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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 12.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1866
OR
EN
MAJOR CHARMAN
PROMINENT EARLY
PIONEER CITIZEN
OLDEST LOCAL MASON AND PRES
IDENT OF FIRST BANK IN
OREGON CITY.
DIED WEDNESDAY MORNING
Many Ycara Oldeit Merchant and Pro
moter of Several Industries
Ettabllihed Here.
Major ThiiiiiiiH riinririiin, oldeat Ma
son In Oregon City ami punt worship
ful miiHtur of first MuhoiiIc lodge or
ruiiUimI went of tho Mississippi river
pioneer of 1 KT.2, for many years pio
neer merchant of Oregon City, novenil
time mayor, first iinKlilint of Hank
of Oregon City, active promoter of
(li'vi'lopnii'nt of electric power at tho
fall of tho WlllaiiK'tt". member of
first Kcpuhllcan convention held In
Htattt anl prominently 1 1 ti I tl tt with
growth ami progreii of Mm home town,
died nt hU homo at 0 o'clock Wedneii
day morning, agd 77 year.
Major Charman wan horn In I-'riK-lainl,
parlnh of Walking, county of
Surrey. September R, 183", Mh father
tioliiK Mm owner of a largo farm In that
country. I In w an one, of 15 children,
and IiIh father lived to ho 85 year old.
All hi ancestor belonged In tho up
per claHn and were church of Knglnnd
people. The Major wa;i educated In
KiiK'laud, hut came to Sew York In
1SIH. where he begun hi carter as a
clerk In a More. He wan In IlulTalo,
N, Y.. for a time and from there went
to WayiieHvllle, iml,, where he had
charge of a law More. H came to
Oregon City In 1&5: and In isr,3 the
Arm of Charman V Warner purchased
tho Mock of general merchandise be
longing to tho Hudson Hay company,
then In charge of Pr, John Mclaugh
lin, and tho fli'M mercantile More e
tatdlHhett In Oregon City. A large bun
Inm was built lip. but In 1M5 Mr.
Warner nold hi Interest In tho estab
lishment to Major Charman, and later
Frederick Ross Charman wan admitted
an a partner In the concern, and busi
ness carried on under mime of Char
man & Hon.
Mr. Charman wan an active promoter
ill hecurlitg the eMaldlNhmeiit of tho
woolen id II 1m here, and an active factor
in the development of the Willamette
fall water power. He was one of tho
heaviest stockholder In the Willam
ette Kalis Klectrlc company, tho first
concern t' nl turned the power of the
falls to account hy generating elec
tricity. He nlhrt wan a heavy stock
holder In the Willamette Kails I,ock
company that at one time owned the
locka. Litter the 1'ortlnnd C.eneral
Klectrlc company absorbed the Mock
of these two conipanlcH, niul Major
Charman wna the holder of Heveral
blockrt of atock In the P. O. R. Co.
In 1 sc,2 he was one of the organizers
of the Hank of Oregon City, and for
many year was ltn president.
On September 27. IK.M, be was mar
ried to MIhh Sophia Oilier,, who sur
vlvoa him. HealdeH the widow three
children Htirvivc hlin. Frederick Rons
Charman, of Hltvllle, Wnh.; Nellie
Vanner wife of ,1. II. Walker, Oregon
City; and Mary .lane, wife of J. I
Iivett, Oregon City.
Tho Major wna a paM. mauler of
Multnomah lodge No. 1, A. F. & A. M
anil a prominent member of tho local
Odd Fellows lodge. In tho earlier days
ho wiih prominent In politics and fill
ed tho positions of county and city
treamirer. Governor (iibbs appointed
him on tho staff of Major-Conernl
Palmer of enrolled and volunteer mili
tia with u commission na major.
Although tho details of the funeral
have not been completed, It will prob
ably be held next Sunday under the
auspices of tho Masons.
AtKO CIIMSTENSEN
DIED TUESDAY
Jack Cliiistensen, tho mnn who was
horsewhipped by his olster-ln-lnw,
Miss DeFord, tho affair taking place
a couple of weeks ago on a Main street
sidewalk, died yesterday afternoon
from tho effects of alcoholism. Chris
tensen wlio had been drinking heavily
evidently did not hnvo the heart to re
turn to his family at Clackamas
Heights, and continued to diink to
excess
Two ore three days ago ho
was attacked with delirium tremona, j conducting dunces decently, danco
and remained In a room over the Itoos drinking hero In the future, will proh
Baloon nt tho corner of Eighth and ably bo Indulged in at longor range.
Mnln utrmttK, whore ho died, Tho fnm
lly In probably left In rioHtltutn circum
stance nt the Clacknmim Height
! homo.
PROMISING ONE
mm TAKEN OUT
Tim property of tho Crown Poyn
Mining and Milling company Ih keep
lug up II m reputation and tho last of
th sample received hy tho jireatdent
of the company Indicate good ore.
i Homo of them sample along with
'other taken out of the first lodge that
unit crowned will ho Kent to one of the
l (government assay office to ho tested.
The lust 100 feet of tho tunnel work,
which will ho completed Homo time
during tho first part of March, la e
peeled to bring to view ono of tho boat
ledge of that mining district. Ah
Hoon in thl work la completed tho
president of the company, O. V. An
derson, with several other memherH
will go to the rulno to Inapoct tho
work. The C.reat Northern which la
loeat"(l near the Crown Iloyg will bo
Kin operation at once.
THE llUMANC SOCIETY
MAY IN8TALL ANOTHER PUBLIC
DRINKING FOUNTAIN DUR
ING SUMMER.
BEEN IN EXISTENCE 8 I-2 YEARS
Has Been Instrumental In Accomplish
ing Much In Corrective and
Charitable Ways.
The Clackamas county humane ho-
ldeiy may Install another drinking
fountain at aome convenient place In
the city during tho coming summer.
At leaM an ffort will be made In
that direction. During lt ight and
a half years of clMonen i..e Clacka
mas County humane society has ae
otunpllMieiJ much good, and Its work
shows piacMca' results. In addition
to tho establishment of a public drink
ing fountain at the corner of Right h
and Main streets, It baa accomplish
ed much in tho way of preventing cru
elty to nnlmala, and has been Instru
mental In having neglected children
placed In tho care and custody of the
Children's Aid aoclety.
Miss Nelta McCarver, virtually tho
promoter and founder of the Institu
tion, first and present president of the
society. Is pleased to note that Govern
or Chamberlain vetoed the bill passed
by the legislature giving farmers and
others the privilege of killing song
birds. Miss McCnrver has championed
the cause of protecting the Kong birds
and has been Instrumental In enlist
ing the school children affng tho same
lines.
When the work of tho Humane so
ciety was begun over eight years ago,
It was largely educational, and
pti.'.ea were given to the public school
children for essays written on the
different phases of the work, while
all cases of cruelty to animals were
promptly prosecuted. Through the
work of the Humane society tho pub
lie school children have been educat
ed to the Importance of kindness to
dumb tinlmals as well as birds, and
It has become a aort of second nature
In their makeup. J?
Although the officers of tho society
hnve been known to do numerous acts
of charity as Individuals, tho matter
Is never mentioned except as It comes
to tho knowledge of outsiders In au
accidental wny.
The officers of the society have giv
en much valuable time gratis to the
work, and should have the support of
the community. Since tho formation
of tho society there has been a mark
,ed Improvement for the better in a
social and moral way in Oregon City.
The officers of the Clackamas Coun
ty Humane toclety are, president, Miss
Neltu McCarver; vice-president, Geo.
A. Harding; secretary, Mrs. IS. G. Can
Held; treasurer, E. G. Cuuflold.
A Grand Ball.
The I. O. O. F. ball was an orderly
affair, called a prohibition dance by
sotno, hnvo not hoard from any "pre
scription bottles," yet. the small boys
have not eportod Mololla now hav
ing demonstrated the fact that, just
as much real pleasure can bo had hy
UNDER POP
ULIST RULE
A LANDSLIDE THAT A8TONISHED
OLD 8ETTLER8.
IT WAS A BIG CLEAN SWEEP
The Hodcarrlera and Bricklayers Ball
Great Event Soon be Clean
ing Up Time.
Whim th people of Oregon City
aroao from their bed on tho morning
of June 2, im, they could not havoH'!h,,"1 b,,,,nB- aml "hort
tanco alongside the railroad track
been more am.Hhed If an earth- L pmU)mc(j and A
quake had laid low a number of build- j Mather's general More, the people of
ings
Notwithstanding tho normal
Republican majority of 400 In the
county the 1'opullM had carried ev
ery elective office tiy majorities rang
ing from 200 to upwards of 1000.
Oeorgo C, Jirowtiell was a hold over
slate Henntor, and tho further fact
thai County Judge O. K. Hayes and j
County CommlsHloner Frank Jagger
were holdovers prevented every office
In the court houao from being filled
by Populists and left the Republicans
In control of tho county court. Tho
populists had made a house to house
canvass kept their counsel and plann
ed a campaign that In results aston
Ihhed the natives. The returns Indi
cated that several hundred Repub
licans had voted the ropullst ticket or
at least a part of It. The Populist
ticket elected consisted of the follow-
Z' Representatives, W. 8. U'Ren,
George Ogle and C. KruBe; county
commissioner, S. F. Marks of Marks
Prairie; sheriff, G. W. Grace of
Clarkes; clerk, Klmer Dixon of Ore
gon City; assessor, Luclene Street
of Clarkes; recorder, Alfred Luelllng
of Mllwankle; treosurer, Jacob Shade
of Oregon City; surveyor, John Wright
of Meadow brook ; coroner, Mr. God
frey. Several of the principal officers
were reelected on a fusion ticket
f
the following election.
The bricklayers' and hodcarriers
ball was an event that attracted con
siderable attention 1n Oregon City
atmut 18 years ago. A new brick
structure had been practically complet
ed for the woolen mills, and the brick
layers and hod carriers employed on
the building conceived the Idea of giv
ing a ball that would be an event long
to be remembered. Two Irishmen
came to the F.nterprlse office and or
dered large posters advertising the
event, anl heaueii in large type, the
"Hrlcklayers' and Hodcarriers' Pall."
Pefore the event came off objection
was made to certain working girls
being permitted to dance on the floor.
complaint being made that they wore
dirty stockings. One of the Irish pro-1
noters of the nffalr, fbIi! "He Jasus ;
the girls could come even if their.
stockings were greasy." The brick
layers and hodcarriers' ball was a
great success and was largely attend
ed. It wns a pleasure to note the sat
isfaction that permeated the features
of the hardy hodcarriers and brick
layers when the immense crowd enter
ed thoroughly Into the spirit of the
occasion nnd took part In swinging
the lasses right and left.
Within a few weeks when the sun
shiny spring days get a little warmer
nnd hundreds of excursionists from
Portland will bo visiting the city dal
ly. These will he joined by numerous
eastern tourists, nnd their first im
pression will be lasting ones. In view
of these things tho city authorities
should see that there Is a thorough
cleaning up of the streets, alleys and
back yards.
TO FURTHER PROBE
LAND FRAUDS.
OREGON
Thomas II. Neuhnusen, special in-
I K'" 01 ine 1,UCTlt,r I'opariment,
and several of his assistants arrived
in Portland yesterday morning from
San Francisco, whore they hnve been
for somo time past investigating land
fraud cases. Mr. Neuhnusen will now
give his attention to the Oregon casos,
of which there are several to be prob
ed further. With Attorney Bristol on
the ground. Inspector Neuhnusen and
his assistants hero, and Special Pros
ecutor Honey soon to come, interest
In the land fraud cases will once more
bo aroused and tho various depart
ments of the Federal building will
wear a busy air.
Horace T. Jones, one of Mr. Neu
hausen's assistants, arrived In Port
land several days ago.
powuer trust
RECEIVES
JOLT
CLACKAMAS STATION PEOPLE
REBEL AGAINST STORAGE
OF EXPLOSIVES.
Ataert That Pretence of Three Pow
der Vaults It Menace to Life
and Property.
Menaced by tho location of
dor magazine oppoalto the
a pow-1
public '
lackarna Btatlon will make a de
termined effort to rid the town of the
three powder magazines that they as
sert are preventing the establishment
of new lines of industry and retarding
the growth of the place.
While only ono of tho magazines
Is situated In the center of the busi
ness section, the others are contiguous
to the suburban residence sections of
a village surrounded by the garden
spot of Clackamas county.
Clackamas people will try the plan
of Incorporating the town and when
this Is accomplished It Is expected
stringent ordinance regulations will
be passed prohibiting the existence of
powder magazines within the city lim
its. The fact that the DuPont-DeNe-mours
powder trust tas acquired the
holdings of the California Powder
works may mean the storage of still
greater quantities of powder as well
as construction of more and larger
magazines. The people of Clackamas
realize the predicament In which they
are placed, and they will make a des
perate effort to free themselves of pos
sible dangers In their midst.
A few years ago a move was made
to Incorporate Clackamas Btatlon, with
a view of getting rid of the powder
magazine, but it was defeated by a
strong lobby move, and another pow
der magazine was added to the list.
It Is asserted that some Clackamas
peoplo championed the cause of the
powder companies and were partially
responsible for the defeat of the In
corporation movement
GRANGERS VISIT.
Twilight, Feb. 28. Twilight school
Is progressing nicely under the tble
management of Miss Smith.
Mrs. William McCord was called to
Maple Lane on account of Illness of
her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Mautz.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs.
I.azelle, James Hylton, Tom Kelland,
Kmma Wllehart, and Eva Smith at-
t,'n,1,,,l Grange at New Era, Saturday.
FSW WW something trcm a
tr 3M . -v
in the child's hcalthj do not imperil
it with alum food by the use of poor .baking powder.
Have a delicious, pure, home-made muffin, cake or biscuit ready iwhcn they
Come in. To be sure of the purity, you must use
l?)faWAn BAKR3Q .
uMLb POWDER
Royal makes a difference in your home a difference in your health
a difference in your cooking.
SCHUEBEL RESIGNS
DEPUTY ATTORNEYSHIP
MAY BE FOLLOWED BY DI8TRICT
ATTORNEY HARRISON
ALLEN.
DECLARES PLACE UNPROFITABLE
In Event Latter Resigns Democrats
Will be it in Several Counties
Who Will be Fortunate
Local Man.
Chris Schuebel, who has been dep -
uty district attorney for Clackamas
, , . . , ,
county for several years past, tender -
ed his resignation to District Attor
ney Harrison Allen Friday, oUd It was
accepted. Mr. Schuebel gave up the
position so he asserts for the reason
that It took up too much of his time
from other law business as the salary
Is only $500 per annum.
It also Is the expressed opinion In
certain circles that District Attorney
Allen will shortly tender his resigna
tion to Governor Chamberlain with
the Intention of devoting his entire
time to the -"practice of law in Port
land. In fact, he has already estab
lished himself In C. H. Carey's law of
fice in Portland, and a sign on the
dor is said to read, Harrison Allen,
attorney-at-law. Mr. Allen's second 4
year term will not expire until July,
1908, but It Is said that he has ex
pressed a desire for some months past
to give up the office.
In the event should Mr. Allen re
sign his office It Is possible that Gov
ernor Chamberlain will appoint a Dem
ocrat as his successor, and might re
sult In a change In the personnel of
the deputy district attorneys in the
other counties of this district, Clatsop,
Columbia and Washington. Since his
election to the off ae of district attor
ney, Mr. Allen hw been ' resident of
Astoria, but now has ambitions to
succeed in a larger field.
There were rumors afloat that Mr.
Allen Intended to resign as district
attorney about the time the legisla
ture convened, but the possibility that
a county attorney bill would pass the
legislature may have had something
to do with postponing the matter.
Just who will be appointed Mr.
Schuebel's successor is not known,
but In the event that Mr. Allen re
signs and the governor appoints a
Democrat it is probable that a Demo
crat will be appointed as deputy for
Clackamas county. There is plenty
of available timber here for a Demo
crat deputy, Including O. D. Eby, J.
E. Hedges, Gilbert Hedges, Howard
F. Latourette and J. W. Loder, and
there is C. D. Latourette the lawyer-
ROYAL is absolutely
I banker who would not think of ne
glecting his business to tccept a dep
uty district attorneyship. Those men-
' tlonod are all Democrats of the Mal
wart stripe and were never known to,
desert the party standards and wander
off after strange gods.
If there was ever a Democrat dis-
trlct attorney of this judicial district
It was so far back that It has become
a forgotten epoch of history. Nearly
20 years ago T. A. McHride who had
been district attorney for a term of
I years was elected district Judge, a po-
jsdtlon that he has since continually
(filled. He was succeeded as district
' attorney by V. N. P,arrett of HUla-
! tK,ro' then wed the terms of Thoa.
J. Cleeton of St. Helens and Harrison
1 ... .... , .
Allen of Astoria. Cleeton Is now a
practicing attorney In Portland, and
Harrison Allen evidently thinks that
it is time that he Is getting a foot
hold In the metropolis; In fact has al
ready connected himself with one of
the most widely known attorneys la
the state.
It Is possible that when it comes to
a show down, in the event of the prob
able resignation, that Governor Cham
berlain will name an Oregon City at
torney for the place of district attor
ney. MOLALLA NEWS
Molalla, Feb. 2C If there be any
significance In "M'g" regarding South
Clackamas' future, rill, our Meadow
brook, Molalla, Mac'Ksburg, Marquam
and Needy right in line with similarity
of appearance and interests, we can
form a union of "many men of many
minds."
Lost, a watch, between Molalla and
Oregon City or, the pantaloons and
overalls, found later on. In wagon Ded,
W. Shaver owner.
One day last week the p.oprieWr
of the Shaver Lumbering company In
cidentally reported that he had lost
his watch, the foreman went to give
blm the time of day, and behold! his
watch was gone. The double loss
so pleased one of the hands, (that
wanted to rest.) that In dancing
around in a jubilant way he lost his
purse containing some thirty odd dol
lars a little boy soon found the purse
which so delighted the owner that he
promised the child some candy when
he got older.
Molalla grange No. 310 will hold a
special meeting March 15, 10:30 a. m.,
at which time all members are re
quested to be present. Worthy state
master Austin T. Buxton will be pres
ent for special Interest to all Pa'trons
of Husbandry.
They usually want
something from
the pantry
You remember the hunger you had
Home cooking counts for much
Pure.