OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1007.
STORE IS
ROBBED
Wilson and Cooke Touched
Fot Cutlery Valued at
over $200
THIEF BREAKS WINDOW
Thief Climbs on to Shed Roof and
Breaks Glass fn Upstairs Win
dow Stolen Goods Bear
Firm's Name.
The hardware store of Wilson &
Cooke on Main street was broken In
to sometime durW Friday night and
robbed of razors, shears and knives
to the value of between $200 and $300
The thief climbed on a bank back
of the store, and from there onto a
shed roof, gaining entrance to the
store by breaking a window In the sec
ond story.
His work showed that he was in a
hurry, and evidently not an old hand
at the business, for none of the stock
on the shelves was disturbed, and only
three show cases were gone through.
The desk In the office was ransacked,
but only 20 cents was found. The
safe was untouched.
In the show cases a sample of each
style of cutlery was placed on a plush
covered bos containing stock. These
samples only were taken. The thief
secured some half a dozen razors,
about 150 knives, all in the case but
one, and about a dozen pairs of shears.
The money drawer, containing change
was not discovered, for It was under
a shelf back of the show case and not
In the usual place under the counter.
The knives taken were all of the bet
ter grade, for the firm had sold out all
their cheap stock, and had none left
under seventy-five cents In value.
The store of Wilson & Cooke is
built into a bank the top of which is
level with the second story windows.
The windows of the lower floor look
out upon the bank, and on the top is
a vacant house. From the top of the
bank to the roof of a corrugated Iron
shed built against the store is only
a step, and the roof of the shed is
level with an upstairs window. Here
Is where the burglar got into the store.
It is shown that he went out the
same way from the fact that he drop
ped one of the knives he- had taken,
and this was picked up this morning
by Chief of Police Burns in his inves
tigations. The store was opened by
,Mr. Wilson, who soon discovered that
all was notjight, and notified the
chief of police.
Chief Burns examined the premises
and learned from the tracks in the
sun. son mai oniy one man was con-1
cerned in the robbery. The tracks
showed that the man had investigated
the windows of the lower floor and had
climbed around the bank looking for j
me Dest place to gain entrance. When
he left, he fell off from the roof of the
shed, a distance of about twelve feet
to the ground, bending the cornice
that projected over the side of the
shed and dropping a knife.
The trace of the goods stolen will
be comparatively easy, for everything
taken had the fira same, Wilson hrA
Cooke, stamped on it plainly. Chief j
Burns notified the surrounding towns
to oe on the look out for cutlery i
stamped with this name and to no-!
tify him if any were found. I
It in the general opinion that the I
thief was not a professional, from the
fart that ha ,w.t ....
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cutlery, although the case containing
fishing tackle was next to the knives,
and the season is open. It is thought
he was probably frightened away, be
cause no more goods were stolen.
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A DELIGHTFUL BEVERAGE.
A SAFE STIMULANT.
A GOOD MEDICINE.
For sale by
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At what hour of tho night ho got In,
cannot bo said.
WANTS TO COME HOME.
Albert Melllon, whose wife ran away
from homo and afterwards returned,
land who went to look for her, has
wired home to his wife from Berkeley
asking her to send him money to
come home on.
CORONER'S INQUEST.
At the coroner's Inquest held over
the body of Joseph D. Maxwell Friday
night tho jury returned a verdict
showing that he came to his death by
a gunshot wound Inflicted at the hands
of William W. Henderson.
The body was brought here Friday
afternoon from the Good Samaritan
hospital in Portland, where he died,
and will be held at Holman's under
taking rooms till hts son arrives from
California.
Nothing further than Is already
known was brought out at the Inquest
other than the testimony of Dr. Carll,
who performed an autopsy Friday af
ternoon, which showed that the wound
was much more serious than was at
first supposed. The bullet entered the
head back of the ear and came out
below, fracturing the skull.
Chief of Police Burns has received
a telegram from W. D. Maxwell of Cal
ifornia, notifying him that he was on
his way here. He will probably ar
rive here Sunday or Monday, and un
til he comes the body will be held in
the morgue. j
The estate of Joseph D. Maxwell
was admitted to probate in the office
of the county clerk Friday. No heirs
are known, and C. A. Nash was ap
pointed administrator. The estate Is
valued at $110 In personal property.
The will drawn by Judge Hayes for
Mrs. Henderson the day before her
death was probated Friday also. As
was expected she left all her prop
erty, real and personal, to her father,
Joseph D. Maxwell. There was one
provision in the will giving her hus
band. William W. Henderson, the sura
of five dollars. C. A. Nash was nam
ed as administrator of this estate as
well as of the other.
ST. JOHNS SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT
VERY INTERESTING PROGRAM AT
KNAPP'S HALL FOR BENE
FIT OF McLOUGHLIN
INSTITUTION.
The pupils of St. John's school will
give an Easter entertainment Wednes-i!
day evening at Knapp's hall. The pro
ceeds of this entertainment will go
jto the building fund for the McLough
jlin Institution. The pupils are much
j enthused over the prospects of having
j a new school by next term and are
(making great efforts to make this en
tertainment a success. The quilt that
is on exhibition in Busch's store will
I be raffled off the same evening. The
program is well arranged and reflects
great credit on the teachers. After
the program light refreshments will
be served. The program follows:
Trio, "Tulip," Mueller, Uiretta Ri
ley, Ellen McMillen, Hazel Cole; reci
tation, "Easter Eggs," Francis Sor
gharn; vocal duet, "Stop You Pretty
jBoat," Misses Annie Michels and May
Christenson;trio, "Pride of the Ball,"
Verner, mandolin,' F. Trovinger; Gui
tar, M. Flanagan, Piano, S. Clancy.
; Recitation, "History Dates." Clara
Fields. The Rival Speakers," Thom
as Sintiott and Edward Busch. Song,
"Old Uncle Dan," Chorus. Duet,
"Fifth Nocturne," Leybach, Frank and
'"" Ullbcn
Recitation, "The Bishop
and the Cow," Thomas Sinnott. Piano
solo, "Last Smile," Wollenhaupt, Miss
Gladys Hoys.
STRAIGHTEN THE TRACK.
j A party of fifteen Southern Pacific
j surveyors .' engaged at present in
the work of making a survey for the
'purpose of finding if it will be possible
to straighten the tracks and yards at
,t.he Oregon City station. If this conic
lie accomplished the local yards would
; present a much more businesslike ap
pearance, and give room for loading
, and unloading cars.
! The railroad company also intends
i to establish the block systeni of sig
nals at this station. The block sys
item is being used with satisfactory
l results on the O. R. & X., in eastern
'Oregon, the number of wrecks on that
;l;ne being much diminished as a re-
suit.
I A large consignment of Iron pipe,
j fifteen inches in diameter, recently ar
j rived here and will be used In the con
jslruction of a system of stand pipes to
;be located in the local yards. There
will be at least three and probably
more of tliein. They will be a con
venience to passing trains, enabling
them to get water at different par.ts of Yearling colt with her. ?3 reward for
the yard and from either track instead return to owner, Sam Batdorf, Wil
of from only the main track as here- lamettc. ntf
tofore. This has been a great Incon
venience to the train service as tho
engines had to do an unnecessary
amount of switching to reach the tank.
MAPLE LANE FARM
SOLD FIRST TIME
Part of E. W. Swafford Home
stead Purchased by Mrs.
Rumery of Summit.
The sale was completed Thursday
afternoon, that resulted In ono of tho
oldest farms In Clackamas county
changing hands. Fifty-six acres of
the E. W. Swafford farm at Maple
Lane were sold by Robtson & Ciorbett
to Mrs. Rose Rumery for a considera
tion of $1300. Seventy-eight acres of
timber land were reserved.
E. W. Swafford crossed tho plains
55 years ago, locating ou this Maple
Lano farm In 1S53. The only other
farm In the neighborhood that has not
changed hands one or more times Is
the L. D. C. Latourette place. Mr.
Swafford is living with his son J. L.
Swafford, Seveuth street, Oregon City,
at the advanced age of 87 years, and
although feeble in health retains all
his faculties to a marked degree.
Mrs. Rumery and son will move
from Summit, Oregon, next week to
take possession of the farm. They
came from Wisconsin four years ago.
FALLS ENCAMPMENT
ENJOY FINE BANQUET
OVER ONE HUNDRED MEMBERS
PRESENT AT. INITIATION
ENJOY SPREAD.
Falls Encampment No. 4 Initiated In
the Royal Purple degree, the highest
degree of the encampment, Tuesday
night, twelve candidates, from the
Oddfellow lodges of Molalla, Oswego
and Sandy. Eight applications for
membership are yet to be ballotted
upon. Nine Oregon City candidates
were Initiated Into the encampmont
a week ago, at the regular meeting.
The entertainment committee, con
sisting of C. E. Nash, John Morris
and J. F. Clark had charge of the
banquet, which was served In the
Woodman hall, where the hundred or
more present could be better accom
modated. Following was the menu:
Bouillon.
Celery Pickles Olives
Oysters.
Salted Almonds Wafers
Chicken, with dressing.
Baked Ham. Pickled Tongue
Mashed Potatoes , Creamed Onions
Bread and Butter
Jelly
eal Croquettes Salad
Wafers Swiss Cheese
Bon Rons Fruit
Ice Cream Sundae Cake
Coffee. i
The banquet Is praised as being one
of the best ever served on a like oc
casion in this city.
Cured of Rheumatism.
Mr. Wm. Henry.of Chattanooga.
Tenn., had rheumatism in his left
arm. "The strength seemed to have,
gone out of the muscles so that it
was useless for work," he says. "I
applied Chamberlain's Pain Balm and
wrapped the arm in flannel at night,
and to my relief 1 found that the pain
gradually left me and the strength re
turned. In three weeks the rheuma
tism hail disappeared and has not
since returned." If troubled with
rheumatism try a few applications of
Pain Balm. You are certain to be
pleased with te relief which it af
fords. For sale by Howell &. Jones.
His Dear Old Mother. .
"My dear old mother, who Is now
eighty years old, thrives on Electric
Hitters," writes W. B. Brunson, of
Dublin, Ga. "She has talen them for
about two years and enjoys an ex
cellent, app'-tlt.e, feels strong and
sleeps well." That's the way Electric
Hitters affect the aged, and the same
tiappy results follow In all cases of
female weakness and general debility.
Weak, puny children too, are greatly
strengthened by thm. Guaranteed
also for stomach, liver and kidney
troubles, by Howell & Jones, drug
gists. 50c.
Stockholders' Notice.
Notice is hereby given thet one
half of the Capital stock of the Wil
lamette Valley Chautauqua Assembly
has been subscribed. Tho first meet
ing of the stockholders of said cor
poration will bo held In the County
Court room, at the Court House in
Oregon City, Or., on Monday, April 8,
1907, at the hour of one o'clock p. m
for the purpose of electing a Board of
Directors and for the transaction of
such other business, as may legally
come before the meeting.
GEORGE A. STEEL,
CHARLES II. DVE.
HARVEY E. CROSS.
13t!5
Committee.
LOST.
PONY Brown, JV on left stifle, white
stocking on hind foot, saddle marks.
GREAT ITU
Tho University of Oregon won a
notable victory, Thursday, tho two
debating teams representing tho Ku
gono school lefentlng tho team of
tho University of Washington and
University of Idaho. Oregon City
come in for a share of tho glory, ns
John R. Latourette ("Jack"), son of
C. I). Latourette of this city, was ono
of tho three who excelled tho Wash
ington debaters, and Francis V. Gal
loway, son of Judge Win. Galloway,
formerly of this city, was ou tho other
victorious Oregon team,
"Jack" Latouretto will graduate
from tho U. of O. this spring. Ho has
been prominent In college athletics,
and Is well known as tho varsity foot
hall captalu and picked as tho star
Pacific Northwest quarterback for
1905, Ho debated against Idaho last
year.
Tho Oregon-Washington debate was
held at Eugene, Thursday, tho Judges'
decision being two votes to ono In
favor of Oregon. Tho dispatches say
tho feature of tho debate was tho re
markable rebuttal work of Oregon's
veteran debater. John C. Veatch. Ho
was the last speaker upon the affirm
ative and rescued Oregon from ap
parent defeat, his telling arguments
making frequent hits with tho audi
ence. Tho question debated was tho fif
teenth amendment, and tho second
section of tho fourteenth amendment.
The affirmative argument as present
ed by Clarence Whealdon for Oregon
was that It was not promised to rem
edy the negro question by legislation,
but to repeal an amendment which
produced bitterness and failed to pre
vent negro disfranchisement.
Latourette continued for Oregon.
showing that repeal would not dis
franchise the negro, for tho Southern
JStates would do Justice to worthy no
Igroes, and Veatch closed for Oregon
iby showing the fifteenth amendment
to be responsible for lawlessness In
the South, because the disrespect of
ono law meant disrespect for all law.
The Judges were Dr. S. R. Johnston,
Portland; Judge M. C. George, Port
land, and J. K. Wvatherford, Albany.
Tho Oregon-Idaho debate held at
Moscow, Idaho, resulted In an Oregon
victory by unanimous decision. The
question was tho same as at Eugene,
Oregon having the negative. A.
Thomas C. Galloway was a member
of the Idaho team, and he Is n cou
sin of Francis V. Galloway of the
Oregon team. The other members of
the Oregon team were Thomas Town
send and Jesse H. Bond.
Tho Judges were Superior Judge
Miles Polndexter and W. H. Wlnflll,
both of Spokane, aud Rev. T. V. liner,
rector of the Moscow EpIneopHl
church, In which the debate was hold.
The press dispatches In tho morning
papers say the cleanest argument of
the evening was that of Galloway, of
Idaho. The contest was close, but
the decision was earned.
III HIS
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George II, Hlmes, assistant score
leal society was In, Oregon City
Thursday on business connected with
the work of the society.
Ho speaks very entertainingly of
the work he Is doing in getting rec
ords and archives for the historical
society, and of the value of the things
he collects for future generations of
Oregonians. Mr. Hlmes is building
up a record of Oregon and Its history
that will be of untold value to seek
ers after information regarding the
Industrial and elvlo development of
the slate.
He has completed a record of some
eight thousand Oregon pioneers, a
skeletonized account of their lives
with any Information that Is odd or
curious about their doings. The col
lection of this mass of material has
taken many years and much hard
work, and Mr. Klines Is putting the
best years of his life Into the work of
the society.
At present he Is engaged In a collec
tion of material for a historical mu
seum of the industries of the state.
Relics and curios bearing upon any
phase of Oregon's Industrial develop
ment are welcomed by him, and used
to form tin? nucleus of a museum that
will some day be of great value. He
has relics that show the development
of artificial illumination from a pine
knot, to (lie latest pattern of electric
light, and also relics and models show
ing the growth of the textile Industry.
Any heirlooms that he can pick up
having any connection with Oregon
he gladly welcomes.
Mr. Hlmes- knows tho history of the
slate by heart, and not only that, but
ho can give the life story of most of
the prominent pioneers whom' history
he has written. He can tell offhand
In Just what year and month events
'happened that have u bearing on
Oregon's life. His marvelous memory 1
for names and dates Is of great help
to him In his work.
Oregon City has a great Interest
for Mr. Hlmes because of lis historic
value. Ho himself first camo here
when there were bu 120 housea In
tho town. lu early duyi It was
thought thnt this would bo tho fore
most city In tho slate, and as In well
known tho capital of tho territory was
first located hero. Tho historian has
many Interesting stories to tell of tho
early daya of Oregon City, and wua
up Thursday collecting moro data for
his work In the historical society,
. Mr. Hlmes' work requires almost
the same qualifications that must bo
possessed by a successful newspaper
man, In fact, ho was at ono time con
nected with the Oregonlan. Ho was
at work on that paper when Harvey
Scott first became editor In 1SC5.
Mr. Hlmes, because of tho fact that
ho once lived In Oregon City, U In
terested In all thnt concerns tho city'
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DISTINCTION IN DRESS
We have put a great deal of care into the selection of
our spring suits and coats for ladies. In the "Palmer"
ready to wear garments you get correct style; perfect fit;
the best material all at a price that really makes them
tempting. Every suit is new; fresh from the factory,
where "Distinction in Dress" is a fact and not a mere
catch phrase. They combine style and service in a man
ner that leaves nothing to be desired. New ones arriv
ing daily.
LADIES' SUITS AND
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Headquarters for Laces
and Embroideries
Loads of Laces and Inser
tions. Embroidery of ev-
the fairy edge to the heav
te. All properly priced.
Oregon City's
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welfare, In speaking of tho agita
tion for the public dock which has
been htarted again, and of tho pro
posed ichorno to dredgo out thu river,
ho mild;
"Oregon City cannot afford to pa8
this. It seems to mo that thoti.t
things aro absolutely esuontlul to tho
city's growth, and aro factors In IU
development thnt aro needed."
TWILIGHT SCHOOL.
Roll of Honor of the Twilight school.
Miss Eva Smith, teaevhor: Ford K.
Wilson, John Grimm, Hurley, Alice,
and Lester lloylun, Elsie and ISIdon
Swleli. Ford E, Wilson was neither
absent or tardy during tho six mouth
term closed Inst Friday. Miss Smith
expects to go to her homo In Newberg.
Thirty days treatment for kidney
and bladder trouble sand rheumatism
for 11.00. Your money refunded If
not sntlsfied. Plnoulos rontuln no al
cohol. lx not dorango th stomach.
Easy to take. Hold by Huntley Bros.
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$9 to $35
Ladies Wash
Suits Waists
Well made Waists of linens
and lawns - sumo In all-over
luce over hIII, -others In
plaid and fanny silks.
65 c TO $6.00.
Suits of Duck, lawns and
hwIhs, well trimmed and
properly made.
$2.00 to $8.00.
LADIES' NECKWEAR
In abundance. Pretiy ef
fects In luce and applbuo
with spangle trimmings.
Fancy turnovers and embroi
dery collars. Ribbon effects,
etc,
15c to $1.50
Busiest Store.
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