
issued a license to wed Saturday by
County Clerk Miller.
WOMAN COM MITTS
SUICIDE BY DROWNING
WAS 76 YEARS OF AGE MEETS
TRADGIC DEATH IN WATERS
OF JOHNSON CREEK
Mrs. Mary Elkington, of Portland,
aged about 76 years, committed sui
cide by drowning in the Johnson
creek at Milwaukie last Thursday
about 7:00 o'clock in the evening.
Two shipyard workers, who were rid
ing on the rear of a north bound
electric car, discovered her -body
floating down the creek. Coroner
Johnson was immediately notified of
the tragedy, and after a thorough in
vestigation of the circumstances,
brought the body to this city, where
the remains were not identified until
two days later by her son, E. W.
Shavers, of Portland, who read of the
suicide in the Portland papers.
Before jumping into the creek,
Mrs. Elkington removed her shoes
and hat, which were found upon the
bank of the stream under the bridge
at Milwaukie. , She was a cripple,
and carried a crutch, which she used
to assist her in jumping into the
water. At the time the body was dis
covered, it had not been -in the
water over half an hour. Mrs.
Arighi, of Milwaukie, claimed that
she saw the old lady on the bridge
about 20 minutes before her body
was found in the creek, and at that
time saw .nothing amiss in her
actions. Mrs. Arighi was greatly
surprised when informed of the trag
edy. The body, when found, was
clothed with a heavy plush coat, and
upon the old lady's face was tied a
heavy veil. Her purse was found,
which contained $1.03. Three rings
upon the dead woman's fingers were
badly worn, one of which seemed to
be a wedding ring.
The son, upon his arrival in this
city to remove the body from the
Holman & Pace undertaking parlors,
claimed that he could give no reason
for the suicide of his mother. She
had left a note at her residence bid
ding goodbye to her son and friends,
and wrote instructions for the dis
posal pf some money, Which she was
expecting from the East.
The body was removed to a crema
torium in Portland by the son.
ROAD TO BE PAVED FROM
" BRIDGE TO MAIN STREET
Announcement was made Monday
that the city council will pave with
hard surface Main street to the Aber
nathy bridge, and Washington street
from the bridge to Fourteenth and
from Fourteenth to Main street The
council will ask soon for bids for this
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what basic foundation the pavement
will consist of. It is rumored that a
local contractor will offer a bid to
pave the streets with six inches of
concrete for about $1.50 per square
yard, the width of the pavement to
be 18 feet.
Some time ago, the city , considered
a plan to have the county pave the
streets with the county machinery,
the county to charge back to the city
the actual cost of the work. But ow
ing' to the plants of the county being
so busy this summer, it was decided
by the county court that it could not
be done this year. The county court
has agreed, however, to pave the
main street of Milwaukie, extending
from the Southern Pacific overhead
crossing at the west end of the Fos
ter road hill. The pavement will. run
as far north as the city funds of Mil-'
waukie will permit.
M'KEE FINED $25 FOR FISH
ING WITHOUT A LICENSE
Constable Fortune Mondav arrest
ed F. McKee, charged with fishing
without a license. The chares was
preferred by Fish Warden Cornell.
The man pleaded guilty and was fin
ed $zo. McKee claimed at the trial
that he was rowincr a boat for a
friend who was fishing, and as they
neared the bank, the friend asked him
to reel in his line for him. He claim
ed he was doing this when the fish
warden saw him,
James Parish
James Parish died at his home in
Mountain View Friday morning after
a few hours' illness. Deceased was
in the best of health earlier in the
day, and while visiting some near
by neighbors, was taken suddenly ill.
Dr. Strickland was summoned, and
pronounced the illness as double
pneumonia. Deceased was born Jan
uary 28, 1842, and came to this city
to live about 15 years ago. The re
mains are at the Holman & Pace par
lors, where they will be held until
funeral arrangements are completed.
Basket Social Friday Evening
The pupils of the Barclay school in
this city will give a basket social on
next Friday evening at the high
school building at 8:00 o'clock. The
proceeds for the affair will go toward
buying a Victrola for the school.
Special music has been secured for
the occasion, and an excellent pro.
gram will be given. I.
Gospel Service at Falls View
There will be gospel service at
Falls View next Friday, May 16, at
8 p. m. Rev. John Ovall, of the
Temple Methodist, Spokane, . Wash,
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