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VOL. 33 NO. 4.
OREGON CITY, OREGON,
FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1907.
I'STAI'.USHED 1866.
MANY WANT SPACE IN
NEW MASONIC TEMPLE
ALUMNI WORKS FOR
OUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
CLAIMS ROBBERY WAS
MOTIVE OF MURDERER
RR
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE EMDAR
RA8SELD DY NUMDER OF AP
PLICATIONS OF RENTERS.
Maionlc Brethren Install Officer!, En
joy Banquet and Talk Eloquent
ly of Their Grand New
Temple.
Tim committee oil plans fur the hew I
Masonic building inked for longer !" I
rloil lnfiun reporting plan iiihI their
Work, HH (ll lltllt llllll Ill-ill MOIIUI lllll
altered t ti-oilf-t Hi" biting nf til"
floor In tin' different teiiitnti Th"
two lower Mi m r m iiihI liii-i'im'iit have
lii'i M li'l, hut lhi i' Ih hlllt Hiililii iii-it
tliilui its tn wlm hIiiiII ric'lvti tho low
er llmir. Severn! have 1 1 1 it- I Mils
for renting the whole first (lour mid
other wind to ntit otilv a part nf
Unit Hi mr nit Hi" cum in it i i f. wlnh In
look fuilher trit n this nilit'er Til"
tup fiixir will contain tin- lodgo riMiin
Illlil itiiliin mitiililti 1 n r ; out have, lui'll'
tiuiii'il tin. fart Unit rimi'tu In tlilN
building fur it i iMiiiiii'n lul club In what
liii'Knii City really ihciI rooms
where IiiihIih'mh tin-it could inm t iirnl
where liii' lni'MH nu n nml stranger, nr
visitor cuiilil meet together.
Uimuiih mi tin' upper floor ur to tin
very iilniMn ii h nn chvutor Ih to
k" placed hi tlifi building.
A beautiful 1 1 tt v I tit ft ! china mind
N"t WHS pri-tl !ltl'l ll, ('. ',V. I'.VIUIH In
appreciation nf hi iiervlceH tm th
ri-fri'N Inn tm' nt (- tu in It t - rt.
A committee was itppnlnti.il to wait
n and to convey the bent whims ofjhhlpper and producer of Oregon.
Ihe Indue to Major ('hitrmnn durlni:
abt Hlckinns Mr Chartunn Is mm
of the oldi'Mt inemherH (if the lodge,
having Joined in 1 sr..T.
llelng Ht. Johrt H and tt day of coin,
brnttun In tlm Maminle rlrclea, a ban
tn"t had been prepared In which a
umber of Ylltorn join'! thn local
lii.K'i- nr tin I the f ,f - -i ird. Jtl le
ThomfiM K. Ryan acted In the capac
ity of toimt master. Tlm tuple to which
Mm different taMH referrd was tlm
aunt, prcnent and future history of
the Masonic IiHlge. Hoim of tlm npeak-
irs dwelt at mmm length on the works
f the lodge and especially if thu work
eforci It.
Tlm following persons re iMiiided to
toasts :
H. (', (iituong. (leu. Clark, I'. K.
Hammond, J. T. Lynch, I'. S. Noyer.
.1. i:. Hedges, C. ). Ki ll,,,;, Charles
Miller, II. M. Hands, I,. Stipp. C K.
Hisuicer, T. J. (lurry atil (lllbert
Hedges.
HARRISON ALLLN
OUT OP POLITICS?
District Attorney Harrison Allen of i
Clackania.'i, Washington and Clatfop
counties now declares Hint ho is re-jVentlon. The congress was calle 1 to
tiring from politics and Unit he hat ; secure the crystallized opinion of Or
tio ambition Tor the tngu of the Full-1 egoii citizens on the Ideas and legisla
ted States District Attorney to succeed I Hon suggested at the recent Kugen.
William C. llilstol. Mr. Allen has re .convention. The date was purposely
cenliy formed a partnership with j set Just before the session of the legis
Charles II. Curry and Intends resign- j lature so (hat the people would li:o
lug his position as district attorney, j as long a time as possible after Jio
In an Interview yesterday with a ! Kngene convention to deliberate on
home newspaper man, Mr. Allen Bald, j the remedies proposed before they niv
"I inn retiring from a political po- presented tu the legislature, and ulse
sllhui, because I've had enough of j that the matter might be Jresh in the.
politics and It's not likoh that I j lawmakers' minds when the legishv
would be h candidate or would con- i turn convenes,'
shier another political appointment. 1 A large number of the member ot
have never talked with Senator Fulton the legislature are expected to be
regarding the Fulled States District j present and the proposed establhh
Altnrnoy'H olTico here In Portland, j incut of a Railroad Commission wi'i
We are close friends, but I don't be
lieve Senator Fulton ever considered
for one moment myself an a nindldiito
for that office,"
PUBLIC RESOURCES
TOR PRIVATE USE
From the great number of notices
of appropriations of the waters of tho
Clackamas and other Htroams of
(iackauins county, for tho purpose, of
generating electric power, CiackiiTiias
county Is certain of marked progress
during the next few years,
Most of those appropriations moan
business Hie erecting of power plants
and electric railways over tho county.
It means that CluckamiiH in a low
years will bo n not work of railway
linos and will have excellent trans
portation facll'itlos.
C. VV. Miller, n Portland attorney,
who In legal counsel fur Mount Hood
H Power company, filed notice of tint
Hppropi lallon of 20,000 inlher'n indie
of wiih'r from Hull lluu, Ih" appropri
ation being In volume, ii continuous
How of 110,000 cubic feet.
Tim point of invention ntil where the
Iii-ihIkuIi'h of tint mild iiinul urn to be
loilllell 111 Oil till! HOIltll lilllllt of tlm
I Hull Hun river ni'itr the southwest cor
I her of tlm MDiitlii-itHt quarter of see
Itluii afi, township oito unlit h, rutiK') 6
IcHSl,
I ih'hii water appropriation aro
transferable, M, F. Donahue having
recently uhhIkih'iI a number of these
right to tlm J'ortlnud & Handy Hlver
Fieri tie coiiipaiiy, after having made
t luil v- preliminary construction
work.
A. Ilnire Frame .t filed tin re
quired notice for tlm appropriation of
teuton niliieiV InelieM under it six Im b
head picumire, miner' pressure, from
the I tt k Handy. Joint W. Meldnim of
t' Ii city, purjii.it.i I njiprniirlaio O'tOO
I cubic feel per second of the water
jof the Clackamas from tlm Fppor
lui'liitiiiitH river In MiTtlnrt 11, town
dlilp 1 Mouth, range 4 u t. Mr. .Mel
dnim hpecllh'M that thii witter Ih to he
diverted from the Htn-uni thrmiKli a
Itilllie f,i) f,..-t wide and I!') feel de-p,
SHIPPERS' CONVENTION.
Th" big Hhlppern and producer huvo
m-lecteil the juth day of January at
Albany in the meeting place of their
convention. The object of tint meet
ing In to remedy tlm great cur whori
ng" and other evlln which confront the
ltepreneiitntlve from luimt of the
commercial bodies of tlm HtHte arc ox
peeled to be preHcnt, and a majority
of tlm iiu'IiiIhth of tho leglHlaturo will
probably attend to hear tho dlscute
sloll, which they will no doubt b call
ed iiKin to consider officially.
Tho. Albany Commercial club In
mMiimir for tho convention, uttd Dr.
M. II. Kills, president of tlm club. Is
at tlm head of tho preparations His
companions on the committee of ar
rangements are State Senator Franl.
J Miller, County Judge V. II. Stewart.
(ieoige K. Sanders and C. K. Sox.
Tlm program Is an yet embryonic,
but It h assured that hoiiiis of the
most prominent men In the stato will
speak. Judge Stephen A. IxiwcM, tt
Pendleton; J. N. Teal, of Portland !id
(lovernor (ieorge K. Chainberlaln linve
all been asked to speak and will
probably talk on "Allen Ownership of
Public Land," and Mr. Teal's address
In the event that he accepts tho In
vitation to speak will probably -leal
with tho railroad commission law
which he hits prepared for tlm Port
land Chamber of Commerce. (Kimr
prominent men will be asked to tie
liver addresses.
The congress Is not to he a WHIum-
ii - Mo affair, but Is lo lie a slate con-
In all probability lie the main Issue
to receive the attention of tho con-i
gress.
SPECIAL ROAD TAX
LEVIES ARE VOTED
Hvory person within the boundaries
of Clackamas county Is In favor of
good roads as Is shown by tho tax
levies secured by County Judge Diui
lck during tho last month. Most
of tho districts voted a 5 mill tnx, but
In two cases a (i and n ton mill tax
was levied.
Tho districts in which this special
tax has boon levied and tho amount
of tho tnx levied in each enso are as
follows:
Viola G mills, Highland Ii, Dickey's
Praliio R, Sandy 5, Lower Oswogo 10,
Milk Crook S, Damascus 5, Iloiing 5,
George Ii, Now Kra, 5, Colton 5, and
Sprlngvvator G.
THE SLOGAN OF THE COMMITTEE
TO BE "A COMBINED DIS
TRICT HIGH SCHOOL."
Hlitorlcal Sketch of the
Institution of Learning of This
Vicinity Included In the En
tertaining Program.
"Old liarclay Hchool Dayn"
revived Friday evening at tlm
W(.rf)
ineet-!''"
liiK of tlm Alumni UHnoclatlon and once ''H'filn Keel 0f aiadstone and Gary of
more did the number of former t uI- i WUIann ttw were atronsly In favor
ent of tins IiIrIi nrhiMd think of thoHo,''' central high achool. The plan
daya of leanrlng.
Tim meeting wan an especially en
thuHinstlc one-centered upon tho one
thought now heron: tlm members ofi1"'11""1 I'",'t''! here under the super
tlm Al;;mnl association establishing j vIm1" "f lt"-' directors of this district,
of a county central high school. I"'" "'' call f'r a high school
The president of the association, I ('"Used of several districts that may
Mi.iH N'i f .ker, who him been a tln luxs i '"' in'i""''! to Join. Hut beftirtj this
worker for the cause taken mi bv flmi'"" ,1""". the cornmltteo muKt B';-
organization, had prepared an excel-
nt program for the. occasion.
Miss Ivy Cordon rendered very
skillfully one of her ever pleasing
violin hiiectlons which was followed
by n reading by Chits. Robertson.
Mhs Tooze of Cladstone, also de
lighted the gathering with a reading.
Mrs. II. H. Nicholas of Portland read
a paper on "the Seminary Days of
Old Oregon City." Her paper was
excellent and very Interesting and was
made especially ho on recount of th
Interestlng bits of hhtory that were
Interspersed. Mrs. Nicholas Is a grad
uate of the Oregon City schools, hav
ing attended here In the 70's when
she was known to the older residents
as Miss Hunsaker. Her home was
In (Hailstone, the place now known
as the Captain Appertain farm.
She recalled too the pioneer Institu
tion of learning that finally culminat
ed In the .public schools of Oregon
City. The seminary was started by
Dr. Atchlnson, who Is also the found
er of the First Congregational churcb
of this city. For some time the sem
inary was on the verge of closing due
to Inck of financial uport. Hut the
kthI old Dr. Atchlnson, ever ready
to overcome any such emergencies,
consulted his friends and one of the
MOLALLA COYOTE'S
WONDROUS FEA1S
CAUGHT IN TRAP, KILLS MATE,
BREAKS CHAIN AND SWIMS
RIVER.
Molalla. Dec. lit. Good bye old
year; Happy New Year. Now write
It 1 II 0-7, Since you have turned the
"new leaf" Is It likely to appear like
our present weather; a continuation
of the past? One gleam of sunshine
each day would bonier l!ti.i clouds lor
the year; try It.
Everybody attending our school en
tertainment pronounced it a great sue-,
cess, best They ever witnessed at
Molalla, which speaks words of praise
for our teachers. At present there
are ninety scholars enrolled and it
looks very much like there will need
to be more teachers by next year to
take care of all that, may need atten
tion in our public school.
J. W. Thomas received for an Xiuas
present, a very sore hand, by running
a rusty 20 penny nail into the palm
to the bone.
Miss Dory Moody stepped on a rake
tooth, running It through her shoe sole
Into her foot, with part of the stock
lug making a very bad wound.
Tho S, -S. convention at Teasel
Creek was not very largely attended
Sunday, on account of severe weather.
Tho next convention will bo hold at
Molalla In about three months.
J. W. Mattoon and family contem
plate moving on tho Judklns farm,
having purchased a part of tho hop
yard.
Several metallic circuits have boon
constructed into cent nil stations; one
of which has boon recently connected
up. Stouillngor, Donlson, Hooker &
Co,, wore running wires into Molalla
last week from Mendowbrook neigh
borhood. Owing to the Increased traffic on
tho road to Dickey I'ralrio, never was
It so thoroughly muddy as it is at
present.
Ab. Russell caught, two coyotes In
two traps sot, near together. The
larger of the two killed the smaller
one and pulled the chain loose, swam
the river and half way back and sank
pioneer women who had already aid-.
ed the raiiHo to cori'dderahle an ;x -
tent, doubled her donation. TIiIh
woman'K contribution Holved the dlf-
i (lenity and the old lrint.it.ute kept on
ltn work, finally Krowln Into the pub
Pioneer ",: KcboolH of Oregon City, wherf! Mr.
Mcbolan attended. Thf! Hchool then
was a nmall building which Bt'Mxl near
the lame elm on tho public hcIkkjI
ground and a few yardH went of the
pretent Hit." of the liarclay building.
After the program was completed,
.tin; real enuHe, of the meeting was tak-
"I tr"l dlnmiMHed thoroughly. I'riri-
formerly thought of a county central
high Hchool was Kumewhat altered,
lnntead of a general county high
cure the support of different districts,
and then bring their cause before
the legislature, who would no doubt
I'IIHH arl a t IT''vldlng for tho establish
inent of a combined district high
Hchool and providing for the election
of a separate board of directors.
The committee appointed to nee and
ppeak with the board of directors
of other districts will carry on their
work-in Inducing as many districts
as possible to join the plan. Tlie
commit tee will also consider a f-as-
,hl" Method of presenting the plan be-1 '
fore the members of the legislature
and work for the support of their
cause.
The slogan of the committee and
members of the Alumni association
of tho liarclay high school is "A
Combined district high achool."
It la a movement that needs sup
port Oregon City needs a good,
strong high school and since the plan
thought of Is a feasible and reasonable
"no, it is hoped all the citizens of
Oregon City and surrounding districts
will see the benefits to be derived
from such an Institution of learning.
To add to the general cheerfulness
and interest of the meeting, the com
mittee in charge served refreshments
to the large number present.
In tho middle of tho stream. Neither
wolf or trap have been seen since ow
ing to a sudden rise of the river.
Unit hers, sisters, sons and daugh
ters, came homo to the fireside to
spend a week or two at the old home
stead during tho holidays.
Graham Hungate has boon sorely
afflicted with bolls on his hands for
several weeks.
Next Monday, January 7, will be
the annual meeting of the Molalla Mu- i
tual Telephone association, when all
members will have an opportunity to
otivo pari in mo deliberations.
Next Saturday, January 5, will be
the regular meeting of Molalla Grange
No. 310, All members are requested
to ha present. Installation of officers.
Saturday night will also bo held the
Installation of officers in IT. A. assem
bly No. S'
1. O. O. F. Lodge No. 1S4 of Molalla
will have Installation ceremonies tho
second Saturday night in January.
Rebekah Lodge No. 159 has accepted
an Invitation to bo present and as
there is being preparation made for
a supper on that occasion it is quite
likely some neighboring brothers and
sisters will make it a point to journey
our way.
George Ogle and J. V. Karless have
gone to the mines to assist Al. Fair
clough in rebuilding a bunk house
while the other hoys are having ihoir
Christmas.
J, L. Oglo lost an overcoat
while going home from Molalla last
week. As tho tinder will bo anxious
to restore tho coat to the owner be
fore some one asks him whore ho
found that, coat, please leave at Mo-
: lalla
Fred Dougherty is getting some
more line birds of the White Rock
family. Fred believes in having the
best, that is going; tho trio cost him
$20.
Had Mr. Ginlhor boon in attendance
at our Christinas ball ho would have
behold a different phase to the "ele
vating Influences" that do sometimes
hover about tho doings that naturally
go hand in hand in producing the "SO
per cent" of mischief to the rising
generation.
The South Clackamas Bounty club,
at a meeting last Saturday ruled that
hereafter all scalps taken must be pre-
aonted within 10 days from date of
Idllin animal. It Ih al o ordwl that
jany memher of the- club ko! idling a
new member Khould be allowed 2.",
centa 'if the mornhernhlj) fee. Ho now
thf; club Ih Krowlni? a'aln. I t every
member cet IiIh neighbor to Join. Then
It will only vi, X Ifit or three cents
for each Hcaip taken.
"CLEAN TOWN" SAYS
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
GENERAL CIVIC HOUSEC LEANING
PRECEDES NEW YEAR SLOT
MACHINES TADOOED.
"A clean town" fays the mayor and
the counclln.cn and as the result of
this edict the town was gone through
and a general house, cleaning was giv
en Oregon City.
Chief Burns was a busy man all
day Monday, giving notices to the
different stop's which had slot mach
ines on their counters, Haying that the
same had to be placed out of the way
by 12 o'clock of December 31, 19f'C.
The many stores, especially cigar
stores and saloons that used the
machines were busy late Monday night
bidding a fond farewell to the little
machine that had served so well dur
ing the time of its life In Oregon City.
Tuesday morning the cigars had to
be bought with the real medium of
exchange over the counter.
PETZOLD PAID $35
FOR HORSE KILLED
MANAGER OF SHOW COMPANY
SETTLES FOR ANIMAL SCAR
ED BY BAND.
R. I'erz'dd, the butcher, received
$.15 for the loss of his horse which was
killed Monday on Main street. The
above mentioned sum was paid over
upon a compromise between Mr. Pat
ton, the manager of the "Jerry from
Kerry" show company and Mr. Pet
zold through the attorneys, U'Ren
& Sehuebel.
Considering the loss of Mr. Pet
zold, the sum paid over is meager,
as the animal was a very valuable
one, besides the damage done to
the cart and harness. But as the case
brought into the courts would have
become a complicated affair, it was
thought best to make some compro
mise and Petzold thus agreed upon
the sum which Is about one-half of the
actual value of his property.
The band of "Jerry from Kerrv"
j were parading the streets of Oregon
; City without a permit.
Why the animal became so frighten-
ed has caused a good ileal of wonder,
as it was in the habit of standing un
hitched on the streets in front of the
meat market for the last four or five
years and seemed to have been used
to all the different noises of the streets
until Monday.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Healthful cream of tartar, derived solely from
grapes refined to absolute purity, is the active
principle of every pound of Royal Baking'
Powder.
Hence it is that Royal Baking Powder
renders the food remarkable both for its fine
flavor and healthfulness.
No alum, no phosphate -which are the
principal elements of the so-called cheap
baking powders and which are derived
from bones, rock and sulphuric acid.
OYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW YORK.
ASTOUNDING DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE OLEMAN-AYRES TRAG
EDY AT ST. HELENS.
Stole Small Sums At Different Timet
Correspondent Thinks Kill
ing May Have Been
Premeditated.
Fnl'.-Hs a trained newspaperman.
Will Cm. MacRae of the Oregonlan staff
is mistaken, Albert Olernan, the thir
teen year old assassin of his fos
ter mother, is one of the most remark-
ables axemples of youthful depravity
disclosed by criminal annals in years.
According to Mr. Mac Rae, the motive
for the murder was robbery and the
killing was cold-blooded, premeditat
ed murder.
The murder it-;elf was of the inex
plicable kind. The Ayers reside one
half mile south of Warren near St.
Helens. Friday night, Mrs. Ayres or
dered the boy to go to bed and he was
both slow and surly about complying.
He stepped in the hall, picked up a
rifle and blew off Mrs. Myers' head aa
she sat sewing with her face turned
from him.
This horrible deed was had enough
when considered as resulting from bad
tpmper in a bad boy but if aa now
charged the boy was a thief and the
impending discovery of his thefts by
Mrs. Ayres prompted the deed, lt Is
surely the most horrible crime of re
cent days viewed from the standpoint
of criminal tendencies.
Sheriff White of Columbia county
found upon investigation that Mrs.
Ayres was twice robbed, once of 10
and again of '. The boy threw off
suspicion by claiming to have seen,
a man leave the house after the
thefts.
On the night of the murder Sheriff
White made a careful search of the
house. The old people and the boy
slept upstairs in separate beds. When
Sheriff White examined these beds be
.found them turned topsyturvy, as if
someoue had ransacked them in search
of hidden valuables. Mrs. Ayres had
been In the habit of handling the
money of the family and at times, it
is said, kept in her possession consid
erable sums of money.
Spent Stolen Money.
It is only since the murder of Mrs.
Ayres that Albert Oleman has been
suspected of the theft of $15. So far
Sheriff White does not accuse the boy
of the murder for purpose of robbery,
but the fact that he found that Albert
bought a 22-caliber rifle for $1 and
later changed a $5 gold piece a a
grocery store leads him to doubt the
j boy's story that he committed the
j murder in the heat of pasison.
The Olexans lived at Lebanon be-
" T, , ., " S"ers"
luiiinj. ine Ayres adopted AI-
.bert about five years ago. He has
i sister at Silverton and his mother
re
sides at Salem.
Mrs. W. Bauman ot New Era, who
was very ill, is recovering.