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VOL. XXXIII. NO. V
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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1866 ,
MINERS WOULD PREFER ROAD
TO CLACKAMAS COUNTY SEAT
DISTANCE IS GREATER BUT THE
CRADE8 ARE EASIER TO
OREGON CITY.
PROBABLE COST IS ABOUT $600
Salem and Albany Now Fighting for
Trade of Ogle Mountain Dis
trict J. V. Harleii Ex
plains Situation.
J. V. lliirlfKH (if Muliillii, on of
tint owners of ttio Ogle Mountain
minis, was In Oregon City TiK-mlny
iinl Wednesday morning. Mr. Ilarlen
ramo tit this city esperinlly on 'lues
tiny to b" r'Hi-!it ut Ihii im-cttng of
Mm coir.nilitiMi t tin' board of tiat.j
wliK'h IihiIi up tint problem of tint roid
til tlllt Inllll'H, 'J ill' lllllKT I llf COtirSO
Krently interested In tint work or tlm
hi Mini when It rumen to n better rond
to tlm mines.
Hut tint point I tluit Mr. HaileSH
does not look nt this problem In n
Hellish, way. Il In n resident of Clark
minis county nml the other stockhold
ers, tint Falrrlough !ron., are rest
dents of Oregon City nml their aim
In to retain tin' trade of tint mines In
('Inrluimii rounly nml to nld In Itrtnt;
IriK It to Oregon City where It really
belongs III spite of tint fait that tint
people of Marlim ami I. Inn counties
are doing nil within their power to
take nil of It. or tlm llon'B share.
When qiii'Mllolii'il iiUmt the problem
of building ii mad rli-iir through to
tin' mints, Mr. linden brcamo vmy
I'lithunhistU- unit unld:
"A road ran bo put through to the
mines at a very small cost-that In
tlm road by tint way of Molalla and
Hock Mountain, nm. only for the slue t
distance of Ki'Vt-n miles I all lint
road whlrh would havit to bo coil
hlnirti'il. Thn grades by this rout"
ore very oany and thn portion of tli't
road that would have to bit built
would bn ipially t any and prartlrui
to travid, while tint other road Mirnui;:i
Martiiam ami Scott's Mills has a con
tinual 27 inlli! grade ovnr tho muun
tain. Tho former project keeps to
tint river bottom and naves ton miles
In distance, A road could easily be
pushed through to tho mines for about
Tlio people of Snletu nml vicinity
who are clamoring at this inomeiit for
the Ogle Mountain mines trado wou'd
only have four tnlleri of road to build.
ll.it tlm drawbacks to be considered
In building these four inllen through
the bard roek and mountainous coun
try Ih cost of hauling to tint railroad
and then freight charges and th.t
switching charges.
Although tho distance would be
much shorter ami a team would be
able to make tint round trip to tho
railroad In two days by thu way of
(iates ami Albany, Mr. Hnilrss be
lieves that there would bo n Having
to the owner of the mine should u
road hi built to this city, even should
It take a team live days to malui the
round t rip.
Mr. ilarless believes Hint beforo
many years there will bo an electric
line out in tho Molnlln country from
Oregon City. Ho thought It was up to
the people of Oregon City to start It,
If they wish to work with tho people
of Molulla.
"Tho trade of the Oslo Mountain
district Is really not enormous," ho
went on to say, "yet when tho boys
coino out of the mountains after hav
ing been shut up for u period of six
months they believe In having a good
tlmo nml their mon(y Is freely circu
lated. Tho 1G men who' went out to
tho mines, January 101 li, bought hnn
dred's of dollars' worth of clothing,
blankets, shoos and provision! for tho
noxt six months nml more la gradu
ally taken In thero nt Intervals, It
mentis something. Most of tho hoys
nro residents of Clncknmns county and
they wish to hco Oregon City reap
whatever benefit thero Is to ho de
rived." Mr. Hnrloss went to Portland Wed
nesday morning to take tho largo num
ber of tiro specimens ho carried In
his satchel to ho tested. Those sam
ples of tho oro nro Indeed promising
groat returns,
Mr. Hnrloss feels confident In tho
outcomo of tho mine .although ho said
that It hnd been rejoctod by a largo
Hyndlento years ago. IIo la a minor
of 11 yoars oxporlonco and has aided
In locating many oro producing mined
of today.
Thero nro now 19 men at work at
thu mlnen ami 1400 foot of tunnel
vork hnn been done. Tho samples of
tho oro bo was taking to Portland
went taken out of thu last few feet
of this tunnel where tho lodge Is 15
feel wide.
Tint committee of the board of trade
on thu problem of tho road to tho
Huh) Mountain mlnen, met Tuesday ev
ening In Superintendent ZliiHor'o of
fice In the court hoime, Thin commit
tn was nppolht.nl at tho last meet
Ihk of tint board of trade and tho mem
hem hnvo nil bi-en working since on
the problem aligned to them. Their
work Is for thn benellt of Oregon City
and will result In holding the trade
of the Ogle Mountain district not
only Hint of tho niltio hut of all tho
great timber brlt In that neighbor
hood. The members of the commltteo are
Sol Walker, Chus, Albright and Prof.
Zlmier, who were Joined In the work
by J. V. Ilttrlt-K nml II. Adums of
Molulla. County Judge Dlmlck and a
number of the board of trade and citi
zens of Oregon City.
Different plans for the proposed
mad to tho mim-H were brought up
and were discussed by tho members
of tho committee and persons present
who nro IntereHted In the project.
Mr. Ilarless spokn of tho most feas
Iblo rou, (,, tl(, ,,U.H , tn ,mo
tlmt would give access to the greater
part or tbo timber. Tho proposed
road Is through Molnlln, past tho saw
mill and on thn Knowles rond to the
mines. A great many people are al
ready living along this road and tho
plan Is to present to tho county court
a petition with tho names of tho peo
ple out In that direction who nro In
terested In the rond. If a sufficient
number of names Is necured, and tho
barking seems to warrant tho road
put In th.-re Is no doubt that tho coun
ty coudt will wnrnrnrinfwypetavhgkaj
ANY NUTRIMENT IK
FROZEN POTATOES?
Experienced Farmers at Stafford Say
There Is Not News
Notes.
Stafford, Jan. 22. I am happy to
state that the weather has moderated
and Monday was an Ideal day, albeit
rather sloppy under foot.
John SchnU brought home his bride
Sunday, nml nt night, one gun, n lot
of fliecrnekers nml much shouting
celebrated the event.
It Is reported that Martha Schewle
was married nt Oregon City hint
week. The couple cume out to get
the mother's consent n couple of
weeks ngu, ns Martha Is only 17.
Mr. nml Mrs. lingo entertained a
number of their neighbors and friends
to dinner. Friday.
Wednesday morning, the ltlln, Mr.
nml Mrs. Fred Mimer welcniel n
baby boy to their home.
They seem to have had a "hot tinw"
In old Frog- Pond, Saturday, nt some
kind of n road meeting. The frogs
got thawed out and croaked manfully,
and even kept It :ip n tiny or two over
the telephone.
A lot of potatoes got frosted Inst
week. Soino glowers nre boiling them
for hogs, while somti experienced
farmers say thero is no moro nutri
ment in them than In mi much wntor.
Tho school, under tho nblo manage
ment of Frof. Watts nnd his cnpnhlo
wife, Is getting nlong Ilnely.
WOMAN 15RAVES THE
TRIP PROM MINES
Mrs. Dee Wright and Husband Walk
From Ogle Mountain
to Molalla.
Molnlln, Jan. 21. Tho low tompera
turo hero last week varied from 8 de
grees to 15 degrees abovo zero, owing
to locality, it Booming to mako a dif
ference whether thermometer was ex
posed to tho East wind or protected
by nn cast wind break In tho way of
hills and timber.
Doctors Rowland and Spelrs preach
ed hero Sunday. G. P. Rich will
preach next Saturday night and Sun
day.
Our people havo been getting some
whnt oxclteil on tho railway question
recently, without any apparent causo.
0. V. Adums trapped a coyote lust
week. Thu apprehension of some of
our folk, that the Kentucky fox hounds
would get all the bounty money Is
not being fulfilled, as of 15 coyotes
coyotes killed, five only were caught
by the fox hounds.
Mrs. Annie Clifford was secured as
central operator for tho Molulla Mutu-
al Telephone association by the hoard
of directors at their meeting Satur
day night.
I Mrs. Dee Wright, accompanied by
her husband, walked out from the Ogle
creek mines In two days last week
through several feet of snow. Their
1 pack borsn us well ns themselves,
. hsiks worse for the wear.
j Ulchard Wright of Liberal was a
visitor here Saturday night.
CANADIAN BUYS
REDLAND FARM
Kedland, Jan. 22. Mrs. IlargfelJ
died nt the St. Vincent Hospital Jan.
12, as the result of an operation. Shi
leaves a husband, ono daughter and
three sons to mourn her death.
J. Warner who was teaching at Gar
Held, has returned home.
Mrs. Sinn went last week to So
nttle where sho Is visiting her sis
tT.
Mr. HiKiper and family, of Canid.i,
who trailed property there for tho
Dew place, will arrive hero some time
next mi.nth.
OLDEST BUSINESS
IN CITY IS SOLD
FAMILIAR FIRM NAME OF I. SELL
ING WILL BE MISSING AF
TER MARCH 1.
Tho oldest business houso In Ore
gon City will soon lose the namo that
bus been a household word In Clack
amas county for over 40 yoars. Tho
ii.ck and business of I. Se l'rg has
been sold to G. Rosensteln who will
take possession March 1. Meanwhile
an enormous clearing out sale Is In
progress ami tho store Is thronged
early and late with eager shoppers,
many of them life-long friends of the
store nd tho present proprietor, S.
Helling, nnd nearly everyone express
es personal regret nt Mr. Selling's
retirement from business.
Forty-two years ngo, Just at the
close of the great. Civil war, I. Sell
ing started In tho general mercantile
business In Oregon City In a store
room at the corner of Main and Fourth
streets. Tho business grew and pros
pered not only becnuso .there was a
business man at the head of it but a
man upon whoso word tho people could
rely. Outgrowing that location the
store was moved to tho fine new brick
next to Charman's, then tho center of
the business district. Twelve years
ago it was moved to the present lo
cation .corner of Main and Seventh
streets,
I. Selling died In 181)0 and was suc
ceeded by his son S. Selling, under
whom the prosperity of tho storo con
tinued and Increased, and who now re
tires in comfortable circumstances
and with tho respect and friendship
of tho store's many customers.
Tho storo has always been conduct
ed under tho firm namo of I. Selling,
nnd Is tho oldest business house in
this city.
Mr. Rosensteln, w ho w 111 take charge
March 1, Is tho well known clothing
merchant who sold out his stock to
Goldstein & Lenvltt two months ago.
He Is a good business man who will
undoubtedly mako a success In his
new business.
New Stores For Seventh Street.
Mr. Tarks, who has been delivering
ten In the city for some tlmo, will
open a branch store for tho Union
Tea and Coffoo company of Soattle,
In tho west sldo of the Dan Williams
building on uppor Seventh street,
where tho Phillips store was.
L. G. Thomson is contemplating
starting a brnuch storo of his Main
street Bargain storo on upper Seventh
street, and may occupy the east side
of the Dan Williams building, though
ho has another location in view across
tho street and a block farthor up.
deserted and
"divorce"1 I
TWO MORE CASES IN WHICH THE
USUAL "GROUNDS" ARE
A8SIGNED.
Woodburn Bank Brings Suit on Prom
issory Note Administrator
Appointed General
Court News.
The Patik of Woodburn as plaintiff
has brought suit against Chas. Ilys
llp for the non paym' nt of a promis
sory note which had been due for
some time. Tho defendant made and
lorcutod on the 2'Jth day of July. 1905,
n promissory not for $150, to become
due In CO days. The note has not yet
been paid and the plaintiff asks for'e(1 shf;rifr ()f clackamas county a(U:T
on, .,( .or wmcn u.o note was
drawn and Interest at the rate of ten
per cent, and also $50 for attorney's
fees.
Another divorce suit has been entc-
icd on the books In the county clerk's
office In which W. It. Drake brlniM
suit against Jennie Drake on tho
ground of desertion. The couple was
married at Vancouver, September 28,
1005. The plaintiff states that tho
defendant left and abandoned hlrn In
, tho following month and that she has
! since continued to live apart from him.
(Tho defendant Is now residing In Se -
attle. iture for a few days. He Is an aspir
Ethel Wiseman has brought suit for ant 80 11 19 asserted, for the office of
divorce against Albert Wiseman on ! mater fish warden,
the ground of desertion. They were I
married in Fortland, December 17,
1901, but the defendant has desert
ed her since tho year 1903. She prays
tho court to give back to her, her
maiden name. Ethel Elliott, as well
as a decree dissolving the bonds of
matrimony.
Oaks Mercantile company of San
Francisco has caused the Issuing of
an attachment notice against E. B.
( Quint of Wheeler county on a prom-
Issory not of $175. The note was left
by Quint with Mr. Knightly of Ore
jgon City and Sheriff Deatle drew up
the necessary papers Monday.
Decrees dissolving the bonds of mat
Jrlmony between the following plain-
tiffs and defendants have been grant
ed by the circuit court: J. S. Wilson
vs. Ruth Wilson; and Helen M. Fin-
ley vs. James Flnley, the plaintiff In
this case having also been granted the !
right to resume her maiden name of
Helen M. Goss.
RECORD IN PROBATE.
In tho matter of the estate of Dora
Keil. deceased, the court has appoint
ed Henry Snyder as tho administrator.
The petitioners' valuation of the es
tate Is $1000. Tho appointment was
made January 21. i
The inventory and appraisement of !
the appraisers of the estate of Sarah
J. Taylor has been returned at $500.
Jerome P. Smith has been appoint
ed guardian of Arthur Ulch, minor.
In the matter of the estate of Au
gust Genserowski, deceased, Frank
Unbolt has been apoplntet. jdtnints
trntor of tho estate. Valuation has
boon set at $1500.
CLACKAMAS GRANGE
TO BUILD NEW HALL
DECIDED AT REGULAR MEETING
HELD SATURDAY NIGHT
PASTOR HAS CALL.
Clackamas, Jan. 22. Clackamas
grango 298, P. of II., held its regular
meeting Saturday night. O. A. Hart
nell was Installed as gate-keeper, Sis-
Iter Emma Hartnell as Flora. Motion
was made and carried to accept broth
er Landes' plan for a new hall. Broth
ers Charles T. Street and P. T. Davis
and sister M. C. Haywnrd spoke to
tho point In tho matter of securing ad
dition to the building fund sufficient
to begin the work Immediately. Sis
ters M. C. Hayward, Emma Jones and
Lily Haberlach were appointed a com
mittee to nrange for a valentlno enter
tainment. Brother R. l.nndes was ap
pointed a committee of one to secure
the dollar per capita pledged and new
subscriptions of work and money.
Oregon weather of frost and fog
is very enjoyable after the extreme
cold.
Harrison Imel, who was injured
while working at tho Davis saw mill,
was able to return to work, Monday.
Herman Nnas and family expect to
BALLOT FOR BOURNE
AND MULKEY AT NOON
leava here Thursday, for their future
homo near Sandy.
King Spurgeon holds an appointment
as watchman at the Little White Sal
mon hatchery. He, with his family,
Is expecting to spend a month In
Clackamas before taking up his duty
- at the former place.
Hev. and Mrs. W. II. Meyer returned
Monday from Gaston, where he has
; been engaged In revival services. Wo
'are Informed that he has had a call
I to Hassalo street church in Portland.
riSII LAW INTERESTS
OREGON CITY MEN
From the Salem Statesman.
II. W. Trembafh. who wan nnnolnt.
, dfatn ()f sh(.rlff g,, whQ WM
hy Sm!th U)(J ouUaw (jJ here M
a representative of the Oregon City
Fisherman's union which Is Interest
ed In legislative matters.
j M. A. Magoon of Oregon City, arriv
ed last night to look after matters
of legislation in which the fishermen
of the Willamette valley are Interest
I ed.
j Herman Webster of Oregon City,
,one of tne deputies under Master Fish
j War('tn Van Dusen of Astoria, is here
' ! taking In the session of the legisla-
ELK TEETH WORTH
MILLION DOLLARS
CELEBRATED COLLECTOR VISITS
OREGON CITY AND TELLS
OF HIS HOBBY.
E. R. Peltz, a traveling salesman
for several Chicago houses, wa3 in
Oregon City Monday, transacting bus
iness with different firms. Mr. Peltz
hobby outside of his business duties
is making a collection of elk teeth.
He has now In his possession over
27,000 elk teeth which have been valu
ed by experts from $125,000 to $1,
000,000. Mr. Peltz, when questioned about
his hobby, was very pleasant and
spoke of his ranch in Wyoming. The
ranch Is one of the largest in the
United States and is owned by his
brother and himself. It consists of
80,000 acres of the divide. These two
imen have protected the large number
. i 1 . ...
oi cuts on ineir uomam until now
thousands of elks roam around. Mr.
Peltz spends his summers at this
ranch and showed a picture he had
taken there from the porch of the
bungalow. The picture shows 4300
elks down below the cabin and ap
pear as so many flies.
Mr. Peltz became enthusiastic over
the comtrsation with the Star rep
resentative and to prove some of uis
points, brought out from his hip pock
et a large circlet of mounted and
ytrung elk teeth of every imaginable
shade of color from bright red to
green and pure ivory white.
"Of course this is Just a hobby with
me, and not a business proposition.
I am increasing my collection daily
and only the other day bought a tooth
for $75."
Mr. Peltz Is a member of the Elk's
Lodge and attended the annual session
of the Elks In Denver, last fall and
there presented over 75 of his valuable
specimens to different friends in at
tendance. WILL SPEAK ON
OREGON HISTORY
Mrs. Eva Emery Dye Will Address a
Portland Audience on
January 30.
Mrs. Eva Emery Dye will give an
address pertaining to Oregon history,
before the Men's Methodist Social
union in Portland on January 30.
Portland papers speaking of the pro
gram announco that "addresses of a
historical character are to be deliver
ed by such well known authorities on
Oregon history as Mrs. Eva Emery
Dye, Hon. W. D. Fenton, president of
the Oregon Historical Society," and
others.
THREE SENATORS AND FOUR REP
RESENTATI VES VOTE AGAIN
ST PRIMARY NOMINEE.
CLACKAMAS MEMBERS FARE WELL4
Splendid Committee Assignments
V Drawn bv Local Delenatinn
Hedges Well Taken Care
of by Haines
Salem, Jan. 22. Jonathan Bourne
with 80 votes out of 87 cast, and Fred
erick W. Mulkey with 87 out of 87
w ere elected long and short term Unit
ed States senators, respectively, by
the legislature at noon today. The
two chambers voted separately and
will meet in Joint session at noon to
morrow when the ballots will be for
mally cast in accordance with today's
result.
In the Senate, Mulkey received 27
votes, Mayes, Miller of Linn and Hart
being absent. Bourne received 23
votes, Booth, Laycock, Wheldon and
Miller of Marion voting for Bean.
In the House, Mulkey received the
vote of the full membership, 60.
Bourne received 57, Rodgers and Rey
nolds voting for F. A. Moore and Set
tlemeier for Mulkey for the long term.
The Clackamas county delegation
has no special reason to kick, except
on matters of personal preference, In
the committee assignments made by
President Haines and Speaker Davej
and announced Monday afternoon.
Five chairmanships were given to
Clackamas county members, and one
or two of them at least are what ia
usually termed "important"
Representative C. H. Dye was
chosen to head the committee on re
vision of laws, certainly an honor for
a new member, but one worthily be
stowed. He also has second place on
the banking committee, membership
of which Is deemed equal to a chair
manship of a routine committee.
J. U. Campbell fared well indeed.
He Is chairman of the public library
committee apd a member of those on
Judiciary and federal relations.
C. G. Huntley is chairman of th
committee on engrossed bills and has
a place on two others assessment
taxation and fisheries. Huntley is
a fisherman, all right, all right
L. E. Jones drew good places as a
man "always lucky in the draw" was
sure to do. As an expert pharmacist
he is right at home in the committee
on medicine and surgery; must be
reckoned with by his fellow members
as one of three who have charge o!
salaries and mileage; and as a pro
gressive business man will be a valu
able member of the committee on stat
istics and immigration.
Senator Hedges was one of iho
favored ones, too. He heads the nili
tary affairs committee and is a mem
ber of four others assessment
and
taxation, fisheries, printiug, and
re-
vision of laws.
Bills By Clackamas Members.
Campbell Regulating public ser
vice corporations, transportation, tel
egraph, telephone, gas, electric light
and power, express and all franchise
corporations.
Jones Abolishing permits for brush
fires.
Dye Creating State Board of
Charities and Corrections.
Dye Providing for uniform meth
od of recording satisfaction of judg
ments. Dye Constituting Governor, Secre
tary of State and State Treasurer
commission to regulate telephone busi
ness of state.
Dye Making uniform schedule of
fees to be charged in divorce proceed
ings in counties of state. '
Dye Requiring ' public service cor
porations to furnish a seat for every
imssenger and imposing penalty of
fine of from $100 to $1000 for viola
tion. Dye To prevent incorporating ijy,t
one deed for purpose of recording
more than one piece of land acqulr .l
at tax sale.
Alleges Abandonment.
E. Matteson as plaintiff has institut
ed a divorce suit against A. P Matte
son. They were married at Hammond,
Wisconsin, March 1G, 1885. In 1904,
while In Portland, the plaintiff claims
he abandoned her and failed to give
support.