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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR-NO. 23.
OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1907.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
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ROOMS OFFERED FOR
UNION HIGH SCHOOL
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Oregon City Directors Will
Give Free Use oTwo
Grades
PREPARING PETITIONS
Voters Will Soon Have Opportunity to
Decide -City School Ceneua
Showe But Small In
crease. At the mooting of the directors of
the Oregon City school district, Mon
day night, thM board voted to offer
tho two rooma n tho Ilarclay building
now occupied by tho ninth and tontli
grades, fr free uho for a year by the
Union high school If one la decreed
by tho voters at the coming election.
The law require the location of the
building In which tho proposed Union
high school 1 to bo ht-ld, to bo nam
ed In tlm petition calling for an elec
tion. These petitions are being pre
pared and thl offer by tlm board will
khnplify mutter. That will give tho
new dlBtrlct a year In which to pro
vide a building.
It In believed three room will tako
earn of tho Union high school tho first
year though It I likely to have more
than tho 90 student that are antici
pated. Superintendent MrKeo says
that 20 of tho 23 member of this
year's graduating nana would probab
ly return. There erfo 40 pupil In tho
Klghth gradif at tho Eastham and 17
In the Ninth. Tho Went aide will fur
nish one pupil for the Tenth and two
for the Ninth grade, while Willamette
will Mend eight or pine pupil, a re
markable number, size of school con
sidered. Then there are Canemah,
Mount I'lenxant and Parkpluee dis
trict to add their quota.
8elct Teachers June 12.
Tho bortrd derided to elect tench
era Juno 12. There I a great num
ber of applications on file with the
clerk, many from tho East, but none
of this year's teachers ha yet put In
a request for a place.
Dates to Remember.
IjihI day ot school I June 7, grad
uating exercises June 11, ((election of
teacher June 12, election of director
to succeed George A. Harding, June
17.
New Sidewalk.
Tho iKiards having a new sidewalk
built to tho Kastham school on Seventh
street, from Harrison' to Polk,
School Census.
Clerk Ilrodlo roxirla an Increase of
alout 20 In the school enumeration
this year over a year ago when tho
number was 1247. Another census
will bo taken In November to comply
with the new law.
Superintendent's Report.
Superintendent Mclvee presented
his monthly report from which tho
following figures Hie taken
W1ITE1
Farms to bo listed with us.
WHY?
BECAUSE i
We advertise extensively.
That gives uh a market.
BECAUSE
Wo hove many Inquiries.
That gives us customers.
BECAUSE
YVV'e go after business,
Thnt holps us to sell your farm.
BECAUSE -
We are wide awnke.
That brings quick returns for you.
Cooper & Co.
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Miss Myers 1. 4ii M
Ml Williams ....1 4(1 .94
Miss Stevens 2 41 .97
Miss Cochran ,.,.2 4? .04
Miss Sohmldll ,,..3 48 .96
Ml Walden 3 43 .92
Miss Pope 4 34 .90
Mrs. Cartlldge ...4 40 .92
Miss Carter S 43 .92
Miss Kocrnor ,.,.6 34 .94
Miss Nefzgor 6 44 .93
MIns Smith 6 37 ' .90
Ml llrot.Ht 7 32 .90
Mrs. Shaw g 40 .98
Mrs. Godfrey 9 17 .94
W. C. McKee 10 23 .98
608
Tho total number of days absence
in all tho grades, 400; cases of tardl-
not 8; suspensions 0; pupils neither
absent nor tardy 352.
REV. E. A. SMITH ARRIVES.
Rev. Eratus A. Smith arrived In
Oregon City from Rochester, N. Y.,
Monday evening, and will occupy the
pulpit of tho First Hsptlst church both
morning and evening next Sunday.
Ilev. Smith's brother, Thomas Smith
of thn West Side, who ha been In
poor health all winter, la not Improv
ing with tho bright spring days and
more on hi account than for any oth
er reason, Rev. Smith has returned to
Oregon City. He Is visiting his broth
er now.
MUSTERED IN AND
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Oregon City now boasts of a militia
company, and also hopes that with a
few weeks' training Soparato Company
O. will bo ono of tho best drilled com
panies In the state. Captain Knapp,
quartermaster of the Third regiment,
mustered tho men In t'ae service at
the Armory hall Monday night. Sev
eral of the men fulled to appear In
answer to the orders Issued, but
enough were present to make the re
quired CO.
After tho mustering, Franklin A.
Loomla was chosen captain of tho
company. He selected William R.
Logus a first lieutenant and Charles
K. Iiunis as second lieutenant. The
non-commissioned officers will be ap
pointed at the next meeting, wblcn
takes place at 8 o'clock next Monday
night In the same hall.
FOUR MORE DIVORCE 8UITS.
The Good German frau, Mary Jan
of Portland, recites enough causes In
her complaint to secure 20 divorces
from real men, let alone ono "lnzy
and worthless" "vagabond and h'do"
a she rhnrgos Frederick Jams w th
being. They were long years, nearly
37, in tho fatherland, at flraudonz
near Ik-rlln, but she has resided In
Portland since May, 1901 All their
children are over 21 years of age ex
cept one son named Andrew who Is
10.
She says her husband Is an habitual
gross drunkard, has been cruel and
boot her ami tho boy Andrew, perma
nently Injuring the latter. The old
man frequently left home to live as
a hobo and would return clothed In
rags and covered with vermin, and
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she would bo compelled to buy new
clothes for him, She and the children
always had to support him when be
was at home, In November, 1904, bo
went to Tacorna, hasn't been home
since, which fact has caused her do
tears, and she doesn't care if h,e nev
er comes back, for all she wants is
absolute divorce and custody of tho
boy Andrew,
Lena Schlnnlman has filed suit for
divorce from John Schlnnaman to
whom she was married Sept, 28, 1895,
and from whom she separated In Jan
uary, 1902, being unable to continue
living together because, she saya, of
Ah jealous disposition, violent and
uncontrollable temper, which, In the
words of her complaint, "utterly des
troyed the legitimate ends and objects
of matrimony." He went to the home
of his parents and she struck out for
herself. He Is now confined In the
state Insane asylum, and she hs boon
Informed he Is Incurably Insane, She
resides In Clackamus county, and re
quests tho custody of their minor
child, Letha Schlnnaman.
Clara Dahl says she was compelled
to leave her husband Ellas Dabl on
the first of last March because of his
disposition to quarrel with her, and
to accuse her of matters "too mean to
be" set forth In tho complaint She
also declares he caused her to be In
falling health through his actions. She
asks for divorce, for custody of their
two children, aged ten and six years
respectively, and that he bo required
to pay her 130 a month for support of
the children. They were married In
Portland, April 18, 1890. ,
V. Vincent Jones desires a legal
separation, full and complete, from hU
wife, Sallye W. Jones from whom he
ha been separated In fact for over
three years, as he declares she desert
ed him at Leadvlllo. Col.. Feb. U,
1904, after accusing him of adultery
with one Mrs. Wm. Conklih, which ac
cusation he says was false and ren
dered his life burdensome. They were
married In Detroit, Mich., June 29,
1901.
VICE PRESIDENT
WANTS TO COME
Secretary Cross of the Willamette
Chautauqua has a letter from Vice
President Fairbanks saying If be, ifn
arrange to spend a day at Gladstone
park It will give him the greatest pos
sible pleasure, but he cannot yet say
whether he can or not
The four Portland teams In the
TrI Clty league have asked to enter
the Chautauqua bane-ball tourney.
They are the Frakes, the Trunkmak
ers, the Brainard Cubs and the North
Pacifies. They with the Chemawas
iould complete the number.
NEW MAIL SERVICE
POR WILLAMETTE
The new mail service- to Willam
ette was Inaugurated Monday and
went smoothly from the start. Time
of arrival and departure of Wlllam-1
etto mall In the local office is as fol
lows: Depart 10:15 a. ni. and G p.
m. Arrive 9:55 a. m. and 4:40 p. m.
Sundays and holidays arrive 9:15,
depart 10:00 a. m. Malls depart from
Willamette at 8:30 a, m. and 4:15 p.
m. Mail closed at 'the postofflce in
Oregon City or Willamette about 20
minutes before above datos of de
parture. BEATEN AND CHOKED
BY HER HUSBAND
Ethel Sexty asks for a divorce from
George Sexty because of alleged cruel
and inhuman ft-eatment. They were
married July 30, 1901, in Portland,
and she says that seven months after
in Astoria he choked her and Btruck
her head against a partition. Later
he came homo drunk and choked her
and beat hor severely. She has to
work In a laundry to gain a liveli
hood, he spending all his wages for
drink. Ho also accused her falsely
of immoral conduct. She asks for
custody of their one child, a boy aged
four years.
SOCIAL AT MONITOR.
A very successful and profitable, lee
cream social and eutortnlnment was
given at Monitor, Saturday night by
tho Monte Christo school and patrons.
An Interesting program was given by
the pupils and young people of the
district. After the program ice cream
and cake were served In the ball, but
owing to the largo crowd present
ninny had to leave without being serv
ed. Tho proceeds which amounted to
qulto a sum will go toward buying an
organ for the school, ' Miss' Estolla
Crlswell has about three weeks more j Miss Christine Hamilton of the Low
of school, having taught a successful er Logan school, whose term expires
winter term.
PREAGHES
FAREWELL
Baptist Church Crowded Sun
day Night To Heat Rev.
Robins' Sermon
OTHER PASTORS ASSIST
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Congregational, Methodist and Pres
byterian Members Join In Last
8ervice Conducted by
Popular Minister.
The First Baptist church was
crowded with people Sunday evening
listening to the farewell sermon of
the retiring pastor, Rev. Henry B.
Robins. The rostrum was beautifully
decorated In roses, snowballs, dog
wood blossoms and lilacs. '
A quartet composed of Mr. and Mrs.
W. M. Shank and Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Loder rendered several harmonious
anthems and Mrs. Loder feelingly
sang "How Sweet The Name of Je
sus." The scriptural lesson was read
by Rev. K. Clarence Oakley of the
First Congregational church. The
opening prayer was offered by Rev.
R. C. Biackwcll of the Methodist Epis
copal church and the benediction
pronounced by Rev. J. R. Landsbor-
ough of the First Presbyterian church.
Rev. Robins delivered an excellent
discourse and left thoughts in the
minds of his hearers to carry with
them In their everyday life, thoughts
that acted upon cannot fail In being
productive of good.
Rev. Robins with his wife and baby
leave, Wednesday, for their new home
at Dixon, Cat, and will carry with
them tho well wishes of the entire
community.
The charge here has not been filled
yet, but as there are several appli
cants under consideration, the pulpit
will not be left vacant before a per
manent pastor Is hired. The church
hopes to have Rev. Erastus A. Smith,
who has Just been graduated at Roch
ester, N. Y with them next Sunday.
Rev. Smith has many friends In Ore
gon Glty, his boyhood home. His only
surviving relative now here Is a
brother. Thomos Smith of West Ore
gon City. It has not been definitely
learned yet whether Rev. Smith can
be here Sunday.
Rev. E. S. Bollinger, former pastor
of the local Congregational church,
preached the first of a series of ser
mons, Sunday night in the Highland
iciiurcii ui i uruunu, on uie wrecK
!ago of LUe," the theme of the first
series being, "Fair Havens." Rev.
John Bentzlen at the White Temple,
answering the question, "Is there any
harm in dancing," said the "waltz is
of hell," and that "men will no more
dance with their wives than split
wood all night for fun."
The new Evangelicon church that
is being completed in Milwaukie will
be dedicated Sunday, May 26. Rev.
F. M. Fisher is the pastor. The church
will be completed next week. The cost
will be about $2500. It Is of unique
design, being octogonal in shape, sur
mounted with a dome instead of a
tower.
ENLARGING CLEAR
' CREEK CREAMERY
INCREASING BUSINESS MAKES
PURCHASE OF NEW RIPEN
ER VATS NECESSARY.
Ixignn, May 15. The few days' rain
was greatly appreciated by the farm
ers. Mr. and Mrs, John McCubbin of
Lostine, who have been visiting in
Logan, for a month, returned to their
home, last week.
Mrs. A. M. Kirchem of Redlands vis
ited relatives on the. Prairie, Sunday.
F. Riebhoff Invested in an Edison
phonograph this week.
Mr. Scott of Milwaukio was touring
this place this week in quest of fat
mutton, beef, etc., for his butcher
! shop.
the 24 th inst., will have a school pic-
river
bank at W. P. KIrchem's place.
Monday night was the monthly meet
ing of the Clear Creek Creamery com
pany. They have decided to get
new rlpener vats for the cream as the
cream as the old ones are wholly Inad
equate for the large amount of cream
they receive. On Monday the cream
received at the creamery exceeded
3G00 pounds. For the last month they
pay off at 27c per pound for butter
fat (April) and the month previous.
(March), paid off at 28c per pound.
New patrons are being added to the
already lirge list almost dally. Dur
ing April, they made over six tons of
butter and averaged over 8000 pounds
per week. However May and June
will be the record months for but
ter making, as then everyone will have
an abundance of green feed.
W. P. Kirchem went to Portland to
see about getting the necessary ap
paratus Tuesday. At the rate cream
is Increasing something has to be
done "mighty quick."
F. Gerber Is doing some bridge re
pairing now, but It seems to be dif
ficult to get a full crew out on road
work as farmers have been so busy
with farm work at home.
F. S. Hutcbins has been afflicted
with a number of "Job's comforters."
As soon as one disappears another one
comes. As they are now on the eye
lids it is a very painful situation.
COUNTY 8CHOOL NOTES.
A. M. Groshong of Wilhoit clerk of
District No. G5 consulted with Super
intendent Zinser regarding school mat
ters Wednesday. Mr. Groshong says
that a new school will be built in hta
district this summer.
The state examinations for the
eighth grade will be held In Clackv
mas county, Thursday and Friday.
Over 225 students will take the test
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Following the advice of medical
scientists, England and
passed laws prohibiting its use
in bread making.
American nousewives
should protect their
holds against Alum's
by always buying pure Grape
Cream of Tartar Bakinp;
Powder.
C Pure Grape Cream
Tartar Powder is to be
for the asking
Buy by name
METHODS OF
BOSS REED
Amazing, Condition" of "Affairs
2 Disclosedlln City Govern-!
m ment'of Estacada", tyjjQ
GRAFTING IS CHARGED
Citizens In Revolt and Nominate Anti-
Reed Ticket Town Divided
Into Two Hostile
Camps.
Estacada, May 15. The municipal
campaign in Estacada is growing very
warm. At a caucus held by the pres
ent city officers a few nights ago it
was decided that it was best for their
Interests to run again. Mayor J. W.
Reed, convicted of a felony in de
bauching the ballot at Sellwood, has
announced bis candidacy for re-election.
' He says that he wants the citi
zens of Estacada to vindicate his
character. All the old officers will
run. again. It Is necessary for them
to do so to save their faces.
Dr. Wm. K. Havilancfls the 'anti
Reed candidate for mayor and E. F.
Surface an anti-Reed candidate for
councilman. The town baa divided it
self on Reed and anti-Reed lines and
a bitter fight will be waged till close
of the campaign." Wednesday evening
a citizen's nominating convention will
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