OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAKClt P, 1907.
SPLENDIQ. MEETING OF
MAPLE LANE GRANGE
INTERESTING PROGRAM AND
BOUNTEOUS DINNER EN
JOYED BY ALL.
NEW OFFICERS ARE IN CHARGE
Jortty of the Questions were easily dis
posed of, but What Is a Notary Pub
lic?! called forth considerable discus
sion. Mr. Beard closed tho lecturer's
hour by reading from the State
Grange Bulletin an article requested
to be read In every grange of the
state. Tho article contained direc
tions for government of granges, ad-
SUCCESSFUL GRANGE ENTER
TAINMENT. Eagle Creek, March 5. Fine weath
er with some frost Is the order of the
; day now.
Ragle Creek Grange hold a banket
social and entertainment Saturday
night which was a success In afl re
spects. Tho entertainment was good
and 80 baskets sold for over JSO which
will be a great help to the grange.
The church at Kauglo Creek was
dedicated the. 21th of February, clear
ot debt, the wngregatlon making up
enough that day to pay all Indebted
ness. The city of Kagle Creek has put In
! vice to officers on proeeeduro of meet-' considerable sidewalk lately,
Court Ladies, Beautiful Department , lugs, hints on program and commit-
cf Granje Work Stats Inspector
Coming Hold County Meet
ing Tuesday.
Maple Lane Grange No. 296, Tat
rons of Husbandry, met in regular
session Saturday at their grange hall
with Mrs. Mary Shelly, worthy mas
ter, in the chair. The grange was call
ed to order at 10:30 a. m. and minutes
of the February meeting read by Sec
retary S. T. Roman. It was a beauti
ful day and there were perhaps forty
of the eighty members belonging to
Cie grange present
A. J. Hobble, who was unable to
be present at the last meeting was
Installed as gate-keeper. Delegates
and alternates to the county Conven
tion which meets at the court house
in Oregon City,' Tuesday, March 5,
were elected. They are: delegates,
Mrs. Louise Beard, A. J. Hobble, S.
T. Roman; alternates, Mrs. E. A. See-
ley, Mrs. Anna J. Lewis, A. Mautz.
At the February meeting the follow
ing new officers were installed: Mas
ter. Mrs. Mary Shelly; overseer, Mrs.
Louise Beard; lecturer, Mrs. E. A.
Seeley; steward, Mrs. Anna J. Lewis;
assistant steward, Mrs. L. Derrick;
chaplain, Mrs. R. -Mautz; secretary,
S. T. Roman, court ladies Ceres,
Mrs. A. Splinter; Pomona. Mrs. A. B.
Allen; Flora, Miss Bessie Crawford.
The court ladies have their colors In
wreathes of roses on the table before
them. Pomona white; Ceres, yellow,
and Flora pink. They will have sash
es of their respective colors by next
rreet!ng. This is a beautiful depart-rr-nt
of the grange work.
Committees were ato appointed at
the meeting preceding this, as follows:
Kxecutive T. E. Beard, G. W. Swal
low, S. T. Roman and C. T. Forbes;
finance, Lawrence Mautz, W. O. Dick
erson, A. Splinter: relief Mrs. R.
Mautz, Mrs. A. Splinter, James Shel
ly. State Master Grange Inspector, Aus
ten T. Buxton of Forest Grove will
visit Maple Lane on tour of Inspection.
Tuesday, March 12. The evening of
Monday, March 11, he will be at Ab
ernethy grange at Parkplace.
A cah prize will be awarded the
county grange doing the best work in
the last year. This closes the first of
these contests among grange workers.
William Gardner of Warner Grange
at New Era, and Miss Ella Chapman
of Rock River, Wisconsin, tvho is i
spending several weeks with her aunt,
Mrs. T. E. Beard, were visitors to the ;
grange, Saturday. j
Maple Lane grange was organized
April 22, 1901, by Deputy State Or
ganizer, J. S. Cato, in Maple Lane
fchool house, and has prospered and
flourished every year since. The mem
bers of this grange are enthoslastlc
ly for the good of the order. Through
their interchange of Idea3 and their
cultivated program they are helping
themselves and their neighbors to a :
tees duties. After a short Intermis
sion spent In social conversation
among tho members, the grange re
opened for secret work, closing about
6 o'clock a day of profit and pleasure.
Pomona Grange will be held in the
Maple Lane grange hall some time In
July. The second week In June they
.neet at Logan. Mrs. Mary Shelly Is
i member of Pomona.
m. F. uouglusa and wife aro at
Stevenson. Wash., on a visit.
A. W. Cooke anjil wife of Damascus
vero visiting friends hero yesterday.
ANXIOUS FOR RAIL
WAY CONNECTION
IMPRESSIVE
OBSEQUIES
LARGE CROWD ATTENDS FUNER
AL OF MAJOR THOMAS CHAR
MAN SUNDAY.
Death of Former Resident of Maple
Lane Child Dies of Diph
theria at Milwau-kie.
IMMENSE COUGAR KILLED IN MO
LALLA COUNTRY FINISH
ED TWO DOGS.
Molalla, March 5. Plenty of front
these nights with Indications of an
east wind for a spell.
Molalla Grange No. 310 held a live
ly meeting last Saturday. Ail mem
bers will please take notice of tho
special meeting on Friday, March 13,
at 10:30 a. m. As a Patron you cannot
afford to miss this meeting.
The cougar that has boon defying
dog and man to molest It for several
years was captured last Friday by
J. F. Jones and Orland Thomas, one
mile east of Ofileld's; not however
all now poor
assesor;s
COMING
ASSIGNMENTS MADE BY MR. NEL
SON OVER $40,000 TAXES
COLLECTED.
About $200,000 Still on Tax Roll Big
Increase In County Clerk
Office Receipts,
County Assessor James F. Nelson
started out two field deputies Monday
and more will bo added later. II. W.
Shaw of Mullno has been assigned to
the territory of which the Wllsonvllle
district Is a port. K. P. Cutter Is to
J begin assessing land ' values !n the
, eastern part of tho county. Other
deputies will bo assigned to terri
tory In a short time, It being tho In
tention of Assessor No'.son to have the
work dono thoroughly.
Sherln Beatlo reported r.:id turned
over to Trea.su.-,.- Paddock $:!8,33:i.2l
taxes collected on tho 190(5 tax roll
during the month of February and
J32G.82 collected on account of buck
taxes. One day's work In February
was not reported which adds about
ITiitOO moro to the total collected.
There still remains about $200,000
more on the tax roll to be collected.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY
THOS F. RYAN,
ATTOltNKY-AT LAW
Probate and Realty Law Practice
Specialties.
Iteal Estate, Insurance and Loan.
KTleo Upstairs, first building south
of Courthouse.
O. D. I BY,
ATTOKNICY AT LAW
Monfy loaned, abstract furnished,
land title examined, cslatns snttlml,
general law business transacted.
Over Hank of Oregon City,
GEORGE C. BROWNELL
ATTORNEY- AT-LAW
Phone: Main 521 Office in Cauflcld Bld.i, Main and Eighth St j.
W. S. U'RKN C. SCIIUHBEL
U'REN Sc SCHUEBEL
ATTOHM'.YS AT LAW DKU I'Sl'llKR ADVOKAT
Will rmctlce In all coin-in. tiutk collection and mttlciiunU of ralalr. r urnUW
aiMtiaclt ol title, Irnd you money on llritt mortgage,
lluiltling, Oregon City, Oregon,
timer in ink ii rim t
A large crowd of people attended the juntiI nG had klIled two dRs Bni1 mor
, , ... tally wounded another. When Jones
funeral services rf the lute Major , ,, . . 4. , .
.bull dog got on the cougars track
Thomas Cha.man held Sunday aite'-
noon at the Masonic temple. Includ
ing many old-time friends from Port
land and other outside cities. For
several hours in the forenoon the body
lay in state, and hundreds of people
viewed the remains. In addition to
i the Impressive burial rites conducted
by Multnomah Lodge No. 1, A. F. &
A. M., of which the deceased was a
past worshipful master, special . ser
vices were conduced by Rev. P. K.
Hammond, rector of St Pauls Epis
copal church. Appropriate musical
numbers were sung by a choir con
sisting of Mrs. C. II. Caufleld, Mrs. R.
C. Ganong and J. W. Loder. An ap
propriate eulogy delivered by State
J he took a tree when Thomas gave the
ugly beast the death shot. The cou
gar was fat and heavy for that kind
or an animal. Messrs. Jones and
Thomas of Seotts mills brought the
cougar here Saturday when our pho
tographer, F. C. Perry, took the re
clining view of the wild beast that
will never again eat venison, stand
human "hair on end," or tear dogs into
sausage meat.
M. Trul'.lnger Is again "hammering
iron" at the old stand, having some
what recovered from his severe troub
le with his arm. v
Now that Oregon City has declared
Its Intention of building a railroad to
Molalla providing the right of way
Senator J. E. Hedges was a special jean be had; surely any land owner
feature of the exercises in honor of along the proposed route will do his
the deceased pioneer. part, providing that said proposed rail-
There was a profusion of flowers, road will be guaranteed to Molalla by
and some elaborate floral pieces were a specified time. Yes, let us have a
In evidence. Appropriate services 'railroad to Molalla, one, two, or three,
were held at the grave in the Masonic I come on, the sooner the better, first
cemetery by the Masons and Rev. here, first served.
P. K. Hammond. ,
The pall-bearers were: Honorary, SCHOOL REPORT.
Dr. W. E. Carll, John Lewthwaite, Sr.,
George Clark, D. B. Martin, George H. Report of school district No. 33, for
Horton, George A. Harding. Active, !the month ending March 1, 1907:
W. A. Huntley, F. W. Greenman, J. Number of pupils enrolled, 88; days
fl. Hedges, C. W. Evans, Harry Jones, ! attendance, 121C; days absent, 122;
Captain Robt. Young. leases of tardiness, 22; pupils neither
absent nod tardy: George Schamel,
Mrs. Minnie Staub, wife of E. E.
Staub, was buried In the Clarkes cem
etery Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Staub
died Friday night having recently
undergone an operation in a Port
land hospital for cancer. She left a
husband and five children, the oldest
only 12 years of age and the youngest
an infant.
The receipts of the county clerk's
office for February amounted to $ 1 43
and the receipts for the corresponding
month in 1900 was $293.
County Surveyor Hungato has Just
completed a job of surveying on the
Tualatin, running out some lines for
private parties.
J. E. HEDCES
F. r. GRIFFITH
HEDGES & GRIFFITH
LAWYERS
Rooms 10-13 Wcinhard Building, opposite Court House
H. E. CROSS
AT
AT I ( RN ICY
NcmI Knt.lte, .
I.ixinn, Iiiminiiiec
LAW
Mniri t-Mreet,
OUICCON CITY
Lavern Kajier, Zeda Shaver, Golds.
Harless, Ruth Harless, Pearl liar
less. Cordis Watts. Agnes Clifford.
Opal Perry. Raleigh Uschard. Ethel
Hallaway, Ira Stelnlnger, Uh Shaver,
Itoxle Cole, Agnes Robblns, Pearl
Rohbins, Alta Ramsby, Mamie Cutt
ing, lion Cole. Bertha Adams, pail
Ramsby, Mildred Johnson.
HEDGES
APPOINTS
UTY.
McCUE DEP-
Astoria, March 5. Prosecuting At
torney Hedges of Oregon City, an
nounces this morning the apio!ntmont
of Hon. John C. McCtio as his deputy
for Clatsop county. General satisfac
tion Is felt over this selection which
Is the logical political one.
LETTER LIST.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postofflcu ot Oregon City,
for week ending, March C:
Gloubltz, Miss Emma, Thomas,
Eliza E. Hilling, Hon. G. T.; Mac
Donald, K. S.; Sheback, W.; Williams,
Jabez.
a
John I'.uch of Wllsonvllle was In
Oregon City, Tuesday.
I
MEN WHO ARE HELPING TO I
BUILD UP CLACKAMAS COUNTY
J. E.
One of the People.
Jack, born at Marquam
...
j erected a large building at the corner
47 of Madison and Sevenths streets with
K W Rioharrt frr fiftpun vaflra
higher understanding of material rea)(;enl cf Maple Lane neighborhood i'a ago, has never been outside of Ja half block frontage. The business
died Sunday at the home of his daugh-1 the state but once and that was when :has continued to grow and more ware
ter, Mrs. flora Jennings, 4S4 East'n0 made a trip ? Vancouver, Wash, j house room will soon be added. Every-
f 'ags. The grange now has a com
r - clous hall with an excellent organ
r.i ! lodge furniture. Splendid dinners
are prepared on a big range, and In
the near future they expect to build
a kitchen addition. One of the boun
teous spreads with its appetizing
viands was enjoyed, Saturday, follow
ed by this interesting program: Song,
Harrison street, Portland. The fun
eral will occur from the same address
; Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
i Rev. A. J. Montgomery officiating.
i Mr. Richard's wife, Elizabeth Rich
em, passed away two years ngo. He
is survived by five children. Two sons
Howe.er, he has made a success In 'thing from a neodlo to a threshing
i
busine".2 and is d'-nervedly popular j machine is kept In this establlshireiit
with a wide circle of patrons and except groceries. George V. E'y re-
bl" Cranse. Mrs. T. K. Reard nrc!rl. ! .... . .. ...
, Wno are locomotive eng neers, mine
.us m me uisaii, iny worKB. liarneii
Reecher Stowe, Mrs. Mary Shelly;
Article written on Harriot Beeclier
Stowe, C. F. Forbes; song, Suanne Riv
er; solo, by Mrs. GiHett, chorus by
' rpany; recitation, Mrs. Allen Mrs.
v'iiian toard in short oration,
' "'.'Mc!i is more important, a good
rv.r.se." William Gardner received
f'Tmclly interesting liik and conclud
ed by saying: "If you have a deficiency
in either, by all means have a good
mmo. Willia-n Gardner received
hearty applause for reciting an, origi
nal poem. Mr. Gardner not only has
the gift to recite well, but is able to
at St. Joseph. Mo., and three daugh
ters one fit Grand Island, Neb., and
two in Portland.
Nathan W. Richard was born in Oc-
friends. Mr. Jack has ond of the best
established grocery stores In Oregon
City located in the Ely block opposite
Shig'iy's opera house. About four
years ago he opened up business at
this stand In partnership with George
H. Horton, who retired about, one year
ago. Mr. Jack was for several yeais
tober. 1833. in Pennsylvania. He ca.ne : J,l if!cp of the peace for the Marquam-
tired from the business a few years
ago and now has a large store at
Seventh and Monroe streets, where
he makes a specialty of catering to
the grocery trade, although ho cai-- j
rles other lines. Duane C. Ely lays
his success to the fact that he has al- :
ways kept the best stock It niattjn ,
not whether it is a biiRgy, plow, shoe, !
to Or"gon in Kllw.
A number of bis old neighbors at
Maple Lane whore he la held In l.igh
ot f-y.Uvm will attend the funeral. He
n polieri of by one of bis nearest.
.Maple Lare neighbors as a good
neighbor ;.ud a splendid man.
Molalla district, ami has been proml-inn article of clothing or anything In
nent in the councils of the Democratic
any and was for four years office
d'';nity when J. J. ooke served as
sheriff. Mr. Jack is rated by the com
mercial agencies as one of the safe,
reliable and conservative bushiest
men cf Oregon City.
; Keeps Pace With City.
D'lane C. Ely, who carries the lai .si
ft
! Oscar Smith, the two and half year
eld son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Schmith.
.of Milwaukie. 6M Satnrdav of flint;- 'largest stocks or general merchandi
compose equally wci,. Recitation, Mrs. ; th,;r;a after a brief illness and was ' 1,1 the city, started in busine-s at
T. E. Heard; recitation, Mert'.a Swl-1 ,,,,., Pll,lav aft;rno()n u Is 8lin. ! Klyville In the corporate limits of
low; ilham Beard, impromptu read- ,,,-,,,, ,,, 1ail ,.(m(raml , 'Oregon City 20 years ago. In comnn vv
f.'ori visiting at his grandfather's j wlth M brother, George V. Ely, he
home In . Oregon City, where other i started with a small ntot-1; of goo 's,
members of the family afterwards be-!an:1 ljv clo:'!'! attention to details built
came 111 of the same disease. The!"" .ttn immense business. The two
dead child's mother is now very ill of jK,v ,W)V8 came to Oregon City 28
diphtheria. I years ago and immediately after fin-
ishlng their courses in the' public
Ing from poem of Robert Burns; song.
My Old Kentucky Home, entire com-'
pany. Mr. Gardner spoke again by
request a Scottish poem. There are1
no more beautiful poems written than
those of Robert Burns, although they
are difficult to read. Both given that
afternoon were thoroughly enjoyed.
A question bureau presided over by
Mrs. S. W. Swallow and William Beard .local bowler, spent Sunday in Oregon ! ago after occupying a room in the
the dry goods or hardware depart- j
monts. !
Important I nc'ustrial Enterprise. !
James Roake andhls two sons, J.
A. and William Roake established the
j Oregon City Iron Works at tho corner
j of Fourth ov.d Water r.ti'uets 'i years
co, ana it has since coni.snueu to oe
one of tho Industrial institutions g'v
ing regular employment to Hfveru!
hands. The business Is still carried
on at the old stand by the enterpris
ing young liuslness mun, J. A. Roake.
James Roake, the father, has retired,
and William Is located in California.
Several times the plant has been en
larged to keep up with the demands of
an Increasing business, and orders for
machinery parts to be made acoord-
came next on the program. The ma- City.
Ing to patterns are being received
Will Enderweis (better known as j schools here launched into business from points outside the state. It Is
"Germany") formerly a well known 'on thoir own account. Nine yea.'s , an Institution that keeps considerable
money at home that would otherwise
go to Portland.
Shigely block for a short time, they
A HARD EARNED DOLLAR
if saved, will work harder than he
who earned it, provided you give it
the opportunity. That opportunity is
to be had by opening a SAVINGS
ACCOUNT with us
BANK OF OREGON CITY
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The wires put you in touch with a world of com
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appreciate. Good light alone is sufficient reason for
having it wired, but there are many other reasons.
When you hai e electric connection you will find a
dozen uses for' the current, all contributing so much
to the pleasure of living that you'll wonder how
you ever did without them.
At odd times you'll pick up little ehctric de
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ly and quickly, and presently you'll be living in an
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iences than you ever dreamed ofe
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LIGHT & POWER CO.
C. G. MILLER, Contract Manager
FOR OREGON CITY