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OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 1. 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1866
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CENTRAL HIGH
MAY
WORK OF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
IS CARRIED ON TO THE
LEGISLATURE.
REP. DYE CHAMPIONS CAUSE
Properly of Two or More District
Will bo Txed to Sjpport
High School Outlook
Favorable.
ltt'iivKi'iiiiitlvi Itye In !itiiiil'iilni;
Hid cune of a ri nl nil coimly IiIkIi
school nt th" i'Klliitmv Tlil work
recall Urn effort of Ihn Alumni In
trying In m-euro tlio nbj (.f all school
districts of Cliuiuinimi county In form
ing U Central county hl;h Hrliool.
Tim iiicinbi r nf the Barclay blub
mIhm-I ii'ioi lut imi liav fur several
year pa-it Hi't-ti tlu need of such tin
lu-Ultntlon. At Hit! hint meeting of
tho nxKiirlutliiii the committee report
ed tint) tho work was Kolng l a
favorable iniiiiiicr uml hiit nearby
districts favored the p!nu tf Joining
the Oregon C 1 1 y district.
Iteprettcutalivu )yo witu approach
ed with lliln inatlc,- itnl In- hm be
come tlii- author tif li Mil to that ef
fect, providing for Hut ti'i'itUon of
union high hiIiihiI tlh.trirtH. Hy this
hill tho Cfiiiiiulliln'.'.fiii of two ir more
contiguous school district within I
county )H authorized for tho pttrMiHtt
f-T establhdiltlK union IllKh School.
1 ho property within tho district so
j.ilrod Ih made liable In n sped'o l.ix
for tho maintenance itml support of
such nn ItiKtHiitloii, which tdiall bo
available only to tho school jk ijniln
tlon of tho district Included. Thin
bill ha th'i Indorsement of the Alumni
association of Ihn Oregon City public
Hchoolii, nml 1 Intended to afford to
a combination of dli-tilti tho ndvunt
iiki'h of n high ncliool when, by reason
of tint extensive territory embraced
within tli' county, nuch In Institution
supported vby thu county ux Much Is
considered Impracticable.
ULUC MONDAY FOR
STAITORD GttOCUU
Stafford Having Time Of If Life
With a Variety of Weather,
Rain, Sleet, Snow.
Stafford. Jan. 3lAfter a HtiKor
Ing IllneHH, Mra. Fred Koellermeler
died Hunday of dropHy. IteHldex lier
hiiMband, nho leavea llvo cltlldrvu to
inottrn her death. Sho waa burled
In the Lutheran cemetery on Tues
day, at 2 p. in., and bh I wrlto I hear
of tho piiHKltiK of nl III another. Mr.
John KniMo died Tuettday evenluK,
while tho family wero nt tripper. I
liavo not heard tho particular na
yet.
Stafford hax been having the tlmo
of It'a life. Three weeka of cold
weather, and when tho peoplo chmed
their eyes Sunday nlgbt tho familiar
patter of tho rnln beat upon tho win
dow patio and Monday morning they
opened them to a world of BtraiiKO
beauty. Kvery loaf and twig ami
blado of hi'bhx wax coated thickly
with Hhlnlui; Ice, which remained un
til Tuesday afternoon when It went
iff In a thick fo.
Our merchant, had 13 bottlos of
liquid blueing unxold. They nil frozo
but tho Ho called unlucky number, and
as they thawed, began to niaUo a beau
tiful linn down tho Moor, Ho (matched
a tllHhpan and navod a portion.
Telephone wlroa on both lines are
demoralized and walking too had for
to boy to collect tho newa.
WILL RECEIVE 8TII
GRADE DIPLOMAS
LIST OF SUCCESSFUL PUPILS IN
EIGHTH GRADE EXAMS IN
CLACKAMAS COUNTY.
The following have been reported
a Huecessful In passing tho 8th grade
examinations throughout ClacUamna
county ami will bo given 8th grndo
diplomas: Chester A. Dickey, DIcUoy'B
Pralrlo; Ida Krueger, Uddlo Toiiman,
Helen Graham, Cunby; Henry John,
Whisky Hill; ltetijuinln Colo, Molulla,
Erwln Hacked, Stone.
ORE SHOWED PURE
GOLD AND SILVER.
.T. V. Hnrless, one of tho stockhold
ers of tho Oglo Mountain minus, lias
SCHOOL
BE SECURED
returned from Portland, whom ho
had been for Iho luiit few (lay to take
his oro samplo to hit tented by tin as
flayer. Mr. Untie upon telling of
Urn outcome of tho fminplo cropping
ho had taken to tho city, felt proud
of hi mine and mild, "Tint oro I took
down from ln Ogle Mountain tnliu-tt
Iiiim UHMtiyrd to pay uboiit $10 pt-r ton.
I wn-t Hoiiii'what Hiirptiiicd to lind thut
tlii i" wuM no h ad In my huiupIoh. All
tho oro of thu ttpnclnn iiH wan Oliver
and Kold."
.VJr, Ilnrh'Mn wt'tit on to May that ho
lulu d tliiit. ho mlglit havo had hoiiio
of tho mo now hid tin dug by tho boyi
nt tho liilncH, iih they woro Jimt bo
Ullinliif? to cottin Into tho Rood pay
MtlllT.
j Tho miliar export to ( to work a j
jHium ax bin health penults In conjunc-!
Hon with (be OroKon City board of j
jtntdi', for tint new road to tho mlnmt, '
it ml In; will have a petition drawn up j
jnn noon an inmI1)Io, Mr. IlarlenH Maya
jit will bo an eay problem to Hocure J
the aid of the peoplo out In tho Molal- I
Ma country and beyond an well. I'er-!
mum hero in town who urn not directly
Int. 'tented III the ntliien havo apokon j
to him alremly ax they wlh to aid
llin inoveiiietit In a financial way.
Mr. llailen x creatly handlcappod
In lakltis up tho work rlKht away, aw
lie Im mifferliiK with catarrh and it la
ncrenhury tr him to ntay In town for
treatment dally.
FARMERS SUPPORT
LOCAL INSTITUTSE
COUNT FRUIT INSPECTOR LEW
IS FSCEIVES ENCOURAGING
LEXERS FROM GRANGES.
Fruit ip ixpector A. J. Lewis was In
Oregon i Hty from bin Maple Lane
home Tienday afternoon. Mr. Lewis
I JtiHt in-covering from an attack of
la grippe.
When aeen on the proponed county
liiMtltuteH that aro to be held In many
partx of the county the m-cond week
of February, Mr. U)wl aald: "I have
been receiving letter from itomo of
the granges of tho county In "tvhlch
they offer tho uau of tin Ir halls for
thd holding of tho Institute. In v
ery nectlon of tho county tho farmers
are i-ntliualastlc over tho propoxed
Keiedonx, and tho grangers pro work
ing hard for tho succex of tho meet
ings." J At PatnaHcua tho grange has offer
jPd tho county Inspector tho u.to of
the grange hall on February 12; at
Iigan tho meeting will bo held on
February 13 in Harding grnngo hall,
and at Molalla, which ha tho largest
grange In the county, the hall has
been given over to the Institute on
February 14.
LOCAL REDMEN TO
INSTALL AT CANBY
Wachlno Tribe of Oregon City Will
Take Part In Great Meeting of
Redmen at Canby.
Watheno Trlbo No. 13, Improved
Order of Hodmen, will go to Canby on
Saturday evening to tako part In the
Installation of tho officers of the Mo
alia Tribe of Canby. There will bo
SC candidates Initiated and a general
good tlmo la expected by all, followed
by a banquet. About 30 Redmen of
this city will leave on tho 5:04 train
of tho Southern Faclflo on Saturday
afternoon.
SMALL CHANGE IN
BUSINESS COLLEGE
E. 0. ALLEN BUYS HALF INTER
EST IN ROSE CITY BUSINESS
COLLEGE.
A change bus been nindo In tho man
agement of tho Allen Business College
In this city. Mr. Allen has nnrchasod
H half Interest In tho Hoso City Husi
ness Collogo and will remove to Port
land right nwoy.
W. W. Williams of the Rose City
Huslness Collogo who bought a half
Interest in tho local college will come
up from Portland two duys of. tho
week to look after tho work of the
college. Mr. Allen 'has had charge of
tlio business collego in this city for
tho Inst four years.
Miss Ada llurlhurt will continue to
havo charge of tho classes.
THREE WIVES ASK
COURT FOR DIVORCE
CHARGES OF DRUNKENNESS AND
CRUELTY PREFERRED 8U ITS
TO QUIET TITLE.
Mary J. McCauley a plaintiff ha
Instituted a divorce suit against
Charles McCauley on tho ground of
cruelty. Kliti allege ho has (scolded,
abused and even cursed her; that the
defendant Is an ablo bodied rnun, but
ho very ftrldotn keep a joti? and bus
not provided for hi family In a nut
Inflatory manner; ho has Incurred
debts and has not allowed hU wlfo
money to l.i-ep herself nnd children
with cloihoH and finnl.
As a result of the union there aro
two children--Charles Douglas Mo
Cauley.aged 5 years, and Martha K.
wcLauiey, aged 3 year.
Tho defendant 1 able to work and
the wife beg tho court to grant $10
monthly alimony and givo her tho
custody of tho children.
r.t-HHl'i (Jell aslix thu circuit of Clack
utiius county for a divorce from David
D. Gel!. They wero married In , Van
couver, Wash., Feb. 3, 1838. Tho
only child. Thelma Cell, la now In tho
rare of the plaintiff, who deelarea tho
defendant has been cruel and has ren
dered tho live of tho plaintiff, and
tho child very burdensome.
The woman prays for a d-jcrco dis
solving the bond of matrimony, $15
per month alimony and tho custody of
tho child.
Luella Mao Hawkman has entered
a divorce suit against Frank L. Hawk
man. They wero married In tho In
dian territory September 20. 183G.
Tho plaintiff In her complaint alleges
that her maiden name w as Luella Mao
Fatton; that as the result of the union
there aro three children, Edith Fran
cl. 9 years of age; Edna Rose, 7 years
of age and Etulo Irene; 3 years of
ago.
Sho Bays the defendant has been a
constant drinker and spent much of
his time In Rambling. After marriago
tho plaintiff loaned tho defendant
$200 of her money and he had reus
ed to pay her back. The defendant
has considerable property In Falls
City and tho aatno brings him from
$100 to $150 Income per month. In
her complaint tho plaintiff begs the
court to give her Judgment for $200
nho let tho defendant have, and Inter
est on name; also $250 alimony until
after tho time of the ault and also for
tho custodyof tho children, and to re
sumo her maiden name, Luella Mae
Fatton.
AGENTS TO EIGHT
INSURANCE DILL
Do Not Wish Cheap Companies to Do
cueinest Within State with
out Deposit.
The local agents of the many Insur
ance companies that are represented
In this city aro doing their best to
light the resolutions that have been
placed before tho legislature. The
resolutions are In favor of letting any
company, notwithstanding tho amount
of capital concerned or deposited, do
business within the boundaries of the
state. In fact the resolutions call for
Iho permitting all companies to do
business within, tho state of Oregon
without having to make deposits with
the atato treasurer.
All the agents of the large compan
ies that have made deposits with the
state treasurer aro strongly against
these resolutions. Mr. H. L. Kelly,
the local agent of the Homo Insur
ance company of New York says that
such a move would gradually make
the people of Oregon loso confidence-!
In any Insurnnce companies. He re
called tho fact that after the San Fran
cisco lire, although many of tho com
panies had failed, tho people of Ore
gon wero able to draw up certain
amounts from the deposits of the com
pany loft with tho state treasurer.
JENNINGS LODGE TRACT IS SOLD.
Jennings Lodgo, a few miles north
of this city, has been sold and tho deal
takes In a sixty acre tract. The prop
erty was owned by W. A. Lendlo and
was purclmsed by Moore Bros, and R.
J. Cilnn at a price of $18,000. Part
of the property is already platted in
to building lots nnd the now company
will proceed to plat the remaining
tract in lots. '
Jennings Lodge is fast becoming
popular with a largo numbor of sub
urban residents and the new ovvnors
Intend to plaeo hioro lots on 1 the ford, Montavtlla, bout-propelling mecli
mnrket. lanism.
RW fl U T3 0
D H 01 UilBi);
Kin
STREET
JOHN ADAMS WILL START DRY
GOODS BUSINESS IN THE
WILLIAM'S BUILDING
L. C. THOMSON LEASES fOOlA NEXT TO
SEULEY'S COCEPY FO BRANCH
OF HIS BARGAIN STOKE
John Adam ban leased tho east aide
or tlio William bunding, coiner of
Center and Seventh fstrcctx, and it Is
Hald will shortly open up a dry good I
toro.
Mr. Aduiim Is one of tho bidders for;
tho main store room In tho new Ma
sonic temple, and If awarded tho leane
will probably move his Seventh street
stork to tho new building when it Is
completed. Members of the Masonic
building committee way the leases for
the room lu the now Temple have not
Vn-vn awarded.
A tea and coffee store will ho short
ly opened In part of the Williams
building. It will be a branch of a
Seattle concern and be under the man
agement of Mr. Parks.
The Interior of the Williams build
ing Is being made ready for its new
tenant.
L. G. Thompson has leased the va
cant Btorcroom between Seeley's groc
ery and Green's barber shop on the
north side of Seventh street, and
about March 1 he will open In that
room a branch of his Main street bar
gain atore.
HAD NO MORE USE
TOR STOLEN HORSE
Hrose Belonging to Ed. Roethe
of
Jennings Lodge Found on Mo
lalla Road.
The horse which was stolen from I
tho barn of Ed Roethe, who lives be
yond Jennings Lodge, was found
Thursday morning by Lineman J3mith
out on tho Molalla road.
Smith had heard of the stealing of
tho horse and on seeing. the animal
standing on tho roadside several miles
east of this city, he tied it to the
fence. The horse was bridled and
saddled and showed that it had been
ridden hard. Smith telephoned the
officials that he had located the
horse.
AGREEMENT ENDS
PARRY-DAVIS CASE
THOUGHT BEST TO LET PARTIES
ARRANGE AGREEMENT OUT
SIDE OF COURTS.
The case between Thomas Davis
and Lizzie Parry, which was to have
come up for a hearing in Justice of
the Peace Stipp's court has been post
poned indefinitely.
An agreement has been practically
agreed upon between the parties. It
was thought that tbe affair could be
settled in better shape outside the
courts. Both parties favor an agree
ment. SOCIALIST MEETING.
Tho Socialists will hold their regu
lar meeting in Knapp's hall, Sunday,
February 3, at 11 a. m., and 1:30 p.
m. A good program is being prepar
ed consisting of music and addresses.
The final vote on the new county of
tlcers will bo taken and the result an
slgnment of socialist books, conslst
for these officers must attend this
meeting as it will be tho last chance
to get their ballots in. A new con
signment of socallsts books, consist
ing of 27 different volumes, has been
ordered from the east by the county
secretary and will bo fof sale or rent
at this meeting. Among the number
Is Capital, tho standard classic of So
cialism by Carl Marx, which has nev
er before been circulated in Clacka
mas county to any extent. Tho so
cialist meetings are growing in many
respects and they are looking forward
to next Sunday being a treat.
Last Week's Oregon Patents.
Charles F. Carlson, Ladrando, iron
ing table; William II. Corbett, Port
land, friction-clutch; Robert Ruthcr-
WEBSTER SEEKS A
HIGHER POSITION
HERMAN WEB3TER FISHING FOR
MA8TER FISH WARDEN JOB
-BUSY AT SALEM.
Herman Webster, of Clackamaa, 1st
at. the capital, a candidate for Mas
ter Fish Warden, tho Job now held by
Mr. VanDiiKon, of Astoria. Mr. Van
Duscn ha not yet filed hi annual
report, and there Is considerable com
ment on, hla delay.
State Carrie ComrnUIoncr J. W.
liaker and bis deputy, W. A. Mack,
are looking over the many proposed
changes In the ga.ne laws. They are
also advocating the liceimo on rods,
the money from this soure.o to bo used
In assisting In supporting trout hatch
eries. IkopnMPn i Timhi-
w
TEST OF OPERATION
Oregon City Football Star at Stan
ford Recovers from Opera
tion for Appendlcitli.
William Koerner of this city, who
Ik attending Stanford University, was
operated on Tuesday, January 29, at
Palo Alto, for a dangerous case of ap
pendicitis. The operation was very
successful and Mr. Koerner la im
proving rapidly.
Will returned to finish his studies
only a few weeks ago, after spending
a few weeks with hi parents In this
city. Ho Is a great favorite at the
southern university where he has flg-
ured prominently in the foot ball cir-.
cles. HI recovery is anxiously await
ed by all the students of Stanford.
MARKS PRAIRIE.
We hear of considerable loss of po
tatoes' here by the freeze.
Win. Kendall was calling on Mr.
John Jesse, Sunday.
Ben W'olfer bought a fine registered
short-horn bull of Mr. Gribble, last
week.
Several of the family of Mr. Kerr
have been on the sick list the past
week.
Geo. Oglesby received an order for
some Oregon yew timber to be made
into Indian bows for the Archer club
of Pullman, Wash.
Sam Miller sold his hops last week.
This Is the last lot of hops in this
vicinity.
Several hop raisers here will sell
their future hops to one of the big
breweries of Milwaukee, Wis., thus
doing away with the hop middleman.
There was a social dance at W'm.
Huntington's Saturday evening.
All our voters hope to see Mr.
Hedges' road bill passed so we can
elect our supervisors, thereby cutting
out this graft of appointing some pets
to a position they could never be elect
ed. Eph James of Liberal will soon
move to hir ranch here which he pur
chased of Mr. Stehman.
Some of our hop men got badly left
by holding for 18 cents.
Bees Laxative Cough Syrup con
taining Honey and Tar is especially
appropriate for children, no opiates
or poisons of any character, conforms
to the conditions of the National Pure
Food and Drug Law, June SO, 1906.
For Croup, Whooping Cough, etc. It
expels oughs and Colds by gently
moving the bowels. Guaranteed. Sold
by Huntley Bros. Drug Store.
Miss Addie Clarke who has spent the
winter in Honolulu will sail on the
steamer Siberia February 5 for San
Francisco. She will arrive in that
city after a voyage of eight or nine
days and from there will return to
Oregon City.
CAMPBELL SCENTS
FRANCHISE GRAFT.
Salem, Jan. 25. Campbell of Clack
amas and Northup of Multnomah
scented the graft in the perpetual
franchise bill introduced by Jackson
of Douglass when the bill came up for
final passago yesterday.
The bill is to permit tbe laying of
electric wires across public highways
or across railroad rights of way. It
contains a sleeper which gives com
panies a perpetual franchise.
Campbell and Northup's vigilance
stopped the scheme and the bill was
referred to the committee on revision
of laws, composed of Dye, Vawter,
MeCue, Northup and Wilson, to which
will be referred also the bill of Rep
resentative Farrell, of Multnomah, to
regulate height of overhead wires
for the protection of railway trainmen,
DOCKET AGAIN
POSTPONED
m mis
ILLNESS OF CIRCUIT JUDGE M
BRIDE CAUSES POSTPONE
MENT OF CASES.
Several New Divorce Complaints Filed
Guardian Appointed by County
Judge for Elmer Gottberg,
Minor.
Judge McBride Is seriously ill at
his home in this city and the docket
of this week will again be postponed
The judge came up from his ranch
on Deer Island Tuesday, feeling much
better, but the strain was too much
for him and he has been forced to
stay within doors.
The work will no doubt be taken up
the first of the week.
In the matter of appointing a gnar4
ian tor Emery Elvin Gotteberg, the
County Judgo Thursday appointed
Taylor Henderson. The minor's fath
er was killed in an accident while
w orking In a logging camp on the Col
umbia river. j
Jennie Jamison as plaintiff has en
tered a complaint for divorce from
William B. Jamison. The two were
married at Bridgewater, South Dakota,
on July 21, 1887. The plaintiff alleges
that the defendant has deserted her
without cause and has continued to
live apart from her. A son, Clarence
L. Jamison, is the result of the onion.
The plaintiff says that she has Teen
forced to secure employment In order
to support herself.
H. C. Johnson has brought a ditorce
suit agains Ada O. Johnson on tie
grounds of desertion. They were
married in Portland, April 28, 1903.
But the trouble began when his wife
deserted him on January 10th, 1906,
without sufficient cause. There are
no children. The plaintiff simply
seeks the court for a decree dissolv
ing the bonds of matrimony.
DISCUSS WEIGHTY
QUESTION OF DAY
Shubel, Jan. 29. Mrsv G. Grossmil
ler is visiting her sister, Mrs. Staub,
cf Portland.
Chris Moehnke, Jr., is sawing wood
with his steam saw during this cold
weather.
Henry Ginther has gone to, Oregon
City again to carry mail.
Mrs. David Moehnke and Miss
Lydia Hornshuh visited with Mrs.
Ada C. Moehnke, Wednesday after
noon. Mr. Shatz of Stafford visited friends
in this locality yesterday.
We Ginther and wife called on
Mr. and Mrs. Schoenborn of Carus one
day last week.
Albert Moehnke went to Molalla one
day last week and purchased a team
of horses.
Our school house was crowded to
its fullest capacity last Saturday ev
eving at the debate. Resolved that
the government should own and con
trol the 'railroads was the question,
and the judges decided in favor of
government ownership. Our question
next Saturday night is "Resolved that
women should have the right of suff
rage. The leaders are Rae Kirbyson,
affirmative, Luke Duffy, negative.
Campbell's County Attorney Bill.
Representative J. U. Campbell fath
ers a bill doing away with deputy dis
trict attorneys and substituting there
for a public prosecutor for each coun
ty who will be known as county attor
ney. Salaries of the new official would
vary in different counties, the sum
named for Cladkamas beiug $1200.
Want to Know About Panama?
To meet a great public demand for
the recent message ot the president
telling of his trip to the Isthmus of
Panama, the government printing of
fice has prepared an edition with sev
en appendices and twenty-six full page
illustrations, making a text-book on
tho spbject of the canal. This will he
sold to the public, upon application,
for fifty cents a copy.