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About Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194? | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1903)
OREGON CITY TERPRISE FRIDAY JUNK 12, tOi 4 Oregon City Enterprise CITY AMI IMRKTT OFFIUAL PAI'EK. Published Every Friday. Subscription Rates. One year w Six months 1 W Trial subscription, two months -r A discount of 50 cents on all subscriptions for one yaar, '25 cents for six months, if paid in advance. ADVERTISING RATES OX AITUCATION. Subscribers will find the date of expiration stamped on their papers following their name. If this is not changed within two weeks after a payment kindly no tify us and the matter will receive our attention. Entered at the postoffice at Oregon City, Oregon, as second-class matter. (UNION, , LABEL While the details of the entertainment are not yet .completed, the local Independence Day celebration committees have the workt in hand and will p-ovide one of the best programs that was ever oll'ered here. Several novel features are in contemplation. The people of Milwaukie, Wisconsin, are loyal to home indusrry. In the recent christening of a fire boat that was built in Chicago, champagne, which is usually used on such occasions, was replaced by a bottle ot the beverage for which Milwaukie is famous. One of the first legislative acts of the city council of the city of Milwaukie or Milwaukee, Clackamas coun ty, will bo the enaetmnt of an ordinance establish ing the proper spelling for the name of the town. A great variety of sp.'lliiu is now used when reference is made to this promising Clackamas county town. Oregon City will next week enjoy a full week's en gagement from a popular stock company. As a stock -company, the Allen organization is receiving very fa vorable mention in Southern Oregon cities where it lias appeared. The company should be reasonably -well patronized for it is in building up a reputation for theatrical attractions that a city secures shows of larger merit. The weather of the week has been oppressively .warm for Oregon, but so delightfully pleasant are the morn ings and evenings that the few hours of uncomfortable warmth in mid-day are forgotten. Local thermome ters last Sunday registered close to the 100 degree mark. This is the hottest weather that has been'ex perienced here, with the exception of a single year, in in a quarter of a century, almost out-dating the memory of "the oldest settlers." Commendable is the effort of the local division of the Women's Department of the Lewis & Clark fair to eecure the representation of Clackamas county at the etate fair next fall, and also at the Portland fair in JK)5, for which the best of the display at the state ex josition is to be preserved. Clackamas county is one of the foremost counties in the state, and the making of an exhibit of it3 resources at the two expostions will prove an advertisement of great worth to this section. The hold-up of Mrs. Margaret Mulvey near this city in broad daylight by a brace of masked robbers, was a bold piece of work. In addition to being geared badly, the woman was cursed and abused for not having a greater sum of money with her than twenty cents, which was appropriated by the bandits. Robbery of this kind seems to be on the increase. Men committing these crimes invariably avoid detec tion and punishment. One citizen suggests that the most effective means of treating this class of criminals is the use of a rope and a convenient telegraph pole. One by one the early pioneers are concluding their earthly career, leaving the fruits of their labors and of years of sacrificing efforts f r the enjoyment of their posterity. Mrs, Eiizabe'h C Itauch, whose residence in this state dates from lS-"3, died during the past week. The last ten years of her life was spent in this city, but for forty continuous years immediately pre ceding, she lived on a farm near this city, where, with her faithful helpmate, who died but a year ago, she labored for the development of this section agricul turally and for the happiness and comfort of her children. There is an apparent deadlock on in the matter of the building of the proposed South End road, for which, by recent act of the city council, about 1f2.j00 was made available. Two committees, the council committee on streets and public property and the citi zens' committee, each consisting of three members, are charged by the resolution w ith the expenditure of the money in the building of the road. The council com mittee is opposed to proceeding with the road unless it is assured that the improvement will not cost to ex ceed $3500, while the citizens' committee considers the -matter as a public improvement and an undertaking that should be promptly discharged. . Other action of the Oregon City school board in electing a city superintendent of schools than in the selection of Miss Addio K. Clark could not have given the same degree of general satisfaction that is heard expressed on all sides. In a service of several years in the school room as grade teacher and as principal of the Barclay school, Miss Clark showed yood execu tive management. The many friends of the superintendent-elect extend congratulations on the recogni tion she has received, feeling confident that the ad ministration of the office to which she has been elect ed will be equally as satisfactorily fulfilled as have the duties of minor positions been discharged. THE NEW WOMAN. While the public will sutqieml judgment on the se rious charges preferred against officials of the Post- office Department, ponding the trials of the accused the developments thus far have indicated very clearly that there was rottenness in the purchasing depart ments of the service. Beginning with charges against Auugust YV. Ma chen, former superintendent of the free delivery ser vice, accusing Jiitn of accepting bribes from the manu facturers of patent fasteners for holding mail boxes, the investigation has been pushed until other officials connected with the supply department have been brought under suspicion. The latest developments are the arrests of Thomas W. McUregor, chief of the rural free delivery supply division, and his order clerk' C. E. Upton, charged with receiving a "rake-off" on a mail pouch contract from a Baltimore firm nt the same time the federal grand jury returned an indict ment containing nine counts against Machen, each charging a separate offense. While Machen and other accused officials strenu ously protest innocence of the charges, it is significant that the Postmaster General is convinced that a bad state of affairs exists in the department and that the vigorous cleaning out inaugurated by him is under the the instructions of the President. The scandal reveals an amazing looseness of management and an inexcus able lack of surveillance over government contracts for supplies. Ir requires a '"reading between the lines" to discover in Mr. Brvan's editorial in The Commoner of lat week a renunciation of party leadership. It probably comes as near to withdrawal from leadi-rship, however, as the people may expect from the Nebraskan. Mr. ttrvan is nt go.ng to leave his party in a position where it cannot swing to him in any dire strait' or ex tremity. His patriotism forbids the burning of the bridges between the silver leader and the next Demo cratic national convention. Who knows but that in their leaderless despair the discordant hosts may again turn to the free silver champion? At least Mr. Bryan is not going to deliberately wade out into the deep water and cut the cable at this writing. What he does say is that he is '"not seeking leadership." Neither is he "concerned about his political position in future years." At the same time, Mr. Bryan does not fail to emphasize his positive un availability for the Democratic nomination. Appar ently moved by a desire to remove all doubt on this point, he declares with redundant tediousness thattho need of a silver standard is just as evident now as it! ever was. lie says: j "Why pretend that the issue is past when it is still upon us? Why ignore, for the sake of a few offices, a1 fierce conflict between money and manhood? Why delude ourselves with the belief that a real or even a nominal victory can be won by a sacrifice of the peo ple's interest io the cold, cruel and merciless dictation of monopolists and magnates, in whom love of money has extinguished the feeling of brotherhood?" In other words, Mr. Bryan's obstinate and fatuous adherence to a dead issue precludes all possibility of his being considered a constructive factor in party affairs. i 11 ' II 1 SCHOOL IS CLOSED Annual Commencement Kxor rise Held This Week. Twenty-right Young I roplf OimiM The (rammsr (irilrt Tnclv Kin Mi II I k It fltlimil. Mrs. iha Mitchell Mr. Kintnn Mltehell, B'-H) Ixi:iUIn llrwt, lihliiimi!ls, t ml., wrlU'Mt "For llio nst live yenm I liavo rarely born without juln, hut lVmna jlisngiHl nil Hits, tun! I i a very short llmt. I think I lia.l tV...ti only two Ih1 tli lK'foio I Ix'iriin l itriijH'nkto Very rjuiekly, ntut siv-n N.t'.lfs mini i mo well. ( do Hot huvo hi-i.li.i'ho or Imekni'liv nny morn, niul li.ivo h e-m li-.ti n ut In llf." Emma Mit.-1i.-Il. The cmiilai: i v! !i ';nwn M th "ntjw woman " in ri-.r r ui..y in not eroded ly ivrry"".i' ns if i "i" with a great l li'ssln r. l".i:t t.. new woman linn c" we. Kveryil::."! (xelninil:- :, " t 1 womm-1 y l'r. I 'I. n- i. I OPi'lher IV e!il lo V M.-lll Is ,.w tn iit- - to Mi'inl . .i.'InU III . I ' .11 J V :n. (I ..-i :l I.e. t nient." It In :.'. v 1 name, ruMr.'s.-i, ilek:ie.i ar..l Ire:.'.: i . to r. n.i! t:;ian, iy:.i: directions f. r ::' I 1" Will he J-r 1 1 : t - ! t f..r-,v;i- . If you i'.o r."l r. r: . i :-, .!-. i . ' ii'nl i alls f'i,.;.ry r uli- f I en t of !'i-i iin.-i, ivi ite nt om-e to l'r. 1 l.ir! !.:;:.'., t Ivhe,- a full :-t'l'enie!lt ! J'.i'f r.l-e li'l, l e s ill l jih-a-i.-.l to (:ive you ils aluaUu u.l Vleo gratis, l' Ai Ir.-vs T)r. Il.irlman, I'p -t.l'-nt of I'lio Il.irlman SaiiUui'iiui), Coliiuiliu, Ok. I'lllULIIV M.K.IIII.V lii:!KKIi - - , OMIi-liil (' ii il of I'lai'kinimi County Vole I.Im'h limine l'luriill y uf-ill. The otliihi! ennnt of Hie vote fur run-! uresHinuii in Cl.irk annm roimly ivcn A. K KesineB, the )t-(rnHTitiic iioinieee n (ilnrnlity o( only T.'A ('oin.leie iiiu.lli cuil returnn, lreaily Mihlii-lieil, vhvh the enniliilit'e ut 1 1 in minnriiv iarty L'.'iH f I 1 -rulity. County I'letk Sh-ilil, NHite(l hy .liiHhcen I, ivy Sli,p, of Huh city, mil K. K. Hratton, of iiarlow, iimile t lie olli cial ranvRHa of the vote .Mninlav. It (tave the. following recult: V. V. Mlmore, S!);J. V. InylH, L".I2; A. K. Keainen, ll!.")H; liiner Aermann, ; K b. Johimoti , 1. The ililleretice in the iliii alitiea in explained hy irreunlaritiei that attendeil the reieivini; of the lioi re turiiH hy telephone. Thil i-oiinni'm-eliieiit Week with iIih (Iretion City m-liixii. Wednemiay rvriiinii IIih miniiiil eomiiienieiiieiit ex en lm't of the Kraiiiniar gradea were held Hi Wnixluieii iiall when ai-lnna of twenty iitlit yoiiit( kihiIh wnrn ireneutetl ill ili)iiiit, haviiiti cniiiiU'tell the ureHerihed i-iinrne ill Ktiitly In llione grailen. Hev. K. S. Ilnllinner, of thla eily, tleliveied Hie foi uml addr ha to the vIiihh, and In the Conine ollua remarka nave many huh lieKluina that, if followed, will prove ver) vuliiahle lo Ihu voimu heneth'iarieH in llieir 1'iittle with the huainena world. I'liailei II. ("anlleld, eliilirniaii ol the t'oaril of ilitoi'tura, reaenled thu illpli. inn alter an kntertainiiiii roraiu of uoimi', orations and ret-ilationa hv the ineiuhi ra ot the i-laaa. To Mint Helen llolliiier lell llio honor of imvIiiii the el in." valedictory and Iha eiilj. rl ol her I'ontriliinioii wai 'MlleHtonea." In her clam iioihecy, Mina Lucille llucon ('ire told many bright IhingH fur her i laxa iiiah'H. The orationa hv the young graduate, the rei-itationa, and in (act every number on the program ahve tilt H ver m lie wiliiened at a public K'hool grailiiatliin. Tim ineni'ieri! o( the clam loieiving diilouiaa, whii h entiliea the liolder lo aduilMiiiin to any high m hool in the hUte w itliout further exauiination, were; l.u Ciln KxlellH llaeon, Jernie Men I llihee, Helen K. lWilliiiger, Arthur II. leiiie( M r I if I'unl.e I'iti-iiiiih, Ih-rtha I.. Krrilerith, Heiilali (ortru.le lliiiiiilliin, tiertrndo K. lliirgreavea, John Kuward HarifieavcH, Harriet Haven, tdive Hniel Alanon, Nellie Mct'oy, .lack It. Melilium, Jauiea M. Melhen, April V. Miller, l-.li-le Victoria Miller, Cliexter A. MmiriM, Carl I'. Nehren, Klna I .him I'nik, Stella I'owell, Clmrlea W. liolun on, I. en J . Ik'H-eiihlein, .loliu I Straight, l,l.ie I. inline Slriihim ver, .Martin ti. Milliner, Katie Walkt r, W'lnniii May Veiini;, Archie H. Young. H e c.iiiii'lele pri'iimm ai prehenteil cniixiHled ol IIih IhIIum iug nuuihuia: .March Selcclcd Kclio SaitiHiui. Iriviicali'M: I : v I', k . liiiiiiiuuiiii. AihllC-M n( t -IcntiiK ('hcter.V. Miioie-, I'reniiletit ol Cl.tn-t. I'ihiiu ."'oh. "America Koiever " . ... K. T. Paul. Winnie .May Young. (Iiatiiin "l.ilicnlii ioiiI McKinlev". , . . ChuilenW. KohiiiHort, clHea oralor, "lnlin holo "i'he Holy Oil". .... S. Adaina. I.eo. J. l!oentein. lieiilalinn "'The tear of liepentanee" TlinmaH .Moore l-'.lm'e Victoria Milter. Vocal Solo (a) "lhoti Art So Like H Hower" Kulieiintiun (h) "Maiden Song". . Mryer-1 lelniud M ihh nna Wianer. Oration "The Hero of To Conti- nenta". Arthur II. Heine. Piano Solo Value . . . lierry iodurd Herllia I.. Frederick. Cla Prophecy I.nciiii Y. luicon. Vocal riolo Selecleil I!ev. I'rank II. Mlxnell. Clam i'tiem K.lna Lola Park. Vmal 8olo "A Utranger'g Htnry". . . . : K. T. I'auC Wlnnla May Young. , Chili Swinging Kdnal'aik, Ciertnnlo Hamilton, Mxxlii Stiohuieyr, April Miller, Olive Mu oil, tierlrinhi I laiiiillon. Valtnllclory "MileHtonea" Helen K. ilnllinger. lnatriimental luet "To Anna" I., ()ltlt.pn .IcrtHie Meryl Ihhee, Stella I'owull. Clam Ad'lrem Kev. K S. Ilolliuger. Preaentaliori of lliplornaa Charleii II. Cauileld. IIIOII HI llonl. (iMAIII'AiKa. A clarni of twelve young people wera graduated from the Oretfon City high achool Wednesday evening. The exer cine were held at Shlvely'a opera liounn and wera largely at'ended. A rlaaalcal program wan piencnted hy Mra. Koim Itliak llaiier, Prut. Win. Kamiioa, J. Adrian Kpplng and Mia Ktlinl Hep hum, of Portland, anninted hy Mlna C, I.. Huggina, of tlna city. After defraying the ex prune ol tha entertainment, for w hichaamall ailmlanion fea waa i-liaru-ed, a aiirplua remained anil thin waa placed in the cIiimiI fund and will h expended ill Ilia purchaaH of additional voluiiiea lor the achool llhrarv. Tint twelve gradilatea were : Angle VVIllianin, Anna Shannon, Oliia Schmale, Norwood Charman, lialph Miln, Carl Minna, Mi. Akin, (olhert Charlera, llnnry Wilkin Hoii,tieoigM Sullivan, Klla I'empnter, and llehlen (iaunlig. ( IIII.IHIKN Ml VI A IT KM) SdlOOU l.mr llciiilrlug ( oinpulner; .tltciiilance iioi' Into KlTerl. On May "I an act of the leuinlalure he-t-Hiue law, making it a nilwIeincaMor to "euiplov a child under I I yeara of age in any oik, or lor in .for wagen or other cooi H'iia.iiou to hnmnoever pavahle, ilur llig the hour w hen I lit tuihlic nrho iln of the town, ilmlricl or city in which he or mn' tmiilcn are in ncnmui." I inplov mclit in nnv factory, nture, WnrkHliop, id or ahont any mine, or in the telegraph, telephone, or plihhc riifscuk'cr ner vice, in t'Xiiinnlv f.ili.l,lcii, ti to I l lie pcnullv In to yjt lor Ihe liml i.I..ki., lo J.'nl n. i nil. I oU'eiine, mid In :;il ilavn' nn oioohinriil l.ir each niicccinhng oHfiine. I'liri iitn an. I ijii.ii.Iiiiiim are all In he pun I l.cl l.u pciiniihng it il.il.l nuih-r Iheir cum lo I e empliiit .1, hv 1'iien of fioniff, to l.-i. Alleliil.ince nt nchool in .n iil7nir y upon a clo d under II year during the w hole ol the hi hool term III Ihe city ol town ill vJhich the child realdea. At IcrnUliie at n. li.inl ia coiiipiilnurv Upnn a child Ulidei l.'i who ia not employed in any lawful wink. .No child under It. may he employed during a achool term unlcnn lit) can read nt alghl. Shirt waint haln are Ihe latent. Mina (iolilnmith. Ahout twenty-live thonnand acrea ol land in Clai kamaa county inhtdd by '. II. Marlay, et al, under tax titlea, whlcU will noon rinen into good litlca if not defealed. I hereby agree lo defeat any of thone titlea for about one half I lie mini demanded fur a deed by miiil I'. II. Mar lay et al. (..her wine no charge made, (i. It. In vncK, Attorney. at. law, Oregon City, Oregon. O O o coooo o The movement of the people from country to town has neen so marked in England that now more than 77 j er cent of the population is urban. It is gener ally jecognized that the conditions of city life are lit tle conducive to good physique, and the fact is well borne out by the steady decline in height, weight and chest' measurement observable in the recruits for the Hritish army, for of necessity a largo proportion of these recruits come from the ranks of the ill-nourished and ill-trained workers of the city. So marked is the tendency to physical deterioration that a strong movement has been started by English" men for the enactment of laws to make physical training for youth as compulsory as education. Lord Charles lieresford has been vigorously urging such a ctep, and the Manchester Guardian has started a propaganda fir it. Some interesting facts as to the physique of army recruits are given by a writer in the current Con tem porary Kev.iew. lie shows that wlierejis in LSI j only 10.') recruits per thousand were below 5 feet ii inches in height, in 1000 the numljcr had risen to .r05 per thousand. In 1S!K) the average height of recruits was 5 feet o.H inches and the average weight 12C.2 pounds. In I'.iOO the average height had fallen to 5 feet 5.4 inches and the weight to 121.4 pounds. Accompany ing figures show an increasing percentage of rejection and an increasing proportion of sick among the sol diers. England's retrogression in physique compares very unfavorably with improvements in this respect in Germany, Austria and France, which are attributed to the effects of compulsory military service. Lord Beresford and other Englishmen strenuously deny that they desire to introduce militaryism, but they argue for compulsory physical training wmcn win, so to epeak, brace the people up and help them to over come the disadvantages of city life. ifJ te "7? READ THIS? flood Laundry Soap, 8 bars 2oc. flood Table Syrup, gallon can 'Joe. Washing Powder, 1 pound.... ,"c. flood Roast Codt-e, 2 pounds 2"c. flood Green CJoflee, 2 " 2."e. Yoscmite CoTee, per kg lie. Soperla-saiiK! as Sapolio, ( bats 2oc. English 1'reakfast Tea, 1 pound :')?. Lemon and Yinallo Extracts, (Hring 1'ottle) 1 oz 5a. Pex Lye, 2 cans 2."c. Ground Spices (Hulk) 1 pound 2"e. Liquid Pining, 1 bottle oe. Wheat Flake, 11 pounds L'.le. Gocd Maple Syrup, I quart 2-c. We Trade for Farm Produce and Shingles. The Red pront COURT HOUSE BLOCK OREGON CITY, OREGON. o Q O OC wO1 o o o cccoo J