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VOL 32. i NO. 40.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1906.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
PRODUCTS OF ORCHARD
DISPLAYED AT SALEM
SUCCESSFUL STATE FAIR IS BE
ING HELD AT CAPITAL
THIS WEEK.
CREDITABLE EXHIBITIONS MADE
There Is a Spendid Exhibition of Fruit
and Livestock Perfect
Weather.
Salem, Or., Sept. 10. While the
gates of the fair were thrown open to
the public this morning, the formal
opening did not take place until this
evening. The bright September sun
shine drew to the. fair grounds one of
the largest opening day crowds in the
history of the fair, and as most of
them took their dinners at the
grounds, the large hall where the for
mal opening exercises were held was
crowded to the doors. 1
The absence of Hon. H. W. Scott
and Senator John M. Gearin caused
some changes in the set program.
President Downing, after briefly stat
ing why there was no fair held in
1905, introduced Governor George E.
Chamberlain. Governor Chamberlain
congratulated the fair officials upon
the splendid exhibition, both in fruits
and livestock, and upon the fair in
general. He called attention to the
splendid showing that the Oregon
breeders made at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition and said that the premiums
which have been won by Oregon ex
hibitors were the result of the Oregon
State Fair and the interest which the
breeders had taken in the state's an
nual show.
Tom Richardson delivered one of
his characteristically happy addresses.
He had his little joke at the Govern
or's expense and he drew forth consid- i
erable merriment when he said that
he could not boast of being a grand-'
father, but since his arrival in Ore
gon he was proud of the fact that he
was a father. There was lots about
the future grandness of the state in
Mr. Richardson's address, and he
pleased those present when he predict
ed Oregon would be second to no state
in the Union.
The formal opening came at the.
close of a day of pleasure and it was
enjoyed by the thousands of people
who visited the grounds." The live
stock department attracted much at
tention and the county exhibits were
carefully inspected.
Marion has the largest of the coun
ty exhibits, of which there are six in
all. Marion has an advantage in lo
cation and to this fact may be credited
in some degree at least the size of its
exhibit. Whether this or some other
county is first in the scope and quality
of its display remains for the judges
to say next Wednesday. Marion's ex
hibit was gathered and placed in po
sition by W. A. Taylor, of Macleay,
who has made a particularly good
showing of grain, canned fruit, wool
and apples.
Linn county's display was collected
and arranged by E. C. Robert's and W.
A. Eastburn, of Albany, who make
grains their best feature. One exhib
it in the Linn county booth that at
tracts wide attention is a glass jar
containing a half dozen trout some of
which weigh 4 pounds. The Linn
county exhibit contains an excellent
assortment of vegetables and some
good samples of corn.
H. L. French, of Corvallis, has
charge of the Benton county exhibit,
which contains a number of unusual
and attractive features. Among these
is a collection of mounted game birds
and a collection of polished wood. Ben
ton makes a strong point of grain and
wool. .. '
Vetch 12 feet tall and alfalfa seven
feet are on display in the Lane county
exhibit, over which E. M. Warren, of
Eugene, presides. With a large varie
ty of vegetables and fruits, Lane puts
out for inspection a fine collection of
grain and grasses, particularly the lat
ter. Jackson county, represented by . J.
E. Watt, of Medford, assisted by Miss
K. A. Ritner, of Ashland, has all the
other counties bested by long odds on
peaches and possibly apples and pears.
Aside from its excellent display of
fruit the Jackson, county booth con
tains a good collection of grain and
vegetables.
Columbia County, represented by
E. H. Flagg, has given most of his
has a rather limited display owing to
the fact that the exhibit contains no
products held over from last year's
display at the Lewis and Clark Fair.
There are only two contestants in
the single form competition. Mrs. F.
A. Wolfe, of Falls City, Polk county.
has a splendid exhibit of products
raised on her farm by the labor of her
self and daughter Belle, who has as
sisted in preparing a tastefully ar
ranged .exhibit.
The other entryman is W. H. Hurl
burt, of Albany, who has done his
county credit by showing what a wide
range of excellent products of garden,
field and orchard can be sown on a
single farm.
The county and single farm dis
plays take up the greater part of the
exhibit space in the main pavilion.
FAITHFUL WATCHMAN
DIES WHILE IN CHAIR
Jacob Soger, Native of Germany, Suc
cumbs to Heart Disease
While on Duty.
Jacob Sager, aged 65 years, while
seated in a chair at the O. R. & N.
company's property in this- city last
Thursday night, fell into the sleep
that knows no awakening. Mr. Sager
I RHDDGTION THOUGHT Cfll AN
WAS MADE TOO NEW TO .
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ASSESSOR NELSON GIVES OUT
OFFICIAL FIGURES ON AS
SESSMENT OF SOUTH
ERN PACIFIC CO.
The assessment of the Oregon &
California (Southern Pacific) railroad
company in Clackamas county, for the
year 1906, covering 21 miles of track,
is $305,840, or $14,565 per mile. These
are the revised figures given out by
Assessor Nelson who says the figures
previously published were incor
rect. On this valuation, Mr. Nelson
says that on a levy of 17 mills for
county purposes the company will
have to pay . taxes at the rate of
$247.61 per mile for its property, be
sides additional taxes on the special
school and road tax funds. This as
sessment is the same as it was origi
nally made. It was neither raised nor
lowered by Assessor - NelBon or the
Board of Equalization after the as
sessment was entered on the roll.'
Assessor Nelson proposes to pro
cure statistics from the Assessors of
the other Willamette valley counties
as to the assessment of the property
of this corporation in' those counties,
IMPROVED CHANNEL
IS ASKED OF CONGRESS
CLACKAMAS PEOPLE, BECOMING
SUSPICIOUS, CAUSE ARREST
OF STRANGER WHO PROVES
TO BE A LABORER.
had for 16 years served as night-watch
man of this company's property here the valuation per mile; the rate of tax
and it was while on dutv that the sum- levy and the amount of taxes per mile.
mons came. Death resulted from
heart disease with which the deceased
had suffered for a great many years,
He was a native of Germany, coming
to the United States when 14 years
of age and locating in Michigan. In
1881 he came to Oregon and was lo
cated in (he vicinity of Oregon City
until his death. Funeral services
were conducted Sunday and burial
took place in a cemetery near New
Era, where' the 'Wife, who died several
years ago, was buried.
Mr. Sager was always doubtful of
banking institutions as a secure de
pository for funds and for that rea
son his relations with banks were not
very intimate. He was a hard work
ing, industrious and economical man
and it was believed that he had ac-
cumulated some funds. It developed
on his death that these suspicions
were well-founded for an old sack
containing $820 in gold coin, was found
hidden in a chest at the O. R. & N.
office. Sager's housekeeper, who was
the only person to whom the honest
German had confided the secret of
the hiding place, went to the office
immediately after the finding of
Sager's dead body, recovered the sack
and its contents, which were deposited
in a local bank.
A Matter of Figures.
"Yes,' said Farmer Cornstock, '"long
about July, the population of this 'ere
taown just doubles up."
"Summer boarders or green ap
pies asked the new arrival, inno
cently.
ELECTRIC COMPANY
TO IMPROVE LIGHTS
Additional Machinery Ordered
Which Oregon City Service
Will be Better.
by
There is some dissatisfaction with
the present lighting service supplied
Oregon City by the Portland General
Electric company. But inquiry elicits
the information that this company is
desirous of - improving the lighting
service and has decided on plans to
that end. The new Ernst lamps,
which give a magnificent light and are
generally demanded by many Oregon
City people, it is explained, cannot be
generally installed at the present time
on the 33-cycle curent with which the
system is now supplied.
Machinery has been ordered to be
installed at Oregon City by which the
capacity for serving this city will be
increased to a 60-cycle current. The
company assures its patrons here that
the improved service wil be placed at
the disposal of Oregon City people as
soon as the necessary equipment that
has been ordered can be received and
the required change can be made in
attention to fruit and vegetables, but the present system.
These statistics will be used for com
parative purposes and Assessor Nel
son believes the Clackamas county as
sessment of the Southern Pacific will
bear a favorable comparison with that
made in the other counties.
Correction by Mr. Nelson.
Oregon City, Or, Sept. 12, 1906.
Editor Enterprise. ' ..--. '
" Dear Sir: I should like to correct
a mistake which you made in your last
issue in regard to the assessment of
the O. & C. R. R. in this county.
The O. & C. R. R. has 21 miles of
road in this county which is assessed
(Continued on Page 4.)
A new $5 gold piece was the cause
of the arrest of a stranger here, Sat
urday afternoon, at the request of
residents of Clackamas station, who
were positive the money in question
was not genuine. During the early
part of the afternoon a stranger pre
sented himself at one of the Clacka
mas stores, made a small purchase
and tendered in payment the $5 gold
piece. But the merchant became sus
picious and refused to accept the coin
and give the difference in change. The
stranger was no more successful at
other places in Clackamas, and came
thence to Oregon City.
But word of his coming reached this
city about the same time the supposed
counterfeiter did, Clackamasites hav
ing telephoned Sheriff Beatie to be
on the lookout for a fellow, a des
cription of whom was given. The
Sheriff and Constable Ely had not long
to look when they found their man
who had, by that time, however, made
a purchase in a local saloon and re
ceived the change. He admitted hav
ing passed the gold piece and took the
officers to the saloon where the coin
was recovered and, upon examination,
it was found to be genuine.' The man
was thoroughly searched, but with the
exception of the silver he had receiv
ed in exchange for the gold piece,
there was found no money on his per
son. Satisfying themselves that the
stranger was the victim of ungrounded
suspicions, the officers allowed him
to go "on his way. From the callous
condition of his hands and his man
ner of dress, the supposed counter
feiter was evidently a farmer, or. had
labored at other hard work. He gave
no name. .
plenty, so that I believe taking one's
time and camping is very enjoyable.
The daytime is hot and the nights
cold with ice and frost nearly every
night for the park is from 6000 to 10,-
000 feet elevation. Two weeks is none
too long to see all the points of in
terest arid study the great natural
wonders not found in any other part
of the world.
There are six hotels around the
stage route located by the principal
points of interest. The bears can be
seen most any time of the day, es
pecially the black bear and cubs,
while the silver tips only come out in
the evening to the garbage piles some
300 yards from the hotels. Deer are
as tame as sheep on a farm, while
(Continued on page 6.)
BUCK SAYS PAY IS.
NOT BIG ENOUGH
COMPETENT DEPUTY SHERIFF
RESIGNS AND WILL BE SUC
CEEDED BY ROBERT
W. BAKER.
CLACKAMASITE TELLS
OF YELLOWSTONE PARK
Editor Enterprise: -Three of us
started with our own team and camp
ing outfit, which I believe is the most
delightful way to take in all the many
points of interest and enjoy the scen
ery. When arriving at Gardiner, the
northern entrance to the Park, a large
arch is built over the roadway of gray
colored stone, which is an imposing
monument to the great natural won
ders soon to be marveled at; it acts
as an inspiration to the tourist. On
the arch is engraved in large letters,
'For the benefit and enjoyment of the
people."
The little town is all hustle during
the season and many are preparing
for the trip, loading up with much,
that later is found to have left the
mostneeded articles behind.
Just inside a fine alfalfa field is
growing for the deer and antelope,
which can be seen as we drive by
close to the roadway.
Five miles up the Gardiner river the
first natural . wonder is reached, the
Mammoth hot springs, with the scald
ing hot water and beautifully colored
formations in terraces. This is a
sight to 'make a lasting impression,
the terranes 'looming up on the hill
in brilliant colors. The formation has
been built up by the constant flow of
water, till the Jupiter terrace Is a
grand sight to see. All the colors of
the rainbow are glistening in the sun
while above is an admirably colored
spring of very hot water, boiling gent
ly over the rim of the formation and
down the terrace. Here most any ar
ticle can be coated, with a glistening
white lime by placing it in the water
for four days or more, the longer the
thicker the coating.
For 'a mile up the hill are steaming;
boiling pools with all brilliantly color--
ed formations. Orange geyser is an
orange colored cone 20 feet high, with
hot water boiling .out from the Up,
flowing over the cone with a strong
odor of sulphur. Bath Lake, a small
clear body of water, just right for
This evening Deputy Sheriff Shirley
Buck will retire from the Chief Dep-
utyshlp in the office of Sheriff R. B.
Beatie and will be succeded by Rob
ert W. Baker, of Willamette, whose
appointment as Buck's successor.
Sheriff Beatie has announced. Mr.
Buck is one of the most competent
officials who ever served the people
of Clackamas county in an official ca
pacity. His genial affability and uni
formly courteous treatment of all per
sons having .busines in that depart
ment, made for him during his short
incumbency of the place, innumerable
friends who have only the best wish
es for his success in whatever line of
work he may take up. Mr. Buck has
a number of plans under consideration.
The new Deputy Sheriff, Mr. Baker,
was the unsuccessful candidate of his
party for County Treasurer at the re
cent election.
Dissatisfaction with the salary the
office pays is the sole reason for the
resignation of Deputy Sheriff Buck,
who considers that the position is one
of the most responsible in the county's
government, and should be better com
pensated. "The place pays but $60 a
month," said Mr. Buck, "while the av
erag salary paid in the other counties
in the Valley for the same office is
$85. The salary, I think, should be
more commensurate with the respon
sibility that goes with the position."
OREGON CITY DELEGATION GETS
A HEARING AT FOR
EST GROVE.
WOULD IMPROVE WILLAMETTE
Delegates Return from irrigation
Congress Others Go
to Salem.
Made in Germany.
The folloying little anecdote, says
the London Tribune, comes from an
English resident in a German house
hold where English only is spoken at
table:
Gretchen Mother, in the milk pail
was a dead mouse.
Mother Well, hast thou it thereout
taken?
Gretchen No, I have the cat there
in thrown.
bathing, with no visible, out-let, is one
of the mysteries as the water is said
to remain the same temperature dur
ing the entire year. Devil's kitchen Is
an extinct spring, where one can go
down a ladder thro a narrow open
ing. The peculiar damp and hot air,
with unbearable odors, does not give
one a good impression of what might
be farther on.
Liberty Cap is a cone 52 feet high,
about 20 feet in diameter at the base.
It is hard stone which is supposed to
be the cone of an extinct geyser. After
viewing many minor pools of pretty
colors we started south for the Norris
Geyser basin. On the way we pass
the Golden Gate, where a very ex
pensive roadway has been construct
ed up the canyon. The silver gate
and Hoodoos as the fine road-way
winds in among the sharp limestone
rocks. The scenery is bewildering.
Below is the Gardiner river, finding its
way among the jagged rocks. Fort
Yellowstone is located by the Mam- Mrs. White and Mrs. Hasbrouck, of
moth hot springs, where two compan- j New Era, were painfully, but not seri-
TWO ARE INJURED
IN BAD RUNAWAY
New Era Women Are Victims of Ac-
i
cident on Seventh Street. -Saturday.
ies, U. S. Cavalry are stationed, dur
ing the summer months. Canton
ments are scattered throughout the
park which Is of great protection to
the park scenery and game so that
perfect order is maintained and all
rules and regulations are strictly en
forced. In fact, the government has
spared no expense to make the every
convenience possible for the tourist.
The U. S. engineri jg department has J
charge of road building and repair-'
ously injured last Saturday afternoon
by being thrown from a buggy on the
Seventh street hill. They were taken
to the Harrington hospital in Glad
stone, but were sufficiently recovered
Monday as to be taken to their homes.
Mrs. White, who is well advanced
in years, was coming into the city
about 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon
and with her in the buggy were Mrs.
Hasbrouck and her baby. When near
the Eastham schoolhouse, the horses
j ing. About 100 miles of the main became frightened and started down
stage road is daily sprinkled. The J the hill at a break-neck pace, over
roads are easy grades for so moun- j turning the conveyance and throwing
tainous a country, being wide and laid the two women and the child to the
out with some regard to attaining the I ground. Mrs. Hasbrouck's hip was
tops of hills by an even easy grade, a ' painfully injured but the baby was not
great contrast to the road from Liv-! hurt.
ingston to Gardiner. Dr. Harvey Hickman was called to
Roads are now built from all sides . the scene of the accident and immedi
of the park and the tourist can enter ' ately had the injured women sent to
from the nearest side from their start- the hospital. The buggy was dashed j
ing point. Plenty of dry wood is to pieces and the horses continued
close, at all the camping places, grass their race down hill.
Mayor E. G. Caufield, ex-County
Judge Thos. F. Ryan and O. W. East
ham last Friday attended the meeting
of the Willamette Valley Development
League at Forest Grove as delegates
from the Oregon City Board of Trade
and they got what they went after.
They succeeded in having Incorporated
into th,e memorial that was addressed
to Congress . an earnest appeal for
the deepening of the Willamette river
channel in the vicinity of the Clack
amas rapids, the present condition of
the river at that point making success
ful steamboat traffic on the lower
Willamette extremely difficult and
quite unsatisfactory.
In the election of officers, Ex-Coun
ty Judge Thos. F. Ryan was elected
a member of board of directors and
was also named as a delegate to attend
the Northwest Development Conven
tion that will be held at Spokane,
Wash., on the 25th inst. Judge Ryan
expects to attend this meeting.
Clackamas at the Fair.
Mr. Ryan went to Salem Tuesday
morning to attend the State Fair.
While Clackamas county had no regu
lar county exhibit this year, the coun
ty was not entirely without representation.-
Mr. Ryan took with him a
sample of alfalfa that was taken from
the third cutting on the Putnam farm
at Parkplace. The sample measured
3 feet and was of splendid quality.
Mr. Putnam this year harvested three
crops from this one field and the yield
in each Instance was entirely satisfac
tory. The first crop was harvested
in May, the second in July and the
third crop is just being gathered.
Delegates to Salem.
President C. H. Dye, of the Oregon
City Board of Trade, appointed the fol
lowing delegates from this city to the
Oregon Development League which
held a meeting at Salem this week in
conjunction with the State Fair: May
or E. G. Caufield, County Judge Grant
B. Dimick, O. W. Eastham, H. E.
Cross, Thomas F. Ryan, J. T. Apper
son, C. G. Huntley, Frank Jagger, T.
L. Charman, George A. Harding, F.
T. Griffith, Duane Ely, W. S. U'Ren
and S. Selling. ,
Return from Boise.
L. L. Porter and John Adams re-
turned Saturday from Boise, Idaho,
where they attended the sessions of
the National Irrigation Congress. Be
sides attending the business sessions
of the Congress, they joined with the
other delegates in the enjdyment of
a number of excursions to neighboring;
points of interest, among the places
so visited being Shoshone and Twin
Falls. Mr. Porter was favorably im
pressed with Boise as one of the best
first-class, up-to-date little cities he
ever visited. With a population of
about 20,000, the city is quite metro
politan, with streets of asphalt and
the best street car service. Real es
tate values are exceedingly high and
rents are correspondingly large. Big
crops are raised regularly, irrigation,
which is universally employed, large
ly removing the possibility of a crop
failure with which the average pro
ducer contends.
Linn E. Jones, the third delegate
from this city, stopped off at Baker
City, where with his wife, who accom
panied him, he i visiting with rela
tives this week.
An Esperanto Congress. i
The first international congress in
favor of the universal language known
as Esperanto was opened at Geneva,
Switzerland, Wednesday of last week.
Dr. Zemenhof of Warsaw, who pro
jected this language by means of a
pamphlet in 1887, was present and re
ceived an ovation. A thousand dele
gates, representing twenty nations,
were present, including the United
States. The Pope sent a message of
approval. In the last ten years Es
peranto has made great progress. A
description of Esperanto was given
in the Enterprise a few weeks ago.