BUI4 Calrertty
Du I'hjKJrKIoJty.
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VOL, 32. NO, 33.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1908.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
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City
CITY BUYS CART WHILE
MERCHANTS MAKE IT GO
STREET SPRINKLING QUESTION
FINALLY DECIDED BY THE
OREGON CITY COUNCIL.
COST OF OPERATION IS PLEDGED
Ninety Dollart A Month It Subscrib
ed by Main Street Builnee Men
-Street Car Company
Glvea $23.
At a railed nicotinic. Monday night,
tlm Oregon City city council ordered
t tit niirchttNo df ii utreM Hprlnkllng
curt at a rout riot to excoi-d $300, and
acci plod tint subscription secured by
tlm Hoard of Trade committee toward
tho expense of running the cart for
tint rctnulnltig two montha of ,1.1) I it
year.
Tho Mayor, Recorder, and Council
men Andrt'Hi'ii, Knapp, Harrington,
bigai, Rands, Htralgbt an Williams
wero present, and tho votes ou all
prnHiHitlniiN were tinaulmou.
Tlm petition from tho Hoard of
Trade rcqnenied tho council to pur
chase the, cart, giving tho well known
and often ptihllxhed reasons for aprlnk
llng. Tho pledge for subscriptions
to opirate the cart amounted to $'J0
a month, and John Adams staled that
amount could he Increased to $100 If
necessary. The lint embraced the ma
jority of the business men on Main
street from Ninth street aouth, most
of whom agree to pay $1.00 a month,
a few $2.00 a month. The o. V. I. &
R. compnny agrcra U pay $2500 a
month.
C. H. Dye alao oko In explanation
of tho Hoard of Trade'H poaltlon. A
deHcrlptlve catalogue and price list of
carta were turned over to council, to
gether with correHpondcnew on .the
aubject. Th Ktudebaker Hroa. com
pany offered a carl for $210 that they
claim would retail at $105 If they had
an agent here.
After Homo discussion whether It
would lm better for the city to buy
the cart and have. It operated by pri
vate mibxcriptlon, or the Hoard of
Trade buy It and the city operate It,
It was nettled by a motion by Hand
that tho city buy tho cart and accept
Hoard of Trade proportion.
Tho Finance Committee Ik authoriz
ed to make the purchase, also to get
bid and proposal for running thn
cart and report Wednesday night.
Main atreet U the only Htreet pro
vided for In the mibxcriptlon Hat ac
cepted Monday night. If property
owners and business men on other
Improved streets wish thoan streets
sprinkled they must secure subscrip
tions for the extra coat.
Water Superintendent Howell warn
cd tho council to have. standplpos
erected for lllllng tho cart, for when
tho fire hydrants are lined there will
bij coniplalntM of poor watord service
from residents during tho use of the
hydrant.
TEN DAYS VACATION
FOR THE POLICEMEN.
On motion of Councilman I-ogus,
tho M)llQimen were ouch granted ten
days viwuitlon on full pny. This has
been customary for several years
past,
( ' m 1 1 k - tl in a it Androgen suggested that
thn atreet sweeper deserved a vaca
COUNCIL MAKES READY
FOR FREE MAIL DELIVERY
At the meeting of council, Monday
night, tho special commltteo having
In charge tho miming of streets and
general preparations for free deliv
ery postal service, wits nuthorl.ed
to purchase street slgnH of tho gal
vanized Iron kind nt 10 centH per
sign. Mr. Rands reported that 282
were needed.
Tho commltteo through Its chair
man, Mr. Knapp, niado its report on
naming and renaming streets, which
was read and briefly discussed, but
action was deferred until Wednesday
night Adjourned meeting. Mr. Knapp
stated that few new names were used,
old nnnioH being applied to street ex
tensions In tho additions, Tho three
or four numbered streets south of
First street that are named tho same
TRIPLETS ARE BORN
IN OREGON CITY
Boy And Two Girls Coma to Home of
Judge and Mra. Thomas
F. Ryan.
Triplets were born to tho wife of
Judge Thomas F. Ilyan Sunday night,
two girls and a boy. Tho boy only
lived u few hours, dying Monday af
ternoon. Tho girls and their mother
nro doing well. Tho boy weighed four
pounds and the girls three and a half
pounds ouch.
This is the first instance of triple
tion If any one did na tho city had no
morn faithful or hardworking em
ployee, Order Alley Opened.
A petition from F. Hoaklna wat
read reijiiBHtlng; the opening of tho
alley In block 155, and jthe atroot
commissioner waa directed to notify
property ownera to open same.
Coiincllinan Knapp called attention
to tho need of an ordinance requiring
traction engine to keep a lookout 12
advance or else to restrict the pas
Nago of anch englnoa through tho city
to night time,
H. C. Btoverm asked tho council to
take cure of tho creek on Sixth and
Washington streets, by moana of a
concrete culvert, tho property owner
agreeing to pay half tho coat of the
culvert for every fix.t of tho creek
that la taken away from their prop
erty. Tho total coat of tho culvert
would bo about $800 of which tho city
would pay over $500, Tho street com
mitter will Investigate the altuatlon
and report at tho next regular meet
ing. Tho committee on atrceta and pub
lic property waa authorized to lower
the floor of thn Columbia If. & L.
room about one foot, to mako leu
Htcep tho Incline. Tho heavy wagon
cornea down tho ateep Incllno with
such a rush the boy a can't control It
and fhero la grave danger of accident.
The roofa of tho city hall and tho Cat
aract IIoho bonne will be repaired.
SUES CLACKAMAS
COUNTY FOR i2000
VICTIM OF CORDUROY ROAD AC
CIDENT WANTS BIO
DAMAGES.
Wlebka Krohn wouta $2000 from
Clackamaa county for Injuries sus
tained In accident on tho corduroy
road on Auguat 2K, 1905.
The ault waa filed Tuesday morn
ing. Mra. Krohn by her attorneys, al
lege tho road waa defective In the
neighborhood of Hutchinson's hill,
that tho front wheels of tho spring
wagon In which alio waa riding, went
Into a chuck hole, throwing her out,
and breaking her rhxht arm In two
places besides bruising her severely,
all of which combined to Injure her to
the extent of $5ooo, but alio aaka only
$2000, which Is tho maximum amount
one can collect under the Oregon
statutes for Injuries on county roads.
Mra. Krohn has heretofore present
ed a claim for damages to the County
Court which would not allow It.
PINE SPRINGWATER
FARM BRINGS $9500
EASTERN OREGON MAN BUYS THE
AL LACY LAND AND
PRUNE ORCHARD.
The Al Lacy farm at Sprlngwater.
sold last week to a Mr. Folsoin of
enstern Oregon for $9500, Is one of
the best Improved In that section.
There Is a fine prune orchard, ex
cellent house and big barn all compara
tively new, as tho old bulldlngH were
burned by tho fire In that section a
few years ago.
There Is a largo amount -of cultivat
ed land, and altogether about 280
acres were Included In the purchase
as Sixteenth, Seventeenth, etc., at the
north end of town, are changed to
South Second, South Third, etc.,
while the first ono Immediately south
of First Is changed to South street.
Mr. Knapp said some of the famous
old Indian chiefs ought to be remem
bered, and when Uigtis suggested
"Oeorgo Two Step" for one, the ab
surdity was apparent and tho famous
braves passed up.
Mayor Caulleld has received a let
tor from tho Postoffice department at
Washington acknowledging the re
ceipt of the petition for free delivery,
and saying a special agent would
como to Oregon City soon to investi
gate If tho requirements as to naming
streets and numbering houses had
been compiled with.
birth in Oregon City within memory
oi present residents.
Judge Ryan is a stalwart Repub
lican and yields to no one In his ad
miration for our strenuous President
and tho Roosevelt doctrines.
EGG DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLY.
A car load of eggs conies into Port
land, Seattlo and other Pacific north
west cities every few days. It takes
about ten car loads of wheat to pay
for It. And all this in tho face of tho
fact that wo have the best poultry
country in tho world, and can "lay
our own eggs." There has been great
growth of the poultry industry in
the past several years. It has advanc
ed by leaps and bounds. But there la
vast room yet for growth.
RIGHT. OF WAY THE PRESIDENT
WILL IT ABUSED BY
IB CRM
ATTENDANTS OF PICNIC AT
WRIGHT'S 8PRING8 SAY
THE WILL WELCOME
TROLLEY.
The residents of the Molalla section
and especially the land ownera will
gladly welcome an electric line from
Oregon City. It la the exprssed be
lief that there will be no difficulty
whatever In securing the right of way.
The foregoing Is the giatof the
sentiment expressed In conversation
at the picnic held at Wright's Springs,
Saturday. Nearly 200 of the people
of that vicinity were prsent, a num
of that vicinity were present, a num
by towns.
Tho delightful picnic grounds never
wero more Inviting, nor the cool shade
ami delicious sprlngwater more at
tractive. Tho day was greatly enjoy
ed, as was the basket dinners served
at tho noon hour.
Tho picnic was under the auspices
of tho Molalla band, which furnished
sweet music throughout the day and
during the evening, when the platform
was given over to dancing.
Pressing work In tho harvest fields
prevented a larger attendance, but
those who did come heard two Inter
esting addresses, one by County Judge
Dlmlek and tho other by Attorney O.
D. Eby, of Oregon City. The bounti
ful crops that have blessed Clackamas
husbandmen wero not forgotten, but
referred to In thankfulness and Joy.
Tho truo spirit of Harvest Home per
vaded the meeting.
SUCKER LAKE GIVES
UP GHASTLY SECRET
BODY OF UNKNOWN MAN FOUND
SUNDAY BELIEVED TO
HAVE SUICIDED.
Oswego, July 24 The body of an
unknown man, apparently about CO
years of age, was found In Sucker
Lake near here, Sunday morning. The
attendant circumstances point to sui
cide.
Coroner Holman held an Inquest,
but It waa impossible to ascertain the
name of tho dead man or whether the
drowning wbb accidental or with sui
cidal intent. Tho Jury returned a ver
dict finding death from drowning.
Tho body was dressed in a suit of
light blue clothing and the man had
weighed In lifo about 100 pounds. The
body had been In the water two or
three weeks and was badly decompos
ed. Following Inquest tho remains
were Interred In the Oswego cemetery.
Witnesses at tho Inquest testified to
having seen a stranger, answering the
description of the dead man, loitering
about the lake three weeks ago. This
fact, coupled with the finding of the
man's coat on the bank of the lake,
leads to the conclusion that tho
drowning was a case of premeditated
suicide.
BIG HOPES AT INDEPENDENCE.
Down at Independence, they are pre
dicting that the hop market will open
this year at 15 cents, when actual buy
ing begins. A raise of ono cent per
pound in the prlco of hops means $40,
000 to the community, and as a result
that town is going to sit up and take
notice on hop conditions. One grower
at Independence has been offered 13
cents and others are contracting at
12 i. Reports from London state that
tho English crop is suffering from ver
min, e
AGED MAN ACCUSED
OP A GRAVE CRIME
PRELIMINARY HEARING OF GID
EON KRIGBAUM GARFIELD
MATRON IS WITNESS.
Gideon Krlgbnura of Garfield, aged
59 yeurs, accused of attempted crim
inal assault by a neighbor woman,
Mrs. Thomas Huxley, a matron of
about 40 years, had a preliminary
hearing before Justice Livy Stlpp,
Saturday, who reserved his decision.
The prosecuting witness was tho
only witness examined for the prose
cution, while three witnesses testi
fied to tho good character of the de
fendant. Both parties are married and of
previous good repute. Tho attempted
assault is alleged to have occurred at
the hoaio of Mrs. Huxley on Septem
ber 15, 1905.
NATIONAL 8PIRITUALI8T8 ASSO
CIATION LEADER AT NEW
ERA CAMP MEETING CALL8
ROOSEVELT A BRUTE.
New Era, July 23. Harrison D. Bar
rett, an Eastern man and president of
the National Spiritualist association,
achieved malodorous notoriety here
Sunday by roughshod abuse of Pres
ident Roosevelt. The attack was made
In the courso of an address before the
Oregon Spiritualist association at its
annual campmeetlng here.
, Barrett called the President a brute
because of Roosevelt's address to col
lege students, wherein, Barrett alleg
es, the President said it was glorious
to fight and glorious to kill. Barrett
said Roosevelt did not even concede
wild animals the right to live for when
he could get away ho would come to
Colorado and slaughter bears, moun
tain Hons and other game.
Barrett also reiterated the old,
hackneyed lie about Roosevelt being
three miles, two rods and seven Inches
from the scene of the glorious charge
up San Juan hill.
The audience, or at the least by far
the greater portion of it, was disgust
ed with the speaker and his vile abuse.
A number showed their opinion of the
speaker and his tommyrot, by leaving
their seats and the grounds while Bar
rett waa still speaking.
TWO PERSONS ARE
ADJUDGED INSANE
CONCUSSION OF BRAIN FROM A
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT CAUSES
MENTAL DERANGEMENT.
Robert Duncan, aged 21 years, of
Garfield, was committed to the state
Insane asylum Saturday afternoon, the
examination being conducted by Dr.
C. n. Smith of Eaele Creek before
Justice Stlpp in the absence of Judge
Dlmick. The cause of insanity is ep
ilepsy. He was taken to Salem Satur
day night.
Miss Rosie Norris, aged 30 years,
of near Barton, was adjudged insane,
Monday in an examination in Judge
Dimick's court, and committed to the
state asylum. Her derangement is
supposed to be due to a slight concus
sion of the brain from a runaway ac
cident. She is violent at times,
threatens to kill herself, pulls her
clothes oft and tears her hair. She
has had to be watched night and day.
SPLENDID CROP PROSPECTS.
The crops around Colton are looking
splendid, said John A. Stromgreen, the
well known young farmer of that vi
cinity, while in the county seat, Tues
day. Wheat and oats both are big
crops and of excellent quality, though
the grain may have ripened a little
too fast. Harvesting will begin the
last of this week. The farmers of Col
ton have finished their haying, putting
up an immense crop of splendid hay.
BRIDGE FOR VALLEY ELECTRIC.
. Wilson ville, July 23. The Willam
ette Valley Traction line will cross
the Willamette river at this place and
construction of the bridge is expected
to begin soon. Chief Engineer Don
ald of that company has rented three
acres of ground from Peters & Aden
as a site for bunk and construction
houses.
New Power Line for O. W. P.
Gresham, July 23. A crew of men
Is employed between here and Cazade
ro putting in a new power line for the
O. W. P. company. For some time it
has been necessary to use an engine
when there was extra work between
these points, as tho power was not
sufficient.
The 40 acres of land belonging to
Emil Eiler was recently sold for $1100
to Dr. Darling, of Portland.
ASTORIA BALL NOT
BALL WANTED HERE
A. BALL OF OSWEGO, ACCUSED
OF ASSAULT, HAS DISAP
PEARED OTHERS FINED.
Richard Hall and Edward Chuck
pleaded guilty to assault on George
E. Cllne. of Oswego, before Justice
Livy Stlpp, Tuesday. The latter was
SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
EXCEPTING MONEY PART
fined $15 and the former $50. Half of
Ball's fine waa remitted during good
behavior.
The third and principal man con
cerned in the assault, A. Ball, has dis
appeared, leaving no trace. He Is a
bully well known in police circles and
tho authorities are anxious to find
him. A man by the name of R. 8.
Ball was arrested for him at Astoria
by mistake. Constable Ely of Ore
gon City went to Astoria and made
sure R. 8. Ball waa a different indi
vidual from the A. Ball who is wanted.
O. W. P. Buys Land for 8tatlon.
Gresham, July 2.1 O. W. Andrews
sold to Oregon Water Power & Rail
way company, Friday, 20 acres of land
on the Base Line for $4000. The
branch electric line being constructed
from Cedarvllle to Troutdale runs
along one side of the property, which
has a frontage on the Base Line of
about 50 rods, and It is reported that
the railway company Intends to make
that point its most important station
on the branch road.
It is said that an extensive system
of switches will be put in and ware
houses will be built, together with a
power station, depot buildings, car
barn and other necessary buildings for
the needs of the road. The tract is
all in cultivation and level. It Is lo
cated near the 11-mile post where the
new railway crosses Base Line.
Oklahoma Star on Flag.
Washington, D. C After consulta
tion between Quartermaster General
Humphreys and Admiral Cowles,
chief of the equipment bureau of the
navy department, the two who are
charged with making and issuing na
tional flags to the army and navy, re
spectively, it has been decided tnat
the admission of Oklahoma shall be
recorded by the addition of a star
In the blue field of the flag, placed at
the lower right-hand corner. But as
several things remain to be done be
fore the new state Is actually admit
ted, and as the law provides that the
additional star shall only be set in
the field at the beginning of the next
fiscal year after the state is one In
fact, the Oklahoma star will not be
seen on the national ensign until July
1, 1907, and therefore the salutes
which have been given are premature.
Methodist Parson Given Vacation.
Gresham, July 21. The members of
the Methodist church gave a surprise
to tlR'S.- pastor. Dr. A. Thompson, anj!
wife on the 25th anniversary of their
marriage. Rev. H. L. St Clair ex
pressed the congratulations of the
congregation, and presented Dr. and
Mrs. Thompson with a set of solid sil
ver spoons. The trustees Informed
the pastor that he had been granted
a vacation of two weeks.
Damascus Harvest Festival.
A Harvest festival will be held at
Morton's at Damascus, Saturday, Au
gust 11, under the 'auspices of Damas
cus camp No. 7533, Modern Woodmen
of America. The principal speaker
will be State Senator-elect J. E.
Hedges of Oregon City. The exercises
of the day will begin with the speak
ing at 10:30 a. m., and will conclude
with a program of horseraclng, foot
racing, etc. Hugh Lay, A. Wolfhagen
and A. W. Osborne constitute the com
mittee in charge of the festival.
SCOGGIN ESTATE.
, Ellen Scoggin was on Monday ap
! pointed administratrix of the estate
of John W. Scoggin.
CLOSING SESSIONS OF
A GREAT CHAUTAUQUA
Friday, July 20.
A great audience greeted Dr. Charles
Edward Locke, Friday night, and were
lifted up by his eloquent lecture, "A
Pilgrimage to Shrines of American
Heroism."
Dr. Locke is one of the founders of
the Willamette Valley Chautauqua As
sociation and was one of the most
popular ministers who ever served in
Oregon, having at one time been pas
tor of the Taylor Street Methodist
church, Portland. He is at present
pastor of Hanson Place M. E. church,
Brooklyn, New York.
His greeting by hundreds of his old
friends here was more than cordial.
Captain Jack Crawford was greeted
by a record-breaking afternoon audi
ence, when he concluded his engage
ment with a second lecture that rival
led in interest that of Thursday night
Interspersed with his remorks of gen
uine heart interest were recitations
of a number of his poems. "
Mrs. Walter Reed, of Portland, was
the soloist for the afternoon, and al
though she gave three numbers, was
not excused until she sang a fourth.
Her first three selections were: "My
Japanese Maiden" (Gaynor), "Trau
emerie" (Rogers.) "My Ain Country"
(Lemou) .
By winning Thursday's game from
Vancouver, the Multnomah Amateur
Athletic Club tied with the Portland
Trunk Club for the pennant in the as
sembly tournament.
Congressman-elect W. C. Hawley,
president of the Chautauqua Associa
tion, took his leave as presiding offi
cer, business callini htm to Denver,
Colo. At the opening of the after
noon program President Hawley an
nounced his departure, thanking the
CHAUTAUQUA EXPENSE8 WILL
SLIGHTLY EXCEED THE
RECEIPTS FOR 1906.
INCREASED COST OF PROGRAM
Music Bill Alone Will Total One Thou
sand Dollars Captain Craw
ford, the Poet Scout
Was Paid $225.
There is one regrettable fact about
the 1906 Willamette Valley Chautau
qua, that closed Sunday at Gladstone
Park, after twelve days of grand pro
grams full of entertainment, pleasure.
Instruction and mental broadening.
The one regrettable fact Is the re
ceipts will not equal the expenses.
Vice-President Dye and Secretary
Cross are settling the financial busi
ness as fast as possible, auditing the
accounts and paying the bills, but can
not give exact figures lor several
days, or until the meeting of the
stockholders that will be called short
ly. They both say, however, the ex
penses will exceed the receipts.
This deficit is due mainly to the
increased cost of the attractions. The
number of campers was about as large
as last year, and while there was a
falling off in the transient attendance,
due mainly to the severe hot weather
of the first week, the difference in re
ceipts would not have implied a de
ficit if the cost of the attractions had
not increased so much of late years.
Practically every person who help
ed to entertain or instruct was paid.
The music was the best ever offered
on a platform in Oregon, but it cost
$1000.
Captain Jack Crawford was the
highest salaried single attraction, be
receiving $225 for two lectures. He
was also the best "drawing card."
Formerly much of the talent that
went to make up the program was
volunteer, that served without pay.
It is hoped that by next year the
O. W. P. & Ry. will run a spur track
into the grounds, which would greatly
increase the transient attendance,
though th. Pouthern Pacific service
was as iorfd as could be expected
from a steam road.
RAIN IN EASTERN OREGON.
General Summary by Weather Bureau
for Week Ending July 23.
Thunder storms, with high, damag
ing winds, occurred during the early
part of the week in a few localities In
the northeastern portion of the State.
The rainfall attending the thunder
storms was generally very light, and
the damaging high winds were confin
ed to relatively small areas, generally
located in .mountainous sections. No
rain of consequence occurred in the
western counties. The temperatures
were above normal, but it was not so
warm as the preceding week, especially
in the western counties, where, as a
rule, the mornings were cloudy and
the afternoons clear. In the eastern
counties the sunshine was bright and
practically continual during the en
tire week, and the afternoon tempera
tures were nearly as high as during
the preceding week, but the mornings
were considerably cooler.
I Chautauquans and his fellow-officers
for the uniform courtesy that had been
I shown him as president of the asso
j elation. He bespoke for his succes
j sor, Vice-President C. H. Dye, who be
Icame presiding officer in the absence
! of President Hawley, the same con
siderate treatment that had been ac
corded him.
Saturday, July 21.
With a splendid display of fireworks,
the best ever given by the manage
ment, the last week day of the 190(5
Chautauqua came to an end in a blassa
of glory, and the immense crowd that
filled the spacious grounds to over
flowing, hurried to trains and cars for
home.
The evening's exercises began as
spectacularly as it closed. Prof. Nel
son making a very successful balloon
ascension and parachute drop.
A musical feast was enjoyed by an
immense audience in the auditorium
beginning with an orchestra concert
at 7 o'clock. Then came the two ora
torios, Mendelssohn's "Hymn of
Praise" and Rosini's "Stabat Mater."
Both difficult compositions were cred
itably interpreted by a trained chorus
of 100 voices and an orchestra of 21
pieces under the direction of W. Gif
ford Nash, as musical director. The
solo parts were ably taken by Mrs.
Rose Block Bauer, soprano; Mrs. Imo
gen Harding-Brodle, alto; Arthur Al
exander, tenor, and Dom J. Zan, bass.
"There Is no tainted money," said
Dr. Locke in his lecture "When Scare
crows Do Not Scare," during the af
ternoon. "There may be tainted men
and tainted methods, but the right
use of ill-gotten gains does not make
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