OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR-NO. 17.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1907.
iiTABLISHED 18
WANT TOWN
OF OSWEGO
Numerously Signed Petition
For Incorporation Presen
ted to County Court
REMONSTRANCE FILED
Objectort to Proposition ReproitnUd
by Attorneys Road Business It
Disposed of At Wednesday
Morning SeMlon.
A Uritn delegation of Oswoglan
aru before tho county court Wednes
hy, miiiut mipiortliiK. others oppnolnK
tho proposition to Incorporate the
town tif Oswejto,
A petition wan presented with over
ROO signatures praying for tin Inoor
tMiiiitluii tinder tho act of 18i3. It
Mates that tho territory proposed to
bo embraced within the town limit
contains over (Sou Inhabitants. U'Ren
& Hcluu ln'l appear for tho petitioner.
Hedge & CrlfTlth appeared in be
lialf of tho signers of a remonstrance
to tlin plun to Incorporate, ami the
Oregon Iron & Steel company, which
In a I no In opposition, has an attorney
to Ktute It n objection.
Previous to taking up tho Oswego
mutter, tho court disponed of road
liUHlncM iin follow.
Heport of county board of road
viewer on Jnoobson (nenr Clarka
man), and Elliott (near Dnmaseus)
roads read first time und laid over
for second reading.
Thu bonds accompanying the peti
tions of Woodle et al. and Kltmlller
et al. for county rod. th former In
T 2 8, It 4 H. and the Utter In T. 3
8., R. 4 Iv, wero approvil anil the
petition referred to the county board
of road viewer.
Tho bond accompanying the petl-
tlon of I.. Sehnher for vacation of a
county roiid. was approved ami tho
petition lel.rred to the county board
of road viewer. The road dcnlrod to
be vacated run from tho beginning
(mint nf tin- Kolleriuler cluing" (ill
tho Oregon City and Dayton road,
westerly to the Intersection of tho
Oswego, Aurora and Boono's Ferry
rad.
Tho meeting of the board of dls
trlct school boundaries was postponed
until Thursday.
8UEO ON ACCOUNT.
MrH. l.l.do Roppcll ha brought suit
on account agiilimt George C. Brow-
nell for Hollo and '.nicest at C per
cent Hlnce February 21. 19(5. A
Portland Ann are her attorney.
She claim that at an nccountlng
February 2-. lHfl, It wn found that
$:iOi)ii wiih duo her from Mr. Hrownell;
that on rebruory 21. lOnti, he paid
her $ t ooo. but hn alnco failed, neg
lected and rofuaed to pay her4 tho
biilaiice.
wmmaaiMxi anoui the huh, wo.inoa-;,.,.,, ,,onf wl, mi()y for OPPU.
day. Mr. Hrownell nald he doea not ! lm!(,v ,,y wxl w(,,( T))(, houS(l
now nor iit vcr .lid owe tho woman njvvll,.h wna ,onnto to tho city by tho
'lo,Inr Oregon City Mill & Lumber company,
1 ' I was recently moved from ltn former
GOOD ACTING MARKS
SATURDAY CLUB PLAY
CROWDED HOUSE ENJOYS PRE
SENTATION OF COMEDY AND
PANTOMIME AT SHIVELY'S,
Tbe entertainment 'given by the
Saturday club of Ilie Congregational
chureh at Shi vely's opera house Tues -
' day evening was greeted by a full
bonne. Mrs. William A. White, who
" had chargo of tho colonial pantomime
read tho story In a clear, well modu-
' lated voire, and tho noting was clever-
ly done. Tho three characters wore
' colonial dross. Miss Florence Grace,
as Grandmother Sims, bad her hands
' full In governing her grand-daughter,
i 'Opliidla, and Ophelia's lover, but, do-
V elded ho was nil right, when slin found
- no nun K"'o. i uc liiiik-wuH wen
i.,. i.... i it, ..,1.1 it 'm. 1 . . n '
nct.eL Ophelia, ho solicitous for her
' grand-iiiot1ier'n comfort and so devot
ed to 'her lover, was exceptionally
well done by Miss Clara Fluids, whllo
. Harry McCluro, In thu role of lover,
pleased every one. ,
'' The excellent one-nut coin-
edy drama, "My Turn Next," was well
) received, full of local liltn' mul mtor-'j
Bpersed with specialities. The songs
of Mis Iva Roako and Mr. Earl Lat-
ourctto were heartily oncorod. Wil
liam II. IxKua, Traxlount Twitters (a
vIIIIbkh apothnoary) showed decided
talent In ' tho enthusiasm ho put Into
hlM llneo. When ho thought ho wan
the sixth huahand of the lady ho had
JifMt tmirrlod and that tho other had
mysteriously disappeared, ho said,
"Il'a My Turn Next," In a very real
ixtlo way. Earl Latourotts, a Tim
Bolus ( IiIh professional assistant) had
a hard comedy part and kept tho au
dience In an uproar of laughter. Kmll
(Jordon acted tho part of Tom Trat,
(a commercial tourlHt) and did well.
Former Whfater (from Banbury) wa
treated In a crcditablo manner by
Oaylord (lodfroy. Twitters' wlfo, Lyd
la, wa sustained by MIh Myrtle
Buchanan, who looked charming
enough to captivate nix husbands, In
her trig traveling autt or drawing
r'Kim costume. Her sister, Cicely,
waa taken by MIh Ivah Cordon, who
did equally well In her character. MIh
Ivy lUmko (Twitter's maid and house
keeper) had designs on Twitter, her-
Keif, and wan loth to let him go. Ml
Itoakn displayed a great deal of orlg
Inallty and allowed alio had studied
the character alio Impersonated. Mu
hIcuI eectlona by Ml Edna Paultnn,
pianist, ami Charles M. Btow, violinist,
were flrnt clan and added greatly to
the success of tho entertainment. To
Mm. T. W. Clark, who directed tho
play, belong much of tho credit for
tho performance. After tho play tho
cant of "My Turn Net", tho orchchtra
and Mr. and Mm. W. A. White, were
entertained at tho homo of Mr. and
Mr. T. W. Clark. A chnnee to talk
over the play together a well a tho
delicious luncheon wore) very much
appreciated by tho company.
APRIL WEATHER
LAST 35 YEARS
Ixtwcr Willamette Volley weather
for last ."5 years, compiled from U. 8.
Weather Bureau record at Portland:
Temperature, mean 5 1 .C ; warmest
mouth U96) r.5.6': coldest (1872)
45 C; highest 89 on tho 17th. 1S97;
llowenl 2S on the 7th. 1S75.
Precipitation, nvcrauo .110 Inchon;
greatest (188.1) 7.88 Inchea; leant
(iss: LIS Inches.
Clouds and weather, average number
clear days C: portly cloudy 10; cloudy
H.
Wind, prevailing from northwest;
;averae velocity t!3; highest velocity
10 miles from southeast on 3d, 1S95.
51 DIVORCE CASES
NOW ON DOCKET
April ir, being the third Monday of
the month, the Clackamas County Cir
cuit court will meet on that day In tho
courthouse. The jurymen have been
empaneled nud all Is In readiness for
l()u ,., ,,ny. Tllro witI be qillll
; mim,)(.r of caH(,s t0 . ,red. Tho
;numl)l.r nf divorce cane up to date
. f()r t(,rm ()f p,mi.t rPHpl)(1(1 0,Rhty.
ono
NEW FIRE HOUSE.
The house for How company No. 0,
the new comnnnv to be organized In
iNlte on tho company's pnpei-ty to the
city's property Just ncrosn tho at root.
iTho equipment for the company at
i present consists of a hose cart and 400
I feet of fire hose. As yet the company
has not been organized, but a largo
number of ilreen Point residents are
reported as anxious to Join It. The
company will be probably organised
and tbe olllcers elected as soon as the
house Is completed, It Is said. I
POURING INTO OREGON.
j Kroin Sprlnglleld (Mass.) Republican.
i Reports come from Portland, Or.,
that seniors nre pouring Into that
clly at the rale of 1000 a day, and that
within tho mom ha of March and April,
when the low colonists rates are in
.effect, a total of fully 25.000 will have
; arrived In Portland for tho purpose Of
'aettlinft permanently In the state.
j These settlers are described as b$ng
j largely mechanics and members of the
'skilled
trades, who havo left more
i easterly parts of the country to seek
new liotnett In tho rich Willamette
vulloy or the famous "Inland Fmplre,"
It i.i Hi! ill that In the eastern'. states
there baa never been so much. Inter
el In colonist travel to tho TaeHle
Northwest.
I When in I'ortlnnd see Tho Rlmnark,
2 1(5 'Alder," 'between 2d and 3d; 0. W.
Kelly, proprietor. i
CREDIT DUE
TO BOWERS
Clever Capture of Hardware
Store Burglars By Young
Man of Town
WORKED CASE HIMSELF
Gained Confidence of Leader of Gang,
Arranged Trap and Snared
Both At Point of
Revolver.
Tho two men, Frank J. Dillon and
W. II. Roberta, arrentf;d Monday after
noon on chargo of robbing Wilson &
Cooko'a hardware atore Friday night,
will not bo Riven their preliminary
hoarlnit for a day or two.
Practically all tho loot wai recover
ed when tho clever capture waa made
Monday by Callaghor Bowers, Includ
ing 10(5 knlvtm, ton razors and nix or
seven pair of shears. Possibly a
dozen knives and three or four razors
aro missing, tho exact number not
being known as tho firm does not
know exactly how many wore taken
Ono razor waa located In a saloon
where It had boon traded for a bot
tle of boozo.
Only $20 of tho $35 used In "buying"
tho goods from tho men bave been
found. The other $15 they havo skill
fully concealed so far.
Dillon has been around town for
two or threo weeks, having registered
at tho Oregon City House about a fort
night ago. Ho claims to be 34 yeari
of ago and to havo como from Norn -a
to secure work In tho paper mill
here. Roberta U an Kiigllnhnian who
says ho has been up thXoumbla
during tho winter. Ho struck town
o;i!y a few dsys before tho robber jr.
Both men did work a few days In
tho paper mills, Dillon quitting be
ciiuho of an Injury to hli hand re
celved while at work, and Roberta
was aluo hurt while on duty, being
knocked over by a load of wood. Both
were drawing accident pay, $1.10 a
day.
Dillon Is thought to be tho leader by
those who knew tho men around tho
hotel. It Is presumed he was robbing
the store while Huberts and another
man wcro talking to Nlghtwatch
Cook alKiut 11 o'clock Friday night.
Whether there was a third man con
nected with tho rfalr Is a mystery.
Dillon and Roberts claim they did not
nd) the store but simply took care of
the plunder for a third patty, tho real
robber.
"Bowers deserves all kinds of crol
It." said R. D. Wilson, Tuesday, "for
his clever and nervy work." That Is
the general opinion around town.
Gallagher's Story.
dnllnghor Bowers gives an inter
esting story of the affair. Ho met Dil
lon In an up town saloon and the
stranger being nbout threo sheets In
the wind became confidential. Wheth
er Bowers had an Inkling or Just
"smelt a mouse," he doesn't say. but
he also became confidential and told
Dillon what, a big crook he was him
self. Dillon finally fold right out that
ho and a pal had robbed a store and
couldn't dispose of tho loot. Bowers
sympathetically offered to help them
out, and tho fixed up a plan to sell
tho stuff back again to Wilson &
Cooke, the delivery to be made after
the rogues bad left town. Then after
niS() laying a plan to roh the Comnier-
clal Hank, they separated.
Bowers sought his friend, Deputy
Master Kish Warden H. A. Webster,
who advised as to tho next moves.
Bowers told It. D. Wilson his story,
who gave him $"5 to "buy" the goods
iThen securing a deputy's star from
Sheriff Beatlo and the hitter's revolv
er, he met Dillon at tluj hotel. Here
Dillon took the $;!0 and rold Bowers to
only offer $5 for tbe goods when they
went to tho room where Roberts ys.
lie wns going to double-cross bis pal.
This was done and tho thieves se
cured tho plunder from a loft over
their room and gave It to Bowers, who
placed it In his valise and then walked
to tho doer and calmly pulled his gun,
exhibited his slar and compelled tho
men to walk down stairs into tho
arms of Sheriff Beatlo and Warden
Webster, who were waiting below,
COUNTY SCHOOL FUNDS.
Superintendent J. 0, Zinser will this
week make an apportionment of tho
county school funds, probably $3 per
capita on basis of last year's school
census.
BURDETTE
WILL COME
Famous Humorist Will Be At
Gladstone Park Chautau-
qua Next Summer
TALENT NOW ENGAGED
Governor and United States Senator
In List Hold Organization
Meeting of New Associa
tion Next Monday.
Robert J. Durdette, humorist and
lecturer, famous In two continents,
has been engaged to deliver two lect
ures and one sermon at the Willam
ette Valley Chautauqua In Gladstone
Park next July.
"Bob",Burdette was for many years
the star of the lecture bureaus and
lyceums, though now living partly in
retirement In Is Angeles, but going
out occasionally where his wishes co
incide with the proffered engagement.
He first gained fame as the editor
of the Burlington Hawkeye, making
that sheet tho most quoted paper In
tho United States during the early
seventies. Later he went on the
platform and all America was convul
sed with laughter over his famous tolk
on "The Kise and ran or tne Mus
tache." It w ill be a treat to hear him
next July and the program committee
deserves congratulations for securing
him.
By tho way, the attractions at Glad
stone next summer will eclipse all
previous sessions. Besides Burdette,
thero are already engaged the famous
Governor Buchtel, of Colorado, United
States Senator Elmer J. Burkett, of
Nebraska, Rev. Stanley U Krebs, the
famous psychic lecturer (return en
gagement, Dr. Waters, who delivers
tho great address on Daniel Webster,
James Hoffman Batter, lecturer, and
W. Eugene Knox, elocutionist and Im
personator. The organization meeting of the
new Chautauqua association will be
held in the courthouse next Monday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Already there
aro 5Q stockholders, and It Is expected
from tho Interest being taken that
nearly all will be present or repre
sented. Congressman Hawley, pres
ident of tho old association writes,
that be will come If possible.
Secretary Cross Is very hopeful of
having one of the most successful
sessions next summer ever held in
Gladstone Park. Tho certainty of the
street car track being laid to the
grounds (insures a larger attendance
than last year, If favored with pleas-
ant weather. The dates of the 1907
Chautauqua are July 9, to 21.
SUES UNFORTUNATE
EAGLE CREEK MILL
A. E. Alspaugh, through his attor
ney, George C. Brownell, has brought
ruit against the Eagle Creek Lumber
company, a corporation, and against
W. R. Bonn, C. It. and H. F. Llndeman
to recover money alleged to have been
advanced them on a promissory note
dated December 12, 190d frtr $1250.
Tho note Is said to have fallen due
on March 28, 1907, and it is alleged
that no steps have been taken by the
You
mmti, i0AL BAK'Na P'WDEn
mlll company to pay it Tbe plaintiff
asks Judgment for the amount of the
note and for $100 attorney's fees,
This is the lumber company that lost
Its mill last week by fire. County
Clerk Greenman Issued a writ of at
tachment on all the property owned
by the defendant In the county, Sat
urday, and It was given over to tho
sheriff to serve.
MINERS GREATPUL TO
CLACKAMAS MEMBERS
C. H. Dye, J. U. Campbell and Linn
Jones bave all received letters from
Daniel Evans of Bourne, Or., thank
ing them for their efforts In behalf of
the federation of miners at the last
session of the legislature.
At this session certain measures
were Introduced for the benefit of the
miners, among them one that provid
ed for the appointment of a mine In
spector. The representatives named
voted for the measure, and Evans
shows his gratitude by writing them
a personal letter of appreciation. C.
G. Huntley is not Included among
those to whom the miners are grate
ful. He did not vote in favor of tbe
measure, and In fact was the only rep-
resentative voting against the mine
Inspector measure. He states that
his heart is not broken because he
did not get a letter.
TWO S. P. CARS JUMP
TRACK AT CANEMAH
BROKEN FLANGE CAUSES ACCI
DENT THAT DELAYED TRAV
EL ALL SUNDAY A. M.
Two cars of the north bound morn
ing freight left tbe track near the
Hedges residence in Canemah, Sunday
morning at 5:04 o'clock. The flange
of one of the car wheels was broken
nr Xpw V.r hnt thfl arplHpnt waa
, . . . . .
thought to be of no consequence and
the train started for Portland with-'
out repairing It. The car with the
broken flange left the track near the
Hedges' residence and with the car
in front of it, which stayed on the J
track, plowed It way past the Quinn
residence, breaking and splintering
the ties it passed over. When they
reached the steps leading to Canemah
Park, the other car also left the rails.
This stopped both cars.
A wrecking crew from Portland ar
rived on the scene with a derrick and
succeeded in clearing tho track by
12:30 p. m. There was no one on the
cars at the time of the accident. The
car that left the track first was loaded
with lumber. All the morning trains
were delayed by this accident, none
of them arriving till after one o'clock.
LEFT ESTACADA PROPERTY.
Papers appointing Elizabeth Mc
Kown administrator of the estate of
j Charles Samuel McKown were filed
! with the county clerk Thursday.
McKown died at West Salem, Wis
consin, January C, 1906, and left a
two-third interest in two lots In Es
tacada. There are two children heirs
to the estate besides the wife, and
both live in Portland. One is a grown
up daughter. The estate is valued at
$2300.
NEW PLANER FOR MILL.
The Oregon City Mill & Lumber
company is busily engaged in the
work of Installing a new planer la
their plant. This will greatly enlarge
j the daily capacity of the planing mill.
It is expected that the new machine
will be in operation by next Monday
morning.
can make better food with
Lighter, sweeter, more palatable
and wholesome.
KING-BELL
SENTENCED
Bogus Check Swindler Given
Indeterminate Term In
State Penitentiary
SAYS"0H! I'LLBEGOOD"
Only Remark Prisoner Made When
Court Pronounced Sentence
Will Be Remembered In Ore
gon City and Woodbum.
Salem, April 3. William Bell, alias
John King, alias any old name, was
brought Into court this morning and
changed his plea of not guilty to
guilty.
He was given an Indeterminate sen
tence of from one to five years. The
lonjy remark he made was, "Oh, I'll be
good.'
The man referred to In tbe above"
dispatch is the old chap who dropped
into Oregon City a few weeks ago,
pretending to be a retired capitalist
of Los Angeles. He made a bluff at
buying the Charles Albright residence,
giving a worthless check for $700 on
a Los Angeles bank to bind the bar
gain. He afterwards gave another
worthless check for $20,000 to the
Bank of Oregon City for collection. He
secured $20 cash on a check on a
Portland bank from Louis Nobel, and
soon after skipped town. Mr. Nobel
swore out a warrant for his arrest.
From here King went to Woodburn
where he posed as Wm. Bell, of
Montreal. He succeeded In getting
$50 from the Woodburn bank, and
i T
other small amounts from merchants.
He waa arrested March 27 at Salem.
j
(PROGRAM ARRANGED
TOR APRIL MEETING
The program of the meeting of the
Horticultural society to be held in
t!ie county court room In the court
house of this city, April 13, has been
arranged. Superintendent Ztnser of
the schools has been busy getting
speakers, and has succeeded in ar
ranging for a program that will be of
great Interest.
W. K. rfewell, the president of the
state board of horticulture will give
an address, but he has not yet an
nounced his subject. Professor E. R.
Lake, head of the department of Bit
any and Forestry at the university in
CorvalHs, will speak on Pollenlzation,
or bees as a side line for horticultur
ists. T. E. Beard of Mount Pleasant,
president of the local horticultural
society will give some horticultural
notes on the propagation of plants,
and A. J. Lewis, county fruit inspector
of this county will give a report on
Gtiawbeiry acreage. '
ft is expected that many horticul
tui lots fifim various parts of the state
w ill be present at this meeting to hear
the excellent program that has been
prepared. Mr. Zinser says that tho
ladies especially are invited to the
session.
Money to Loan.
On real estate, $3,000, $1,000, $300.
$300 and other sums to suit conven
ience of borrowers. C. H. Dye. 13-ml
NEW-YOnK.