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VOL. 32. NO. 40.
OREGON CITY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1906.
- ESTABLISHED 1866.
FRUIT GROWERS WANT
COUNTY FAIR STARTED
HORTICULTURAL 80CIETY PASS
RESOLUTION FAVORING AN
NUAL EXHIBITION.
WILL PLANT A MODEL ORCHARD
Ten Acre Tract of Land Wanted on
Which the Trees Will be
'Scientifically Cared
For.
An interesting program," significant
resolutions and motions were features
of a well-attended meeting of the
Clackamas county Horticultural so
ciety held in the county eourthouse,
Saturday. The following resolutions
embody the sentiment of the society
in regard to the holding of a county
fair and some adequate representation
el the county at the state fair.
Whereas, The growing importance
of Clackamas eounty and the future
development of its magnificent agri
cultural and horticultural resources
require that they should be brought
to the attention of new settlers;
Whereas, The various fairs and ex-,
iiibits under the auspices of the
granges and other bodies should be
harmonized and encouraged for fur
her development, therefore.
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this meeting that the county court
should encourage by every legitimate
means the holding of a eounty fair in
seme suitable locality, and to take
steps to have Clackamas county fit'
tongjy represented by an exhibit at
the State fair.
Another matter of importance dis
posed of at the meeting was the-resolution
to affiliate with the State Hor
ticultural Bociety and' to modify the
constitution to conform with the new
erder of things. This step will leave
the local organization intact but ex
tend to it certain privileges and con
stitute It a part of a powerful organ
ization working to the same ends.
For a Model Orchard.
Ose of the most significant mat
ters taken up by the Clackamas So
ciety was the appointment of W. B.
Stafford and James P. Shaw, on mo
tion of Mr. Reid of Milwaukie, as a
committee to look up a ten. acre tract
upon which an ideal orchard could
fee maintained along scientific line
as laid down by the State Board of
Horticulture. This would be made in
to a standard orchard, planted with
trees furnished by the State Board
and cared for according to their in
structions. The committee is now
looking for some one to come forward
and volunteer such a tract of land.
The product would still remain the
property of the owner, but he would
be called upon to cultivate and care
for the trees aat prescribed. In this
way the society hopes to establish
model, standard, ideal orchard.
Mr. Reid of Milwaukie offered valu
able suggestions on spraying and dem
onstrated bis ideas by means of a
large spraying pump which he had
brought with him. According to Mr.
Reid a law is now being formulated
by the state board regulating the
spraying of trees. Certain require
ments are to be made as to the meth
ods which may be used and the chem
icals to be employed, thus safe-guard
ing the consumer of Oregon fruit pro
ducts.
Addresses were delivered by O. W
Dimick of Hubbard on "Apple and
Walnut-Growing in the Willamette
Valley"; by W.-W. Jesse of Barlow on
"Co-operation," and by A. J. Lewis,
fruit inspector, on "The Working of
the Law."
Mr. Dimick was one of the first
shippers in the early days, but ceased
to ship for some time on account of a
lack of adequate railroad facilities.
He resumed the growing of apples
about twelve years ago and has a
large experience to draw from. In
the course of his address Mr. Dimick
pointed out two of the great dangers
to contend with in his line of business
insect pests and fungus diseases.
Both, however, can be successfully
combated and Mr. Dimick pointed in
what way .this might be accomplished.
He regards the soil of Clackamas
county as well adapted to apple-rais
ing and recommends varieties, the
Gravenstein, the Winter Banana, the
Grimes Golden, the Jonathan, the
Baldwin, the Northern Spy, tke Spitz
enburg and the Missing Link. It was
the general ' sense of the meeting to
establish a commercial orchard to be
put into the hands of a competent j
man.
W. W. Jesse recommended the form
ation of an apple union. No man, he
maintained, should do his own pack
ing. Grading and packing should b
done by experts so that the quality, of
the goods would be established and
pass muster without inspection. A
union ought to be consummated to
take care of the commercial side of
the apple-raising Industry.
Mr. Lewis, among other things,
made a report on the recent Hood
River fair. In regard to the operation
of the law. Mr. Lewis declared that
little could be said at the present
time; that the decision of the court
is awaited with interest on tke ques
tion of cutting down trees. The Mil
waukie case is in the hands of Judge
McBrlde sow and until it is deeided
the operation of the law cannot be
judged accurately. .
Some fine specimens of English wal
nuts, French chestnuts, apples and
pears were exhibited to the members.
The prize specimens were the prop
erty of Mr. Swallow, Mr. Jesse and
Mr. Dimick.
The next meeting of the society will
be held the second Saturday in November.
21 DIVORCE DECREES
GRANTED SATURDAY
ENTIRE TIME OF JUDGE McBRIDE
TAKEN UP BY MI3MAT
ED COUPLES.
Divorce cases occupied the attention
of Judge T. S. McBride Saturday af
ternoon to such an extent that no
other cases were set for tf ial as had
been expected. Twenty-one decrees
for divorce were granted. One case
of peculiar' significance is that lof
Charlotte Peterson vs. Leo Peterson.
The complaint of the plaintiff was dis
missed and the cross-complaint of the
defendant allowed, granting the cus
tody of the child. The allegations of
the wife were not sustained by the
evidence in the- slightest degree and
the husband scored a signal triumph
and vindication j
In addition to the cases published
In Saturday's Star, decrees were
granted in the following suits:
Annie Baxter vs. James Baxter, Al
bert M. Downing vs. Anna M. Down
ing, George H. Crook vs. Lucy is.
Crook, Katie Fleck vs.' Lawrence C.
Fleck, White vs. White, Gertrude
Goura vs. Samuel Goura, Mary E.
Graf vs. John Graf, Paul Logan Reed
vs. Anna Reed, William Charles H.
Smith vs. Daisy A. Smith, Nora Col
lins vs. Edward Collins, Mary F. Ha-
worth vs. Allen Haworth, Ruth A.
Haywardvs. Will Hayward, Bessie
Wyatt vs. E. L. Wyatt, Sarah Loeh
head vs. Robert Loehhead, Emalie
Rosalie Woodward vs. James W.
Woodward and Mary L. Swain vs. John
Swain. .
Orders of default and references
were entered in the following divorce
suits: Ethel R. Ash vs. Arthur H.
Ash; Edwin H. Eves vs. Grace E.
Eves, and Roman Zahn vs. Henne
Clement Zahn. .
CLOSING SESSIONS
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describe our mamoth
stock of work clothes.
Prices are beyond ccm
parison. 1
"WORK SHOES the
toughest and best wear
ing in America
S1.50to$6.00
WORK PANTS the
kind that never rip
50cto$2.50
DUCK AND CORD
UROY COATS the
durable kind
S1.50 to$4.50
REV. R. C BLACKWELL ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF COUNTY AS-
SOCIATION.
The annual convention of the Clack
amas county Sunday schools elosed
Sunday with an afternoon session at
which Dr. C. M. Babbitt addressed
the men and boys and with union ser
vice at the Baptist church in the ev
ening. Mr. Phipps spoke in the af
ternoon on "The Book."
At tke afternoon session Saturday
the officers for the ensuing year were
elected. Rev. R. C. Blaekwell was
elected president, Mrs. C. A. Nash was
re-elected secretary, C. J. Fankhauser
of Harmony, vice-president and Earl
Shibley of Springwater treasurer.
The attendance Saturday afternoon
was much larger than at the previous
sessions.'
The union ,pervice Sunday night was
well attended and the fine address
by A. C. Phipps was an impressive
Call to Service in the Sunday school
work. Mr. Phipps introduced A.- A,
Morse, ex-president of the state as
sociation and also prominent in na
tional work, who made a few remarks,
attributing to late trains his failure
to reach his appointment here Satur
day evening. The choir sang two
beautiful anthems. A collection was
taken for the county association. It
amounted to $21.00.
NEW CITY HALL IS
DEDICATED TO USE
COUNTY SEAT ORATORS PRAISE
THE CIVIC VIRTUES AT
MILWAUKIE.
With appropriate exercises the new
city hall at Milwaukie was dedicated
Saturday evening. Mayor Shindler
presided and Hon. Geo. C. Brownell
and Judge G. B. Dimick were the
speakers of the evening. The hall
was decorated with large American
FAMILY TERRI
BY FAIR'S INSANE
THREATS AND DEEDS
National life will be as meaningless
ana empty as a house where only the
foundation has been laid. Upon our
material well-being mnst be built a
superstructure of individual and Na
tional life lived in accordance with
the laws of the highest morality, or
else our prosperity itself will in the
flags draped over the platform, and n8 TXm tum out a curse instead of a
numerous .incandescent lights. The blessing. We should be both rever
hall was well-filled with townspeople ently thankful for what we have re-
ana visitors. On the platform were ceivea ana earnesuy Dent upon uirn-
seated the mayor and other city and lnS it into a means of grace and not
county officials, including Couneilmen ' destruction.
Geo. Hively. Phil. Stribe and O. S. "Accordingly, I hereby set apart
Mathews, County recorder RamsbyJ Thursday, the 29th day of November,
Treasurer Fred Lehman, Postmaster I next, as the day of Thanksgiving and
C. K. Ballard, and Fred Carlan. The supplication, upon which the people
D. H. LOONEY'S WIFE AND CHILD
REN RELUCTANTLY TESTI
FY AS TO HIS ACTIONS.
Milwaukie band furnished musical
numbers and the Olympic club enter
tained with a short dance after the
exercises.
Mr. Brownell told the citizens of
Milwaukie to always remember what
their new city hall stands for. and
shall meet in their homes or churches
devoutly acknowledging that which
has been given them and to pray that
they may in addition receive the pow
er to use these gifts aright.
"In witness whereof I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
that if elected to office they should of United States to be affixed.
always conduct themselves along the
line of civic virtue, of honesty, of
rierhteniisneBn- "Then thin hall will
not have been dedicated in vain. The ence pr the United btates the 131st.
trouble with men is, when they have!
Done at the City of Washington,
this 22d day of October, in the year of
our Lord 1906, and of the independ-
been elected to office they think they
own that office as one would own a
lot." Mr. Brownell urged the people
furtner to consider that the city of
ficers themselves cannot be expected
to make the city; the people them
selves must all help. "A city is only
what public opinion makes it; public
opinion consists or the Ideas or all
of the inhabitants of a community.'
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
By the President:
ELIHU ROOT,
"Secretary of State.'
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Mrs. Myrtle Johnson and her sister
Miss Eva Brown, recently from Minne-
In closing the speaker warned them sota, are jointly teaching the school
against letting the fires of local Jeal- i-ower xogan.
ousies smolder within the limits oil
their city.
Judge Dimick began with a pleas-
Ottie L. Eisenhart of Woodburn has
begun teaching at the Marquam
school.
Superintendent Zinser reports two
ing contrast of the old and the new, v rii7
manifest in the city a buildings,
churches, schools, and the like. He
pointed out the favorable location of
Milwaukie on the Willamette as a
residence city for Portlanders who
seek tke pleasant rural environment
along the river in preference to city
life. "Two things are necessary to
accomplish that object, said Judge
Dimick. "First you must lay out your
yet in session. The demand for
teachers is much greater than the
supply this year all over this section
:of the state.
Home With Klondike Nuggets.
George A. Hamilton, who returned
from Dawson to his home at Park
place last week, has been meeting
with success during his seven years'
city along beautiful lines, and second of mining in the Klondike and has
you must secure favorable transpor- j the nuggets and property to show for
tation rates so that residents here can
easily send their children to Portland
high schools if they see fit. There is
one danger which you must avoid In
it. This is his first visit home for over
two years. A year ago his boys
Worth and Gale ,aged fourteen and
twelve years, ' respectively, visited
"ONE WORD TO THE WISE-WATCH'
Note Left Pinned to the Gate Add to
Their Fear He la A
Judged Mentally Urv '
v eound.
Sues The Southern Pacific.
A complaint has been filed by H. E,
Cross against the Southern Pacific,
suing for $294 damages for the des
truction by fire -of various machinery
and farm implements and other ma
terial stored in a barn which was set
on fire by sparks from the defendant's
engines. Another complaint was filed
last week by the same parties sum;
for the recovery of damages for the
destruction of the barn valued at ?400
It is alleged that the engines of the
defendant were not properly equip
ped with spark catchers and that the
fire was occasioned through the negli
gence of the defendants in not keep
ing their engines in legal and proper
condition.
RUBBER COATS &
CAPES for men and
boys
S2.50 to S5.00
Everything that pertains to work clothes can be had here
The Home Of Quality Arid Fashion.
Hunters' School Needed.
An evening school for amateur
Huntsmen is the next absolute neces
sity for Oregon City. It seems that
not a few men who partake of the
pleasure of hunting the China pheas
ant are unacquainted with the species.
Farmers about the Mount Pleasant
road are rather worried over the fate
of their choice poultry. Chickens and
roosters have been killed off and are
disappearing at a marvelous rate the
last week or so, and many of the farm
ers are urging local sign-painters to
furnish them with small (better large)
tags entitled, "This is a chicken."
New Church at Milwaukie.
The Evangelical people of Milwau
kie, Rev. F. M. Fisher, pastor, have
purchased a quarter block 100x100,
and manse on Main street and will
proceed with the erection of a modern
church as soon as plans have been
adopted. It is proposed to sell the
church property on Main street, op
posite the postoffice, and use the pro
ceeds in erecting the new building,
which may be of concrete.
this matter. Do not rely too much on I him and they rocked out J110 In shin-
presumption. Do not Imagine that I ing metal. Last winter was the cold-
the mayor and the eouncil are going to j est Mr. Hamilton had experienced;
do the work. Tou must all help to the mercury dropping as low as 75
accomplish both these things. Beau- j degrees below zero. Oliver Olson,
tify your city, your homes and yards, I son-in-law of RevGilman Parker, is
and reduce transportation charges, at Dawson and is doing well.
The speaker then illustrated with an;
citizens that are usually to be found) O. C. Transportation Company.
in every, community, the one public-) Articles of incorporation were filed
spirited and poor, the other selfish I last week by the Oregon City Trans
and opulent. He advised them to nortation company, with a capital
follow in the footsteps of the one who stock of $12,000, divided into 600
lived so that he became known among shares. The incorporators are Alden
men and appreciated when, he died. b. Graham. Arthur W. Graham, and
The new ball is not yet completed, Clyde Raabe. The company owns
the council chamber being the only j and operates crafts plying oh the Wil-
one which is finished. The upper lamette and Columbia rivers, and car-
floor space is 40x90, with a stage at;
one end, a gallery and ante-room at
the other and an open floor space 40
by 50 feet in the middle. Down stairs
sy a ground to arraign him on. Word
will be occupied by the council and
the fire department, and the rear is
furnished with two stout cells for the
city jail. ' When completed the total
cost will reach about $5000.
ry both passengers and freight.
That D. H. Looney of Molalla is a
fit subject to be committed to an asy
lum is the conclusion of Dr. Strick
land and Dr. Mount in the investiga
tion conducted by Deputy District At
torney Schuebel before County Judge
Dimick Wednesday morning. Four'
witnesses, Constable Adams of Uo
lalla, Mrs. D. H. Looney, a son John,
and a daughter Molly, were examined.
O. D. Eby represented the prisoner.
The charge upon which Mr. Looney
was arrested was that of threatening
to kill members of his family. The
testimony of all the witnesses bore
out the same point, namely, that for
some time past Looney's actions have
been irrational at times. He has
threatened to kill himself, also indi
vidual members of his family, and the
whole family. He left home and staid
away for almost a year, after selling
hia property for no accountable rea
son and disposing of a large sum of
money in an unknown way. He haa
had a box of giant powder on the
premises with which he intended and
declared he would end the lives of all
of them. Saturday, he said the time
had coma and the only reason for
delaying was that "he had been ar
able to fix things." When ha left
home he pinned a note on the gate,
One word to the wise Watch."
Spells of this kind have been coming
on him for years, but the last three
days. have been the most violent. They
would last sometimes a few days.
sometimes a few weeks, and lucid In
tervals of equally varying duratlom
would follow.
The wife and children were visibly
affected by the ordeal of testifying
and tearfully told their story. No
family troubles had ever been at the
bottom, of Looney 'a outbursts; on tke
contrary, except for his erratie be
havior, relations had always been of
the very best. -
The species of insanity with which
the prisoner is afflicted is a disor
ganization of the nervous system,
which causes the patient to become a
menace at times. Ordinarily the par
tient conducts himself rationally, but
then again he is imbued with the idea
that he is being persecuted -and wants
to kill himself and those about him.
Arrested for Illegal Fishing.
New Catholic Orphanage.
Funds are to be raised by the yOung
men of the Catholic Cathedral at
Portland to build a new girls' orphan
age on the Willamette river opposite
Oswego. The sum of $30,000- is to be
raised for the erection of the new in
stitution. The land, a 70-acre tract,
of which 12 acres will be devoted to
the orphanage, has been donated by
the archbishop.
On complaint of W. W. Smith, H.
V. Eva and W. W. Backus of Portland
have been arrested for illegal fishing
in the Clackamas. The complaint
filed against the fishermen is based
on Sec. 4083, which provides that no
COURT HOUSE BRIEFS.
Harry S. Green filed a petition for
divorce from" Frances F. Green on
fishing shall be done two miles below I the grounds of desertion. The couple
any rack established on any stream I were married in June, 1903 and the
for the purpose of propagating sal-1 defendant left plaintiff in October,
c-i v. i nnt.vnni.Hj i 1 r
on the Clackamas under the authority A demurrer has been filed in the
from the fish commission of the Unit- case of Crantfort vs. Witte. The for-
ed States government, and the two mer is bringing an action in replevin
men in question were caught Sunday to recover a tool chest, together with
trolling with spoon hooks within the its contents.
two mile limit, near the Clackamas
river O. W. P. bridge. They dis
claim having any knowledge of doing
an illegal act, and will appear before
Justice Stipp some time this week.
Sawdust Cases Set.
The case against the Crown-Columbia
Paper mills has been set for Sat
urday, October 27, and the one against
the Bigelow mill for Monday, October
29. The Mumpower people have re
tained Ex-Judge Hayes to defend them
in the action. . The ' last named case
and the Willamette case have not been
set yet. '
Parkplace Church Incorporated.
The First Congregational church of
Parkplace has filed articles of incor
poration, with W. A. Holmes, Jessie
C. Hamilton, and H. E. Cross named
as the incorporators. The object Is
to carry on some work of improve
ments on the building.
17 Cents for Hops.
Seventeen cents was freely offered
yesterday by a number of large buy
ers up the valley and 17 in the vi
cinity of Salem. Carmichael has
bought 2000 bales during the last few
davs ud around Silverton. Mt. Ansel
1 and Gervais.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
Hall for Milwaukie Grange.
Milwaukie, Oct. 23. Milwaukie
grange, which wants a hall has ap
pointed a special committee to ex
amine the Evangelical church prop
erty on Main street opposite the post
office, ' which will be sold as the
church has bought land on which to
erect a new edifice. The old church
being near the electric railway would
make a good meeting place for the
grange..
Washington, Oct. 23. The Presi
dent today issued a proclamation
naming Thursday, November 29, as a
day of thanksgiving. The text or
the proclamation is as follows:
"A Proclamation.
"-The time of the year has come
when, in accordance with the wise
custom of our fathers, it becomes my
duty to set aside a special day of
thanksgiving and praise to the Al
mighty because of blessings we have
received and of prayer that these
blessings may be continued. Yet an
other year of widespread well-being
has passed. - Never before in our his
tory or in the history of any other na
tion has a people enjoyed more
abounding material prosperity than
has ours; a prosperity so great that
it should arouse in us no spirit of
reckless pride, and least of all, a
spirit of heedless disregard of . our
responsibility; but rather a sober
sense of our many blessings, and a
resolute purpose, under Providence,
not to forfeit them by any action of
our own.
"Material well-being, indispensable
though it is. can never be anything
but the foundation of true National
greatness and happiness. If we build
nothing upon this foundation, then our
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