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VOL. 32. NO. 32.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1860.
BEST OF THE PROGRAM
FOR LAST THREE DAYS
SPLENDID ATTRACTIONS AT
CHAUTAUQUA FOR FRIDAY,
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
JACK CRAWFORD, THE POET SCOUT
Addressing Immense Throng Today
Oregon's Favorite, Or. Locke
Booked for Two Lectures
And a Sermon.
The IjIkkwmI part of the Chautauqua
program In to rouic, on Friday, Hat
urHay and Hunday. The contralto
hoIom of Mth, Walter Reed, the world
famous lecture of Captain Jack ("raw-
ford, tlin Poet Scout, whom Secretary
Crow Induced to come from Ids cop
per inltioK mid his ranch In New Mexl
co. to speak At this ChnulaiHiua. When
hi) spoko at ANhlnnd, wire hroiiKht
tho word, "Tli Kn-ati-Mt lilt In our
history." Captain Jack come In worn
hriTo, torn; bouts, and long hair, wear
ing tin Identical continue In1 wore In
bin cowboy days.
Ham Joikh culU Jack Crawford "a
combination circuit, wild went show,
poet and preurlMT." Ah a public en
tertainer he Is the inowt picturesque
flisure on the American plufform. lie In
ttpenklnK Tliiirndny to the hiinner
crowd of the Hcamin, and will also
Hpeak Friday afternoon.
CAPTAIN JACK CRAWFORD
THE POET 8COUT
Friday afternoon, Evelyn Hurley
gives contralto solo, and Friday, Sat
urday and Hunday. Dr. Charlea Ed
ward l-o ke, an old Chautauqua favor
ite cornea with popular lecture. Dr.
Ixicke helped found this Chautati'iun
In IK'.M. and when railed from l'ort
lund how steadily rlnen until now ho
Is paHtor of the magnificent Hanson
I'lace M. E. church, Brooklyn, New
York. Dr. Ux ke xt 111 retains nil hi
Interest In Oregon, ami thousands are
coming In these last day to hear tho
beloved Doctor, who has grown great
and fanioiiH with the yearn. HI ntile
Jects are Friday, "A Pilgrimage to
Hhrlnea of American HerolHin." Sat
urday, "When Scarecrow do not
acare," and a sermon Sunday night.
Saturday Ih to be the biggest day of i
Chautauipia, with fireworks, balloon
ascension and grand closing concert
under tho direction of Mr. Clifford
NaHh, with a trained ehoru of 100
voice and 21 Instrument. Among the I
singer will he Mrs. Hose Block Hauer, j
Mr. Dom J. Zan. Mr. Arthur Alexan
iter ami Mra. Imogen Hardlng-Rrodlo.
PROGRAMS FOR LAST THREE
THREE DAYS.
Eleventh Day, Friday,, July 20th.
DR. CHARLES LOCKE OF
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Dr. Locke Ih one of the most beloved men who ever preached
Oregon. 1 Jo lecturos at Chautauqua Friday evening, Saturday af
noon and preaches Sunday evening.
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812 Rummer School,
AFTERNOON.
l:'Mi Concert, parsons' Orchestra,
hour.
2:00-lteadln. Prof. Mark I). Ileal.
Contralto Holoa (a) (h)-(c)
Mrs. Walter Iteed,
Lecture hy Capt, Jack Crawford.
It: 30 Hum-ball, Vancouver vs. M. A,
A. C,
7; 00 Mimic, Parsons' Orchestra, one
hour.
: 00- Contralto Holo, MIhh Evelyn
Hurley, of l'ortlund.
lecture "A pilgrlmtuvt to Shrines
,of American Heroism, by Dr.
Charlea Kdword Itcke, of Brook
lyn, N. Y.
Twelfth Day, Saturday, July 21st.
K 12-Hiimmer Heboid,
A FT Kit NOON,
8 12 Hummer School,
1 ; no Concert, Parsons' Orchf'Htra,
hour.
MR. W. GIFFORD NASH
Mr. Naxh hK plenxed all an Mimi
cal Director, Grand Cloning Concert
Suiurday nlKht. v
2:00 Iti-adlng. Prof. Mark R. Ileal.
2:iin Solo Mr. Imogen Harding
llrodie. lcctun' "When Scarecrows do
not scare," by Dr. Charles Ed
ward I,ocki.
3 : :i i lluKeball.
.1 : :!l IIhIIimiii AHcennlnn.
7;on Concert, Parsons' Orchestra,
one hour.
8:00 Oratorio Evening of Mendel
ssohn's "Hymn of Praise" and Ros-
MRS. IMOGEN HARDING BRODIE
Mrs. llrodie has added greatly to
the enjoyment of the audiences with
her solos. She will bo one of the sing
ers in the grand concert Saturday
night. ' '
slnl's "Stabnt Mater." under the di
rection of W. Glfford Nash. Train
ed chorus of 'Km voices. Twenty
one Instrumentations.
Soloists Soprano Mrs. Rose lllock
Continued on page 2)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.
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PICNIC 1 IMI
8PEECJHE8, MUSIC, FEA8TING AND
SPORTS MARK ANNUAL
EVENT AT CANEMAH.
Tho firemen' picnic and barbecue
Sunday, wax an unqualified bucci-hh.
The urranemenU had been ko p!r
fi.cted that every event on the day's
program wan kIvcii In duo order and
tho day's fcMtlvltlee aa a whole moved
along In their appointed order like
clockwork. The manaKers are sure'
ly maHterhanda and were aided by tbe
co-operation of all the firemen.
About 150 members and ex-member
of theclty's fire volunteer com
panlea enjoyed tho day and evening
at Canemab l'ark. Muaic was fur
n'hed by tho Portland Marino orch
eHtra and Aurora band. The forenoon
waa madu eMpeclally enjoyable by rem
IniHcencea of old times and old timers
In the fire department, happy talks
alonif that lino belnfc made by W. H.
Howell, ex-County Judgu Thomas F.
Ityan, Fred Miller and J. Wallace
Cole, while Fire Chief E. L. McFar
luinl, Howard F. latourette and Walt
er A. Dlmk-k spoke for the department
of today. Sam Stowe, chairman of
the tteneral committee, acted as pres
ident of the day, In the abaence of Dr.
Carll, who bad been selected.
The 200 pounds of tender. Juicy
he. f was cooked "Just right" under
the careful and scientific supervision
of L. O. Moore as chef, an4 E. J.
Noble, ChrlH Hartman, Charles Hani
ford and Wm. Schleffer, BHHistants.
The beef was the pice do reslHtance of
the banquet.
Following the feant came the sports,
which were won as follows:
One hundred-yard danh Won by
Sehoenborn; Hamilton, second; Ely,
third.
Three-leRRod race Won by Peters
and licaullau; Cannon and Hums, sec
ond; Hanlford and Albright, third
Ftty yard daah, married men 'Won
by I)on Meldnim; Wlll!amn, second;
iw-aullau, third.
Fifty yard daub, ulngle men Won
by Sehoenborn; Hamilton, second;
Woodward, third.
Fat men's race-Won by Sam Stowe,
Chapman, aecond; Gross, third.
The tug of war was won by the team
composed from members of the Main
street companies who defeated the
team selected from the hill companies.
The baseball game was the "great
est" ever in the matter of errors and
was Just as great In furnishing fun
for both players and spectators. The
club captained by Chas. Ely won from
the nine captained by O. Iloylan.
OLD LADY DROWNS
IN SHALLOW POOL
MRS. EUPHEMIA BUTLER OF SYC
AMORE, AGED 80, FOUND FACE
DOWNWARD IN STREAM.
Grosham, July 12. Was she dement
ed by the excessive heat op was It
that after raising a large family and
living for SO years the humdrum life
of the form, Mrs. Euphemla liutler,
of Sycamore, was driven by ennui to
throw herself face downward into a
smoll stream, ending her days by
strangulation? This is the question
which is still unanswered by tho won
dering authorities whose amazement
at learning of the suicide of the aged
and respected woman who had been
known for years to the community In
which she lived la unbounded.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Ilutler left
the house of her daughter, Mrs. Ida
Hamilton, at Sycamore, with whom
she 'makes her homo, to pick berries
In a nearby field. Her coutlnued ab
sence caused alarm and at noon
searchers were sent out, it being fear
ed she had been overcome by the heat,
the thermometer registering more
than 100 degrees in the shade.
All through the hot afternoon the
searchers looked, but In vain. As tho
hours Hew by the number of people
looking for the aged woman increas
ed and there was a large number in
tho hunt when Wie body was found
about, 7::i0 o'clock In tbe evening. The
old lady was discovered lying face
downward In a shallow stream, her
head under a log and a shawl drawn
tightly across her face.
The position In which the body lay
and the fact of the shawl being wrap
ped about her face leads to tho be
lief that It was not an accident, but
plainly suicide.
It Is tho generally accepted theory
that Mrs. Butler become mentally de
ranged by tho heat of the sun and
while In that condition plunged her
head under tho log In the stream, end
ing her life.
Besides Mrs. Ida Hamilton, the de
ceased leaves two other daughters,
Mrs. Nellie Vellum, of Portland and
Mrs. Mary Hamilton, of San Francis
co, and one son, George Butler, of
Sycamore.
TUG BOAT CREW MISTAKE CRIES
FOR HELP FOR SHOUTS
OF PLAY.
Mrs. Marie Parks, of 109 Eleventh,
street, and Miss Anna Hartman, of 12
North Eleventh street, Portland, were
drowned In the Willamette river at
Magone's park at 10:20 o'clock Sun
day morning, In spite of the heroic ef
forts of W. A, Parks, the husband of
the former, and M. II. Dodge, Miss
Hartman's fiance, to rescue them. Tbe
men barely escaped with their lives,
ami when rescued were lb an uncon
scious condition.
What makes the tragedy seem all
the more terrible Is the fact that men
on the tugboat Pronto, which was tow
ing logs within a few fent of tbe scene
of the accident, heard the cries for as
sistance, but did not dream that the
women were In danger until they were
drowned. Then the crew assisted In
recovering the bodies.
Dr. 11. 8. Mount, of this city, was
summoned and attempted to resusci
tate the victims, but both were dead,
having remained under tbe water near
ly 30 minutes before being recovered.
Coroner Holman made an Investiga
tion, after which the bodies were tak
en to Portland.
A swell from passing steamer swept
MIhs Hartman off her feet, and Dodge
was nearly drowned trying to rescue
her. Parks went- to their assistance
but In the struggle tbe woman releas
ed her bold and sank. Mrs. Parks
was on shore and In her excitement
waded out to deep water and was
drowned while her husband was strug
gling with Dodge and Miss Hartman.
Mr. Dodge and Miss Hartmaa were
to be married In a few weeks.
Pleasant surprise
FOR PIONEER LADY
MRS. DIANNA CURRIN'S SEVENTY
NINTH ANNIVERSARY
REMEMBERED.
Currlnsville, July 18. A very pleas
ant surprise party was given at the
residence of Mrs. Dianna Currln In
honor of her 79th birthday, by her
neighbors and friends, who have fa
vorably known her for many years.
Dianna Currln, daughter of Robert
Young, was born near Warrensburg,
Mo.; crossed the plains to Oregon In
1847. and was married to Hugh Cur
rln in the fall of 1849. They settled
on the old donation claim here where
she still resides. The guests brought
In 11 klnrta of refresh mont a nrt Bnmp
nice presents. The table was spread
with the Rood of the land. The day
was spent in pleasant conversation,
instrumental music and singing.
Those present were: Mrs. Dianna Cur
rln, George Currin, wife and one child;
Gus Wilcox, wife and daughter; the
Misses Mabel Wilcox. Katie and Elsie
Currln, Mrs. lone Hammer, son Hugh
and daughter Grace, and married
daughter Mrs. Fry and daughter, all
from California. Mrs. Lois Hale, W.
H. H. Wade; Mesdames Mary Heiple,
Nancy Shanklln, John Palmateer and
J P. Irvln, Miss Elsie Covey. Mrs.
Caroline Loony, Lucie Glover, Mr. and
Mrs. Brown, John Ely, wife and three
children; Mrs. Saling Mrs. E. E. Sal
lng and two children, Mrs. E. Ely,
Mrs. Baumfleld Mrs. A. C. Lovell., Mrs.
Frank Boyer. Mrs. Robert Currln and
child, Mrs. Emma Alspaugh and Mrs.
Eller, of Portland; Mrs. Frank Hark
enrlder, Mrs. Wirshelm, Mrs. Esther
Geithena, Mrs. R. S. Coop and child,
D. C. Ely, Kelly Boyer and Cleve Hei
ple. r
Let us strew flowers in her path
way while she is here with us, for she
Is a woman iiat deserves love and
kindness from all that know her. We
hope she may live to enjoy many more
birthdays.
GRANGERS HAVE BIG
TIME AT MOLALLA
CLACKAMAS POMONA GRANGE
MEETS WITH MOLALLA""
COUNTY NOTES.
Molaila, July 12. Pomena Grange
met yesterday in the hall of Molaila
Grange, No. 310. Tbe meeting was
opened In the ritualistic form of the
order. Reports of the Granges of this
county showed that the order was
prospering. Molaila Grange, No. 40,
has re-roofed its linll and will paint it
soon.
Milwaukie Grange is considering
the organization of a Juvenile Grange.
LINEMAN MEETS
IN VIEW
Maple Lane Grange, No. 29C, will
hold a fair, this fall.
Molaila Grange, No.-210, has a mem
bership of 159, being the banner
Grange of tho county Tbe member
ship of the entire county Is about 1300.
At 12 o'clock the meeting adjourned
for dinner, which Is always a feature
of these meetings. About 100 members
were present. Among the visiting
members were A. T. Buxton, state
master, and J. Voorhees, state deputy
master.
The following resolutions regarding
proposed increase of federal salaries
were adopted:
Whereas, It is declared In our de
claration of purposes that we are op
posed to all extravagances in the ad
ministration of the affairs of Govern
ment and the payment of salaries to
public officials In excess of a reason
able compensation for services ren
dered, and we believe the salaries now
paid the President, Vice-President,
members of the Cabinet, Supreme
Judges, Senators and Representatives
in Congress are amply sufficient,
Resolved. That we disapprove of tbe
move in tbe recent Congress to in
crease the salaries of these officers,
and believe that asy further Increase
would not only add new and unneces
sary burdens on the people, but have
a tendency to Increase the now un
seemly scramble for office and to tend
to the demoralization or the public
service; and, ,
Resolved. That a copy of this resolu
tion be snt by the worthy secretary
to our Representatives in Congress.
Pomona Grange also affirmed the
action of the State Grange in propos
ing that the state be divided into 80 1
representative districts, one represen-
ta Jve to be elected to the lower house
of Cue State
district.
Legislature from each
Icehouse and Farmhouse Burned.
Gresham, July 16. A fire which for
a time threatened to destroy the bus
iness portion of this city, started
about 8 o'clock Saturday evening Jn
the engine-room of the Gresham
Trading St Packing Company's refrig
erating plant and feedmlll. B. W.
Emery's livery barn and D. W. Metz-
ger's new store building seemed doom
ed. The volunteer lire aepartment,
with the help of citizens, and the
chemical engine directed by Chief Roy
Gibbs and Engineer Charles Merrill,
soon had the fire under control. The
damage is estimated at $300 partly
insured. Four years ago several store
buildings in this locality were burned.
The farmhouse of H. Look, two
miles south of Gresham, was totally
destroyed by fire Monday, together
with all its contents. Mr. Look had
Just sold the place and was to make
out the deed today. He will have to
lose the cost of the house from the
purchase price. The loss was about
$1500, with small insurance.
Should First Pay Local Debts.
Rev. Thomas F. Miller, a preacher
of Cainsvllle, Mo., announced to bis
congregation last Sunday morning
that a collection for foreign missions
was about to be taken up, hut that be
wanted no member to give a cent un
less he had already paid his buteher,
baker, grocer and printer. "Pay your
local debts first," be said "and then
pay the debt you owe to the heathen."
Report has it that the missionary col
i lection was Small, but the respect of
j 'he congregation for the preacher was
' large-
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
ZINSER'S ANNUAL REPORT
Of the 8490 persons of school age
In Clackamas countv, 5883 were en
rolled on, school registers during the
last school year. And of the total
number 1157 boys and 1072 girls or
a total of 2229 did not attend any
school.
These figures are from the annual
report of County Superintendent Zin
ser, which he has completed and for
warded to the State superintendent.
There were 43 male and 163 female
teachers employed in 122 districts,
and they were paid $01,650.57. The
average monthly pay of the men teach
ers was $49.40, and of the women
$41.82.
There are 122 school house's in the
county, the same number as the num
ber of districts. As some districts
have two or more schoolhouses, it is
obvious there are some districts with
out schoolhouses. Two schoolhouses
were built during the year, and the
average number of months of public
school taught was 7.35. There were
4 GOO legal voters for school purposes
in the county at time of making the
report.
The total receipts for school pur
poses for the year were $122,125.5S, of
which $23,4S1.10 were from district
tax, $52,272.13 from county school
fund, and $13,893.40 from state school
fund.
The big sum of $101,120.42 was ex
pended for school purposes in this
county last year. Teachers' wages of
course were the largest item, but these
other figures are suggestive: Paid for
fuel, and school supplies, $4,992.72;
for repairs and improving grounds,
$3,042.73; for new schoolhouses and
sites, $5,848.95; for principal and in
terest of bonds and warrants, $16,
7C5.63. Besides the education uf the child-
ren secured from this big outlay year
DEATH
OF HUNDREDS
YOUNG
ON
MAN ELECTROCUTED
TOP OF POLE NEAR
BUSY CORNER.
BODY BURNED ALMOST TO CRISP
Crowd Watches Horrible Sight, Pow
erless to Aid Remains
Sent to Relatives In
Michigan.
J. B. Mulllken, an electrician in the
employ of the Portland General Elec
tric company, was killed by coming
into contact with a wire carrying 2000
volts of electricity, while be was at
work Satsrday morning at the top of
the pole by the side of the Methodist
church on Seventh street, Just above
Main street
Tbe exact way in which he came
to touch the wire will never be known,
but it is thought he received a slight
shock from an accidental contact of
his clothing, and then was drawn on
the wire, where he was seen convul
sively bounding up and down on the
wire by a score of horrified spectators.
In a few minutes the crowd on the
streets had increased to hundreds who
were helpless to aid the unfortunate
man who was roasting and burning at
the top of the pole,
The man was past help for death or
at least unconsciousness probably
came Instantly. He had gone up the
pole to do a Job of soldering, and was
supported by a body strap which still
held as he lay upon the wire.
C. B. Frlssell, who saw the accident,
telephoned the station and tbe current
was turned off, but not before the
man's head, body and hands had been
fearfully burned.
The body was lowered in a blanket
and taken to Undertaker Holman's of
fice. No inquest was held.
Mulllken was about 28 years of
age. His mother, Mrs. Mary Mulllken,
resides at Corona, Mich. He came
west four years ago and has been
working as a lineman ever since, com
ing to, this city about six months ago.
During the layoff of Jacob Miller, ow
ing to an accident, JluIIiken acted aa
superintendent of the local service.
A chum of Mulllken was killed in a
similar manner a few months ago la
Portland, and within a few minutes
of the same time, Saturday, a lineman
was killed on a pole at Independence.
Mulllken has a brother residing at
Snohomish, Wash., and another broth
er and three sisters in addition to his
mother in the East He was a mem
ber of the A. O. U. W. lodge at Sno
homish and of the Electrical Work
ers' Unioji, The body was .shipped to
his old home in Michigan.
Stockholder's Meeting.
The Board of the Crown Boy Mining
& Milling Co., decided at its last meet
ing to call a stockholders' meeting on.
August the 3d, at 8 p. m., Knapp's
hall, on some important business.
A. KNAPP,
Secy, pro tem.
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by year, the following assets appear:
Estimated value of schoolhouses and
grounds, $149, 233; of school furniture
and apparatus, $16,747. There are
5269 books in the various district li
braries, and there were three local
institutes held during the year. Coun
ty Superintendent Zinser traveled
1500 miles in the performance of offi
cial duties during the year. The av
erage number of mills district tax
levied was 4.97.
There is but one private school (St.
John's Oregon City) in the county. It
employed four teachers and the at
tendance was 107.
There are five deaf mutes in the
county, ranging in age from six to
eighteen years of age, for whom no
local school facilities are provided,
and one blind child.
County School Notes.
The enrollment at the normal
in
; Oregon City is 32.
Teachers' examinations are adver
tised by Superintendent Zinser in an
other column.
Dates of the State Teachers' Asso
ciation are announced as follows:
Western division at Portland, Novem
ber 26, 27 and 2S; Eastern division
at Pendleton on same dates.
Markham district is considering the
necessity of an addition to its building.
Cottrell district is debating wheth
er to build a new school house or put
an addition to the old one, which
has become too small to accommodate
the pupils. The number of scholars
has increased very rapidly since the
district was organized five years ago,
when the first report showed 47 pu
pils, while the census of the district
now shows 79 pupils. The district is
situated east of the Sandy river Just
south of the Multnomah county lino
and is settling up rapidly.