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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. 1902 5 Oregon City Enterprise TOLD IN SIDEHEAOS. I'a y Yoim Taxkl Tim 1I11U1 lor llm i-j-liiullon of tlnin In which to pity tama UO.tol.cr 1. Alter Ihul Ut It will l liiiimlliln to 1 1 v , hihI to avoid a ruNli ml ninny dillliMiltli-a it would Im wull lor iliilniimila to vlnlt tint Nl rollrrlor. Tlmr rvniultm on tlio roll unpaid itlioiit I. A 11(1 K I l!l VK or I.I'Mllkll. Tim Mk drive collUilllnX (liMI.IHH) feel ol ali lilin lirr atarlcd from Tyra Finltli'a plant, iifar Cnrvallii, lanl Kridity lor ila dmul imtlon III 1'orilanil, liirn It will ho coll minii"! Iy a liuim luriilliiin factory In dial city. A i'm'W ol slatmm iimn will liava rliK'i(' ol Ih ii ililvn, unci (oily liny will ho oiiiMiiiiicI In KKltliiK it to l'ort Innil. Kii.i.ki) a lliaii. Tim lUndall, IIihht ml M I ' I r u in party, wlilrli l f L Uvtn a fnw Java ano lor IdmrliiK rivxr, nmt with nil kind ol kooiI tut k uIlT tlii-y hml I ioc ii out lull a short tlnin. Tom lUti tlall 1 K'vitn crdit for having nliiln Hie Ixmr, w hicli w mint In to thin city a (iW iluyi) allur thi'ir cli'imituni. Tim l'iit waa on fxhihition it A I lr iu'' t tmtat market, ami mrlniiily hoiu ntilli cii'lit tividi'iini o lliu (ac t Unit It hml Iicbii allot. OimnoM CoiToN. rrolmhly tlm llrst colton jvit ruixi'il in ( ' 1 1 r v n 1 1 i b in now lo I mi aet-n at th tiuiiiH ci I Wilhitiikit In that city, ssys Ilia tiati'tta. I'lirliiK it vinlt to tiia old hom in lliu Kotilli aliotit a year ao, Mr. Willauka ancurnd mtiiin cotton cud, which h (ilmitvil In the lot near III Iioiihp. Tim plant apnarnd altove tli k round in ilim lium anil am now iiiito (hriliy, tliH Imniir ones hcliiK about thrust ftwt lilli. They ara now jilrl ready to IhjwI, Cotton will grow ami hlooiu In thl section, hut it will not mature in tlill climate. I.auiii IShiikii in lUauaa. Conaldcr his uneaalnrs hi fell hy tha comity authorities taut KrhUy morning hy a report roAclJiiK them that Ilia county lirUlrfii, on the I.oii( ma I, eat ol New Era, waa on (lrti. Tha roiiiiulaalonera luiiiioiliaifly dlnpatcbod man to lovoi tiKt, but fortunately he waa enabled to return with tha Information that tlio atriictura waa not on llr hut it waa In om danger ol lii'init dentroyed by th flr raiiinic in the wood near hy. 1'eoplu living in that vicinity aeut hack word that they would prolect the bridge, and nothing lurllier haa been heard. llot'OIIT llolli AT Mll.WAI'KIK. D. II. Newman waa up from Milwaukle last Friday attending to aome hiiainima mat tera in regard lo quieting the title; to aome properly he had recently purchuaed ut thut Jilacti. Mr. Newinuil camo to Oii'Kon w ith hit (ainily (rom MinntiHota ahorttime aito, not neceaKarily with the idea ol localiiiK, but he waa ao !m pri'xand with the Ix'nuly ol the location ml urruunlitiS at Milwaukle that he leciilnd to locale there, and accordingly jmrcliaiii'd alx blocka ol (round, erected aneat reHldeiiceand made other valuuhle improvement. Mr. Newman conaidera Oretioo fur ahead ol the Hate he came from, and ii content to remain here. I'mtMU'W I.iit Oct. The premium Imt (or the aixloenlh aiiiinul uieetinir of the llutte Creek Agricultural Fair i juat is (led. The priien otrerod thia year are very attractive and will prove Kreat incentive to exhibitors. Theae meetiiiK", which have been held annually at Mar piam (or an lontf, have had wonderliil eirect in promoting breeding and agricul ture in that part of the county and are looked upon ol one of the motit important eventa ol the )'ar by the people there. The meeting will laftt two daya thia year Heptemlier 21 It 1 1 and 27th. The oflluera of the aHHociiitiou are J , R. 8 haver, preai (lent; T. It. milliard, vlce-prealdent;' A. F. Jack, eecretary ; Wni. Outerhout, treasurer. Hklwood Hciioot.iioi'iK. Holwood people have been experiencing all kinds of difficulties in getting work started on their new schoolhoiise, but (rom present , indications the work will now proceed Ithoat further delay. The foundation uas been completed and the old portion moved on to it. Owing to soma diffi culty in securing good title to a lot the board proposed to purchase, the plans for the new building were entirely changed. The old building is being put in readiness for occupancy and will be ready (or tbe opening of school next week. Work will progress on the new building, however, which will be used later in tbe year. In relation to tbe con tract, tbe first contractor became dis couraged and left his work incomplete. Stole a Hoksb. Chief of Police Burns had something doing in bis department Wednesday morning by complying to tbe request of the officers from one of the towns np the line that a man bad etolen and sold a borse and was headed toward Oregon City. The chief kept a lookout for the fellow and was but a short time in apprehending him. He was located in a barber shop here and taken to tbe city jail and locked np. In formation was sent here by telephone from Ilnbbard. The man's name is Frank Molley, his home being at Silver- ton. Mia father and others from that purt ol the country were here Wednes day afternoon and arranged to take the young man hack to the county from whence he ennui. Ciiiiti.kd Undku Cam, From being knocked under an Oregon City car at Firnt and Alder streets, Portland, Tuea duy, hy a ciireleas bicycle rider, M. A. Popplnton, ol tha 1'ortUnd Heed Com pany, hml both legs, near the anklea, Irlghtlully mangled. It was necessary to complete the work left undone by the un of the surgeon 'a knife, at the hospi tal, where the unfortunate man was taken, i'opplelon was Just boarding the cur when the accident liapxmoil. The phyaiciau saya one of his lluiba may be saved, but It remulna a questlpn whether or not that much good fortune will re sult. No I'liime In attached to the opera' lor of the car lor the accident. Htiikkt Cohdkmnxk. There is a por tion of the iiiokI prominent thoroiighlare ol our city condemned hy reason ol its unlit anil uimafe condition. Tuesday of thia week there were danger signals plui-ed on the street, and perhaps none too iMXin. The clcvaUd roadway In the vicinity ol the Itroughton mill has been conoi'lcrcd unsafe lor travel for some time, and at the laat meeting of the city council, the coumiltUi, In whose hands uch all'iiirs are placed, waa instructed to look into the mutter. The bridge is said to be in a very unaale condition, and measures will he taken at once to repair it before there la aome serious accident, lor which the city would he liable. Kki'kivid I'uomotiun. Au Oregon City boy has just received a promotion that all inln him no greater pleasure than will the knowledge ol it afford pleasure to his gr.'at number ol friends. Leighton Kelly, who haa Ihsmi employed for a con siderable time at the Dili hatchery on Clackamaa river, Is to assume new duties and new and larger responsibilities. He has I hmi n promoted to the position of traveling distributor ol eggs and small Iry llsh throughout the United Ntalei, receiving an increase In salary and hav ing all expenses paid. He is a young man who richly deserves success and the promotion which haa recently been given him. He I capable and willing, even anxious to do his work well, and we are pleased to he aide to note that while having recpived this promotion he is get ting no mure than he deserves. Hatty Hoy Locatiii. Robert Batty, the lad who ran away from his home at Canhy about three weeks ago, haa been located, and is now with his lather in Chicago. The young man went from Canhy to fialetu, where be sold his bi cycle and took pussaga on the overland train for Bacramento, His parents sent his phototo IheSan FranclacoCall, which published it, together with an account of hia disappearance. This publicity had the ellect of identifying the )oy. The lad worked in Sacramento about two weeks, meanwhile his parents were in Hauta lUrhara endeavoring to locate him. He waa identified and taken into parental custody on Wednd iy ol laat week, and his (athor, who is employed by a. rail way company in Chicago, has 4akeu bim there, where he hopes to be able to iulluencn him In proper channels. Kroii rnit Timrkb Lands. During the pant three weeks there have over one hundred people from Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota arrived In Ashland and started from there for the Hprague river country, in Klamath and Lake counties, to take up timber claims, A large num valley and I'uget Hound points on the bor have also gone from the Willamette same errand says the Tidings. The in fection for the possession of tho timber lands ol Southern Oregon seems to have spread and gone on increasing. The rush also extends over tbe Northern California counties and in Oregon wher ever there is any available timber land left. Some of these claims come fairly expensive to the filers lor their expenses, (or their round trips connot be less than a round $200. Then they must pay the locator, pay for the advertising notices and later return again .to make final proof and pay the Haired States government $2 f0 per acre for the land. Many ol them figure that the claims will cost them at least $700; but tbey hope to sell at a large profit. Farmirb' Market Place. rians for a farmers' resting and market place are receiving soma attention and were drawn and Inspected at a meeting of the East Side Improvement Association held Tuesday evening. The location is to be in the Hawthorne tract, a block of ground having been donated by tbe Hawthornes for tbe purpose. There will be suitable buildings erected on tbe grounds and other Improvements made which will add to tha convenience of the farming element. Tbe project Is receiv ing great encouragement and will un doubtedly develop into something tang ible. Oranges throughout the adjacent country are indorsing the plan. At meetings of tbe Damascus and Logan granges, held Saturday, strong resolu tions were passed indorsing the proposed market place and rest rooms, and com mending the offer of the Hawthornes for tbe ose of a block of ground for the par pose. Portland people attended tbe meeting of Damascus Grange No. 260, Fatrons of Husbandry, in tbe morning, and explained at length the purpose and scope of the movement. , Many IIlooms ok One Stalk. Kx S her I II" Cooke haa a variety of lily grow ing In his yard, In this city that Is much of a curiosity. On one stalk there are eighty-five fully developed blooms. The variety is the Gulden Handed, a name, Indeed, appropriate. The petals are long and of a most beautiful color, while the Inner portion of the bloom la of a deeper tinge of scarlet. On other stalks of the plant there are numerous blooms, but nothing to eipial in number tbe stalk which Is so completely filled. Mr. Cooke has a great variety of choice flowers tnd shrubs In his yard, which Is one of the attractive places In the city. Council, Didn't Miet. At Its regular meeting on the .3rd ol the month it was mutually agreed that there should be held another meeting on the 8th, but when Mayor Dlmlck called tha meeting to order It was necessary to adjourn lie- cansti a quorum was not present. The meeting was lo have been held to discuss the matter ol granting a franchise to President Morris, of the O. W. I'. A Railway Company for track and depot privileges. Since the matter of meeting haa taken the turn it haa, there will probably be no discussion of the matter until the next regular meeting. Stock iioi.ukks to Meet. Tho annual meeting of the stockholders of the Will amette Valley Chautauqua Association will be held next Tuesday, in the Court house In tiiia city, for tbe purpose ol electing a president, vice-presldeut, sec retary and treasurer, and live directors. These, with the (our officers, constitute a board of directors, who transact the bus ineaa of the association. This year's as sembly netted a prollt ol about KM), and there is now existing a debt ol only 2tX). Should next year's assembly be as suc cessful as this year, tbe association will be free from debt for the first time In several years. The present officers of tbe Chautauijua Association are: Presi dent, Professor W. C. Hawley; vice president, C. H. Dye ; secretary, H. E. Cross; treasurer, Thomas F. Kyan; board of directors, W. C. Hawley, T. F. Ityan, E. E Charman, (I. If. Dye, Ueorge A. Harding, Dr. W. E. Carll, II . E.Cross, Mrs. Kobert A. Miller, Mrs. William Galloway. A Uintle Hint. The editor of tbe Tillamook Headlight evidently has some thing up bis sleeve for the persous who are contesting the land filing's in that county. In the current issue of that paer appeared the following. "If those who are contesting the timber claims and a few homesteads have any sense left tbey will use good horse sense by withdrawing the contests and leaving tbe country for their heal'h, for there is so much evidence of collusion in this di rection, which has become so tropical and annoying in department circles, that some persona will find themselves in a tight place if they do not watch out, with the result that the "stool pidgeons" will place others also in a tight place, for something is likely to transpire at any time which will cause one of the biggest sensations Tillamook ever had. Borne persons can monkey with the people part of the time, but tbey cannot mon key with tbe people all tbe time. We intend this as a word of advice lo those who are in the contest business, and ea pecially to those who have started in to contest homesteads of settlers. We shall bave something more to say in the near future about this and what onght to be done with homestead jumpers." Has Now Incorporated. Articles of incorporation of tbe First Church of Christ, Scientist, were filed in the county court laat Friday. The incorporators are Lanora Cooke, Annie L. Wilehart, Chas Moehnke, George Frey and Laura E. Bsattie. The object of the corporation is to create and maintain in Oregon City a church organization in which shall be taught and proclaimed ' the religion of Jesus Christ as portrayed by the Bible and by "Science and Health, With Key to the Scripture," by Mary Baker O. Eddy, and to establish, conduct and maintain one or more Sunday schools, disensaries and reading-rooms. The estimated value of property and money belonging to the society is $30; tbe source of revenue shall be from voluntary con tributions by tbe members and attend ants. Tbe articles are executed by tbe present trustees of tbe society, the presi dent secretary, treasurer and two others. Tbe election of their successors shall be by secret ballot, without nomination, from the members of tbe church, of five trustees to serve one year. For tbe pres ent the church will be located at tbe Red Men's Hall. Filed Withdrawal. In the United States land office here Tuesday tbe Northern Pacillc Railway Company filed notice of its withdrawal of lieu laud list No. 7, for all of section 9, township 8 south, range 4 east, which renders tbat section now vacant government land, excepting the mineral claims already filed there, of which there are several, as tbat particular part of the country is largely of a mineral nature in its forma tion. The com pan v will use tbe script received for tbe purchase of land at some other point in the district, or else where for tbat matter. 1 here baa been some difficulty experienced by the com pany by having other filings, or contests, rather, against their holdings in tbat township. There la some interest shown In these matters because of tbe mineral wealth of tbe location, there being sev eral fairly well developed prospects there already. It Is claimed tbat ore of con siderable value has been taken from some of the ledgee discovered there in recent years. I'KoiiArfi.Y Hr M". Dye. It may still be too soon to look lor the great Ameri can novel which Is hound one day to I startle the reading world, but one ol the publishing houses is aboug to issue a book which In subject ami manner of ' treatment will perhaps come near at yet: to the goal, s.iys last S-itunUy's Oregon-! ian. Needless lo ay it is not the old fa- j miliar type of Colon.al or Civil War ro-, malice. Those mines ol material for the 1 novelist, rich though they may tie, have been to inucli worked. Tiie great American novel can never be built on so ' weakened a Iramework; it must be blasted out of the, virgin rock and reared of the s'urdy tinilnr jast beginning to be known for lis rmunllc possibilities the . West. And it is with the West thai this new book U concerned, and with the j most wonderful event in all its wonder till history the expedition and evplora- tion of Lewis and Claik The h'xik is to appear in November and will be awaited with intere-l. N -ither title nor author is vet announced, hut it is understood to he the work of a well-known and auccess- j ful writer. Shops at Ski.i.wood. Sellwood people seem to think thy still have a good chance to secure the rarabups of the Ore gon Water Power A K id way Company. President D. M. Donaugh, of the Hell wood Hoard ol Tride, says that he has assurances (rom President Morris that mounds purchased on the water front south of East Clay s'ruet, will -not be used for carshops, for the reason tbe properly is too valuable to be used for that porpoen. A supplementary power plant is being erected on the land, but the intention ii to keep the property for manufacturing purposes, and place tbe carshops on ground less valuable, proba bly at Sellwood or a little north of Sell wood. Trie Sellwood Board of Trade saya President Donaugb will endeavor to secure Ihe shops snd will take up the matter at the opening Fal! meeting, which will be held very soon. If Mr. Donaugb is right in the statement tbat the carshops are not to be erected on tbe grounds secured south of Hawthorne avenue tbe company controls every foot south of Inman, Poulsen A Com pany's sawmill it will be news to a good many who have supposed that the land waa purchased for that purpose. 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