OREGON CITY ENTEBPBlbL
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR -N0.28. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE07. ' E8TABLI3HEI
ESTABLISHED 1866.
UNION HIGH
IS DEFEATED
Four Out of Six Districts Vote
Majority Against School
Proposition
MEETINGS IN DISTRICTS
Every Gradual at Perkpltce Wl
,. Attend University of Oregon
Progressive Woman at Mt.
Pleasant.
Tim iniM iMltloii f,r a 1'nlmi high
Behind wiih overwhelmingly dcfenlod,
four district out f thn nix rAordlng
iiinjurlly against. Tim voto In thu
MI'VITlU (llHlrlclM WNM HN follow!
Oregon City 30 9
Cunoiiiah 9 0
Parkplne 5 85
Wi-Ml Oregon City . 10 12
Willamette 13 19
Mt. Pleasant 1 C
Tola) 77 131
Th surprise of tho day'a voto was
Mt Pii-asaut, ono woman In that
beautiful Hiititirb having tho courage
to vote for tho high school.
Tho I'nlou high kcIhmiI la of course
defeated but good will conio out of
It for Oregon City a It make al
most certain tho adoption of Super
intendent McKeo's plan fur add I tig
th eleventh grado to tho ltarclay
coura.
Thu voto was very light In tho Ore
goti City dlHtrlct, George A. Harding
was unnnlmotiMly ro-etectpd director.
All Going to U. of 0. .
Perfect harmony prevailed In the
school board mooting at Parkplaco.
Monday evening. Captain J. T. An
peraon and W. A. Holmes wero unau
ImoiiMly re-elected director and clerk
respectively. Tho voto stood 85
against and S for tho V'nloii high
school Tho flvo graduo of tho
Parkplaco high school of '07 have
auecefmfully passed tho examination!!
of tho Statu I'nlveralty at Eugene
and all are expecting to enter that
school this fall, Tho ehool voted to
build a new roment porch and walks.
They abut voted their mill tax at 74
cent a. Tho old teacher wero re
elected with tho exception of Minn
Katlo WIIhou (who did nt apply) at
an Inrroaao In salary. Tho teacher
aro L. A. Head, principal, $00; Miss
Mlnnlo Markhart. Miss Edith Arm
strong. Miss Daisy McAnulty, Miss
Anna Smith nt fri) each.
Another Grade at Willamette,
In tho meeting of tho nchool board
at Willamette, .Monday evening, F.r
neat Mass was re-elected director and
O. F. Olaon was re-elected clerk. In
tho high achool propoKltlon, the voto
Blood 19 to 13 agaliiHl tho union high
achool. It waa tho sentiment of the
meeting to add another grudo to tho
achool, making ten gradea.
Favored Union High ScHool.
Tho achool laard of CanoT.a'i elect
ed C. K. M lil !iti (li.eclor and S. L.
Htoveiu clerk In annual ciiuHlon of
offlpora. VnndRV nlg' t. Tho poople of
Can -"nail 'loartll endorsed tho high
ac'uol Idea, tho flection atandlng 9
to 0 In favor of a union hl:;'.i school.
Wf3l SIcs Meeting.
The WchL CUlo hcIkkiI board met
Aiumlay evening. A. K. Fcrd acted
aa chairman of the ;n ctl;ig. John V.
Clark vna ekctod to tho placo vacat
ed by A. K. Ford, retiring director.
T! o other directors are Frank Doty
and Peter Hnnaon, In t'.ie vote on
tho high acli'i. 1 ;;iPKtlon 24 voU'a
wore cunt, 10 for and 12 against, and
there wero two faulty ballota.
Women Vote at Mt. P'eaiant.
At Mt, PI' '(Mailt, Monday pv"nl"B,
the aU.ndance at the board meetlnf;
waa very allm, the high school agita
tion oven falling la draw a crowd.
Tho voto was G to 1 against. "The
progreaBlve one was a woman of
course, Pert Clark was elected to
take the place of C. P. Andrews re
tiring director. W. P. Lawton was
olectod clerk.
ALUMNI MEETING.
The Oregon City Alumni associa
tion will hold Its annual meeting ln
Knapp's hall Friday 1 evehlng, ,The
class of '07 Barclay high school have.ephlne Newton, who will arrive from
been Invited to become members of j Philadelphia, Friday.
tho association. Officers will bo elect
(ul for tho ensuing year, and there
will bo a program rendered and re
freshments served, 1
STATE UNIVERSITY,
Oregon City graduates from tho
fcUato I'nlvcntlty at Kugeuo aro Hoy
Kelly, ('hurlitM Warner, Francis Gal
loway, Jack Latouretto ami Angellno
Williams. Thu lliimiltttireato sermon
will bo given Bunday, Juno 23, tlio
commencement exorcise extending
to tho 2;tli. A number of Oregon
City pi'oplo expect to attend,
OREGON PATENT8.
Granted lunt week: Arthur A.
Churchill, Portland, safety devlco for
Kan humor; Marlon 15. Gibson, Port
land, credit accounting itiivlco; Itufus
Hepburn, Portland, toy fireplace;
Olof l.armin, Portland, lull-stock for
wood turning (allies; llarlon F. Ong,
Portland, syringe no..h.
A certain Western congressman
haa had disastrous experience In gold
mine speculations. One day a ntirn
ber of colleagues wero discussing tho
subject of apt-eolation, when ono of
thi'in said to tho Western member.
"Tom. aa an expert, give u a dfflnl
tin of tho word 'lioiian.a.' " "A 'bo
nanr.a,' replied the Western man, with
emphasis, la a hole In tho ground
owned by a champion liar!"
VOTE TO IMPROVE
SCHOOL AT DOVER
Dover, Juno 18Mr. Hews returned
to Farinlngton Wednesday,
Mr. Wolf was re-elected director
and Mr. Ahnert clerk of tho Dover
school. It was voted to Improve tho
school property by clearing and fenc
ing tho grounds, painting the school
houao, dlKglng a well and adding some
new Beats,
(ieorgn Kltrmlllor met with quite
an accident Sunday. While rldlnij a
fractious horse ho was thrown twice,
cutting quite a deep gash In his fore
head.
Mr. Mrrlon and sona aro getting
out Umbers for tholr new barn.
t'hlldren's day was observed with
appropriate exercises. 'The weather
had been so bail there was not a
largo congregation but thoso present
enjoyed tho services and the fine
lunch tho ladles provided.
Three pieces of property have
changed hands In tho vicinity of.
Dover In tho last three weeks. Joe
DeShazer sold 80 acres of timber
land, Jako DeShazer his farm and the
Casper Wright farm.
Tho people of Dover aro feasting
on new Ktatoea and green peas these
days. Everything hsiks flue alnce the
rain.
EASTENER AFTER
LAND AT CLARKES
Clarkes, Juno 18 An ICantern man
camo through Clarkes recently wh
would like to buy all the land ho can
get Ho offered $25 an acre cash.
A good many hero are holding for
more.
Oats and wheat are looking line.
W. O. Klelnsmlth was elected dl
ro. tor for a term of two years and
C, V. Larklns clerk for ono year, at
tlk school meeting. The board wants
'o 1 lve a good teacher this fall and
.III pay $00 or $05. It Is n 9 mouths'
t rm and 64 pupils are enrolled.
A'.out twenty more moved In.
Mrx C. Kllnesmlth and daughter
Er. na went to Portland Tuesday.
P tor Schlewe's daughter Hannah
and bal of Portland visited her par
ents a f w days last week.
Henry Klelnsmlth went to Molalla
Mond.ty 1 1 shear sheep.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scherrublo are
viBitinpr hi- parents for a few days. I
Divlt-vin M Is preparing to put up
Its mot 'lie circle this week.
F. S. 'icMible went to Portland,
Monday.
James' Hard Luck.
A certain farmer Is noted for his
constant complaining. A friend met
him one morning and remarked:
"Fine weather, James."
"For them as ain't got to work."
"Your farm looks in fine condition."
"To them as ain't got to dig In it."
"Well, James, I'm glad your wife's
better."
"Them as don't have to live with
her may he." Roseleaf.
Mrs. K. L, Newton Is expecting a
visit from hher daughter, Miss Jos-
McKEE IS
RE-ELECTED
Popular and Efficient City Snp-
erintendent Retained by
School Board,
MRS. GODFREY CHOSEN
Made Principal of Eaetham School-
Small .Increase .Voted .In
Salaries Paid to Grade
Teachers.
Waiton C. McKee was re-elected
superintendent of the Oregon City
schools at the meeting of the board of
directors, at tho same salary ho ro
celved last year, $.1000. He will also
bo principal of the Harclay school.
Mrs. Viola M. Godfrey was elected
principal rf tho Kastham school at
the same' salary paid Mrs. Shaw last
year, $75 a mouth.
Only ono vacancy In tho corps was
not filled, that of an assistant hl?h
school teacher In tho Harclay building
but tho salary for this position wan
fixed at $60 a month.
Salaries of grado teachers were
raised $2.50 all around. They now re-'
celve $47.50 a month for tho first year
and $2.50 a month ralke for the two
succeeding years. Tho two primary
teachers receive $52.50 the first year
and $2.50 a mouth raise for the Ho
Kurceedlnir vears. Following are the ,
grade teachers aWla 1 by "too b mrd
Ida Mao Smith $5,; Irene Ca Ur, ""T "now meir country cou
?C2.W: Frances Myers, jr.7.60; lsnrl j,,n" a thln or tw0 ln the flo,(1 but
G. Cartlldgo, $50. H.ir.-iel Coch'nn
$5:.50; MaTza-.it Wllllanw, Vi :..',,
I. aura Pope, $50; F.IJeti Probst, ?".0;
Iless Kelly, $47.50; Emily O'Malley,
$47.50; Kdlth Karr, $17.50; Maud A.
Hulherford, $47.50; Qustuna Randall,
$47.50.
Annual School Meeting.
There was as usual a slim atten
dance at thn annual achool meeting
held In county court room at 7:30
o'clock Monday night. In fact tho
attendance could have been grouped
on one bench without crowding. At
that It was bettor than last year
when the board had to send out to
tho street for a man to make a mo
tion. The board's report tells of the In
stallation of the new heating and
ventilating systems in the Harclay
building during tho past year at a
cost of $1797.25, and that havo re
sulted in a saving of 25 cords of wood
In ono year. The heating apparatus
In the EaHtham building should be
replaced during tho coming year. The
,ironi stairway was renewed and a
back stairway added to the Barclay
building, making exit easier in case
of fire.
Interest on $0000 issue of bonds
due Dec, 1, 1916, wits reduced from 6
to 5 per cent and the bonds are now
held by the Hank of Oregon City.
This Interest reduction effects a sav
ing of $00 a year or $600 altogether
for the district.
About $70 were expended for filing
cabinets. The increase of tho special
tax from 2 to 2ty mills has given the
district a revenuo of $3337.76. The
Increase of teachers' salaries made
an incren.se In that department from
$711G to $8013.25.
"Tho Indebtedness of tho district
has been slightly reduced, notwith
standing the extensive Improvements
that have ben made, and is now
$13,221, including $12,000 outstanding
bonds. Tho floating indebtedness is
$1221, against $1501, last year."
Tho increase of school nonulatlon.
j reported by the clerk Is 24, being
1271, against 1247 last year.
The Burclay building la in need of
repainting this summer, and the
board will have the work done.
The clerk's report showed total re
ceipts of $19587.G8 and disbursements
of $19587.35, leaving cash on hand of
33 cents. The liabilities aro $12000
bends and $1221 notes, a total of
$13221. The disbursements Included
$6531 for loans. -
W. W. Marrs was re-elected Janitor
of the Eastham building at a salary
of $40 a month.
OFFERING 45 CENTS
FOR POTATOES
Marks Prairie, June 16 Our farm-
ers are all smiles
'sures a big crop.
now as the rain in-
There will be tho largest hay crop
here this season that has boon raised
for years on our prairie.
There la a big acreage of potatoes
here and buyers are offering to con
tract at 45 cents per bushel at dig
ging time but few are willing to con
tract. Hops are not looking as good here
as laat year and the price seems to
slay very low and as a consequence
our hop ralaers are not working their
yards as In the past.
Oorgo Ogleaby and sons are put
ting up a large barn for Henry
Kraus. George says ho can build
anything from a Jackknlfe to a etcam
shlp. Several of our young people went
to the picnic at Hubbard Saturday.
Mrs. Bally Ann Jesse was burled In
the Cribble cemetery Friday. She
has been ailing for a long time. Her
burial was attended by almost the
entire community. She was one of
our former neighbors but of late
years has resided near Smyrna with
her son-in-law, Joseph Johnson.
Mrs. Sally Anno Jesse was born In
Indiana, August 4, 1822. She was
mnrrlod to Benjamin F. Jesse In
1843 and camo to Oregon In the early
sixties. Her husband died several
years ago. She died June 10, 1907,
ag"d 84 years, 10 months and 6 days.
At the age of 18 she became a mem
ber of tho old bcIkhj Haptlst church
In which faith she lived and died.
The funeral sermon was preached by
Rev. John P. Cole.
RUBBER CLUB LOSES
AT WILSONVILLE
Wilsonvllle, June 17 Wllsonvllle's
baseball team, the P. and A., defeated
the Goodyear Rubber Co.'s team of
Portland Sunday on the Wilsonvllle
diamond 19 to 0. The Rubber boys
j thowjsht they would come out In the
the little country boys are wide
awake and wiile the Rubber boys
were rubbering their country cousins
were stealing bases, and oh, the
goose eggs the rubber boys will have
to hatch. Ere they come again we
ihopo they will develop into Kood nib-
her ball players, so at least Wilson
vllle will have good practice.
Mrs. F. F. Seeley made Portland a
visit this week.
Mrs. Ben Seeley and daughter Ruby
were visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bail
er of Salem, this week.
Mrs. Herman Krause, who was so
seriously injured in an accident on a
hand car on the Salem and Willam
ette Valley railway track here last
week, is rapidly improving.
Henry Voss of Sherwood, who was
Injured somo time ago by the S. P.
train striking him on a load of hay,
Is able to be about on crutches.
Mrs. W, W. Graham of Portland
spent this week at her home with
sister and brothers here.
Little Harold Llchenshaler, who has tne strapped music teacher, exposed
been confined in the St Vincent hos- j to the flre- received one bullet
pltal at Portland for some time, i8 ' through the abdomen, one in the right
Improving nicely and will be able to!,lp and one that shattered his right
come home soon. Harold Is twelve
years old and had an operation for a
gathering on the ear drum.
Little Emmet Baker is 'still quite
111 and will be confined to his bed for
some time.
Mrs. Chauncey Calkins' is Improv
ing very slowly from her recent ear
afflictions.
The lato heavy rains have been
very bad on the strawberry and
cherrry crop. Also hay that was cut.
But it was fine for fall grain and
spuds.
CANEMAH
Harry Baxter of Oregon City has
bought the general store here of F.
A. Stokes, taking possession Monday
morning. Mr. Baxter is well and fav
orably known, ho having been an em
ployee of tho Willamette Pulp & Pa
per company for the last nine years.
and recently has been general fore
man of the construction work. He
intends running an up-to-date store
that will supply the wants of Cane-
mnh poople as well as Oregon Cltyf,
stores can do, and at prices as low
as any.
Mrs. Minnie MxGregor of Portland
spent Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Josiah Howell.
Mayor and Mrs. James Lackey of
Ontario, Or., were guests of Mrs. E.
J. Marshall, Sunday. They were del
egates to the grand lodge O. E. S. ln
Portland. Mr. Lackey is serving his
third term as mayor of Ontario.
One of Oscar Wilde's bright say
ings was this, with which he trans
fixed a literary contemporary: "He
has no enemies, but he Is Intensely
disliked by his friends."
TRAGEDY IN
PORTLAND
C.H. Reynolds Discovers Man
With His Wife and
Opens Fire.
THREE SHOTS FIRED
Man Who Received Injuries Said to
Be a Walla Walla Musi
cianProbably Will
Die.
Portland, June 20 C. H. Reynolds
shot and probably fatally wounded
Professor George Herbert, a musician
of Walla Walla, Wash., ln a rooming
house conducted by Mrs. Reynolds at
18G Fourteenth street, at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, because of In
formation Innocently given by 16-year
old John Reynolds. The boy told his
father that bis steV-raother received
a strange man In the parlor Tuesday
night, and when she failed to keep an
appointment to meet her husband at
the bathing establishment at 2:30
yesterday afternoon, Reynolds sus
pected mischief and went to Invest!-1
gate.
Before leaving his bathing estab
lishment, evidently believing a de
spoller was ln his home, Reynolds
placed ln his pocket a 38-callber re
volver, and hastened to the house.
His w(e had Just telephoned to him
that etiX
at shtwaa eolne to a nark for the
'
afternoon and would not be down to!
see him ! revolver ln the hands of Reynolds.
"Is Reynolds stepped up onto the jThe Tie ,man'8 folk w reside
front porch, he caught sight of his n Walla Walla are now in the city
wife and a strange man. whom he de-!,ooklnf a"fr afraira of 3e"
vin..b leased. His body will probably be
heard of
The couple were within
the hallway, and halted as though
startled beyond measure at the sud
den annearanee of the husband.
j Scenting serious trouble, theyfalter-
ed and neard the ominous words
from the now thoroughly Infuriated
man who confronted them:
"I'm onto you."
Hardly had Reynolds uttered those
words, his voice shaking with uncon
trollable emotion, when he whipped
out his revolver and started firing
Herbert "
At the first sign of the weapon,
Professor Herbert dodged and cringed
behind Mrs. Reynolds, who stood as
though transfixed until the first shot
rang out She then rushed into a
jside room, where she remained, while
: shoulder.
ln desperation, although mortally
wounded, and while he was still the
tar for the 8ho,s of the husband,
. ....
Professor Herbert made one terrible
effort and dashed headlong out the
front door, passing Reynolds in his
flight Three shots were fired, the
markmanship of the old scout being
almost unerring, as every bullet took
effect.
Neighbors heard the shooting and
the affair was reported to police head
quarters, when Patrol Captain Moore
W1TI
Farms to be listed with us.
WHYT
BECAUSE
We advertise extensively.
That gives us a market
We have 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.
and Detective Sergeant Batjr proceed
ed to the scene. Arriving at the
house they glanced through a window
and saw a man and woman, evidently
quarreling. They went to the front
door and demanded admittance. It
wan locked and the woman, who was
Mrs. Reynolds, refused to unlock It,
until commanded to by Captain
Moore,
"There's nothing doing here," de
clared Mrs. Reynolds.
If there la nothing doing, then
open that door and let us investigate,"
replied Captain Moore.
She then unlocked the door and the
officers walked In. They found Rey
nolds In the act of trying to hide the
revolver, which he had used with
such deadly effect. He was forced tit
take it from a drawer where be had
placed It, and the chamber was still
warm. The weapon Is held ln evi
dence. Then followed a scene ln which
Mrs. Reynolds played the part of a
woman who denied her marriage re
lation with her husband, until the
officers cross-questioning became so
severe that she finally broke down
and confessed that she was his wife.
Although the Investigation brought
forth nothing of great Importance, it
can be said that the man who fired
the shots had a Just suspicion of his
better half, If nothing more thah the
frequent visits of the man which are
said to have been going on for seme
time.
Died this Morning.
Portland, June 20 Geo. A. Herbert,
who waa shot by G. H. Reynolds while
In a Jealous frenzy, died at one of
the local hospitals at 10 o'clock this
morning. Mrs. Reynolds, wife of the
murderer, was taken with hysterics
and now lies in a precarious condi
tion. G. H. Reynolds who fired the
fatal shots, was removed from the
city jail to the county Jail this after
noq'i, wher the charge of murder will
be booked against him. The c6ro
ner's Inquest was held this afternoon.
but little was brought out, more than
. Y n n n. V. , t r V. . -1. . V.
taken to his home on one of the trains
leaving this city tonight
Visits Wacheno Tribe.
About 50 warriors and chieftains
from Minnehaha, Willamette and
Chinook tribes, Portland, and Cum
tuc tribe, of Vancouver, came up in
a special car, Tuesday night, and
made a fraternal visit to Wacheno
tribe, I. 0. R. M.
While not planned as a surprise.
atjthrougn 80,1,6 oversight the local
ltrlbe waa not notified and the advent
of the visitors was a real surprise but
a very welcome one. Probably not
one of the visitors would say that
Wacheno did not prove equal to the
occasion.
The party Included ' several past
great sachems of the Oregon reser
vation and one past great sachem ot
Washington. The special object of
the trip was to invite Wacheno tribe
to participate in the Fourth of July
parade at Portland, but when they
learned that Oregon City was going
have grand celebratton, one and
.nil DfrrOAl thai U'aihann'it
all agreed that Wacheno's first duty
was here at home. The visitors
brought the cream of Portland's ora
torical talent and the 100 or more
Red Men enjoyed a feast in that line,
as well as a generous supply of con
1
and vension.
New line of duck hats and sailors
Just received. Miss C. Goldsmith.
BECAUSE