OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1907.
0. W. P. & R.Y. TRACKS
FOR WATER STREET
FINDS QUICK FAVOR
PROPOSAL SPRUNG AT BOARD
OF TRADE MEETING FRI
DAY NIGHT.
MUST KEEP FURNITURE FACTORY
Attempt Will Be Made to Secure New
Site Made Necessary By Its
Rapid Growth.
The O. V. P. freight franchise, the
matter of a new site for the Oswald
Frederick furniture factory, and the
matter of the promised construction
of the Oregon City and Molalla railway
were matters that received earnest
attention at the meeting of the board
of trade held Friday evening. Some
enthusiastic discussions took place,
and two important committees were
appointed.
Although there was not a Quorum of
the board of directors there was a
large number of persons present and
a lively discussion ensued on the sub
jects. H. E. Cross was appointed
chairman of the evening as Fresldent
Dye had not returned from the legis
lature. Mr. Cross stated the object
of the meeting pertaining to the Os
wald & Frederick furniture factory,
and Mr. Osw ald, who was present was
called upon to state the needs and
condition of his business. He said.
"The Oswald & Frederick furniture
factory has grown beyond its present
quarters and we are handicapped in
every way by the lack of space at our
present location. The business is a
profitable one, and It Is a good thing, J
but Its growth demands larger quar
ters. We would rather remain in Ore
gon City than move to any other loca
tion, but we have been offered several
good sites in other places and offers
of substantial aid. However, should
we be able to find a suitable site in
this city along the railroad track we
would stay here and enlarge the plant.
We started In a small way, but we
have kept adding and the proposition
ha3 always paid well."
Several questions were asked Mr.
Oswald which led to some discussion
and those present decided that Ore
gon City could not well afford to let
this factory seek another location.
The chairman appointed a committee
of three. Messrs. T. F. Ryan, W. A.
Huntley and J. E. Jack, to confer
more definitely with the Members of
the firm and see what could be done
and report to the board.
The franchise question of the O. W.
P. was next brought up and lively dis
cussion followed. Messrs. A, Knapp,
E. P. Rands, W. A. Huntley and Judge
T. F. Ryan expressed their opinions
throughout the discussion. Some In
teresting facts were brought out, how
.he city was tied up, retarded in its
growth, over-ridden and discriminated
against by the transportation compan
ies. Now. that the company desires to
secure an extension of its franchise,
It, was the general opinion of the meet
ing that the corporation be made to
state more specifically within the sec
tions of its franchise the terms, rates
and manner of doing business. Many
of those present expressed their opin
ions. A. Knapp stated that the O.
W. P. tracks ought to be placed on
Water street instead of Main street.
A general seconding of this expression
came from many of the members as
it had learned that the O. W. P. ex
pects to secure the right to run long
trains of cars loaded with logs on
Main street through the city to Ca
nemah for the mills.
This discussion led to the appoint
ment of a
committee of five to be
present at the next council meeting
and take part in the general discussion
of granting an extension franchise to
the O. W. P.
The Molalla road was next brought
up and discussed favorably as all ap
preciated the needs of an electric
line from this city that would tap the
richest country in the Willamette val
ley. Judge Ryan stated that the pro
posed road to the Molalla country was
bound to be built and that the men
who were backing the project are go
ing to build part of the line right
away. Surveys have already begun
up the Abernethy and the road will
be started from the city limits out in
the country. The exact terminal in
the city he stated has not yet been de
termined, but three ways of coming
down to the main street and Willam
ette have been located.
Several other propositions for the
general welfare of Oregon City in the
way of transportation and other needs
were entertained and the meeting ad
journed. A meeting will be called
shortly after adjournment of the legislature.
LEG I L ATIVE NOTES
FROM BOTH HOUSES
Salem, Or., Feb. 16. Only 13 votes
were registered against the bill ap
propriating a contingent fund of
$300,000 for free locks at Oregon City,
but among the 13 men were Campbell
and Dye of Clackamas. The former
said he opposed the bill for the reason
that the state has power to regulate
and control tolls that are charged by
the company now operating the locks,
and for that reason the remedy for
existing conditions rests w 1th the state
itself without such a large appropria
tion. The approprjatlon Is contingent up
on the national government giving
enough additional to build new locks
or buy the old ones.
Among the bills passed by the house
Friday night, was that of Representa
tive Jones of Clackamas which amends
the forest fire laws so as to exempt
farmers from being required to pro
cure permits from county clerks be
fore burning slashings. Under the
provisions of the bill farmers are al
lowed to burn slashings any time be
tween June 1 and October 1, provided
they serve notice of such Intention on
the deputy forest ranger of their
county and at the same time inform
their neighbors.
Senator Hedges played a game of
solitaire when he voted no on the bill
requiring the placing of state funds by
the state treasurer in approved bank
ing institutions.
Both houses passed the juvenile
court law over the governor's veto,
the senate unanimously and only ono
vote opposing in the house.
The so-called water code was killed
in the house, Friday. Xo tears need
be shed. It was not a people's meas
ure, but only an attempt at compro
mise in division of spoil by water
grabbers.
A bill prohibiting gambling In every
form passed the house, Friday, by a !
vote of 32 to 20. Representative
Campbell tried to have its considera
tion postponed indefinitely. It Is a
drastic measure and would even shut
juP ine MiiwauKie ciud, ana atop me
1 cinch 6ames toT peanuts.
Next Friday, or if the house has its
way next Saturday night at the latest,
the legislature will adjourn without
day. It hasn't done much harm yet.
The amended bill for banking legis
lation Is not burled but should be for
it is dead. The bankers did It with
their little tomahawks.
The proposed Sunday blue laws are
being slaughtered whenever they ap
pear. The Kay bill received its quietus
Thursday.
The senate bill abolishing two of
the four normal schools passed the
house, Thursday, buy a vote of 38 to
16. All the Clackamas members vot
ed In the affirmative.
Representative J. U. Campbell made
the motion to Indefinitely postpone
the bill that would have Increased the
game warden's salary from $1200 to
$1800 a year, and the pay of the dep
uty warden's from $2 to $3 a day.
The legislature hud already made
appropriations for traveling expenses
of state officers, and now the passage
j 0f the compulsory pass bill puts It
up to Governor Chamberlain to de
cide.
In the debate on normal schools In
the house, Wednesday, Representa
tive J. U. Campbell characterized them
as "political nests in different corners
of the state that have turned out poli
ticians rather than good teachers."
All the Clackamas members voted
against the bill passed, Thursday, that
allows Inspectors of the National Bu
reau of Sheep Industry to dip sheep.
It is claimed the law will lift the quar
antine now enforced against sheep
taken out of the state, and also Im
prove the price of Oregon sheep.
The house passed the bill appropri
ating $150,000 for new buildings and
Improvements for the State Agricul
tural college at Corvallls. Represen
tative J. U. Campbell and Barrett of
Washington fought desperately to
have the amount cut down, but the
final vote was 35 ayes to 11 noes.
Campbell, Dye and Jones of Clacka
mas voted no.
WOULD HAVE SENT ME
TO ASYLUM SAYS WIFE
WEALTHY PIONEER SILVERTON
FARMER IS DEFENDANT IN
DIVORCE CASE.
SENSATIONAL CHARGES ARE FILED
Complaint Alleges Ttut Husband At
tempted to Have Her Sent to
Mad House to Get
Rid of Her.
Made oath that his wife was Insane
In an effort to got her out of the way,
but the court discharged her as sane
and a long course of gross, brutal and
Inhuman treatment, Is the story told
In a complaint filed In the county
clerk's office Friday afternoon. The
plaintiff is Aim in a D. ChHiuness, who
asks for a divorce and several thou
sands of doMars la alimony from her
husband, Josepli Chanmes3, a wealthy
farmer llvins near Silverton, Marion
county. The features of this divorce
suit are the most sensational of any
that has been filed In the circuit court
In many a day. The plaintiff was long
a resident of Clackamas county, whlltvi
the defendant Is a prominent pioneer
farmer well known In both Marlon
and Clackamas counties.
Judge McBride has already made an
order that Joseph Chamness pay to
the clerk of the circuit court for
Clackamas county the sum of $500
a suit money, attorney's fee, costs
and disbursements of a divorce suit
now filed and the further sum of ftO
on or before the first day of each
month thereafter, beginning on the
first day of March, 1907, continuing
during the pendency of this suit or
until otherwise ordered by the court.
The plaintiff also asks for the further
sum of $5000 as permanent alimony
and a decree of divorce on the ground
of gross cruelty.
The defendant, Joseph Chamness
Is alleged to be worth somewhere In
the neighborhood of $25,000 and a re
straining order has been granted by
Judge McBride commanding that he
'.refrain from selling or disposing of
any of the personal property owned
by him in Marlon county, including 1
hops, horses, machinery, money,
household furniture or cattle and he
Is further directed and ordered not to
Incumber or mortgage any of the real
estate described in the complaint or
convey, sell or dispose of any of the
real estate described In the complaint,
jor mortgage the same, until further
ordered by the court.
In the complaint, Mrs. Chamness,
the plaintiff, alleges that she has been
a resident of Marlon and Clackamas
counties for the past year, and that
on August 9, 1905, plaintiff and de
fendant were married at Oregon City.
She alleges cruel and inhuman
treatment and personal Indignities,
rendering her life burdensome and
unbearable.
She further alleges that on the 3,1st
day of May, 1906, while living on the
farm at Silverton, Mr. Chamness be
gan to display very ill, bad and mall
clous temper toward her that at this
time without any cause whatever, he
called plaintiff "a damned liar" and
said that she was the "lowest and
meanest woman that walked on the
face of the earth."
The complaint further recites that
since that time almost daily and con
tinuously up until February 12, 1907,
defendant has used abusive, vulgar
and profane language to plaintiff,
making her life so unhappy and mis
erable that she has been unable to
have any peace of mind or content
ment. That many times, to-wit: be
ginning on July 18, 1900, and continu
ing almost daily thereafter up to and
Including February 11, 1907, the de
fendant used the following language to
plaintiff: "I will fix you I will have
you locked up In the Insane asylum at
Salem and then you will Bee what you
can do." That on or about February
11, 1907, defendant went before a
proper officer and swore under oath
that she was Insane, and an order was
issued whereby an officer came to the
home of plaintiff and forcibly took
her to Salem under the charge of be
ing a person of unsound mind that
she was examined before the Marion
county court at Salem, on February
13, 1907, by competent physicians and
discharged as being a sane person.
Plaintiff alleges that she is not in
sane, but is a person of sound mind,
and that the proceedings above refer
red to were instituted upon the part
of the defendant for the purpose of
getting rid of the plaintiff and for the
further object of discrediting her be
fore the community and make It ap
pear that any statement or testimony
she might make would be looked upon
by the public as untrue, as she would
have been considered a person of un-
sound mind.
Mrs. ChauinesH slates In the com
plaint that her husband Is the owner
of a L'OOnero farm valued at $15,000,
also the owner of $3000 worth of hops,
farm machinery, horses, cattle, house
hold goods, etc., while she la In indi
gent circumstances and no money to
support herself.
It was only Wednesday of this week
that Mrs. Chamness waa examined
before the Marlon county court on a
charge of Insaulty preferred by her
husband, and was discharged as sane
according to the complaint filed; and
she at once came to Oregon City and
retained ex State Senator George. C.
Ilrownell to Institute divorce proceed
ings against her husband. Joseph
Chamness. She asks for Judgment
against the defendant for the sum of
$5000 permanent alimony In addition
(o the sum of $500 to defray the ex
penses of the divorce suit and for $10
per month during the pendency of the
suit, as well as a divorce decree.
The plaintiff also asks to be permit
ted to resume her maiden name,
m I na tlrlgsby.
Al'
PARMCRV INSTITUTE
AFTERNOON SESSION
The Farmers' Institute convened In
Shively's hall Saturday afternoon at
1:30. There was no morning session
as advertised ou account of the late
ness of the train from Canby. A long
session was held during the uftcrmxm.
The members of the Oregon Agricul
tural college on the afternoon pro
gram are: Dr. ithycombu on "Di
versified Farming;" Prof. C. D. Lewi
on ' Ilortlcuturo"; Prof. C. U. Bradley
on "Soils." Other speakers were
Win. Schultnerlch of Hlllsboro on
"Dairying;" E. P. Judd. on "Draft
.Horses;" and Fruit Commissioners
Held and Lew is on "Orchards and tak
ing care of them."
There is a good attendance of farm
ers from surrounding country.
100 HOUSE BILLS
MAY NOT PASS
Special to Dally Star.
Salem, Feb. 16. It Is now believed
that "t lMt 100 house bills will nev
er see daylight. The house will work
until midnight this evening and will
follow the same proceedure Monday
night. There Is considerable opposi
tion developed to materially extending
the time limit of the session.
FUNERAL OP MRS.
J BOLTON HELD
Special to Daily Star.
New York, Feb. 16. The funeral
of Mtb. Bolton, wife of Thaw Juryman
took place today. It Is expected that
proceedings In the Thaw case will
be resumed Monday.
GOVERNOR VETOES
POUR MEASURES
Salem, Feb. 16. Governor Chamber
lain vetoed four bills today, principal
ly local measures. The most import
ant one was House bill No. 241 provid
ing for the compensation of state of
ficers. Another bill vetoed was one
reducing the salarles'of Multnomah
county officers.
The right of members who ride on
passes, to receive mileage to and from
Salem Is being considered. The mat
ter has never received attention here
tofore. Endorsed by the County.
"The most popular remedy In Ot
sego county, and the best friend of
my family," writes Wm. M. Diets, ed
itor and publisher of the Otsego Jour
nal, Cllbertsvllle, N. Y "is Dr. King's
New Discovery. It has proved to be
an Infallible cure for coughs and
colds, making short work of the worst
of them. We always keep a bottle
in the house. I believe It to be the
most valuabl prescription known for
Lung and throat diseases." Guaran
teed to never disappoint the taker, by
Howell & Jones' drug store. Price
50c and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
What to Do When Bilious.
The right thing to do when you fool
bilious Is to take a dose of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
They will cleanse the stomach and
regulate the liver and bowels. Try It.
Price 25 cents. Samples free at How
ell & Jones' drug store.
Pine Salve Carbollzed, acts like a
poultice; highly antisceptlc, exten
sively used for Eczema, for chapped
hands and lips, cuts, burns. Sold by
Huntley Bros.' Drug Store.
"Plneules" (non-alcoholic) made
from resin from our Pine Forests,
used for hundreds of years for Blad
der and Kidney diseases. Medicine
for thirty days, $1.00. Guaranteed.
Sold by Huntley Bros.' Drug Store
IIORS WHIPPED liY
W0MAN RELATIVE
TOOK PLACE ON MAIN STREET
IN PRESENCE OF SPEC
TATORS. A young woman with a horsewhip
and her brothorlu law standing In
front of MUiIhI lu'a plumbing ennui
llshment, uncomplnlnlngly receiving
th hard blows ttuit wrro rained down
on him, was a sceno witnessed by
numerous spectators tin Main street
about 8 o'clock Thursday evening,
The mun'a name Is J. ChrlHtensen, a
resident of Olncknmn Heights, and
It Is alleged by those conversant with
the circumstances that ho hud been
In town for several days drinking,
leaving his wife In sick and nervous
condition and uneasy its to his where
abouts. Miss DeKord, Mrs. Christen
sen's sister, being cognizant of the
reason that kept htm away from
home, hitched a horse to a buggy and
drove to Oregon City, accompanied by
her father, who Is partially paralyzed.
When Chrtntensen wns located the
father remained In the buggy and held
the horse, while the young lady used
the whip on her brother-in-law, After
receiving bis punishment. Christen
sen vanished from view over the- stair
way at the side of the lloo building.
Telegraphic Briefs
Negro Bergrniit say gun rurk were
broken by the soldiers to secure arms
to take part In the Brownsville- riot.
Heney will return to Portland to
prsecute the land fraud ciih In
i which Indictments were found nrlor
to his departure for San Francisco.
Tuberculosis I killing off the Jack-
rabbits In Kastern Oregon. Not one
living today where a year ago there
were 100.
Bill In Washington legislature dl
vldes that state Into three eongres
sionai districts. Aberdeen will at
last realize it ambition to bo a entity
scat, the west fcnif being called Grays
Harbor county.
Kurpatkln a book telling of the
causes of Russian defeat admits what
all tho rest of the world guessed
treachery and Incompetence of offic
ers, robbery and boodllng of supplies.
Tho Interior Department has modi
fied the secret order requiring person
al examination by special agent of
homestead and timber land entries,
and no examinations will be required
except where suspicion arises.
Railroad presidents blame senorlty
rule of promotion for wrecks, and
claim unions will not allow promotion
on merit. There may bo more truth
than defense In that for promotion
by seniority has wrecked 14 shops
of the I'nlted States navy In 36 years,
and what U true on sea may work
same way on land.
Captain McVey of the Ill-fated
steamer Larchmont admits his boat
was the first to leave vessel's sldo.
Only 18 known survlvers out of 159
on vessel. One survivor, Miss Sadie
Gallup of Boston, declares that she
begged either Captain McVey or Pur
ser Young to take her In their boat,
but that they pushed her back, and the
lifeboat left tho Larchmont with only
"six In it, although it would have held
20 more. When the steamer went
down, Bhe found herself on a piece of
wieckage and remained on it until
picked up ten hours later by the crew
of the fishing schooner Elslo.
SHOES
GRAND CLEARANCE SALE
We have some bargains in Footwear that must be
sold to make room for spring goods now on the way
Oregon City Shoe Store
KRAUSSE BROTHERS
Careful of Your Property
One of the secrets of our success
in the Baggage and Transfer Business
Safes, Pianos and Furniture Moving
Williams Bros. Transfer Co.
CHURCH INCORPORATED.
M. lfl. Kandle, Geo. Wulluee, W. IJ.
Falrfowi mid 9. A, McShorrv, a trua-
ees of tho Branson Memorial M. 18.
church of Highland, have filed paper
of Incorporation In the county clerk'
office for Incorporation of tho chinch.
The estimated value of property and
money posseted by tho church at
present Is $000, Us revenue Is to bo
derived from voluntary contribution.
of It members mid friend.
M. S. Kandlo 1 president of tho
board of trustee and 8. A. MoChorry,
secretary,
GEORGE HOEYE
CKNTI3T
Orrgoo City
Orrgoa.
Cu.fltld Building
O. W. EA8THAM,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
Collection, Mortgages, Foreclosure,
Abstract of Title and Onorsi Jjiw
business.
Office over Bank of Oregon City.
408 Main Street.
Phono 1224
LOG CABIN SALOON
BENNETT & F0UMAL .
Proprietors.
OREGON CITY,
OREGON
Everything flrnt class. Horses Hoard
ed by the day, week or month.
Farmers' Feed Barn
Ceo. W. Bradley, Prop.
Livery. Feed and Snlo Stable. Kino
Horses. New Hlg. sliiglo or double,
furnished with or without driver.
Price Reasonable, Prompt Attention
Main St. Oregon City, Ore.
Knapp & Nobel
Domestic and Imported
Wines and Liquors
Retail Liquor Store Family Trad
Solicited.
All Kinds of 8moker Goods.
714 - Main - Street
Good Meals and Clean Beds
THE STAKELY
HOUSE
Thomas Stakely, Prop.
First CI Accomodation nd Prompt
Srrvice.
Main St. between 4th & 5th
OREGON CITY, ORK.
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E. F. GRISEZ
C. N. GREENMAN
Pioneer Transfer
oeand Express te
Sand and Gravel
Oregon City Oregon
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Main Street