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0ron HUtorlcM Society CITY DMAS FORTY 8EC0ND YEAR No. 32. OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST. 7, 1908. ESTABLISHED 18N. ENTE HAYING IN THE COUNTY IN MANY SECTIONS FARMERS ARE CUTTING AND STACK ING THEIR GRAIN. WEATHER IS FAVORABLE Excellent 8ugar Corn It In Market Oregon Peach Plumi and Early Apple on Sale 8mall Fruit Going Out. All through Hid County of Clacka muH thu farmer arc busily engaged In haying und Id many Hectlou t ho cutting ami stacking of grain tiiiw commenced. Very llulo huy remain in tliu field at present, and ha been Htoicd awuy for ilio Winter umo. Tho yield whh largo thl your, as tho woulhor ha been very favorable wltli no rulim to Injur) It. Tho wheat, vetch and oat yluld will bo bolter thuii an averugo thl year, and tho prospect wero novcr brighter to tho farmer In iniiny section threshing will bo Kln next week, whllo a fow will flnlh threnhlng ;tlit) Inttor part of thl , wm k. Much of tho (train In cut and aluckod ready for tho thresher. Tlio corn yield promise to bo Rood thin year, and already excellent sugar corn Im being brought Into tho local market, retullliiK at 2G centH per do, but tho price will bo lower tho first of next week. Htrawborrle aro practically out of tho market, whllo a few Uigan bur rle ure being received, but by tho lat ter part of next week tho Igan ber ry mummm will bo over. Tho crop of theMo berrleH watt jtood thin year, and the variety excellent. Lawton block berrlea aro slowly coming Into market, and tho evrrlu(lng ore getting on col or rapidly. tloyal Anno and Illnck Itentibllcun cborrlo aro Mill to bo found In tho market. A largo hlpmont wan re ceived 'of tho Koyal Anno on Wed nesday and had a delictum flavor. They brought a price of four and five cent per pound. Ity tho latter part of next week tho cherry market will bo over for tli Im Hcation. Oregon peach pluma wero received by tho local merchant during tho week, but tho fruit wan not of prefer rod atoek, but tho merchant aay by tho Brut of next week tho pluma will be more plentiful and of better qua! ly at lower figure, Tho plum prom Iho thla year to bo of good yield. Tho HradNhaw variety also will bo a good crop, although It la noticeable that Homo are drying and fulling, but aH , tho tree aro heavily laden It will only benefit the crop (hut remuliiB on thoj tree. Knrly apph-M. auch an tho Red A trachan, (iravenateln and Early liar vent aro now In the local market und nro bringing a wholeHulo prlco of NO i cent per box. Tho apple crop will Im larger thl year than that of lust I year. j Tho markets nro Htippllod with corn, i cucumbers, onloiia, cabbage, currotn j and all kind of fresh vegetable, but '"" " ueaiera rompiuin or U1I- UHiinl Hcaiclly of cabbage, which Ib salll bringing a wholcxulo price of 1 cent per Mund. Orocn and yellow bean havo gone from 7 and 10 cent per iMMind to 5 cent. New Kitatoe of good variety aro being purchased by tho local dealer ut 80 ceut per sack. Oregon , onion i, STANDARD BEARER0F THE REPUBLICANST WILLIAM H. TAFT OF OHIO. I have dropped from $11 to $1.I0 per aack i within the pant fow week. Oregon tomatoo aro ulxo In murket, bring ing a prlco of 7 cent per pound. Mutter, (ranch), remain tho mtmo, lift and 40 cent per roll, whllo tho creamery Iiiih advanced from 4G und 55 cent to 05 cent. Egg have token a alight Increase within the punt few diiya, going from 1 7 Vi cent to 23 ci-ntH, but aro Mt 11 retailing at 25 cent per dozen. Callfornlu watortneloiiH aro receiv ed dally and aro better thl year than thimo received luHt year. Melon aro bringing a price of m cent por pouinl. MtiHk melon and cantaloupe aro uIho finding a good niurkel In this city. Dried applea have taken a slight in crease during the paat week, tho prlco ranging from 4 to 0 cent per pound, whllo dried pear, of which the de mand I not a great an that of tho dried apple, have gotio from 11 and 12 cent to 10 cent per pound. Tho grain, Hour, and feed market I unchanged. Tho hop market 1 dull; and many of the grower will not pick their crop thl yeur. Tho prlcoH paid by tho buyer aro too low to warrant uny pro. lit, a thero I a groat expene con nected with tho hop culture. In many hccMoiih of tho county hop vine havo not been cultivated, and In the fall the ground will bo put Into grain or Into garden, a there I more money In both. In the poultry market tho price for old hen have advanced from 9 cent to 11 cent, and of mixed chick en from 10 and 10 cent to 11 and 12 cent. Thero I no demand for duck, geoHo and turkey. Thero I a demand for Oregon wool In tho KaHtern market, and tho price aro holding Hteady, and a alight In crease In tho (iomami ror medium fleeco I reported. WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS. Vegetable, Fruit, Etc. (lolilen Wax Mean uc lb Oregon Cubbago, per lb 1V4C California Onion per 100 $1.25 ONIONS Oregon onion $1.60 per mirk; initatoe $1.00 Hack. Kreh onion 40c dor. lliirHemdlHh 7clb GREEN PKA8 3c lb. GREEN MEANS 6c lb. ' TOM ATOKH 7c lb. YELLOW II1CAN8 5c lb. GREEN COItN 15c dost. Butter and Eggs. BUTTER Hunch, 35f40c; cream ery, C5c roll. EGGS 23c doz. HONEY 12c to 15c frame. HONEY Strained, 7c to 9c lb. Freah Fru'ta. WATER MELON lc per lb. APPLES-HOc box. Dried Fruit. DIUED A ITI,ES Quartered, aim dried, 6 cent; evaporated 0 and 7c; prune, 3Miloc, llver prune Cc to C'ic; pear 10c. Grain, Flour and Feed. WHUAT 90c. OAT8 No. 1 White $250 $20; $1.30 per hundred. I KU) tm Pat. hord wheat $4.80; val I ley Hour. $4.40. graham. $3.75(f $4.25; I whole wheat. $3.75.44.25. M1U.STI'KKS-Hran. $28.00; mid dling. $32; abort $29.00; dairy chop, $27tfi $33. HAY Valley timothy, $1015 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy. $17W $ IK per ton; Clover $U.r.O; cheat, $14; grain $13115. Live 8tock. STICICUS :t.C5(fi $3.75. t.M.'NHt li 1.1 COWS $2. 504( $3.00. LA MIW $5.00 to $5.50. MUTTON $3.00dr$3.50. HO(iS $5.50$ $7.00. Poultry. OLD HENS 11 cents per pound. young roosters, llc12V4c; old roost- is, He; mixed chickens, U&UVac; MERCHANTS GIVE LIBERAL AID TO THE COUNTY FAIR Business Men of Oregon City and Portland Show Disposition to Help Second Annual Ex hibition at Canby. Tim local merchant are coming through liberally with their aalHt anco for the coming second annual Cluckainu County Fair which will be held at Canby tho flrat three days In October. The premium Ht 1 now In tho hand of tho printer and I con fidently expected that tho advertlwlng that tho booklet will contain will pro duce a revenue, sufficient to cover the cohI of tho Fair adverting. Portland huHlne men, too, are not slow In appreciation of the Fair. O. E. Freytag and A J. LcwIh, who are vital ly InlcrcHted in tho succeHs of the Fair, spent Tuemlay In Portland in purnult of bunlncHH for the premium lint und wero well rewarded. The firm of Mitchell, l;wl & Btavor Co., Studebaker Hros. Co., R. M. Wade & RAILWAY HAS CLEAR FIELD CITY OF PORTLAND WITHDRAW8 ITS FINAL OBJECTION TO MOUNT HOOD LINE. RIGHT OF WAY GRANTED Metropolis Recover 8upreme Control to Water and Power From the Bull Run River and Fight I Ended. All objection to the Mount Hood Kullway & Power Company securing a right of way for building railway lines, flumes and ditches across the Dull Run ForeBt Reserve have been withdrawn by the City Water Board. This action was taken only after the Board was thoroughly satisfied that tho rights of the city to the water and the power In the Bull Run River, the soiirco of the city's water supply, were supreme. It marks the end of one of tho most bitter fights to protect its right In which they city ever partici pated. About a year ago the members of tho Water llourd discovered, says the Oregonlun, that filing had been made by tho Mount Hood Railway & Power Company to all the surplus water in the Dull Run River and in other streams In that district and that sur- veys and pluns had been made to build a rallwoy and flumes through the ror- jest reserve which embraces the water- I shed of the Bull Run. About the same (time the Board received Information ; from Washington, D. C, to the effect .that application had been made by the corporation to cross tho reserve, but that such anlicatlon would not be grunted unless the City of Portland . gave its consent. These things greatly aroused the members of the Water Board and an lnvcstlgatio'u was started. It was dis covered that au attempt was being mttdo to get control of all the water in Hull Run not now utilized by the city and that the forest reserve might be Invatcd by the corporation, thus Jeo pardizing the city's water supply. The city held the key to the situa tion, however, as the corporation couIq do nothing with Its project without se curing certain rights of way for Its railway and flumes and ditches across property owned by the city. When application was mado for those rights of way, the city In turu mude demands, to the effect that the corporation should give up claim to any of tho water In the Bull Run River, and also the power in the stream, at any time the city desired to use it. At first the corporation de murred to this, but the city was firm, and seeing that the scheme to build Ub railway would be indefinitely blocked, the corporation finally consented to the terms proposed by the city. All the rights for water' and power on the Bull Run which were filed on by tho the city, and the only claim thut the corporation now has on the stream is tho right to utilize the surplus water and power below the present head works, pending such time ns the citj wishes to divert the water to the city or Utilize the power. The city also grnnted the corporation a right of way for flumes and ditches and railway track across the city's property. Because of the objections made to the Forestry Bureau ' by the city against the application of the corpora tion to cross the reserve, the Uniteu States Government would not consent to permit the corporation to proceed with its development plans until the city withdrew Its objections. Being satisfied with the result of their efforts to protect the city, the members of the Water Board finally voted to with draw all objections to the railway crossing the reserve. Co., and J. J. fiutzer each took a page of space, and Sherman Clay & Co. con tract for a quarter-page, and request ed two square of floor space for an exhibit of pianos and talking machines, giving $10 to help the Fair along. Mitchell, Lewl & Staver Co. will give six cow stanchion a premium, and Stwlebaker Bro. Co. offer a fancy driving harness. J. J. Butzer gives the same premiums a he did lat year, and Kerr Bro. donated one gross of Economy fruit Jar for premiums. Mr. Freytag and Mr. Lewi met with such flattering success that they will go to Portland again this week and in terview other merchants. Robert 8. Coe, of Canby, was in the city last night and secured material aaslstance from local business men, In addition to what ha already been done. SHATTERED BY POWDER NELS BODEEN, OF BORING, SET8 OFF BLAST AND EXPLOSION ENDS HIS LIFE. DEED WAS DELIBERATE Eaatern Clackama Farmer Ha Troub , te With Hi Daughter, Theat ens Self Destruction and Keep His Word. Nels Bodeen, a farmer residing one mile north of Boring, on the Spring water division of the Portland Rail way, Light & Power Company, killed himself at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon by exploding Hercules blasting pow der. Bodeen was about 45 years of age and was a man who held little or no Intercourse with his neighbors. He was a widower and lived with his daughter, but his eccentricity caused trouble between them and last Sat urday she announced her intention of coming to Oregon City and consulting a lawyer, with the object of dividing their property and leaving her father, with whom she had a great deal oi trouble. , Monday afternoon Miss Boodeen, who Is about 20 years of age, heard a terrific explosion near the house and hastened to the home of Mr. Smith, who lives a quarter of a mile distant, and told Smith that she believed her father had killed himself. An In vestigation proved this only too true. Whllo his crazy deed was not witness ed, It is evident Bodeen obtained a quantity of powder and blew himself up behind his own barn. Bodeen came to Boring about three vears ago. Last Summer he went to I Montana and brought Mrs. Mary Pat- rc) t0 Portland, with the avowed in tentlon of marrying her. She had about $G00 which she entrusted to her in tended husband, but he cashed the draft and refused to give her the money or to have anything more to do with her and she instituted pro ceedings against him. In order to evade the payment of the judgment that Mrs. Patrick obtained, Bodeen transferred his property to his daugh ter, and Mrs. Patrick brought suit to have the pretended suit set aside on the ground of fraud, but Bodeen finally paid the judgment and costs in the case and was given a quit-claim deed to his own property. It is believed that he was of unsound mind because of his strange acts. Coroner Holman held an inquest Monday night. The remains were Interred in Mountain View cemetery. Bodeen was a member of the Odd Fel lows and members of the Gresham lodge attended the funeral. Miss Cochran Join Staff. s Miss Nan C. Cochran, who Is well known In newspaper circles In Clack amas, Yamhill and Josephine Counties, has taken a position on the Oregon City Enterprise. Miss Cochran has an extensive acquaintance among the people of Oregon City and Clackamas County, and has the unusual faculty of making her personality manifest on any newspaper with which she may be 1 connected. I REFERENDUM ON PHONES. McMlnnvllle Citizens May Revoke a Free Franchise. The citizens of McMlnnvllle will Invoke the referendum on the fran chise granted by the City Council to the McMlnnvllle Mutual & Long Dis tance Telephone Company, a corpora tion, for right of way through the streets and across public property. The ordinance embracing the fran chise was passed at the last monthly meeting of the Council by a bare ma jority, some of the members dlasent- Ing, and was permitted by the Mayor to become effective without his signa ture. The term of the franchise are prac tically free. Tho telephone company agrees, although thl I not embodied In the ordinance, to Install a fire alarm system throughout the city in consid eration of the granting of the fran chise. The tax payers look upon a practically free franchise) as an un desirable asset for the city, and at its regular meeting Tuesday night the Council will be presented with peti tions and served with a notice calling for a referendum vote on the fran chise. No hardship are intended to be Im posed upon the telephone company by thus Invoking the referendum, but it I believed that a cash value should be placed on special favors. WILL BUILD A GARAGE. C. G. Miller Say the Automobile Ha Come to Stay, "The automobile has come to stay," said Charles, O. Miller, "and I propose to get in on the ground floor." Mr. Miller, who Is in the bicycle and gun business, has for some time been carrying automobile supplies and re pair and Is now making arrangement to build a large garage in the rear of bis store building, and put In a stock of machines. He will handle cars of several different manufacturers, from the little runabout to the large tour ing cars. The garage wll have a front age on Sixth street, between Main and Water streets. There are several new machines in this locality and more will be purchas ed within the year. 8ENATOR ALLISON DEAD. Brilliant Career of Iowa Statesman Is Closed. Senator William Boyd Allison died in his Dubuque, la., Tuesday afternoon. With him at dissolution were members of his household and a physician. In a bulletin announcing bis death Doc tors Hancock and Lewis gave heart failure as the cause. The announce ment of the Senator's death came as a shock to his neighbors as few were aware of bis Illness. Though for the past two years Senator Allison had been In declining health, and though he suffered the loss of much vitality during the. present Summer, no news had gone out from his home indicat ing the gravity of his illness. Senator Allison suffered from the worst form of prostatic enlargement and a klddey affliction made relief even more difficult to afford. As is usual in such cases the. Senator suf fered frequently from periods of faint ness and weakness. These spells have frequently occurred of late. The last of them had its beginning on Friday and finally resulted In the patient's death. HEDGES & GRIFFITH S SEVER PARTNERSHIP, , The law firm of Hedges & Griffith has dissolved partner- ship. Joseph E. Hedges, who S Is State Senator from Clacka- S mas County, and Franklin T. S Griffith, well known as attorney S for prominent Oregon corpora- s'- Hons, have bean associated to- gether in the practice of law in Oregon City tor many years and have built up a remarkable $ business. They will retain S their offices in the Welnhard J building. $ HE HAS TRIED IT WILLIAM JENNINGS mm mm mm ACQUITTAL FOR BOOTH LANE COUNTY 8ENAT0R 13 INNO CENT OF CONSPIRACY 8AY8 THE JURY. ONE BALLOT IS TAKEN One Juror Hold Out Agalnt Two De fendant For Hour But I Fi nally Won Over By the Majority. Verdicts of acquittal were reported in the United State Court Sunday morning against each of the three de fendants in the Booth-Singleton con spiracy 'case. Robert A. Booth, ex State Senator; Jame Henry Booth, ex-Receiver of the Roseburg Land Of fice, and their brother-in-law, Thomaa E. Singleton. The Jury retired at 2:40 P. M. Sat urday and agreed on verdicts In favor of all three defendants at 9:15 o'clock Sunday morning. The verdict acquitting Robert A. Booth of any complicity in the alleged conspiracy amounted to a complete vindication. It was apparent to those attending the trial that the Govern ment failed to connect him with the transaction and that the jury so re garded the case was confirmed by the fact that It voted unanimously on the first ballot for his acquittal. But it was in considering the cases of James Henry Booth and Singleton that the Jury failed to agree for sever al hours. But at no time did more than two of the 12 men vote for con viction as against either of these de fendants. Dr. William H. Davis and Clark B. Loomis, an ex-Special Agent, who were indicted jointly in December, 1904, with Salmon B. Ormsby on a charge of conspiracy pleaded guilty. Dr. Davis was fined $500 but the sen tence of Loomis, who is expected to be a witness for the prosecution In the Hermann trial, was suspended. Another indictment against Dr. Davis, alleging perjury, was dismissed on mo tion of Mr. Becker who interceded for Albany's ex-Mayor and recommended to the court the assessment of a min imum fine on the conspiracy charge. Mr. Becker said he had been infonn i ed that owing to the improvidence and xtravagance of members of his fam ( lly, Dr. Davis for some time had been practically bankrupt and for that rea son recommended a moderate fine. , Loomis is a Eugene physician and is well known in Oregon City, where he lived several years ago when the government land office was" located here. Indictment No. 2912, charging Henry Meldrum and others with conspiracy by making fraudulent surveying con tracts, was dismissed as against Livy. Stipp, of Oregon City. At the time the Indictment was returned, Stipp was Justice of the peace at Oregon City where he now holds the office of. Deputy District Attorney. In asking for the dismissal of the indictment against Stipp, Mr. Becker explained to the court that Stipp was not an active participant in the alleged conspiracy and did only what he did as Notary Public without knowledge of the crim inal intentions and operators of the originators of the conspiracy. TWICE BEFORE. v. "or BRYAN OF NEBRASKA. i