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.4.1 .0 CITY FORTY SECOND YEAR No. 33. OREGON CITY, OREGON. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1908. ESTABLISHED 18M. w rrt nr t n ENTEIMISe I I riiiisii II III! 1 I V V vulfilL-vyvujNi REPORT IS SUBMITTED FULL HIGH 8CHOOL COURSE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN OREGON CITY. BUILDING ENLARGED County School Superintendent T. Qary 8ubmltt Report to State Superintendent J. H. Ackerman. Thu educational outlook In Claeka mux County Im brightening. Tin Coun ty M'ut Iiiih established n full IiIkIi school course ami Iiuh employed two Hlrong educntliH to uhl Hupt. MrKoo In UiIm Important work. A four-room addition In being added to the East hum school; the Barclay building Ih being pulnti'd; all old seat aro being cleaned anil ro-vuriilshod, mid a gen eral movement forward I mnnlfesL V hope to lx ohlo to Hiiy In tho near futiiro that Oregon City Ih second to no other city In tho Slate In Uh school advantages, Gladstone Ih erecting an eight-room building. Milwaukee In building n room addition, mid llur mony linn voted to hulld n five thou hhiiiI dollar hulldliiK. Parkpluco him employed an nhlu itriuclpal at an In creased salary and heroically resolved to maintain ltn high school. Kstacsds Iiiih Increased tho principal's Miliary morn than forty per con I and linn es tablished a full high school course. Willamette and Mt. IMeoHont liuvo rnch added another teacher und an other grade, JeniilliKH ldgo Ih hulld liiK u f 2500 Hchool house. Many of tho smullor districts aro uh enthusiastic ally building now houses and In other wayii striving to Improve romllllonH. School nlllror aro quite generally try InK to do their wholo duty hy observ ing tho law relutlvo to thu holding of board tnoetliiKH, rnukltiK contracts, In quiring Into teachers' recorda, etc. Courta of Study. Tho old cou r ho of study did a great deal of gisid In thla county. Our teach ora nro anxiously waiting for tho now cotirao of atudy to atipear ao that they limy become familiar with It lieforo attempting to umo it. I do not antici pate any trouhln with teachers In thla connection. Eighth Grade Examinations. Tho Eighth Grade Examination hna been tho source of much Inspiration. Many of our boya and glrla are. look ing forward to the tlmo when they too, will receive n diploma. Bomo of our teachora make the aerloua mistake of recommending puplla before they aro ready to take the examination. Hy no doing they Injure their own reputa tion and auhject tho pupil to humilia tion Compuliory Education Law. Tho Compulsory Education 1-aw Iiuh done much good In thla county. Our plan of apiailntltiK district clerks ua truant officers la uot a decided sue Ceaa. Many of our clerka did well re- Kurdleaa of what trouhlo in In lit bo oil' Rendered between their nolghlKjrs and themselves, but othera would not, or did not, do ao well. I think a few of ficers for the whole county would bo a better plan, providing they nro men who will do their duty fearlessly. Slnco tho CompulHory l.nw Iiiih been enforced tho people aro demanding better achoolB. They any, If wo muit Hund our children to achool, we demnml that they bo given good teachers." I think one result of tho law will bo, shorter terma and better teocbera. Superintendent's Work. Tho CompulHory lCducatlon Law. tho Library Law and tho now law relutlvo to the change of boundaries and tho establishment of new districts have added much to thn work of thla ofllcc. It la ulinimt InipoaHlblo for ono man to do thu work of tho otflcc as It should bo done and vlHlt tho ono hundred nnd twenty-five acboola uh required by law. Tho County Court after observing iho work of tho office for tho pant year, very freely grunted olllco help for the future. Tho Superintendent enn now go out among the schools and work and not hnvo to think how many peo ple are "bleaHlng". him for not being In tho olTlcu. VIOLA STOREKEEPER FOUND NOT GUILTY HENRY W. KOPP IS CLEARED OF AN UGLY CHARGE.' Henry W. Kopp received a verdict of not guilty at the hands of the Jury In Judge Dlnilck'H court at a late hour Wednesday afternoon. Kopp, who la a storekeeper at Viola, was accused of contributing to tho delinquency of Thresa Overstaller. Tho glii worked for him In his store and they wore seen together several times after the store was closel. There wna no real dnmaglng evldenco Introduced nt the trial. The girl denied there was any ground for tho charge preferred against him. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been granted by County Clerk Greenman to the fol lowing: Marie Annstnalo Ixsvequo and V. L. Tlbbets; Eva R. S. Clark and John P.. Douglas; Mttry Miller and C. I. Roopf.. CLARKE ACCUSED OF ROBBERY. Il Caught at Piedmont1 Teaming for Contractors. A. II. Klllynrd aworo out n warrant for the arrest of Arthur Clarke, for merly of llorlng, at a late hour Mon day ulKht, accusing Clarke of breaking Into bla cuhln nnd ateallng a kit of tiMilrt. Constable Miles went to Port land, arreated Clarke In tho vicinity of I'leilmoiint, and brought hlin to Oregon City, The ilefendatit had a bearing before .IiihIIco HauiHon Wed nesday morning, Ho has Intimated that he will pea guilty, lie auya that be left tho tools In the house that lie hna been occupying near Hor liig. Clnrko formerly belonged to one of the companlea that did service In the Philippine lalntida. lie has a wife but no children. Olllcer Mllea found him, tenmliiK for aomo street contrite tors In I'ortlund. Arthur Clurk was sentenced to six mouths liuprlHouniexit In the County Jail Thursday morning In Justlco Burn son's court after he had pleaded guil ty to the chargu of larceny. Clark broke Into the Iioiiho Itelonglng to J. H., Illllynrd, at llorlng, nnd txmk the tools that Illllynrd used In cutting weald, Testimony was Introduced thla morning to the affect that be had aold the tools In. Portland, The defend nut denied this am) alatud that he bad left them In tho Iioiihu that be occu pled at llorlng. Clark wna a member of Co. C, Hlli Infantry and served In the rhlllpplnea. lie auya that he was honorably (Uncharged at Colyhug, Sam mon, I'. I. Fall on Head 8erlous. Fred Johh, a farmer near Clackamas atntlon, while doing carpenter work on a new Iioiiho fell a dlHtance of III) feet and struck on hla had on thu floor. Ilia assistant hurried for help and friends bore tho Injured man more dead than alive to bla home. Or, Strickland, of Oregon City, was called and found that ho hud concuaHlon of the brain. Mr. Josa did not regain consciousness until a Into hour In the afternoon. lie Is a newcomer and has a family of six children, four glrla and two boys. ROYAL RECEPTION GIVEN COMPANY G FRIEND8 AND RELATIVE3 OF MIL ITIA GIVE BOYS A HEARTY WELCOME. Company O, Third Regiment In fantry, Oregon National Guard, 45 men strong In command of Captain Frank lin A. Loomls, First Lieutenant Wll llnm It. IgiiB and Second Lieutenant Charles Burns, Jr., arrived home Wed nesday evening at 5 o'clock by apo dal train, nnd marched to tho Arm ory, where the mothers and friends of the boya aslstod by tho business men, had prepared a banquet In honor of their home coming. Tho Iniya were tnkm by complete surpriHo, and long tallies were arranged In the ahape of a eioas, nnd were fairly laden with nil of the viands of tho season, and dec orated with cut (lowers. The toaHt niaHter of the evening wbh Cnptaln Franklin Uiomls, and speeches were mailo by First IJeutenant William It. Uigns, Second Lieutenant Charles Hunim, of Company ti. J. W. Mofllltt. 10. A. Chapman, nnd Dr. L. L. Pa-kens, of the Second Oregon, and Captain Young. During tho evening three cheers was proposed by one of the members of Company O for the su perior OMlcer, Captain Loomls, which was responded to wun a hoary ac clamation by all. The laiya have enjoyed their outing at American. Mko, and apenk words of praise for their commanding olllcers During their stay nt Amerlcnn Lake the weather was delightful. In addition to the commissioned of- Ulcers tho members who went were First Sergeant Charles Hldy, Qunrter- maate.r-Sergennt J. C. Spaglo, Ser geants A. L. Kuehl, W. K. Kuehl, Gay- lord Godfrey, L. C. Miller, Corporals S. Uluiichnrd. It. C. Woodward, L. P. Barnes, Privatea Andrews, Horry, llowen, Iliown. Ilruce, Crandnll, Crlte nor, Farnoll, Orean, Glllett, Harris Ketchum, King, Kellogg, Nelson, Mead, McDonald, Mcutughlln, Koum, Het tinger, Shupo, Scripture, Shaw, Cum- niof, Shannon, White, W Ink, Trus- cott; Muslelnus Dlanchnrd and Young. Cook, J. C. Dollar. CLUB ADOPTS RESOLUTION. Mt. Pleasant Organization Loses Sec retary by Death. Tho Mount Pleasant Civic Improve ment Club held a special meeting at) th school house at Mount Pleasant Tuesday evening, and adopted resolu tions of condolence of the late Samuel Thomas Roman, secretary of tho or ganization. Tho lawn social, which was to have been given by tho club on Friday evening has been postponed until next Wedneaday evening, on ac count of Mr. Roman's death. Tho af fair will be In charge of Miss M. L. Holmes, Mrs. A. C. Warner, Mrs. John W. Hyatt, Mrs. J. M. Warnock nnd Mrs. C. W. Warthem. The social will be given nt tho home of Mrs, War nock. Brigadier-General Medorem Crawford Visits in Oregon City. Brigadier Medorem Crawford, broth- or of Mrs. H. C. Stevens, of this city, has arrived In this city, and Is the guest nt the Stevens' home on Sev enth and Washington, streets. Ho hns been making an extensive visit at the old Crawford homestead In Yamhill county, hla old home, and will leave shortly for bis home In Washington, D. C. FAIR COMMITTEE IS MEETING. WITH SUCCESS Southern Pacific Railroad Company Grants One and One-Third Fare From Portland and Salem, Inclusive. O. K. Freytg and A. J. Ixswis, who comH)so the soliciting committee of I'ortlund, went to that city the latter part of liiHt week, and Interested many of the large business firms of that city In the coming County Fair to bo held at Cunby October 1, 2, and 3. Thla Is the second trip of these men to the metropolis on 'County Fuir bUHlneaa and are meeting with auccesa. There la every Indication of the coming fair to be a great event of Clackamas County, and many of the farmers are preparing to have exhibits. There will bo more prizes this year than of last year, and the horse races promise to bo one of tho attractive features of tho three duya' session. Tho grounds are now being graded and put Innto proper shape, and everything will be In readiness by October 1. Some of the Portland firms who do nated to the fair are: Tho John Deere Plow Company, one (. P. C N. plow of Polish and finished steel, value X'.'.r,; Portland Seed Company, $15 In seeds; Scott & Munsell, one Blrdsell, Jr., wagon; Mitchell, Lewis & Staver Company, six cow stanchions; Stude- baker Hros., fancy driving harness; Kerr Urotbers, one gross Economy fruit Jars; V. U. Cahlll Lifting Appa ratus Company, 10 plans, valued at $5 each; Sherman, Clay & Co., $10, and who will also have two sriuures of floor reserved for their exhibit, and will take space In the premium Hat for advertising as well as tho other above firms. Among some of the other advertisers of Portland who have Just contracted for space are PearBon Sc. Pago, one-half page; Townsend Cream ery, one-half page; 8. T. Britten, The American Chicle Company, one page, and also a purse as a premium; Weatherly Creamery, one-fourth page; H. Ilaumer & Company, drygoods firm of the Kast Side, one-fourth page; Ore gon City Farmers' Independent Tele phone company, one page. Other firms will take advertising space. The Front Street merchants have some thing In store for tho county fair. The local business men have donat ed liberally towards tho County Fair and most of the business firms wlH hnvo advertising space In the premium list. It. S. Coe, Harry Hair and T. J. Gary have been doing somo effective work in the south end of the county and In this city. ueorgo j'enman, of Canby, was In Oregon City Saturday and reports that Miss Ova Marrs Appointed Deputy. vMlsa Ova Marra, who hns been head stenographer In the Clackamas Coun ty Abstract office, hns accepted a posi tion as deputy In County School Su perintendent Gary's office, and also will act as deputy for the county sur veyor at a salary of $40 per month. Miss Letha Jackson will be promoted In Mr. Clnrk'B office, and her position has not yet been filled. HAS DECLARED WILLINGNESS TO GOVERNOR OF Plk Ufa. CHARLES E. HUGHES Fit I MY the work on the buildings and grounds Is progresHlng rapidly. The first story of the pavilion Is up, and the work on thla structure will be pushed along as rapidly as posalble. The dimensions of the building are 120xG4 feet. C. Welsmandel has charge of the con struction of the building. The race track, which will be one-half mile long, la being graded, and the ground alongside which Is now planted In grain, Is being cleared up, and within a few weeks the ground will be ready for the roller. Mr. Penman is busily engaged In digging a well on the fair grounds and has reached a depth of 30 feet with 16 Inches of good water, which comes from a large spring, but Mr. Penman expects to reach a depth of ten feet before completing the Job. A water ing plant will be on the ground sup plied with steam engine, and It Is the Intention of the Association next year to have the grounds piped and the water conveyed In that manner. The grading of the grounds la under the ; supervision of V. H. Counaell, of Har mony. w. 11. Balr, or Canby, has charge of the purchasing; C. Wels mandel the buildings. These men were appointed by the executive com mittee of the Association consisting of Thomas F. Ryan, T. J. Gary and George Lazelle, who have the affair In charge. R. 8. Coe, vice-president of the association, is taking an active in terest, and Is helping to make it a success. At tho meeting of Warner Grange last Saturday, It was decided to have an exhibit at the fair, and the mem bers are already making preparations and will try to secure some of the pre miums to be offered. Warner Grange was awarded third premium for the best exhibit of granges at the last year's fair. Many other granges are expected to also have exhibits at the coming county fair. Many people from this city are planning to camp on the fair grounds during the. three days' aesslon. - Secretary Gary has received word from the . Southern Pacific Railroad Company that a one and one-third fare will be granted from Portland to Sa lem. Inclusive, and also from Mount Angel and Sllverton, during the three days' session of the fair. Mr. finrv t lu lllon If MMYimnnlnallnn 1 ' t . 1. . V. n " u.uis 1 1 1 WIUUIUUIIIIIUU - III! LUC tail road officials In reeard to running a special excursion train. Has Twelve Million Feet of Timber on Homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis, who have pur chased the Bybee place at Greenpolnt have arrived from Sheridan, and taken possession of their property. Mr. Ellis left earlythla week for his homestead at Rock Creek, where he will remain for some time. He has over twelve million feet of timber on thla home stead. ACCEPT RE-NOMINATION NEW YORK. FOR OF NEW YORK. GRADE ASSIGNMENTS. Contract Is Awarded For Addition of Eastham School Building. The dlatrlct school board cleaned up a lot of business August C, and be sides approving the grade assign ments of City Superintendent McKee, let the contracts for the construction of the four-room addition to the Kast ham building and for the installation of a n;w heating plant and ventilating system In- the same building. This work will be done by the W. G. Mc pherson Company of Portland, as this firm has taken care of tho heating plants of the city school buildings for the last 10 yeara. Parsons & Varney, who are con structing the Gladstone school new building, were awarded the contract for tho conntructlon of the Eastham school addition. The contract price Is $tC51, and the contractors will be given CO days In which to complete the work. This will make the addi tion ready for occupancy about two weeks after the opening of school on September 21. The grade assignments provide for the removal of the seventh grade from the Barclay to the Eastham building, and follow: Barclay building Margaret Williams first grade; Harriet Cochran second grade; Elizabeth Kelly, third grade; Pearl G. Cartlldge, fourth grade: Hel en Brobst, fifth grade; Edith Karr, sixth grade. High School Gertrude Nefzger, Eng lish and Latin; Robert Goetz, assist ant principal, mathematics and his tory; W. C. McKee, city superintend ent, sciences. Eastham building Helen F. Grlsez. first grade; Marjorie Caufield, second grade; Laura Pope, third grade; Emi ly O'Malley, fourth grade; Irene Car ter, fifth grade; Daisy Spaulding, sixth and seventh grades; Ida Mae Smith, seventh grade; A. K. Hill, principal, eighth grade. Hours for the dismissal of the third grade have been changed and that grade will hereafter be dismissed at 3:30 o'clock, instead of the former hour of 2:30 No other changes have been made In the hours for dismissal. PASSING AWAY OF SAMUEL T. ROMAN PROMINENT MASON, ARTISAN AND GRANGER IS BURIED IN MOUNTAIN VIEW CEMETERY. Samuel Thomas Roman, a well known young man and son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Roman, died at the family residence at Mount Pleasant Friday evening at 9 o'clock, after an Illness of several months of catarrh of the stomach. Mr. Roman was born In Cecil Coun ty, Maryland, June 11. 1871, and moved with his parents to Wheatland, Mo., where he resided until 1899, when he came to Oregon City, where he has resided, and was connected with the Oregon City Courier for a number of years, afterward going into the print Ing business for himself. He was a graduate of the Waubleau Christian College, graduating from that lnstltu tlon In 1893, and taught school for six years, having taught In this county several successful terms. Mr. Roman w-as a prominent Mason, being Tyler of Multnomah Lodge A F. & A. M. The funeral services were conducted from the family residence Oft Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, and the Masons met at the Masonic Temple at 1 o'clock and marched in a body to the residence. He was also a member of the Arti sans and Maple Lane Grange, having been secretary of the latter for five years. The Artisans met at their hall and attended the funeral In a body. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this city. The floral of ferings were beautiful, the orders of w-hich he was a member, also sent floral pieces. The pall bearers were R. W. Griffith. A. Robertson, N. T. Humphrys. Wilfred White, Mr. Hil ton and E. H. Miley. The interment took place In the Mountain View ceme tery. Mr. Roman- leaves a father, mother, six sisters and a brother, who are Mrs. G. L. Snidow and Mrs. D. F. Adcock, of Willamette; W.H. Roman of Wheat land, Mo; Mrs. W.E.Boone, of Weau bleau, Mo.; Mrs. J. W. Gerber, of Ely; Miss Harriet Roman, of Philadelphia; Miss Emma Roman, of Oregon City. DR. MOUNT INJURED. Horse Takes Fright at Passing Auto mobile and Runs Away. Dr. Hugh S. Mount, who was In jured In a runaway accident last Fri day evening about 9 o'clock, is rapidly recovering. While driving over the bridge. Dr. Mount anl his team were passed by Gordon Moores and a party ff VAIlnff ,nU fm D-,l...l I 1'' ,s n S t, T . 7. T i way to Canemah Park to attend a dance. As the auto passed the horses became frightened and plunged for ward, got from under the doetoi's con trol and bolted. By sheer luen they managed to pass the aulo. but as they turned on Main street, tho doctor was thrown out. Those who pickeJ him up reared that he was fatal' in jured, but he rallied quickly Md" "Dr. Sommer found that no bones nad be:n broken. While he was badl Khakn up and bruised about the lend and I body, no serious Injury w as received and those w'ho are looking after him, look for a Bpeedy recover. I The auto was not lo b'ame for the accident. It was to Ins narrowness ; of the bridge. - PROFESSORS GIVE FEAST SUCCESSFUL NORMAL ENDS AT BARCLAY 8CHOOL BUILDING ON FRIDAY. MANY PUPILS ATTEND Superintendent Gary, Professor L. Read and Professor Howard Ec cles Are Instructors Dur ing Session A. The Summer Normal School, being conducted by County School Superin tendent T. J. Gary, ably assisted by Prof. L. A. Read, of Gladstone, and Prof. Howard Eccles, of Canby, closed Friday afternoon, after a very suc cessful term, which commenced -oa June 29. Thla Is the first time that a summer school has been held at the Barclay school building, and through the efforts of Prof. Gary, the building was kindly donated by the board of school directors. The school was held previous years In the old Y. M. C. A. building. Prof. T. J. Gary was the In structor of school law, theory of teaching, reading and spelling; Prof. Eccles, of Canby, arithmetic, history, civil government, physiology; Prof. Read, of Gladstone, grammar, geog raphy, physical geography and English literature. There were many more teachers at tending this year than last, and the total number was 42, who are as fol lows: Effle Morris, Park-place; Mae Egge, Willamette; Rosa Moebnke, Beaver Creek; Mary Criteser, Oregon City; Elva Watts, Oregon City, R. F. D. No. 2; Winnie Jackson, Oregon City; Mar garet Watenpaugh, Oregon City; Es tella Nlles, Milwaukee; Bronte Jen nings, Jennings Lodge; Mary A. Scott, Oregon City; Mabel Frances, Oregon City; Emily Spulak, New Era; Mary Sunderland, Oregon City; Roy Ross, Canby; Nellie Richardson, Oregon City; Mabel Hodge, Willamette, Pearl E. Miller, Oregon City, R. F. D. No 4; Blanche E. Miller, Oregon City, R. F. D. No. 4; Will Snidow, Willamette; Nellie Johnson, Willamette; Mabel Se ward. Aurora; Anna McDonald, Mar garet McDonald, Oregon City; Effle Ramsey, Oregon City; Emma Bluhm, Oregon City; Pearl Sievers, Park place; Flora Bertram, Dayton, Or.; Nellie Miller, Oregon City; Clarice Zumwalt, Oregon City; Mary Strange, Clackamas; Edith Hargreaves, Clack amas; Fredeborg Hult, Colton; Erma Shlbley, Sprlngwater; Edna Gard, Mu lino, R. F. D. No. 1; L. G. Criteser, Oregon City, R. F. D. No. 6; Ellen Erobst, Wllsonvllle; Anna Sollie, New Era; Susie Gribble. Oregon City, Pearl G. Cartlldge, Oregon City; Otis E. Ramsey, Oregon City. At the close of the session In the afternoon the teachers were escorted to Ice cream parlors and royally en tertained by County School Superin tendent Gary, Prof: Read and Prof. Eccles. W. A. Lynd Files Answer. W. A. Lynd, of Willamette, has filed an answsr and cross complaint In the divorce suit brought by his wife. Net tle C. Lynd. on July 22, 1908. In her complaint, Mrs. Lynd claims that Lynd has treated her In a cruel and inhuman manner, and has failed to support her. Lynd's answer and cross complaint, which was filed August 10, denies these acusations, and In turn accuses his wife of cruel and Inhuman treat ment, and avers that she has negelect ed heV duties as a wife since August 28, 1901, and that she has refused to live with him, even though he treated her with kindness, and that on March 18, 190S, she assaulted him with a knife, and that on February 13, of the same year she placed poison In hl8 medicine, which he was using on his eyes, which caused him to become deathly sick. He claims that his wife is not a fit person to care for the children, and asks for the custody of same. There are three children. Rosa- aged 16; Roy, aged 18, and Elmer aged 14. The Lynd home is near Willam ette. NEW SCHOOL AT REDLAND C. HOLLINGSWORTH SCHOOL SITE. GIVES Bids are to be let for a new school house at Redland, and the building will be completed before the Fall term lw, r. I ,1.nk ...111 n-n1.DKlv ha In Clin "b'" - - , nUll.ll Kill .W1U.J .l OCy- tember. At Redland proper there has haan 1llf no onh, on,. been but one school house, and many of the younger pupils who attend this school are compelled to walk several miles, and it was Just recently that the new school district was formed. The board of dirtctors'and clerk were chosen, and the people are now going ahead with the proposed school build ing. The building will be construct ed on a sightly location recently do nated by A. O. Holllngsworth, one of the prominent residents of Redland. On the grounds Is a beautiful grove, and with plenty of running water close by. The people of Redland, where the building will be built have been striving hard for some time to form this new district, and their efforts have been rewarded.