ERPRISE
OREGON CITY ENT
COURT BUSY
DECREE GIVEN IN FINLEY CASE
-LAR8EN V8. HAY TES
TIMONY HEARD.
WOMAN AND CHILD ABANDONED
Quiet Day For Judge McBrlde
Circuit Court Lawyers are
Ouiy In Salem.
In
Judge Mcllrldo rendered a d-crc. 1 '" '"",""M',, 'UM,",, of t,',, dlll,lr,,n
Wi.dm.Hduy morning to dissolve tho!""'1 " ,1"rr"" '""""'"'"a" the bond of
hondM of i..i.iri,..,.u I,, ..... f,-i... .
iin- in-
Vorcn CIISII,
Tim cium of Larsen va. Iluy was
brought up also on Wednesday and
Mm testimony of tin, di-fi'iiilunl was
beard changing Mm lioundury lines
of Mm property Involved.
Krancls Ml!li-r Iiuh brought Mult for
dlvorcn In Mm circuit court nullum
Henry A. I', Miliar. Tim two were
married In Ventura, fallfornlu. Sep
tember 23. IS'.iH. In Mm complaint
Mm plaliitlfT Htiii.'M that Micro U a
child, Albert Miller, nKed 7 yearn, ax
Mm result of the union.
8ho uImo stutcs that, being In very
bad health, a trip to I -oh Angeles wan
proponed for her and that aim bn ac
companied by Mid child. After arriv
ing In Mm Koiithem city, Mm defend
ant failed to forward Mm necessary
funds for Mm support of Mm two and
that the plaintiff wan forced to labor
to atay off Mm wolf from Mm door.
The husband finally ncnl $35.00 to
pay transportation for tho two to
Clackamas county, where Mm woman'a
parent worn living. Before leaving
the aoutli Mm plaintiff winded to re
turn to her hunbiiml who wan then
located at Imperial, Calif., but Mm de
fendant objected and Mm trip north
was made.
rpon arriving In thin county Mm de
fendant retimed to ui, tli plaintiff and
Mm child and though nick, aim wan
forcd to work Tor
the support of her-
-If and child
The plaintiff beKK the court to grant
a decree iIImhoIvIiik the bomln of mat
rlmony between the two and also ankn
for the cuntody of the child and what
ever MUplmrt the court Meen fit to
reader.
Judge Mcllrldo gave decreen In Mm
following canen: Mary Jacobs va. M.
Jacobs, plaintiff allowed to renitnm
hr maiden name of Mary Cheno
worth; Anna Gray vn. George K.
Gray; V. K. Kra.ler vn. Emma K.
Kra.ler; Harry a. Green va. Francis
K. Green; Muttle A. Weesner vn. A.
Klbert WwBtirr; W, T. Patton vn.
Hertha E. I'atton.
In the milt of Ixmlsn Dickie vn.
fiordon Dickie, anklng for 11 divorce,
Mm plaintiff wan given temporary ali
mony to Mm Hum of $20 per month,
and the defendant wan alno ordered
to pay the cost of action.
Tim divorce milt of J.eo l'eternon,
defendant mid Clmrlofto A. Peterson
will bo brought up on the 20th of Jan
uary, uh a modification of Mm petition
of then plaintiff 1ms been entered.
Tho trouble wan caused by the do
fondant not allowing Mm plaintiff to
vlnlt and enjoy Mm society of tho
minor child.
Tim Henry Wostcrmnn vm. Rosy
Wosterman cam. wan heard and the
court ordered the defendant to pay
Mm Hum of $11111 to the plaintiff nn well
an the cont of the nctloil.
Ir.ola Slronp un plnlutlff ban Instl
luted a divorce null In the circuit
court from Elmer N. St roup. The
couple were married on September 27.
1305, but since wild marriage Mm de
fendant linn been guilty of treating tho
plaintiff In a cruel manner. Tho
property rights have been nettled be
fore and by tho partlen.
In Mm Hamilton case, J 11 d go Me
Bride placed Mm minor child Into
Mm custody of, (Inn Howard, giving the
parents right to visit tho child twice
each month.
Toulsa Dickie has brought suit for
dlvorco against (Jordon Dickie Tho
plaintiff and dofondant were married
on the 14th day of May, 1302, at Me
nominee, Mich. Hut slnco the said
marrlugo tho defendant has trentod
the plaintiff In a cruel and Inhuman
manner. That he also has abused
plaintiff as well as assaulted and call
ing her vile, nanios.
There are two children as the re
sult of the union Wesley Dickie, four
year old and Hazel Louisa Dickie, two
'years old.
The plulntlff begs the court to grant
WITH
UNHAPPY COUPLB
her thti Hum of 20 alimony per month
for tli support of minor children anil
costs ami attorney' fees.
Chan. Welever, iilalntlff anil Homo
Welever, defendant, have brought their
troubles Inlo Mm circuit of Clackamas
county. They worn married at Stan
ton, Mlh on Mm 17th of April, 1887.
Tim plaintiff claims that on or about
J October 18D0 th defendant deserted
lilm. There aro throo children from
tliu union- Hose, ug 17, Minnie, age
114; and May, ago 12. Tim plaintiff
jIiiih taken cant of Mm chlldron since
, 'I rtlon and beg Urn court for
""nr.mony.
Mattlo A. Woenimr, plaintiff In Mm
can of Wei-Nimr vn. Weenner ban re
ceived a decree dlsnolvlng Mm bondn
of matrimony an nought for and so
cured tho rlghtn and privileges of call
leg on the minor child at any reason
Able times and places.
Frank McAdam an plaintiff ban
brought .suit for divorce from Dora
Mc Adam on Mm charge of cruel treat
ment and desertion. Tim two were
married In Albany, Or., on March 3,
1301. While living In Kteu, Wash.,
Mm defendant wan guilty of 111 con
duit with other men while the plain
tiff wan engaged In bin work. There
are no children from tho union and
Mm plaintiff simply prays Mm court to
grunt a decree dlnnolvlng Mm bonds
of matrimony. George. C. Ilrownell In
attorney for the plaintiff.
Judgn Mcllrldo rendered the follow
ing decreen dlnnolvlng bonds of mat
rlmony: (Jlbert H. Benjamin and Gen
eva Benjamin; George. Anderson and
Mary 11. Anderson.
SCHOOL BOARD Of
DIRECTORS MEET
Mlie Eva Meldrom Resigns Miss
Mia McCormack Will Be the
New Teacher.
Tim Wiard of school directors held
a quirt sonnlon as only a small amount
of business had to be transacted. Tho
resignation of Miss Kva Meldrum of
the Eastham school was accepted
and City Supt. McKeo was given the
power to securo a teacher to fill the
vacancy. The contract of Miss Mel
drum with the school board does not
expire until tho lutter part of June,
but Mm officials gave her permission
to accept another position. Miss Mel
drum has secured an appointment In
the Miss Marker's private school of
Palo Alto, Calif.
. .
of several years and bad charge of
Mm second grade. Hit pluco bus
been offered, to Mls.s Mary MncCor
mac of Tnlltmm, Linn county, who Is
one of the best teachers of that coun
ty. She received her education In
the east where she made a specialty
of Mm work of primary grades. For
several years she held Mm position of
critic teacher of the primary grades
In the Weston Normal school.
If Miss MucCormac nucepts the of
fer, she will be assigned to the fourth
grade and Mlsn Stevens will be trans
ferred to Mm second grade.
ABERNATHY GRANGE
INSTALLS OFFICERS
Ahernethy Orange No. 341, In
stalled officers at an open meeting
Saturday night. State Deputy Mas-
tor William Heard of Maple Lane
(Jiango was Installing officer: The
officers Installed were:
Master, O. C. Clyde; overseer, Mrs.
Ida Kent; lecturer, Mrs. Mary In
gram; chaplain, William Drayton:
1 steward, Dennle Rivers; nas't, stew-
iuru, r. .1. .lones; secretary, Mrs, A.
M. Drayton: gatekeeper, Henry Nach
nnd; Ceres, Jaunlta Kent; Flora, Lulu
UlttenhoiiHe; lady assistant steward,
Mrs, Jennie Units.
The treasurer-elect. Capt. J. 'f. Ap
person, and Pomona, Miss Heth Coop
er, were not present to be Installed
at this meeting.
New Deputy County Recorder,
Mr. and Mrs. L. 15. Williams aro
rejoicing over the advent of a son,
weighing 11 pounds on Tuesday morn
ing, January 15, 1907.
HOUSE AND SENATE
ADJOURNED UNTIL
THE FIRST OF WEEK
$0000 L08S TO STATE GOVERN
OR'8ME83AGE ROUTINE
OF LEGISLATURE.
FREE LOCKS AT OREGON CITY
Representative Huntley Introduces
Bill Pertaining to Corrupt
Practlcet in Securing
Election.
Salem, Jan. 10. The legislature lost
for days at a cost of $5000 to the state
because of a shortage of printed sup
plies. The secretary of state Is blam
ed for fulling to order the necessarv
suppllen in time. As a result the
Hoiiho and Bennto both adjourned to
day, the House at noon, and the Senate
at 2 o'clock to meet next Monday at
p. m.
Huntley Introduced a bill Corrupt
practices, limiting campaign expenses
of candidates, which will enable a
Isir man to run for office as well as
a rich man.
A limitation Is placed on the
amount each candidate for nomina
tion and election may lawfully expend.
Tho limit of expenditure for gain
ing office Is placed at 20 per cent of
one year of the office's salary, except
that candidates for the legislature can
spend $100. This will do awav with
promises of support for other offices
In order to gain the election.
The bill la a long oneof 49 sec
tions, consisting of many remedies
and penalties.
For Free Locks at Oregon City.
PAY-STUFF DAZZLES
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
CROWN BOYS MINE
The stockholders of the Crown Hoys ,y aa the work of th
Mining and Milling Company metlcee.U
Monday evening In their third annual
meeting at which were represented
397.000 shares of stocks. The mem
bers of tho company are taking great
Interest In their enterprise and all
believe that they have a good paying
Investment In the Crown Boys. The
mine Is situated In the famous Dine
I? (v..f il(u.t .... .111
..! winiiiii uii Diinmnnn rnL- and
" "i' u mm jiu) nig mines Hie Treas-
ury, the Lucky Hoy and the Great
Northern. "w results of their undertaking.
The enthusiasm of the meeting was The company has let the contract
caused by the presence of eight sam-jfor carrying on the tunnel to an ex
iles of ore which had been sent a few j perlonced miner of that district The
. .vs prev ous and which had just been officers elected at the meeting were
ug ou, of the hist bit of work on the j G. F. Anderson, president; Char s
l"..K tunnel. The samples are good j Moran. vice-president; A. Knapp
paying specimens and the ore Is Ket- treasnn.r- n n b
ting more Into the "pay stuff" qual-1
WINTERY WEATHER
LOSES SCHOOL
Crowds of Young People Throng the
Frozen Lakes Snow-Storm
Coming.
The old weather of tho Inst days
has been giving the young people
plenty or enjoyment and recreation In
the way of skating, A large party of
young folks made tho Chautauqua
lake, resound with their merry voices
Monday evening. On Tuesday after
noon there was a constant moving in
the direction of the Ice and hundreds
of persons enjoyed the rare sport of
leu skating.
Tho cold weather has placed the
Eustham school out of commission as
the building cannot be properly heat
ed. Tho teachers visited the grades
of tho other schools, Tuesday.
The old residents of Oregon City
upon seeing the largo flakes of snow
Tuesday afternoon, began prophesy
ing a snow storm.
Needless to say the young folks re
joiced over the good news, Tho com
ing storm will bo a godsend In the
way of saving tho fall wheat causing
a gradual thawing of tho frozen soil.
I A bill was Introduced In the house
by Representative Jones of Polk-Lln-coln
county for free public locks at
Oregon City. It provides that the
resent locks shall bo purchased by
the state or new locks be built at not
to exceed $100,000, tho money to come
from a half mill tax, collected in 1308
and 1303.
Oregon City Stenographers 8ecure
Positions.
The committee for appointment of
stenographers and clerks In the house
selected Miss Adele Qulnn of Oregon
City among tho list of expert stenog
raphers during the session of the leg
islature. Miss Lennio Heeley and Trafton Dye
were selected with others as expert
typewriters.
Clerkship to be Reduced.
Theclerkshlp graft will secure a
decisive blow If the recommendations
are adopted. These call only for one
stenographer or expert clerk for each
senator.
Should these recommendations be
passed favorably the clerical help
would cost tho state $7300 less than
In 1305. The expenses would natur
ally be cut In half.
Salem, Or., Jan. 10. Campbell of
Clackamas Introduced a bill on pub
lic service of a sweeping character.
It applies to telephone .telegraph,
railroad, gas, power, steam, electric
light and express companies. It de
fines tho duties and provides penal
ties for neglect of duties of officers
and companies. It provides equal and
efficient service from all corporations,
on due notice; the rates for services
are not to exceed more than a per
cent annually above tho legal Inter
est on the capital Invested. If a cor
poration Is guilty of unequal service
thn person prowcutlng may receive
ten times the amount of the damage.
tunnel pro-
The company has already dug 400
feet of the long tunnel which has al
ready brought to view several ledges
of good ore, and Mm samples at the
meeting Monday evening were out of
the last 20 feet. When the tunnel Is
completed it will give access to five
more ledges. As the work nrocresseR
oiw.Biiiui'r
nl'W ,KcnmlK "re enthusiastic over
MaUhies. uenern, m'
GOV. CHAMBERLAIN'S
RECOMMENDATIONS
ELECTION OF BOURNE AND MUL-KEY-PURCHASE
OF WILLAM
ETTE LOCKS NO PASSES.
Election of Jonathan Dourne and
Frederick W Mulkey to the long and
short terms, respectively, as United
States Senators, in accordance with
the result of the direct primary elec
tion. Passage of a law creating a Rail
road Commission, following general
ly tho measure prepared by the Port
laud Chamber of Commerce.
Knactment of laws to make the tax
burden fall more evenly on person
al property and corporations.
Amendment of tho inheritance tax
law to the graduated system, with ad
ditional clauses to make evasion Im
possible. A graduated tax on incomes from
$3000 up.
neciuea increase in cost of
missions to Notaries Public.
com-
Withdrawal from sale for ten eyars
of the remaining state tide lands.
Purchase of the Willamette locks
STATE FINANCES ARE
IN VERY
Appropriation to operate the Port
age Railway until the 130S session.
A new personnel for tho Hoard of
Portage Commissioners.
Appointment of an expert account
ant to audit the books of all state of
ficers. Creation of the office of Expert
Accountant, with duties to make uni
form all state and county bookkeep
Ing and check funds of state and
county officials.
Knactment of an anti-pass law, with
an appropriation to pay expenses of
public officers on public business.
A reciprocal demurrage law.
Continuance of the Library Commis
sion.
Investment of compulsory vlHitorial
power In some state authority to cov
er private asylums for Insane.
A law providing for supervision of
hanks In Oregon.
A stringent antl-lobbylng law.
Deposit of surplus state funds In
banks at Interest, the deposit to be
safeguarded by bonds or other col
lateral. Escheatrr.ent to the state of funds
In banks where the depositors have
not been heard from for over seven
years.
Prompt action to establish an Insti
tute for feeble-minded and epileptic
children.
Publication of itemized statements
of the source of campaign funds and
prohibition of campaign contributions
by corporations.
Compulsory lectures to their clasa
es by public school teachers on tuber
culosis. Measures looking toward eradica
tion of scabblos In sheep.
Punishment of wildcat mine pro
moters.
i Flat salary for the State Printer
and erection of a state printing office
building.
Board of control for normal schools,
with the normal school appropriations
in one fund, to be distributed by this
board.
New apportionment of Senators and
Representatives.
Transportation of convicts to the
penitentiary by penitentiary officers.
Conservative legislation for em
ployment of convicts In new fields,
without abandonment of the present
system at once.
Appointment of a State Engineer to
supervise construction of new roads.
Appropriation for state representa
tion at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Ex
position, and some kind of represen
tation at Jamestown.
A new Irlgation code. Extreme cau
tion should be used In changing the
tenatlve measure framed by the Port
land Board of Trade irrigation bill
committee.
DEL HART WILL BE
ELECTED FIRE CHI EE
Hose Company No. 3 Elect Officers-
Will Aid Hook and Ladders
Elect Fire Chief.
The lire boys of Hose company No.
3. met Tuesday evening in a regular
meeting and elected the following of
ficers: D. Ely, commissioner; E.
Chapman, president; B. Godfrey,
vice-president; D. Williams, secre
tary; J. Finnucane, foreman; A; Nat
eiilne. assistant foreman; and A.
Mathsnn, treasurer.
Kor the coming election of the fire
chief and the assistant .which is to
be held on the first Monday of March
me company nominated C. Hruner
for tho position of assistant chief. His
name was proposed and Mr. Bruner
received the hearty support of all his
bivthren in the fire company.
The company will not place a candi-
in uie iieiu ror the position of
Fire chief as the honor seems to
have been conceded to the represen
tative Del. Hart of the Hook and Lad
der company, by all the different com
panies. DEATH RECORD
Willie Currins died Thursday morn
ing at the age of five years, one month
and two days. He died at the home
of his father at Shubel. The little fel
low had been seriously ill since Fri
day with throat disease. The funeral
services will take place Friday at 2
o'clock from the home with Interment
in the Clarke's cemetery.
GOOD SHAPE
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS OF ORE
CON BETTER THAN IN
FORMER YEARS.
LARGE CASH BALANCE ON HAND
No State Debt of Any Kind and N
Interest Bearing Obli
gations. Charles S. Moore, retiring , state
treasurer, has completed bis last an
nual report for the years 1905 and
1S0C, which will be presented to the
legislature for consideration. In the
report it Is stated by Mr. Moore that
the state Is In better financial condi
tion at this time than at any period
in Its history There la no state debt
of any kind and no interest bearing
obligations.
On October 1, 1904, tne beginning
of the period covered by the report,
the treasury held $308,189.65 cash on
hand. The receipts for Uie two years
ending September 30, 1906, were
$4,706,484.89, making a total of. $5,--274.C74.54
Incoming money handles!
by the office. The disbursements for
the same period of time were $4,85,
333.55, leaving a balance of cash on
hand on October 1, 1906, of $415,340.-"
99.
AH the counties except Malheur
have paid their share of the state tax,
that county having yet a balance of
$2,937.50, the first half of this year's 1
taxes, remaining unpaid.
At the present time the common
school fund shows assets of $4,120,
747.C9 inclusive of $71,883.05 cash on
hand. This shows an Increase of $1,
094,979.76 In the total amount of the
fund In the department for the term
covered by the report
The receipts from the Inheritance
tax for the past two years amount to
$38,481X1. It Is suggested by the
treasurer that the amount received
from this source could be greatly In
creased by amending the law so that
it would Include all estates of $5000
or more. It is estimated that Buch
an amendment would Increase the
amount of revenue received by the
state to double the present receipts.
The law requiring persons financial
ly able to contribute at least $10 a
month toward the support of Insane
relatives has brought the state $5,
392.71. while the outstanding accounts
for the same purpose are $3,141.65.
Mr. Moore states that he is not in
favor of the law as he does not con
sider it to be Just.
The report takes up the financial
conditions of the state and shows
the disposition made of all state
money by fund accounts kept In ac
cordance with the law. The segre
gated statement shows the stati to
be in the best financial
VUUUU IV'Ii.
OREGON CITY HERO
AWARDED MEDAL
Many Oregon heroes were honored
Wednesday when medals and money
uom me tarnegie hero fund
awarded in Pittsburg.
were
The story of the deed of bravery by
Sam Stowe of this city is recalled by
the awarding of the above medals.
Mr. Stowe is well known in this
city. He Is a great athlete and a man
of muci; strength. The Carnegie hero
fund awarded to Mr. Stowe a bronze
medal fo- saving the life of George
Hemminger of Portland last July from
the locks at Oregon City.
Hcmminger was working in front of
the Portland General ftwtri n ...
station above the Willamette mill
along the locks on July 20, 1900, the
nay or the accident. He was busy
cutting long pipes when the stock
broke off, causing Mr. Hemminger to
iau into the canal. The waters of
the canal at that point are very swift
and often too swift for boats to make
any headway.
Sam Stowe was present when the
man went into the rushing waters and
Plunged into the canal to rescue the
drowning man. It was a dangerous
act as the suction towards the elec
tric plant is very dangerous. When
Stowe reached his man and brought
him to a place on the wharf, it was
only by the aid of R. Reddinjr. tha
head-sawyer of the Willamette saw-
mill fhat 3m..n .1.1- x
I v j ome 10 reach a
point of safety.
I Ten silver and eight bronze medals
' besides $9210 In cash, were awarded.