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VOL. 32. KO. 42.
OREGON" CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
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ESTABLISHED 1866.
SIXTEEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS PAID BUT
BIRDS UNPROTECTED
LOCAL SPORTSMEN SAY GAME
BIRDS ARE KILLED RE
GARDLESS OF LAW.
WHO HAS THE LICENSE MONEY?
No Deputy Warden Has Appeared In
Clackamas County During
This Season.
After a year of trial of the new
game law which taxes each hunter $1
for the privilege of hunting game birds
there is more dissatisfaction than ever
among the local hunters. This state
of affairs is said to exist all through
the valley and when October 1 comes
around it is claimed that reckless
shooters will have killed most of the
birds.
One local dealer in sporting goods
said Tuesday morning that for over a
week he had been selling and renting
The family of Mr. Setge are sorely
afflicted. ' The youngest child was
buried from the Baptist church, Sun
day. One other of the children is
very low, the remaining three are
considered doubtful cases and now the
father is taken down and the mother
nearly warn out. They are afflicted
with bloody dysentery, caused, it Is
thought, by impure water. They have
a trained nurse now to relieve the
mother a little and Dr. Mount is doing
all he can to save them but thinks
they have a slim chance.
Hoppicking is over, nearly, and the
hoppers are flocking home, brown and
happy.
Charlie Waehtte came home quite
unexpectedly Sunday. He is going to
Denver the last of the week to take a
position offered him as printer in a
large establishment.
Curley's team ran away in Oswego,
where he took a load of oats, and after
unloading stepped in to warm up,
when his team seemed to think it
time ' to go home, so started. Some
one telephoned to Bickner's, where
guns and providing the buyers with
cartridges. Most of the guns which the team was caught.
were rented were only taken for a
week or two and were to be used be
fore the season opened. The pur
chastrs made no bones about the mat
ter and said that they weres going
out after the birds regardless of the good
Mrs. Barnes has been down to her
daughter's at Willamette doing some
sewing.
Clover seed is being threshed.
Some fields are. too wet to thresh out
law and were not going to pay the
license, either.
"Last year we thought that by
every sportsman paying a dollar,"
said another local sportsman today,
"that the birds would be protected
by the state officials. Sixteen thou
sand dollars were collected in this
way and so far as I can learn no war
den has been in this county. If he
had it would have been his duty to
hunt up some of the prominent gun
ners and get information concerning
infractions of the law, instead of try
ing to get knowledge from pot hunt
ers. "No warden has been in this county
to protect the birds and what has be
come of the money is a mystery. Out
of that amount, $16,000, the salary of
Game Warten Baker is paid. With
. it he is supposed to pay his deputies.
Nont of them have showed up in this
county and one, by making a good
lively trip through the county a week
or so ago and by catching a law break
er, which would be easy to do, and in
flicting a penalty, the rest of the pot
hunters would have taken warning
and some birds at least would have
been saved from slaughter. As it is
now, someone is getting a bunch of
money and doing nothing for it.
"About the only way to remedy the
matter," continued the speaker, "is
for each county to arrange for its
own game warden, regardless
of the state. In that way the sports
men could arrange things instead of
having some political state official at
the head of things with a good deal of
patronage to look after, do it. There
is certainly graft in this department
or it is being neglected in a criminal
manner, which"is about as bad."
From reports that have come in to
Oregon City it is a fact that many
birds have already been killed and
the hunters are not anticipating as
good a year for the Chinese phfeas
ants as formerly. '
Mrs. Grace Gottberg and children
left for home Saturday.
SURVEYORS HUNGATE AND HER
RICK RUN MARION BOUNDARY
LINE SOUTH OF OGLE
MOUNTAIN CLAIMS.
RICH MINES I FALLS 50 FEET
CLACKAMAS THROUGH
CfllTY BRIDGE
BERNARD VELGUTH
MARRIES "NADINE"
TAKE EARLY MORNING AUTOMO
BILE RIDE FROM PORTLAND
TO OREGON CITY. v
AFFLICTED FAMILY
AT STAFFORD
One
Child Dead, Four Others
Father Not Expected to
Survive.
and
Stafford," Sept. , 26. School opened
on Monday morning, September 17
with an attendance of only 10, but is
filling up this week.
Mr. Weddle left Saturday to join
his motherless children at Jefferson,
where they have . been staying, and
proceed with them to Ashland, where
they will make a home for the next
year. Will Borland has moved upon
the place. '
Fresh and Smoked
Meats and Sausages
Everything
First-class at
PETZOLD ' S
704 Main Street
If -Velguth, the notorious Portland
embezzler, and Mrs. Grace Nicoll ex
pected lo have a very quiet wedding
in Oregoji City they were much mis
taken. A steaming auto in the streets
of Oregon City is not such a common
occurrence as not to arouse some sus
picion. Especially when the tonneau
is well covered in and shuts out the
inmates from all view from the out
side. The names that the couple gave at
the county clerk's office were Oscar
Velguth and Grace Nicoll. But they
were the people who were so much
noticed in Portland a few days ago
as the man who stole $15,000 from the
Portland Gas company and the woman
on whom the money was lavished.
County Judge G. B. Dimick tied the
knot that made Bernard O. Vulguth
and Mrs. Grace Nadine Nicoll man and
wife. He was given to understand
that he was performing the marriage
for a brother of the famous Velguth.
and, by a strange coincidence, the
girl's name happened to be the same
as that of his brother's paramour.
For some time it , has been known
that the Nicoll woman was in Port
land, although she has been reported
as being in either Portland or Seattle.
The couple did not seem at all un
happy, although they took pains to
make the ceremony as short as pos
sible and evaded all publicity. As
soon as Judge Dimick had cemented
'the union, the pair started for Port
land and all that the hangers-on about
the street saw was a big, fine" automo
bile, well curtained and closed up,
leaving a trail of vapor of exhaust
from the gasoline engine.
Velguth's name was given as "Ber
nard O." in the papers at the time of
discovery of his stealing. The woman
was called "Mrs. Nadine" Nickolls.
;It is guessed today the "O." stands
for Oscar, while "Nadine" is prob
ably a lancy name adopted by the
woman.
Both were very nervous while se
curing the license. Verguth is not a
bad .looking fellow. His wife Is not
pretty and looks old enough .to be his
mother.
The couple went first to Father Hil
debrand, who, of course, refused to
marry a divorced woman.
The License. .
Sept. 27. Grace Nicolls and Oscar
Velguth. Cv M. Crosson made affi
davit that he is acquainted with both
parties and that she is above the age
of 18 and that Oscar Velguth is above
the age of 21.
The return was made by County
Judge Grant B. Dimick, who married
the couple. C. M. Crosson and Iva
M. Harrington were the witnesses. ;
What will mean ultimately thou
sands of dollars to this county was
the report of the surveyors who have
been establishing the lines between
Marion and Clackamas county at the
headwaters of Butte creek. The line
passes over a quarter of a mile south
of the rich mines owned by the Fair
clough Brothers and others In that
section. It has been fully established
that tbese claims, which their owners
hold to contain millions of dollars in
gold, are located In Clackamas coun
ty.
County Judge G. B. Dimick re
ceived the news after dinner Tuesday,
when County Surveyor Hungate of
this county and B. B. Herrick, county
surveyor of Marion county, returned
to Oregon City, after running the
lines, on which work they have been
occupied for the last week or more.
The lines have never been clearly lo
cated until now, and were a subject
of dispute, but the two surveyors have
located them beyond question, and the
rich property is In this county and
when the mines are fully developed
will be a Clackamas- county product
Among the mining men the news of
the result of the survey is received
with- great satisfaction.
JONES FINED $10 ON CHARGE OF
ASSAULT.
The mystery of who stole the year
old infant of Mrs. David Jones of
Willamette has been solved. Mr.
Jones, . father of the baba, after as
saulting his wife's sister. Miss 1 Bul
lock, fled with the child and was ab
sent from home Monday night. The
case was put in the hands of the au
thorities and Tuesday Jones was ap
prehended and held before Justice of
the Peace Stipp and was fined $10'
for the assault. The babe was none
the worse for its thrilling experience.
BLACK BEARS FEED
ON VIOLA APPLES
GEORGE SCHWARTZ, ELEVEN-
YEAR-OLD BOY, DROPS THRU
VIADUCT THIS NOON, BUT
MAY RECOVER.
INCREASING EXPENSES
ENDANGERS CHAUTAUQUA
By the merest chance in the world
George Schwartz, the eleven-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Schwartz,
who live at Fourteenth and Jackson
streets, escaped sudden death, this,
Wednesday, noon, from the bridge
over the gulch just north of the Bar
clay school and striking on the back
of his neck, the little fellow was
picked up for dead, but later on re
gained consciousness.'
At noon, after school closed, George,
in company with several boy com
panions, tried to cross the bridge
which is in course of construction
and which is not yet ready for pas
sengers. The spaces between some
of the timbers and support were too
great for the boy, and on running to
jump over them he slipped and fell
below amongst a lot of timbers and
bridge material. He isaids hrdlu
bridge material. He is said to have
fallen about 30 feet and struck on
the back of the neck, which rendered
him senseless, and it was thought
that he was dead. Dr. Mount was
called at once and, after examina
tion, said that no bones were broken
and that, although there might be
some internal injuries, the boy woul1
probably recover shortly.
Such a fall would kill a grown man
but usually children have better for
tune than their elders and it is hoped
that this will not prove an exception
to the rule.
thoroughly interested in Christian
work. The funeral was held at the
country home of the family, in George,
Clackamas county, on Sunday, Rev.
A. W. Reinhard, the pastor of the fam
ily, officiating, in both the German
and English languages to a large con
course of people. There was a pro
fusion of flowers, and for these and
the deep sympathy expressed the fam
ily are truly grateful.
COMING TO OREGON TO BUY 100
HORSES.
Dawson, Yukon Ter., . Sept. 26.
Dr. Coutts, assistant superintendent
of the White Horse stage line, leaves
today for Oregon to buy 100 stage
horses. The company will endeavor
to continue its stages all winter.
Mrs. Florida Kayler, of Victor, died
Wednesday night at the sanitarium,
from hemorrhages. She was formerly
the wife of George Kayler, and leaves
four children Mrs. Whitrock and
Ray Kayler, of Tygh, and two minor
daughters, Minnie and Linnie. She
also has a mother and sister at Mo
lalla, Clackamas county. Two years
ago Mrs. Kayler was employed in The
Dalles, but has since resided in Sher
man county. A few weeks ago she
came down to The Dalles to receive
treatment for cancer, but was In a
hopeless condition. Mrs. Kayler has
many friends in Wasco and Sherman
counties, who deeply regret her
death. The Dalles Chronicle.
UNLESS DEFICITS ARE MET
THERE MAY BE NO AS
SEMBLY NEXT YEAR?
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING OCT. 12
Secretary Cross Explains Cause
Crisis in Affairs of the Willam
ette Valley Association.
of
Andrews' Hops Picked.
The picking of C. P. Andrews' hops
was finished this week at ML Pleas,
ant. Mr. Andrews' crop was short
but the hops were of excellent quality.
HOP GROWERS HOLD
FOR HIGHER PRICES
STORING CROPS IN WAREHOUSE
FOR BETTER FIGURES
THAN 18 CENTS.
WANT SALMON AND
SANDY. RIVER WATER
Viola, Sept. 26. Miss Lulu Miller
returned from Portland Saturday,
where she had been visiting relatives
for several days.
As a result of the special tax, some
good improvements are being made
on the roads in this district.
John Mattoon, who worked in a
sawmill at Cascade Locks during the
summer, returned home last week.
A. L. Copeland made a business trip
to Portland Tuesday.
Mr. Jubb has almost completed a
very fine residence on his farm near
here.
Mr. Randolph reports several black
bears are feeding on the apples in his
orchard
Our public school is progressing
nicely with Miss Nannie -Andrews of
Dayton as teacher. Miss Andrews
taught us a very successful school
last year and we are glad to welcome
her again.
Rev. J. J. Patton is attending the
Annual conference of the M. E. church,
which is in session at Portland this
week.
Notice of appropriation of water
was filed yesterday with Recorder
Ramsby, the rights asked for being
by S. B. Cobb in the Sandy river and
C. W. Pallett in Salmon river.
Wants His Money Back.
Edward T. Taggart has commenced
action in the circuit court against A.
L. Morris and his wife Celia Morris,
whom he alleges took money from
him under false pretenses. He claims
that Morris represented to him that
he had fine mining property in South
ern Oregon which he advanced money
for. The claims are said not to have (
existed. Taggart asks that the court
render judgment and give him the
property belonging to the defendants,
which consists of twenty acres located
in section 1, township 2 south range
2 east, and on which he had advanced
money.
Hoppicking in this county is practi
cally over and already the baled pro
duct is being hauled to warehouses
in town or stored in the1 warehouse in
the field where the crop was harvest
ed. There is little disposition among
the growers to sell, although a number
who contracted their crop earlier In
the season, have shipped to the buy
ers. Most of the hop men are hold
ing their product for better prices.
The price quoted by some of the local
men ranges from 17 1-4 to 18 cents,
but there is a feeling the price will
go higher.
Hops are being still picked in the
Lincoln yards but will be ended this
week. This picking was delayed by
rain the first part of the week. All
the other yards in the county have
been picked and 'the large army of
pickers returned home, and in most
cases they have brought In a good
. t .-. . 1 . r . v, ... v. vAl,.
TOO FAST GROWING BOY DIES ATl"ul BUUJ
! vacation.
LOGAN. i
t 1 County School News.
Miss Elizabeth Hayhurst has been
selected principal of the Boring
school.
Schools generally over the county
open this week or next, said Super
intendent Zinser, Monday, and the
pupils will find many improvements in
the buildings. Maple Lane school
house has been repaired and improved
and new blackboards put in. New
desks have been placed in the Linn
Mill school, district No. 21.
Miss Emma Hoer called at the su
perintendent's office Monday. She is
the new teacher at Joint District No.
34.
At the next meeting of the District
Boundary board on the first Thurs
day In October, a petition will be
considered for a new district near
Molalla to be composed of parts of
districts 18, 20 and 38.
Logan, Ore.. Sept. 26. Walter Mil
ler, the twelve-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. M'iller died Tuesday
and will be buried in the Hutchings
cemetery Wednesday noon. The lad
brothers, besides the parents. His
death was a peculiar one and is con
sidered due to a too rapid growth, he
having attained a man's size in the
last year of his life.
KEEPS HER MONEY; STAYS
DENMARK.
IN
Alleging that she has been cruelly
treated by her spouse, who was also
alleged to be a drunkard, Mrs. Bir
gette Christensen on Saturday filed
papers for divorce in the circuit court
from her husband, Christian .Christen
sen. She states in her complaint that
she was deserted by her husband,
who failed in support of herself and
that he took money from her to come
to this country but did not show up.
The couple were married in Copen
hagen, Denmark, in September, 1898.
Tabor's Fine Prunes.
R. H. Tabor has finished hauling his
Italian prunes to the drier. Mr. Ta
bor will have over a thousand pounds
of the fruit when dried, and will now
commence hauling his silver prunes
to the drier. Mr. Tabor lives in the
DEATHS
Helen Paulson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hans Paulson, died September
20, 1906, at their home in Portland,
864 East Division street. On the 10th
of August she was taken sick with
pneumonia, which baffled the skill of
the best physicians and a trained
nurse She died at the age of 24
years and three months. Miss Paul
son was a daughter deeply devoted
to her parents, in fact to the whole
family. She possessed a keen busi
ness faculty, having been eminently
Mt. Pleasant neighborhood, where successful as an employee of the
some of the finest fruit in the county
is grown.
Farmers' Grocery company of Port
land, and she was a Christian lady,
If It's A Reputation
you are after, White's Cream Vermi
fuge has a world wide reputation as
the best of all worm destroyers, and
fr its tonic influence on weak and
unthrifty children. It improves their
digestion and assimilation of their
food, strengthens their nervous sys
tem and restores them to health and
vigor natural to a child. If you want
a healthy, happy child get a bottle of
White' Cream Vermifuge. Sold by
Huntley Bros. Drug Co.
At the present time the situation
as regards the next assembly of the
Willamette Valley Chautauqua Asso
ciation is anything but promising. The
last two sessions have left a deficit
in the treasury which has to be met
in some manner and it is even re
ported that on account of this deficit
there is a good chance that there will
be no assembly next year.
Be that as it may, something has
to be done promptly to look after the
present situation and Secretary Cross
said Tuesday that he will shortly is
sue a call for a stockholders' meeting
on October 12 to discuss the situa
tion. Already program announcements
are beginning to arrive for advertis
ing features that will be offered the
Chautauqua next year, and some plan
has to be adopted by the present offi
cers and stockholders of the organi
zation in order to begin on next
year's program.
"When we started the Chautauqua,"
said Mr. Cross Tuesday morning, "I
worked with the Idea In my mind to
get $1,000 ahead and accomplished
that three years ago. Then came the
Lewis and Clark fair and added ex
penses on the grounds, which cut into
this amount. We lost money that year
and this year we lost more, for the
reason that attractions and programs-
are getting more expensive every
year.
"Several years ago our music cost
in the neighborhood of $200. Now it
costs nearly $1,000. Every soloist
who goes on the platform has to be
paid, which was not the condition In
former years. Not long ago it was
the custom of the local orators from
Portland, who delivered lectures occa
sionally, to make no charge for their
services. Now they want $25. In
every little detail the expense has in
creased and the meeting that I in
tend to call will have for its purpose
to take care of the deficit and arrange
for some plan to carry on the work.
It will take a complete reorganization
of the association, as I won't under
take anything on my own responsibil
ity without the association coming to
some definite conclusion."
Mr. Cross said further, that the
most need of the association was
street car connection with the Oregon
Water Power company. On taking
the matter up with Mr. Goode. he was
informed by him that he would be
glad to take the matter up with the
Chautauqua Association and would do
all in his power to aid in the scheme
but as there was a lack of power for
runping cars something would have to
be done in that respect before any
promises could be made.
MORE PUPILS AT
ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL
The attnedance at St. Johns Paro
chial and high school is larger by 20)
than last year and will reach about
160 this week. The schools are pro
gressing nicely under the care of the
Sisters and the ever watchful eye of
Father Hildebrand.
A peculiar fact in regard to St.
John school is that more boys attend
than girls. Last year the boys out
numbered the girls by 25.
A Woman's Age of Reason.
The Young Women's Christian asso
ciation of Philadelphia has . decided
that the age at which a young woman
can take care of her self is 35. After
the 1st of September no woman will
be received who has reached ' that
age but those who are there and have
attained the spinster age will be al
lowed to remain.
Ready for October 1.
The China birds will not have any
chance this season. . At 3 o'clock this
afternoon County Clerk Fred Green
man had issued 367 hunting licenses,
and there will be more hunters in the
field than there are licenses issued.
Call Phone 56 1
When you want groceries de
livered promptly and without
mistake. Have you made cat
sup yet? Tomatoes are in per
fect condition now for. catsup
" making.
J. E. JACK, The Grocer.
7th Street