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VOL. 33. NO. 2,
OREGON CITY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1900.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES IN THE SCHOOLS HEAR SERMON! acceptable Christmas gifts
FOR OREGON CITY
BY DOCTOR
KIMBALL
Programs That Will Be Carried Out by Several Grades on
Friday Afternoon at Barclay, Parkplace and
West Oregon Qty
Things That If Pound In the Civic Stocking Would
Help z Town And Promote the Gen
eral Interests of All
0
Clnlnl iiiiih t'Xi'rrliti'H will bit liclil In
llin clly schools Friday afternoon,
At the Itiuelay, the linen iirliimry
grades will IhiI'I their exercises to
gether In MIhm ('(icIiiiui'm room which
h being prettily docomied for tho oc
casion. Following Ih the program :
Bciik Bethlehem l!itlnr School
Recitation - Why Do 1I. IU for Christ-
iiiiih Ring Raymond I'urkH
Bong-Merry Chtl'ttiia.'i. .First Grailo
Itectiilloil - If I Should See HiiiiIii..
C'lltllH (!ell'gllt Room
Hong-rafter Patter Co lint Reindeer
Geneva 1'iirltM, Mmy Green, Ila.i'l
Walling.
Hoiik - Hrlnit Rack Ohl Kiuitn to M
School
Recitation --A Hunt for Siuitit Clans
Herbert Harris
Recitation -Three Little Maids
Ah'lhil Oglesby
ICcctt at lull -- A ChrlHtmiiH Tree
Harriet Parker
(Written especially for her.)
Kinder Play- Santa Claim Jokci....
Flrnt Grade
Recitation - Little Moillo ,
Nuoml Armstrong
Song Dear Old Sarin.. School
Kocltiit Ion - Sunt n Clmm
Sol ItoticiiMicin, Jack Hooker,
Grace Dainbach, Curry Cross.
A magic lantern show with a graph
ophonc concert will conclude tho ex-itcIhi-h.
Thu exercises uru for the children,
nil there will he no room for visitors.
BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR
OREGON CITY'S STOCKING
Dr. Carll on switching Facilities and
Commission Houses.
Dr. W. K. Carll, of tho Oregon City
board of trade, who Ih a member of
thu committee that wriR appointed a
Hhort tlmi) hk'o to boo concerning tho
transportation and proper nwltchlnic
faclllllcH of tho Southern Pacific com
pany niiyn:
"OreKon City Ih at preHcnt greatly
handicapped an to her hw Itching fa
cllltleH ami thin problem bun canned
a good deal of worry to tho board of
trade, an well an to a number of Ore
gon Clty'a buyout nierchantH,"
Dr. Carll lias looked Into tho altua
tlon and bin HolutlotiH of tho problem
lie ban made known to the Star rep;
roHentatlvo. Of coiiiho It will be up
to tho buslnc kh men of Oregon City
whether thU Holiition Ih brought about.
"In order to necuro tho proper
Bwltchlng facllltlea the city ought to
donate to tho Southern Pacific com
pany the right to the line of tho rail
road at reet or tho alley along tho com
pany's tract or turn the name over In
any manner that Koemn reasonable,
anil practical, 'then tho company
would be ablo to run their truck and j
switch down to that at root. There It.
would bo jiohhUiIo for tho teamH to
get within reach of tho cars, nnd mako
tho loading or unloading problem an
cany one. At preHent tho binding or
unloading of tho earn Is a very expen
alvo one."
Tho doctor nlso npoko of another
Holtitlon which really huoiiih nioro rca
aoiiablo anil would convey nioro mu
tual benefit to nil of tho business men
of this city.
"Tho city ought to glvo tho South
ern Pacific company tho right of way
in tho north part of town, Honiowhero
In (.1 recti Point, which would enable
tho placing of n HWltch which would
run to tho Oregon City Lumber mill
and then bouUi on Water street an fur
an tho Woolen nitllH. Should tho com
pany bo given Hiich a frnnchlso and
tho track placed on Water street,
thoro would be Ideal places along tho
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
Letters remaining uncalled for In
Oregon City post office for week end
ing December 1!).
Cohen, Miss ltesslo L.; Lamb, Mrs.
J. 1.1.; Lewis, Mrs. Roxlo; Mooro, Miss
Elsie. Drawner, Edgar; Ilrown Char
llo; Collins, M.; Howard, Claude; Ken
nody, C. F.j Mnckey, Edward; Itambo,
C. S.; SLualcfeldt, Mr.; Tardlff, Atnio;
ErlckHon, Fred, (package)
Parkplace 8chool.
Thu following program of rcelln-
HoilH, dlllloglleH, drills, SOIIgH nnil In
strumental tnuiilc will bo given by
the Mothers' cltil) nnil tho school nt
I'uiliplaoo, Friday evunlng, December
21. beginning nt 8 o'clock:
Dialogue Twentieth Century Chrlst-
iii riH Trei 20 iiii!1m from Primary
room; Mliii Smith.
Dlalogm--Tin) Heal Santa CIhiihu
li:i pupils, Interiiieilluti) department;
MIhm Mc A unity.
Drill -ChrlhtmuH Hell Drill 10 girls
advance department; MImh Arm
strong. t'lidn Nathun'H Indian
4 Ixtys MIkh Armstrong's
Iteclliitlon Tins JohiiHlown Flood-
lleiui Tyeor, llii '.i I Too.".
Indian Dance Around tho Camp Flro
10 lioyH, Inlermedlnte, MIkh WIIhiui
RecitationWhile Shepherds Watch
Their Flocks tit Night
Mabel Slevcrs.
Reading-The Thren I .overs
I HkIi School I.. A. Road
Quartctt) "Como Sull With Me,"
Mr Lucas, Mrs. llrunor.
Mr. Clyde, Mm. Hamilton.
Solo (a) "Ih-arln"
(b) Thu Broken Pitcher.
Mrn. IIolmcH.
Solo "If Adam hadn't Hecn tho appln
tree" Mr. Lucas
Solo "Tim good old U. S. A."....
Victor Gault
At tho concliinliin of tho program
refreshments consisting of coffoo, cako
track for several commiHHlon houses.
Commission houses aro really the one
thing that this city Is In dlro need of
at tho present moment. Tho busi
ness of Oregon City warrants It The
merchants ought to stand back of
tho enterprise. It would retain much
of tho business that Is now going to
tho city of Portland. Men who would
enter tho commission business at
this point would within a few years
have a tremendous business. Port
land prices can bo paid hero as easily
as any pluce along tho river."
G. A. Harding on Street Improvements
Geo. A. Harding, who has grown
up with tho town, Ih one of Oregon
City's most prominent men. Tho good
roiuls proposition ennio to his mind
that Is especially alleys of tho busi
ness section and the Improvement of
Water street. "Our alleys aro now In
bad condition, but with little work
could be Improved, Our alleys ought
to be macadnmi.ed and sidewalks
ought to bo placed along them. Water
street needH this Improvement badly
on account of heavy loads which aro
being hauled at all times."
Manager Miller of P. G. E. Co., Tells
of the General Appearance of
Store Signs.
Manager Miller of tho local branch
of tho Portlnnd General Electric com-
pany, says:
"Oregon City's business district j
neeiis signs designating mo uincreni
business firms electric signs, not bo
cause wo are In tho lighting business
but because of tho general appearance
they give tho sin-eta. A city which
has electric Blgns takes on the nppenr
nnce of a busy center, tho streets seem
to bnvo life and strangers and visit
ors always have a good report to
mako of such a city."
Somo of our business housos already
have such signs and they have been
a great boon to tho different firms,
as woll ns casting a bright light Into
tho streets. '
The following Btatemont by II. M.
Adams and wlfo, Honrlottn, Pa., will
Interest pnronts and others. "A mir
aculous euro has taken placo In our
homo. Our littlo child had eczema 5
years and was pronounced lncurablo,
when we read about Electric Bitters,
and concluded to try it. Before the
second bottlo was all taken we noticed
a chungo for tho bettor, and after tak
ing 7 bottles ho was completely cur
ed." It'B tho up-to-dnto blood medi
cine and body building tonic. Guar
anteed. GOo and $1.00 at Howell &
Jones' drug storo.
candy, popcorn, Mc, will bo served,
mid a bazaar will be; held. An admls
mIoii feo of 10 cents will bo charged.
Wet Oregon City.
Program of Christinas oxitcIhch to
bo held at Went Oregon City hcIiooIh,
Friday, December 2lHt at 1:15 p. rn.:
Song Xiiiiih Greeting.
Uecitatloii Jest 'Foro Christmas, by
Floyd Blackburn.
Song Sleep Iiaby, Sleep
Uecitatloii My Stocklr by Joseph
Armstrong.
Uecitatloii Thg Stocking's Christmas
by Emma HanKon.
Song Mary Foumnl
Uecitatloii Tho Shlni-Ht Dime, by
Iu1ho Robin Hon.
Song Christmas Sung
Recitation The Telegram, by Huby
Kerr.
Song, Welromo to Kris Krlnslo.
Recitation Annle'H and Willie's Pray-
er, by tlracu Onborn.
j Recitation Carmen Schmldll
j Sour Santa CIiiiih.
Recitation ChrlHtmaH (lifts, by Ollvo
Oliver.
Soni; Tho Old Year and tho New
Souk Tho WondroiiH Advent, by
Ollvo MohIit.
llaloKui A SllKht MlBunderstandlng,
by Karnent Monler and Erma Draper
Soiik by Ulancho Kendall.
KxerclHCK will aluo bo held at tho
Uoltnii hcIiooI at tho sanio time. Per
hoiih IntercHted In tho nchooln, cnpc
lally tho parents, aro cordially Invited
to attend.
WHO HAS A NAME
FOR A FINE FARM?
GEORGE DEKUM WOULD GLADLY
RECEIVE SUGGESTIONS
FROM STAR READERS.
One of tho handsomest farms In
Clackamas county Is owned by Geo.
O. Dckum on tho Pudding river, near
Aurora, planted principally with wal
nuts and devoted to tho raising of
funcy breeds of poultry, swine and
sheep. Mr. Dckum wants a name foi
his place. Indian name preferred
and Invited readers of this paper to
make suggestions. Ho would call the
place Walnut Manor or Walnut Grange
were that not so common, several
others huvlng already made use of
the name walnut.
There Is a beautiful lone fir In front
of the house, also maples, willows,
dogwood and cedar abound on the
place, nnd beaver.
Residents of that section pronounce
the Dckum place one of tho finest in
tho country. Who has a name? Per
haps Mr. Dckum will reward the lucky
suggestion with a sample of his tooth
somo white pullets.
MOTHER SHIPTON'S
FAMOUS PROPHESIES
Mrs. E. Warner of this city Is In
possession of a poem printed on a
card, although reprinted in later years
at the shop of W. F. Taylor, Windsor,
was originally discovered In tho Brit
ish Museum, A. D. 1418. Tho poem Is
called "Mother Shlpton's Prophesies."
Although written so many years ago
many of the prophesies have since
como to pass:
"Carriages without horses shall go,
And accidents fill tho world with
woe ;
Trlmrose Hill in London shall be,
And in Its center a Bishop's See."
"Around the World thoughts shall
' fly
In the twinkling of an eye."
The above prophecies and a good
many othors, that we cannot print on
account of limited spneo Boem to
have come to pass, but tho last tho
good woman seems to have failed in,
or at least It has not happened that
we know of:
"Tho world thon to an end shall
como
In Eighteen hundred and Eighty-one."
DEAN OF THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL
DELIVERS SCHOLARLY AD
DRESS TO PASTORS.
Much Interett Manifested In 8eslona
of East Portland District M.
E. Ministers' Associa
tion. Tho second day's sessions of tho
East Poitland district M. E. Ministers'
association, was opened Wednesday
morning by devotional exorcises con
ducted by J. J. Patton of Viola. The
minutes were read and approved and
with some preliminary business: tho
program of the morning was taken
up. Pastoral work in a country chargo
w as the theme of a short talk by J.'J.
PatUm.
Prayer meeting, Its relation to the
spiritual life of tho church, E. Glt
tlns, Leslie church, Salem. An Inter
esting discussion followed this paper
that was of a very practical and help
ful nature.
Is the Prayer Meeting Bnd Epworth
League a substitute for tho class
meeting?" was the subject of a short
address by T. J. Anthony of Canby.
Drs. Ford and Sellick also H. A. Ward,
president of tho Walla Walla District
Epworth League, spoke briefly upon
this subject.
The Epworth League as a soul sav
ing Institution, by W. E. Ingalls.
Yesterday's Sessions.
Tuesday afternoon: The devotions
were conducted by J. W. McDougal of
Albany, who read the scripture. The
prayer was offered by Dr. Ford of
Sunnyslde. The first address for the
afternoon was on the subject of the
Pacific Christian Advocate by Mr.
Hughes. The needs and the welfare
of the peper were well presented. The
address revealed the difficulties under
which the paper Is published, and
mado it clearly evident why the pub
lishing agents have withdrawn from
the tynograiiuical union. Unionism
came n Tor soiue s'larp criticism.
One brd';t r made the caarp comment
that "when a mau get- into the grip
of unloulj;:i ho became worthless."
Tho work of the Orej'on conference
Layman's association was presented
by T. S. McDnniol and Trof. Bvyer
a! ) nrtseiited the claims of Willam
eit University.
Dr. II. D. Kimball, Dean of the Kim-
br.ll hchool of Theology, next spoke
on behalf of that school. He Fnoke fit
ti ig!y of the purpose of the school
a: '. I"-. 'nfucTM-o ii.viti tho v:;,rn:-c of
the church. Tho subject of the next
paper was The Most Effective Meth
ods of Church Work, by Rev. W. II.
Selleck. Ho said In part: That the
lower of work depends upon the exer
cise of energy. Work Is force exercised
toward the accomplishment of a cer
tain end. Church work is represented
by the activity of tho regenerated life
directed toward a certain purpose. The
efficiency of church work depends up
on our union with Christ. Tho church
Is to do the redemption work of
Christ. All other things are incident
al. , A church that Is not a working
church must have a poor quality of
preaching. Organization is necessary
to tho welfare of the church. It has
to do. with tho advancement of the
Kingdom. If the spirit dominates the
church tho methods will take caro of
themselves.
On Tuesdny night the ministers lis
tened to a very helpful and thought
ful sermon by Dr. II. D. Kimball. Dr.
Kimball used ns his text the words
j of 1 Tim. 6-20: "Oh Timothy keep
I that which is committed to thy
trust." Timothy was to keep his faith
pure, unadulterated, free from sophis
try and from the delusions and snares
of science falsely so called. He was
to work that faith Into the practical
j relations of life and illustrate it by
: the life that he lived. That faith was
juot to bo lost through union with er
i ror or was It to be known by great
j names.
I The same trust of truth is commit-
ted to every disciple. That same
1 faith is to bo kept for its practical ben-
eflt and help to our life. By his voice
i ho Is to teach and defend it. By his
life ho is to live it. No man is suffi
. cient for that trust save as the spirit
moves and blesses.
I That we may keep this trust, two
Linn E. Jones Suggests A Municipal
Electric Plant
When seen on the subject of the
best thing to bi; placed in Oregon j
City's Christmas stocking. Linn E. i
Jones, of the Howell & Jones drug ;
firm, said: I
"In order that the business men of1
Oregon City may work for the best
interests of thi-i city and vicinity, an
organization should be brought about
which would place thern together in t
such a way that all the petty business 1
feelings would be obliterated when ;
there Is a public spirited move to be
considered. There have been so many
good propositions lately before the I
public and all have been downed by ,
the knockers." j
Mr. Jones went on to say that he
seconded the thoj-jht and sentiment
of T. L. Charman, printed In the ;
Star a few evenings tgx "What we !
need In Oregon City Is less people who 1
are always ready to down the proposl- i
tions that are headed by public-spirit- j
ed men for the good of this city." j
A new phase was also brought out
by Mr. Jones, "The subject of elec
tric lights," he went on to discuss, "is
one that all should be Interested in
this means better lights. We have
waited all this time for the improve
ment of our electric light system and
the only remedy in my mind is the
operation of a plant owned and op
erated by the city. All would be in
terested in such a proposition and the
cost of our lights could be reduced
and better service be given. The
lights would give more even service
things are necessary:
First. We must know the content,
and
Second. We must have a spirit like
unto Him who gave it.
The custodian of the Truth must
be dominated by it Man if himself
is dull earthly, sensual, so that we
wonder how he ever became the cus
todian of the truth.
Men have betrayed the truth in that
they have emphasized the coloring of
he chrictian experience, more than
they have the experience.
They havu betrayed it because of
temperment. They have made the
truth of no effect and have swept
aside all tradition. 1
We have something left to which
we may tie. The History of the Race
and the Providence of God. It is
neither scientific nor religious to dis
pute the facts accepted by the en
lightened conscience of the 20th cen
tury. Thera arc two extremes men should
VL-kl, blgury cad iatt.ldity. And
men should in matters of doubt give
the preference to the side of righte
ousness. "Toyland" is a place always eager
ly sought by all, especially near
Christmas time. From the displays
in windows that particular place is
well Imitated by the window displays
at Block's Furniture store at the cor
ner of Main and Seventh.
Some Water.
O. A. Cheney reports the rainfall
as three inches during the last week;
24 inches in the last 24 hours.
Avoid alum and alum phos
phate baking powders. The
label law requires that all
the ingredients be named
on the labels. Look out
for the alum compounds.
NOTE. Safety lies in buying only
Royal Baking Powder, which is a
pure, cream of tartar baking powder,
and the best that can be made.
than at present and leas damage
wouxi u! none to me lamps.
C. H. Dye on Public Spirit.
"A double portion of Public Spirit"
said the, president of the Oregon City
board of trade, "Is the one thing that
tho business men of this city nead.
Tho board of trade has often discus
sed movements for the direct benefit
of this town movements in civic im
provements that always demand the
aid of ail the business men. la many
caes when these have been propos
ed to the people, some one class haa
invariably come forward to oppose
them. Or, if affairs have gone wrong,
a great deal of howling has been
heard. Any one can readily see that
such actions will produce only one
result and that one result will be
just in the opposite direction, that the
persons who were public-spirited
enough to lead the movement, intend
ed that it should be.
"The library, the McLoughlin and
the Chautauqua movements have been
downed by that class who only look
to the dollar of the present time."
The president of the board of trade
endorsed the very thlng3 thft have al
ready appeared In the pages of the
Star, from the minds of other business
men, concerning the switching facili
ties. He advocated that the people
stand together and demand the im
provement of the switching problem
from the Southern Pacific company,
and also the improvement of the O.
W. P. & R, company's track on Main
street
ROAD LEVY MEET
AT SPRINGWATER
Commissioner Lewellen Will Attend
Voters' Gathering At His
Old Home.
County Commissioner Lewellen has
gone to Springwater In the place of
County Judge Dimick, who was unable
to attend on account of business at
home. A meeting of the farmers of
that district will be held In that place
Thursday evening for the purpose of
'.evying a special road tax. Mr. Lew
ellen formerly lived in that district
and knows all of the citizens and is
duly qualified to meet the demands of
the occasion.
County Judge Dimick will go to
Oswego on Monday for the purpose
of a special road levy in that vicinity.
On the 27th a meeting will be held at
Barton and on the 29th a similar one
v. iil be called at New Era.
Long Tennessee Fight
For twenty years W. L. Rawls, of
Bells, Tenn., fought nasal catarrh. He
writes: "The swelling and Boreness
inside my nose was fearful, till I be
gan applying Bucklen's Arnica Salve
to the sore surface: this caused the
soreness and swelling to disappear,
never to return." Best salve in exist
ence. 25 cent3 at Howell & Jones,
druggists.
The local branch of the Portland
General Electric company has made
use of a Christmas tree to display its
goods.
3 pkg. raisins 25c RED FRONT.