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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 24.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1807.
ESTABLISHED 186S.
BIG FOURTH OF JULY
FOR OREGON CITY
Committee of Eight Appointed
to Solicit Funds of Mer
chants and Citizens
$1500 AMOUNT DESIRED
Considerably Sum Already Subscribed
Dig Event Always Prove! Good
Advertising Feature for
Live Community,
Tim attendance at tho meeting col
hM to (niiMl(ir tint fi-nHllillHy of hold
ing a Fourth of July celebration In
Oregon City wum fulr. with an Abun
dance Of I'lltllUHlllNIII, U WUI cTcl'(J
to have a ceU-bratlon, the mi con
dition centering on the raising of tho
iji'COHHnry funds,
A cotnmltimi of eight wan npjHilnt-
'l to Solicit fund, II ixl paper WiTO
drawn tin mid placed In the hand of
tho committee and tho work began
bright nnd curly thin mooring. Tho
committee lit receiving a cordial r5
caption, hut certain Interests aru not
writing an largo figures as tho com
mittee had hoi( to receive.
Thimo having tho matter In charge
would like to raise $1500. It la claim
i'l that Niirli a Hum Is iHTCHHury for
a record breaking celebration and that
In tho kind those interested wlith to
see. Members of tho commltteo say
that every citizen ought to do his
share In thn work and that tho easiest
way for aom and tint sanest ended.
In to subscribe 5 or $ 10, And have It
mid whllo the collector U with yon.
There can he no doubt hut that bin
Fourth of July celebration widely ad
vertises a city, Thoo who come to
Oregon City fr cnterlalnmunt on that
occasion, and given a royol reception,
are sure to come again. And subse
quent visits mean trade for Oregon
City merchant.
The committee did not CBro to have
Its name published broadcast, as
every prominent citizen will be seen
by one or more of Its number. Any
who wish to contribute and are over
looked can phone their desire and the
sum of their contributions to tho Star.
QUEER TALE DISCLOSED.
Edward 8am Gordon of Coos Ray Is
pursued by a female Nemesis who as
serts she Is his wife and furthermore
has a marriage certificate that shows
Kdward Sam Gordon and Berths Ettn
Kerch we'i !jly married at Vancou
ver, Wash., on Oct. 21, 1005, by Rev
Robert Yeatman, the Iiaptlnt minister,
In the presence of W. E. Wilson and
Oro Moblcy, witnesses,
But Kdward Sum Gordon, who Is a
wealthy man and owner of consider
Able property, says tho marriage did
not Include him; that ho wn not pres
ent In person or spirit, and that It was
only s part of a scheme of Bertha Et
ta Lcreh to get on , Interest In his
property.
Tho womnn has long claimed to
ho Gordon's wife but ho didn't bother
much abut her until after the Van
couver episode. Ho claims she camo
to Portland, found some old fellow
Farms to bo listed
WHYf
BECAUSE
We advertise extensively.
That gives us a market.
BECAUSE
We hove many Inquiries.
That gives us customers.
BECAUSE
We go after business. ',
That helps us to sell your farm.
BECAUSE ' '
We are wide awake. .
That brings quick returns for you. .
Cooper & Co.
to Impersonate Edward Ham Hordon,
K over to Vancouver procure a li
cense and have a marriage ceremony
performed, Then Mhe went back to
Cook Hay and bucked her claim to he
hlH wife by showing the certificate
and this hail especially annoyed him
In selling property an she would go
to IntundliiK purehnners and warn
them not to buy on alio wan the wife
of (,'ordon mid wouldn't sign the deed.
Gordon says ho went to Vancouver
and secured ho affidavit of Rev.
Yeutmun to the effect that he (the
real Gordon) was not the bridegroom
of the Gordon-Lerch wedding, Mr.
Gordon owna property In Clackamas
county and he therefore will bring
milt In the circuit court here through
hi Attorneys. Dlnilck & Dlmlek, to
quiet the title, lie will BHk the court
to decree him the absolute owner In
fee simple of Mie property, that Ber
tha Kttu, Lcrch hns no right, title or
Interest therein, and to prohibit her
from claiming or asserting she Is
his legal wife.
PUSHING WORK
ON THE DAM
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OLD FLUME REPAIRED AND NEW
PART WILL SOON BE READY
The work of repairing the old flume
at the woolen mills Is completed and
the workmen engaged on It have Veen
added to the force at work construct
ing .the new extension. '
Tho new extension, or upper por
tion, will be nearly 30 feet long
nd Is being built from tho new
coffer dam to tho old flume, further
down tho basin. About fifty workmen
are pushing the work as fast as pos
sible, and It Is promised that the wat
er can be turned in sometime tomor
row.
Her Eye Severely Injured.
Little Leota Smith, who Is staying
with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Carothrrs, at
It'anemah, received a very severe In
jury to her right eye, while playing at
'school Tuesday , She picked up Earl
Paddock's hat off tho ground He Is a
little hoy About her ago, nnd thinking
she was In the sldo against him, he
threw a nail at her that struck her in
the eye. Dr. Mount Is treating the
eye and believes, although It will al
ways bother her, that ho can save It.
BAND WORKING HARD.
The Oregon City Band, recently
! reorganized, Is hard at work In prepa
ration for public appearanco later,
j Many Itlzens can remember about
a dozen years ago Oregon City bad
'ono of the best bands In the West,
land hopes are entertained that the
present organization will continue
to Improve until it can win back rtie
tinnnra ,if ttinua ftnva ir,.,
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TWO SUITS FILED.
Falrclough Bros, have brought suit
against J. C. Zlnser for rent of build
ing at Main and Tenth streets.
Clarence F. lllghhee has brought
suit for divorce from his wife, Grace
O. Hlghbee. They are a Portland cou
ple'. with ub.
BOARD'S OFFER
ONLY TEMPORARY
NO DESIRE TO THY TO CONTROL
HIGH SCHOOL SITUATION.
Thero !n no "teapot" In sight and
no "trouble corning" because of an of
fer of rooms In tho Barclay Building
by tho Oregon City board of education
for temporary use for a union high
school This statement Is made au
thorltutlvely. The law stipulates, a member of the
board Informs us, that when a petition
Is circulated for a union high school
that the petition must set forth the
locution of the proposed school.
To go ahead and select a site would
mean delay nnd expense In tho pres
ent Instance, and might not prove for
the good of the cause. With these
facts In mind the local board offered
the temporary use of two rooms' In the
Barclay building. This would meet
tho requirements of the law as set
forth In the petition, and when the
school had been decided on, If such
was the outcome, a permanent site
could be chosen anil building erected.
Thus It will be seen that tho offer
of quarters In the Barclay building
was only temporary, and had no ref
erence to the permanent establish
ment of the schtxd there or in con
nection with the present Oregon City
schools. And members of the local
board assert that they would have no
Jurisdiction In tho matter, and desire
none that their offer was simply as a
matter of accomodating those inter
ested In securing a union high school,
and that without any unnecessary de
lay ,1
Member of 'the local board assert
that the Oregon City schools require
all the room at the command of the
board and that no permanent arrange
ment for a union high school would be
thought of without the erection of new
quarters.
As published In the Star several
times In the past, tho districts that
propose to form a union high school
are Oregon City, West Oregon City,
Parkplace, Willamette, Canemah and
Mount Pleasant. Tbo matter Is being
pushed by the alumni association of
tho Barclay high school,' who are said
to be entirely disinterested, hoping, of
course, that the school may be located
In Oregon City.
NEW HOSE COMPANY.
Petitions are being circulated in
Greenpolnt asking that the signers
be permitted to join the hose com
pany that Is to bo organized there.
At tho present writing about nine
have signed, but Chief Ruconlch says
that fifteen members are necessary
before the company can organize. The
required number should be procured
as there Is no telling when thero will
be need of a hose company's ser
vices. The Oregon City Mill & Lum
her company donated the house, and
It has been placed on land donated
to tho city by Dr. McLoughlln, and
as the hose cart Is already Installed
there, It seems that the men of the
neighborhood would form a company
as soon as possible. Besides tho so
cial times the members are sure to
have, they are also exempt from poll
tax and from being empanelled as
Jurymen.
EVANGELICAL PASTORS.
At the Oregon conference of tho
Evangelical association, which met In
Portland this week, Bishop Thomas
Bowan made the following appoint
ments for this vicinity: Salem dis
trict, Canby, Rev. C. W. Ross; Port
land district, Rev. H. E. Hornschuch,
presiding elder; Milwaukie, Rev. F. M.
Fisher; Oregon City, Rev. Charles
Lucas; Highland Mission, Rev. W. II.
W. H. Wcttlaufer.
SHERIFF SELLS STALLION.
Sheriff Beatle wns at Milwaukie on
Tuesday to sell the Percheron stallion
levied on In the suit of Mullen vs.
Hartman. The animal was bid in by
Omar M. Mullen for $51G.E0, just the
amount of his claim and costs.
Ball Game Decoration Day.
Manager Fred Metzner of thj Wool
en Mill base ball team received a
letter from the manager of the Bunk
er Hill Maroons, one of tho fastest
semi-professional teams In 'Portland,
asking for a match with the local ag
gregation on Decoration day.' Mr.
Metzner has made nil arrangements,
and the game will be played at 2:30
on that dayat Canemah Park.
Marriage Licenses.
Iva Irish and L. E. Dlrrlngor.
KILLS INSECTS
AND LOOSENS SCALE
Fruit Growers Trying the Effect of
Electricity on Their Trees.
Editor Enterprise: f
Dear Sir:' In our travels over the
Northwest country we have noticed
manynew Industries and objects of
Interest, one of which I wish, to make
note of end would be pleased to have
yon add to your news columns. We
find no county that pleases us as
does good old Clackamas In many
ways that we could speak of.
Wo are entertained with a good old
gentleman known as Undo John
White ntar Dalles, Polk county. One
day the fruit tree Inspector came and
as be was onlya few minutes looking
at the orchard, our Interest was
aroused and as we took a walk under
the trees we noticed wires running
through and from tree to tree. Mr.
White Informed us it was an experi
ment he was trying and It was work
ing so well the Inspector ouly stopped
to look at a few of the trees. Mr.
White has electric batteries station
ed In the granroy and from thence
wires are extended through all the
trees, a staple fastening the wire to
ono of the limbs as near tbo body
of the tree as posslblo but well to
ward the top.
The electiclty kills all Insects and
Is doUig more than was expected it
would; It is loosening the scale and
moss which Is falling off and Is being
replaced with new bark underneath.
He Is the only man In Oregon (that
he knows of) that Is using It and If
It proves successful It will be a boon
to fruit gowers.
Scientific men are watching the
outcome and we hope with them for
Its success. This has been In use a
year. Last year the crop was large,
this year the crop Is light everywhere
In this section, with the exception of
cherries.
It discards spraying and the cost Is
at least two-thirds less. Since tbo
death of the man at Hood River by
drinking from the creek which had
been poisoned by the spray used that
season, speculation .has arisen as to
something that will take the place of
that needful agency In the care of the
Oregon orchards
This thought had Its origin In the
grange and time will tell if it will be
adopted. As we see no reason but
what It would be better than spray
ing. We heartily wish Uncle John
success with his novel experiment. '
His address Is RIckreall, Oregon, R.
D. 1. ,
Wishing the Enterprise and read
ers success, I am respectfully,
MRS. V. BRANSON, Evangelist.
Permanent address, Dover, Oregon.
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ESTACADA TICKET
to hev been drinking freely, took a
tumble Into the Willamette River this
forenoon from the bluff near the foot
of sixth street. Several bystanders
saw the accident and went to his as
sistance. He had sunk beneath the
surface of the river for the third time
before he was pulled out, and doubts
were entertained as to his recovery,
moned and with the aid of several
Dr. A. E. Sommer was at once sum
moned and with the aid of several
who were pesent administered heoic
treatment. He Was rolled across a
barrel and given other active exercise
until he came to hfmstf.
Papers found in the pockets of the
half-drowned man Indicate that his
iname Is Elliott. He was too sick for
a careful Inquiry Into the case, but
was at once put to bed. No one who
saw him could identify him or give
any clue as to who he Is or as to
where he Is employed, If working in
or about the city.
UNION HIGH 8CHOOL.
Sentiment Is Divided For and Against
the Project.
There Is much antagonism being
shown between the taxpayers In favor
of the Union High School and those
against the movement Those against
tho project have been more active
since the offer of the board of direc
tors of the Oregon City schools of
two rooms In the Barclay school to be
used as class rooms till better quar
ters can be found. If the plans of
those in favor of the movement are
carried out, the new high school dis
trict will be formed of Oregon City,
West Oregon City, Willamette, Park
place, Mount Pleasant and Canemah.
Most of the opposition seems to come
from the districts outside of Oregon
City, but the project would be of the
most benefit to them, as some the
localities have no high school grades
at all, while Oregon City has a two
year course. Petitions are being cir
culated by those in favor of the plan,
and they were successful In securing
the names of many of the taxpayers.
DECLARED INTENTIONS.
Hans Seydel and Arthur Hoenig of
Oregon City, both natives of Germany,
declared their Intentions 1 to Circuit
Clerk Greenman, Tuesday, of becom
ing citizens of the United States. Both
men are employes at the woolen mill.
West Side Arrival. . ' .'
Born, Tuesday morning to Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Moffatt of the West Side, a
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TO GUARD 'SHIPS against the unseen dangers at sea,
the United States Government maintains lighthouses.
To guard your home against the un
seen dangers of food products, the Govern
ment has enacted a pure food law. The
law compels the manufacturers of baking
powder to print the ingredients on the
label of each can. '
The Government has made the label your protection-'
so that you can avoid alum read it carefully, if it does not
say pure cream of tartar hand it back 'and
Say painfy
ROYAL is a pure, cream of tartar baking powder a pure
product of grapes aids the digestion adds to the health
fulness of food.
Anti-Reed Faction Nominated
By Petition But Fear
' Foul Play
FIGHT NOW STRENUOUS
Contest In Every Ward-Reed Opposed
by Dr. Haviland, Who Says
That Conditions Are
Very Bad.
"The anti-Reed people have already
filed nominations for councilman In
each ward and for mayor, but whether
the naTSes will be printed on the tick
et or not we don't know," said Dr.
Haviland in Oregon City Tuesday. Dr.
J Haviland is the candidate for mayor
against Reed. Ho says the nomina
tions were made by petitii s and were
duly accepted by Recorder Johnson,
but that Reed carries things with such
a high hand that a mandamus suit
will probably have to be started to
secure the placing of the names on
the ticket
In addition to the names of the anti-Reed
candidates published in last
night's Star, A. Morrow has been
named for council from the First
ward and Edwin Mallory from the
Second ward. ,
Dr. Haviland says the condition of
affairs over there Is even worse than
haa been published. City contracts
are kept In the Boss' grip. Important
documents and records are carried in
the pockets of officials, and no citi
zen not a member of the gang or one
of its henchmen Is allowed to see
them. If something Is not done, the
doctor says the reputation of the town
will become such that home seekers
will not make Investments there.
As a sample of what is going on
th doctor stated he could jnacadam
lze the street In front of his property
for about $35, while under this "Lind-
sley contract" he would be held up for
about $80 or $85. .
Memorial Day at Warner Grange.
The next regular meeting of War
ner grange at New Era, Saturday,
May 25, will be observed as Memorial
Jay Mrs. George V. Wilson, lecturer
of the grange, is preparing a good
musical and literary program.