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FORTY SECOND YEAR NO. 48.
oreoon city, oreoon, friday, November 13, 1908.
ESTABLISHED 1868.
ms
SHANNON IS
GOING AWAY
EVANGELIST AND HIS CAUSTIC 1
TONOUB LEAVE MONDAY
FOR CALIFORNIA.
ENDS SERVICES SUNDAY
Former Coal Mlnei Fllnga Oontba, In
to Hit Cainpe of (lit Saloon
Keeper and "Ouek Wart;'
Polltlclani.
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The million ki'i'Hir la no
more UHti In widely titan
ll('k In til alll'I'll, III" Who
wool It wurma llarlf and whose
lift' blood It sucks away.
HuI.kjii keeper tttlk of patrl
utlam. Tlii'V It Patriot-
Ihil An American tliiK In front
uf A saloon U aa lii'i'iiinliitf n a
wbltn Mhlrt .In a Iiiik.
It take twit ycura to trans
form a mivnuti Into a rltl.im.
Tim aalmm changce' a citizen
Intu a nit mm- In two hour.
HiKijr makes a man look lllt
tin' alKH" In fmiil nf a liutrhiT
shop "lln-aai'il Reef," "Urea
Hog." Whlnkxy will glvr a man a
throat like a Hah. a fare like a
hog. ami a hail llko a mnl".
Bomn nf the buck wart poll
tlclana tnlk alKiut statesman,
ship. They give hip a pain In
thi' b'ft hind leg. Tim etatea
man la tlm mnl) whn worka fur
th kimuI of lila country ami
tin' people tin n'prt'ai'iita. Tim
IMilltlrlnn la (lie akin flint who
worka for himself.
Homi' politician are Ilka
loiijjti caally moulded by pub
llr opinion. Irt thi'tn tsuist of
llnliiK up to the bar,, rant,
apeaklng of auch nun. said:
"Wlmau evil la destruction,
win if (loii la thi'lr bi'lly anil
whoso Klory la tliulr aliiimu."
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TliU la thn Imil wri'k nf the revival
meeting at tlm First Baptist church.
They will c'ixo Sunday .evening anil
Kr hii tc In t shannon ami lila lii'lpi'ra
will leave tin' city on Mmnlay fur
Corning, Cat., where alinllar meetluga
will li" lii lil. I'p In Muiiilny ti I k lit of
t lila week, 32b ctinviTHluna were re
jmrt' il ami K5 nf these havo already
unltcil with lln Itaptlat church. On
ni-it Siimliiy liiiiiuiilliiii'ly aftiT tho
imirtiltiK aiTiiiou ly tlm Kmiiiki'IIxI.
Tailor Muilt'ti will kvi the right
liaml of fi'Mnwahlp aliuut CO iuiw
ini'inlii'rH. ,
Thn ini'i'tlliKa (Iiiih fur Imvo bi'di a
Ktrnl aiii'ci'Ba anil erowila havo at
Inmli'il upon shniinou'a pri'itchliiK.
(l i ninny iK-culona htimlii'ila of
p'11 were turni'il away who coiilil not
K"t In. film man rxmnrki'il tlm other
ilny: "N"ltlnT Tuft nor llryan coiilil
Iniiil tin' rniwila In Ori-gun City nlKht
after niKlit aa rjliunmui la lioltllnu
, tlimn." Many u mail In Ort'Kun City
Imt ci -n " to lii'iir Htiiiuniin nnil litis
Kotic awny "awcurliiK mail."
Hhnnnon mild tlm other ily: "ThU
nun thliiK la true, there are n lot of
men urotitiil Oripm City who hnve nut
lieiiril in" pieni'lL They iliire nut
cume becaiiae they know Hint vile,
liliirk. IiIiIimiih, ilenilly. di'Vlllah aln Ii
blilili-n In their hearla ami they are
nfrnlil to huve It pointed out. They
urn a puck of covViii-iIh aolil out to the
ilevll hnvliiK no return ticket.
Of the three Sunday afturnoon meet
Iiikm In-Ill for men only, the one lint
H ii in I ii y wiik tlm lnr"Ht In attc nilmice
anil Inlereat. The holme wiia packed
with men, anme of whom hntl not
ilnrkrned n church diair for yeura.
Sliiinnun'a aulijert whh:
A Faat Run on the Black Valley Rail,
road.
(lint aa ruler of the 1'iilverni', him
pliici'd nil tltliiKH under law and or
der. The planet obey the law of Krnv
Itntlun, Anlmalx arc Kovemed by tho
hiw of liiHllnct.. .'Jim Is under thn
mural law. Man nun u will, he cm ii
defy Cod nnd breuk IiIh limn, but do
vine luw uppimed woiketh illat ruction.
The eliKlneer la rispoiilhl for the
way he run hla train. So niitn la ro
aponalblo for the way hu lives. Kvery
mini imi.it Kvt' an ucount of hlinnelf
to Cud. Kvery until tukca lila own
hide to miirket. There aru two ronda
it inn ii can travel tho broad way lead-i-ih
to Kliitni" nnd death, or tho nar
row rond which enda In itlory and life.
The bnmd way may well bo termed
tho lllack Valley Hnllroad.
TIMETABLE.
Station.
(1:00 A. M. Moderation Kalla.
7:00 A, M. TIppliTHViile.
8:00 A. M. ToperMvllle.
!l;00 A. M. Drunkard'g Curve.
I-.:10 A. M. HliiH)heine City.
10:00 A. M. Slum Town.
11:00 Ilowdy Wood.
12:00 Quarri'lubiirK (Stops ono hour
to hIiuh" wlfo ami chlldrun).
2:00 I'. M. (iuniblliiB Town.
;i:00 1'. M. IleKKiir's HiHiat.
i H:00 I'. M. Dellrliimvlllo.
7:00 I. M. rrlHonbeiif.
9:00 P. M. ' Devil's Cap.
10:00 P. M. imrk Valley.
1 1 :00 P. M. Ddmon'g Uuul.
MldnlKht. All out. Dead Klvcr,
Vdlllon.
No return trip tickets Immod,
Per-
No
1'Xc.urHlon tlcketH Bold.
: At tho end of the Journey there Is
"ivi'iipInK, wallliiR and - Kminlilni; of
teeth.
Tickets on snl6 ut all bbIooiis and
a few drilK stoies.
Annual Statement.
Cnrrles 40,000 paupora. Ilrlims hils
cry, sorrow nnd shiiniu to two mil
llnuH. Despatch 00.000 Into ICter
nlty iiniiropnred. (Vmveys 100,000 to
prison, 110,000 to Insiinu asylum. He
quires 3H3 tnilna of five conches, 00
v pmsons to the conch. This roud goes
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T. J. GARY, County School Superin
tendent, who, with State Superln
tendent Ackarman, la holding a
rlee of educational meetlnga In
Clackamaa County, They will talk
on Saturday evening of Ihlt week at
Mackauurg.
tbroiiKbt an-nt black hllla of vice and
Immnrnllty, down Into dark Murder
Valley.
Officers President, D. K. VII; vie
prenldeiit, A. I Cohol; Keneral man
tiKer, II. (U; puBBiMiK'-r BKi'iit. Hood
Her.
Hcenery sIoiik t Ii In route uiiaurias.
ed for criii'lly'iuiil heartleaneaa. Home
thltiKa i'1'ii; Klvn million dally drink
era In till". (.Ki.iino i-onnruii'd drunk
aria. lOO.on driilikurd'a Knivea every
mile traveled, people that live alotiK
tbla nnil" are baitKard, worn and
wretched, PrlHona. losann aaylumel,
Hsir iioiiBi-B on every iianu.
The Saloon A Bar.
A bar to Heaven, a door to Hell,
Whoever named It named It well.
A bar to manllneaa and wealth,
A door to want ami broken health.
A bar to honor, pride and fume,
A door to aln and ajrlef and ihanin.
A bar to Imp", a bar to pruyer,
A door to ilarkncea and deapiilr.
A bar to honored, uaeful life,
A door to brawllnK. aenauleaa strife.
A bar in all that's true aud brave,
A door to want and pauper's crave.
A bar to Joy tbnt home Imparls.
A door to tears and achltiK hearts.
A bar to Heaven, a door to Hell.
Whoever named it. named It well.
Some public men havo no morn buck
bone lliun a fish worm. If you can't
churn the cream of a man's common
aenie H a berauan he'a a clubber
hi ad. No need to ask aome men to
be moral, they have no morals.
It Is Ion late In the day for a lawyer
with a Henry Clay head. Henry left
off to pd-ad In court that tho saloon la
a "pour man's club." The laborlnv
man knows It Is hla worst enemy. In
Uhlo and Illinois tho votes of thn
!alsrlnK men closed up more than 3ooo
aaloons In the past year.
The Whiskey Voter's Psalm.
The whiskey politician Is my shep
herd ;
I shall not want any ipsid tblnie durliiK
the campaign.
He lend'-ili me Into the saloon for my
vote a sake
My glua of lmcr runneth over.
Yea. he flllctl) my pocket with cab-
liatt" leaf clKurs.
ICvi-n tbi'iiKh I walk IhrouKh. the mud
and tho mire to vote for Mm
After the election Is over he knoweth
nm no more.
Surely the wihi hath been pulled over
mine eyes
And I have been a Rreen horn all the
days of my life forever.
Oreat Interest Is shown Just now
nmoiiR the p uple who are In sym
pathy with Shannon's work In milk;
lot; up a purse of money to be pre
sented to hi in Sunday evening; at the
close of his services.
REARRANGEMENT OF GRADES.
Three New Rooms Occupied In the
Eastham School Addition. .
The new addition to the Knstham
school building was occupied Monday
mornliiK. A general shake-up and re
arrnimenient of the grades was made.
Miss Emily O'Malley. nf tho fourth
(trade, who-has been using the office
In the Kastham InilltllnK, was assigned
to one of the new rooms on the ground
lluor, and Miss Irene Carter, of tho
fifth grade, wos transferred to the
other ground tlisir room. The room
vacated by this grade Is used by Miss
Ji nn Cray, who has been engaged, nnd
she was unsigned work In the combin
ed seventh nnd eighth grades. Miss
Dnl'iy Spaiildlug's sixth grade return
"d from the llnri-liiy gymnasium to
their former quarters In the KoHthani
building, which they vacated on ac
count of the noise of the carpenters
on the construction. Next week Miss
Ida May Smith's risim will be glvon
accommodation on the upper floor of
the new addition, and Miss Ellen
llmbat's grade will be transferred
from the Ilarclny gyinnnslum to tho
room now uicd by Miss Smith' grade.
When these changes are nindu the
gymnasium nt tho Unrclay building
will be vacated as a school rooom, to
the great relief of the dlrectlrs, tench
ers mid pupils. Now desks have been
purchased for the now recitation
rooms, and hero Is still one iinllnlsh
erl room In the new addition. nt tho
ICiiBtlinm building, Hint will be finished
when tho enrollment makes It neces
sary. .
ELDER RICH IS DEAD.
Paralysl Strikes Boring Minister
While Preaching at Molalla.
Rev. Rich, of Rorlng. died at 2
o'clock Monday morning at Molalla.
Ho, was n minister of the Church of
Christ and had been holding services
at Molalla. liiHt Wednesday evening.
while walking to tho church, ho was
itrlcUen with paralysis, and Mr con
dition became steadily worse until
Monday morning, when ho passed
away. Mr, Rich was known fo n
large number of people as Elder Rich.
He was about years of age and is
survived by a widow nnd six children.
The hotly was brought In from Molalla
nnd the funeral was held at tho Stone
church Tuesday.
TWO GO TO
SALEM PEN
GRAND JURY RETURNS A BATCH
OF INDICTMENTS IN CIR
CUIT COURT.
TWO YEARS FOR FORGER
Four Separate Charges Lodged
Against August Ericsson, Who la
Accuaed of Selling Booze
Without a Llcenae. '
Hlx Indictments wore returned by
llm uriind lurv lust Haturduy after
noon. Two (if these were against
John II, Itntlenstelli. who was charg
ed with forging and fraudulently pass
ing Wellg Kargo money orders. Hot
tenstelii whs arraigned on one count
nod entered a plea of guilty. Judge
Mcltrlde gave him a sentence of two
years In the penitentiary. This la the
minimum sentence.
John Wallace, who stole a watch
from a Clackamas Station farmer,
pleaded guilty to a charge of burglary.
and was sentenced In mree years in
the penitentiary. Wallace Is an old
offender. He and llottensteln were
taken to Salem by Sheriff Ileatlu But
urdsv nliibt. '
Math JanelgaJ, who murdered 10-
venrold Murv Sinrekar last July in
this city, was arraigned Saturday. He
will be tried this week.
HuliniH'nas were Issued last week for
(loorge Oglesliy, of Warns rrairm. ami
Hubs Wilcox, (irover Krlguaum ana
Virgil Wagner, to give evinence in
the case of At Close, who la anapected
of onerallng a blind pig at Estacarta
t stated that Wilcox nougni oeer
from Close and treated Krlgbsuni and
Wagner, the latter being only 17 years
of age. and that Oglesby secure.! wnia
key (rum Close's place, Oglesby was
III In bed and was unaine m appear
before the grand Jury. It la said tnai
the charter of K"tacda Is so worded
that the county authorities have no
tiirlsillctlon over violations of the
liquor Isws, exci-Vt In a case where
liquor Is sold to mlnurs. The charter
of KstarniU Is slmllnr to that of Med
furd so far as the regulation of saloons
Is concerned, and the municipal au
thorities control.
August Krlckson. proprietor or
Clackamas Tavern, Is staggering un
der the- burden of four separate In
rtlctmenta for selling liquor without
a license, aud two Indictments on the
same charge have been returned by
the grand Jury against hi son. Arthur
Krlckson. The state will have plenty
of evidence In reserve, for If convic
tion fnlls on one charge, any of the
others can be tried. One of the Indict
ments charges that Albert Knnpp an.1
I). M. Klemson, two Oregon City sa-
lisitl keepers and the former a mem
ber of the city council, with L. Hoch,
a member of the Portland wholesale
liquor firm of flliimnuer Hoch. and
man named Reed, from roruano,
obtnlned liquor at Clackamas Tavern
on election day.
MACKSBURQ CASE GOES OVER.
Petition For Liquor License Will
Come Up In December.
The petition of Williams & Wil
liams fur a county license to open a
saloon nnd retail liquor at Macksburg
has gone over until the December
term of the County Court The pe
titioners failed to appear with their
bond, as required by law. It Is be
lieved that an attempt will be made
by those who are resisting the es
tablishment of a saloon at Macksburg
to present a remonstrance against the
petition at tho December, term.
SINGER WANTS DIVORCE.
Mrs. Rosamond Reed Brings Action
In Clackamas County.
Mrs. Rosamond Coursen Reed has
filed a suit for divorce In the Clacka
mas County Circuit Court against
Walter Iteed, who was for many years
an optician of Portland. Mrs. llecd Is
eM known In Northwestern musical
circles. She charges thnt he deserted
her at Portland, May 15. 1907. and she
auks for the custody of their minor
son, Gerald W. Reed. They were mar
led In San Krnnclsco September 14,
SBS. Mrs. Reed also sues for a one-
hlrd Interest In her husband's prop
erty, consisting of 00 acres In Kla
math County. 40 acres In Wasco Coon-
y and nn undivided two-thirds Interest
In four lots at Grants Pass.
CITY EXAMINATION BOARD,
Director May Create Body to Quiz
Teacher In Local School.
Tho Ilonrd of Directors of the city
schools mny create a board of examin
ers for the purpose of examining all
persons who may be employed to
t"nrh In tho Oregon City schools. Sec
tion 170 of the Oregon School Law
makes tlila one of the duties of the
district board In districts of the first
class. The county superintendent shall
be ex-ofllelo chairman and the city su
perintendent shall be a member, while
the third member nf the Ilonrd shall
be chosen from tho board of directors.
Certificates Issued by the local exam
ining board shnl! not be valid In any
other district than Oregon City, nnd
tho holilor of a valid certificate may
bo employed without further exami
nation, nt tho option of tlm board. In
Mtiltnonwih County, according to Su
perintendent Robinson, this plan hns
worked out admirably.
Groceries to Close Thanksgiving.
The retail groceries of this city will
bo closed nt noon on Thanksgiving
Pay, nnd have Issued a warning to
housewives to obtain their, supplies of
Thanksgiving provisions beforo thnt
time.
TALKS O.N EDUCATION
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT GARY
AND J. H. ACKERMAN HOLD
SIX MEETINGS.
County School Superintendent Gary,
acompauled by Hon. J. II. Ackermun,
slute superintendent of public Instruc
tion, left Monday for a week's trip
through Clackamas County, when;
they will hold ediicutliuiul meetings
at six central point for the purpose
of advancing the Interests of the pub
lic schools. All of the meetings will
bo held In the evenings. Mr. Gary
will discuss the conditions and needs
of tho schools, and Superintendent
Ackermun will talk along the nutn
broad lines.
These meetings are for the public
and thn programme will embrace
music by local talent and recitations
by pupils of tho neighboring schools.
The following schedule will be made;
Handy, Monday; Kstacada, Tuesday;
lyuguu, Wednesday; Damascus, Thurs
day; Molulla, Krlday, and Macksburg.
Saturday.
GREAT MEETING AT SANDY.
Educational Gathering Successful In
Eaatern Clackamaa.
County School Superintendent Gary
and State Superintendent Ackeraiau
are meeting with great success In
their aerie of educational meetings In
Clackama County. Their first meet
ing was held last Monday evening at
Sandy and 300 people were present.
Teacher were there from 12 chool
and Mr. Gary term It a rousing meet
ing, lieslde the remark of Super
intendent Gary and the address of
Superintendent Ackeman, the follow
ing programme was rendered:
Song, Katlo and Mary Junker; rec
itation. Mis VanFleet; recitation, Joe
Vaerettl; song, pupils of Kelso ichool;
recitation, Iyena Tbomas; aong. Miss
H'-dln; recitation. Miss Hutherford;
song, Newton Hedln; recitation, Ella
Keller; recitation, Ruth Kriol; song,
Mlsse McElroy.
Superintendent Ackerman and
Gary visited Barton, Eagle Creek and
Currlnsvllle Tuesday and held a meet
ing at- Efs.cs da Tueslay olgbL
NTERE8T IN MANUAL TRAINING.
City Superintendent McKe Adopts
Plan to Further Home Work.
Superintendent W. C. McKee. of the
city schools, has adopted a novel plan
to create Interest In the manual train
ing work. Three prizes of 13, f2, and
$1 will be awarded fqr the beat work
manship of design submitted In the
contest, and the rules provide that any
articlea In order to .') considered for
a prle must be j: ",'ufactured by a
pupil of tbe fourth, ferlii, sixth, seventh
r eighth grade without assistance.
The articles submitted must be of
some value because of Its usefulness
about the house. All articles must be
In the superintendent's office by De
cember 18, and the awards will be
made December 23. These prizes are
given to encourage borne work, and
the time of the pupils will not be
tuken out of the regular school hours.'
The work of manual training is entire
ly new this year and scores of the
boys are taking an active Interest In
It.
8TUDENT8 AT 0. A. C.
Many Young Men and Women Attend
From Clackamas.
Following is a 1st of students from
points In Clackamas County who are
amending the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege at Corvallls:
Harlow Nellie Johnson, Harriett
Irwin.
Uullrun Lloyd Pulyey Lowe,
Fred
Wm. Taylor.
Canby Frederick L. Griffin.
Clackamas Iroy Brelthaupt.
Damascus Nellie E. Elliott,
Estncada Emerson F. Surface.
Milwaukee Reginald G. White,
Bernhard Olson, Wm. A. Sellwood,
Charles D. Honser, Freld Strelb, Floyd
W. Scott.
Molulla Margaret Nlcolal, Emma A.
Vlck, Myrtle E. Lay, Chester A. Dick
ey. .Milium -Otto Herman Elmer.
Now Era Melvln R. Hofb.
Oak Grove Ra'ph L. Brandt.
Oregon City Helen M. Spragne,
Evullno Newklrk, Charles F. Schlr
iner, Roy H. Sprague, W. Lester
Mnrrs, William E. Taylor, Harry H.
Pabler, Wilbur D. Andrews, Frank H.
Schwartz, . John E. Hnnny, Julius
Spees, Geo. Prentice Hiclubothom,
Lester L. Schwartz, Joseph A. Gaining,
Willamette W. Harris, John E. Hlatt,
Marshall J. Lazelle.
Oswego Georgia V. Ewlng, Frede
ric C. Ewlng.
Parkplace Razll Wltzlg.
Redland Wilfred A. Spencer.
Sprlngwater Gerald Wilcox.
Washougal Oscar E. Kern.
Wllsouvlllt Raymond Seely.
S. P. ASSESSMENT REDUCED.
Valuation Exceeded Ocher Valley
Counties By $6000 Per Mile.
The- county board of equalization
has made a reduction ln the assessed
valuation of the road bed of the South
ern Pnclflc Company in Clackamas
County. The company has about 21
miles of roadbed In this county, and
Assessor Nelson valued It at $jC,000
per mile. Tho company, however, of
fered evidence to prove that the as
sessed valuation in other valley coun
ties did not exceed $30,000 per mile,
and the assessment In this county was
reduced to that figure. This Is the
only change of Importance that has
been made In the assessment roll.
Erlckson and Son Plead Guilty.
August Erlckson and his sonxAr
thur Erlckson pleaded guilty to a
charge of selling liquor without a
license and were fined J200 each bv
Juilgo McRrlde. This Is the minimum
sentence. Krlckson Is proprietor of
Clackamaa Tavern. He was Indicted
by the grand Jury mi four counts and
two Indictments were returned against
tne son. The charge to which they
pleaded was that of Belling lluuor
about July 1, last, to John Douthlt.
INTEREST IN
GOOD ROADS
CLACKAMAS AND MARION COUN
TY GRANGES ADOPT PER
TINENT RESOLUTIONS.
FAVOR THE PRODUCERS
Recommend Best Highway Leading
From Market Into and Through
the Various Farmnig
Communitis.
The passage of resolutions by the 1 DR. W. E. CARLL, who will Probably
Pomona granges of Clackamas and j be Re-elected Mayor of Oregon City
Marlon Counties relative to road lm-1 In December next without Opposi
provemeiit and the consideration of tion.
measures in the next legislature, along
the line of highway construction Is of lib""' have been having conslder
speclal Interest to reader of The En- able trouble with Goura and were glad
terprlse. The following resolution was
adopted by Marion County Pomona
Grange and practically tbe same sen-ilnn-nt
was expressed in this county;
Whereas, The State Good Roads
Association has annotated a commit-1
tee to prepare a bill for better roads j The Deutsche Vereln held Its reg
to be presented to the next legisla- "I" November meeting Sunday after
ture for It enactment Into a law; and niwn ln Kiiapp'a Hall. Tbe attend
Whereas, Some of the good roads ! ance was large, many of the members
speakers are reported as advising i Mag acompanled by their families,
that said bill be passed without unyGus Schnorr, president of the organ
change or amendment; therefore be Izatlon, delivered tbe opening ad
it most respectfully requested that
said committee furnish Marion Coun
ty Pomona Grange with a copy of
said bill for examination before the
legislature meets.
Whereas, There is a general senti
ment in favor of better roads, which
we believe Is most commendable; and
Whereas The best Interests of nurlJungfrau Kaffe Krandzden," "Old
State demand that the producer be
especially favored in this respect;
aD(j
Whereas, Coed road leading from
rallroad atatlon, beat landings, ware -
bouses and other market out to. Into
and through the various farming com
munltles will. In our Judgment best
subserve producing classes as well
as thase who consume or purchase
In fact, our whole State; and
Whereas, We believe that any sys
tem adopted should first of all things
provide for this mode of road con -
tructlon and Improvement; now,
luereiore, oe ii ,
Resolved by Marlon County Pomo
na Grange In regular session assem-
bled. That we favor and recommend
the passage of a law requiring our
reK-cn county cuuria or auj omer
person ur uuuj, naviug in cuaiso iue
road construction of the respective
counties or road districts of our State,
to lay out, where necessary and de
manded, such mads as may be neces
sary to carry Into effect this system
as far as practicable: and also re
quiring that all principal county roads
v) leading from such centers be first
Improved as fas as the money provid
ed therefor will warrant; and that
this money be expended on each and
every road Impartially.
Marlon County Pomona also adopted
the following resolutions:
Whereas, It has been announced ln
the public press that a bill was being
prepared to be presented to the next
Legislature, placing the State Uni
versity and State Agricultural Col
lege under one board of management;
a"v,n.. The .,i. r ,,,:.
tlally different in theoir main fea-,'h,e local pnblica Ion of the Oregon
tures, and we believe each should be;?11? High School has been Issued
controlled by a board having free from the press and Is In the hands of
sympathy and Interest In their re
spective school; therefore, be it
Resolved by Marlon County Pomo
na Grange In regular session assem
bled. That It Is the sense of this
Grange that our State University and
j,, i,ii,rni r.,n,a k. ,iitorial columns express the satisfac-
be managed by separate boards of re-
....! .mi h it further ,
Resolved. That our secretary Bend , complete high schoftl course by ad-
, ,v, o,i. JdlnB the eleventh and twelfth grades.
snhnnilnste m-anfe of this rnuntv and I
urge action upon the same; and, fur
ther, that free publicity be given this
matter In the public press.
Whereas, Many of our roads are not
located In the best places for roads,
but rather In the poorest; and
Whereas, It Is most desirable that
roads be located right before expem
slve Improvements are made on them;
therefore, be It
Resolved by Marlon County Pomona
Grunge, That It Is necessary that a
law be enacted compelling the loca
Hon cf public roads on the shortest!
practicable route of the easiest grade.
Smashed Bones In Ankle.
Elmer Bacon, whose ankle was In
jured two weeks ago last Sunday, Is
at the home of Jasper Slover and will
not be able to place his foot on the
floor for several months. Bacon was
going1 up the overhead steps at Sev
enth street, when he slipped and fell,
smashing the bones of his ankle.
GOURA LOSES LICENSE.
Proprietor of Wilhelm Tell Saloon Is
Rebuked by City Council.
John Goura is out of business. He
has been conducting the Wilhelm
Tell saloon at the corner of Main and
Sixth streets, but Tuesday afternoon
the city council held a special meeting
and summarily revoked his license,
which had more than a month to run.
Goura became Intoxicated, presum
ably on his own whiskey, and at mid
night Monday, climbed the stairs of
the lodging house above his saloon
and commenced to a'ouse Mrs. Isom
Hutchinson, whose husband was Gou
ra "8 barkeeper. Hutchinson was call
ed and ran up the stairs, meeting his
employer half way aud proceeded to
administer a severe beating to Goura.
who landed In the street. He was
locked up in the city bastlle and ln
addition to losing his license, he was
obliged to pay a fine of $20 for being
drunk and disorderly. The city au-
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to relieve him of his responsibilities.
DEUTSCHE VEREIN MEETS.
Large Attendance, Fine Programme
and Bountiful Dinner.
j aresa ana me iouowing programme
was rendered: Piano solo, Carrie
Warner; recitation, Clara Noebel;
violin solo, Georgia Klemsen; German
ong. Ed Mueller; recitation, Gu
Schnorr, Jr.; vocal solo. John Knapp;
recitation, .Ema Petzold; song, Clara
Endres; comic German sketch, "Das
Maid' Coffee Party), with Mr. Chris
Hartman and-Mr. Peter Wlnkel and
j the Misses Carrie Warner. Lizzie
: Schoenhelnz, ' Frances Muench, Mln-
nie tuemsen ana Florence oeuer, aa
I performers. Tbe sketch causej much
merriment, and at It conclusion a
bountiful German dinner was served.
Music and dancing were Indulged In
nntlt 10 o'clock.
RAILWAY BUSINESS GROW8.
. Freight Receipts In Portland Office
8weM Remarkaby in Five Year.
F. D. Hunt, traffic' manager of the
Pnrtlnnri Railway l.lcht A Power
rnmnanv. was ln the city Monday on
j buslnesa Mr Hunt (g , Tery affable
i gentleman, whose association with the
road cannot help being of benefit to
the public and the company as well.
Commenting upon the growth of the
conntry through which the company's
lines etxend, Mr. Hunt said tbat in
October, 1902. the receipts of the Port
land office from freight buslnesa were
347. while last October they were in
i excess of J10.000. This Is a record
increase in five years, and while the
Estacada line was not in existence
five years ago, the growth, of the busi
ness os only partly due to tbe new
branch. Mr. Hunt proposes to have
the right of way between Oregon City
and Portland cleared of stumps and
other unsightly objects.
HESPERIAN IS ISSUED.
November Number of School Publica
tion Full of Good Material.
The November of The Hesperian
the students and friends of the school.
This Is the first number of the present
school year, and contains pictures of
Dr. Carll, chairman of the board of
education, and T. J.' Gary, superln
tendent of county schools. The edi
n ot the teachers and students oyer
he actions of the directors in making
Clarence L. Eaton, president of the
alumni association, has an article on
the objects of the association, and
there is an article of appreciation up
on the education work of Superintend
ent Gary. The locals, stories, and
other matter make the Hesperian a
very readable number.
CURRY GOES TO PORTLAND.
Well Known Lawyer Will Move From
This City Next Summer.
Bruce C. Curry, who for many years
has been a resident and attorney of
Oregon City, Is preparing to close up
nis auairs ana move to rurumiu im
his family. They expect to leave next
Summer. Mr. Curry has property in
terests in Portland and will build a
home there. He is collector of the
Hoard of Water Commlsioners and
was for several years recorder of
Oregon City. He has always been re
garded as a useful citizen and the
departure of himself and family will
be universally regretted. Mr. Curry
has disposed of bis home in this city
but will not relinquish possession un
til his departure.
Mr. and Mrs. Cartlidge Called East.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bt Cartlidge
left Wednesday morning for Williams
port, Ind., where they were called by
telegraph, owing to the sudden death
of Mrs. Cartlldge's father, John Greg
ory, who dropped dead on the street
of Wllliamsport Tuesday morning. Mr.
Gregory was publisher of a weekly
newspaper at Wllliamsport and his
death was due to heart disease. Mrs.
Cartlldge's mother has lost her moth
er and three sisters by death within
I a year, and her father's brother died
Ip exactly the same way as Mr. Greg
ory did. The return of Mr. and Mrs.
Cartlidge is very Indefinite. Mr.
Cartlidge is superintendent of the
mechanical department of the Oregon
City Enterprise, and Mrs. Cartlidge
is a teacher in the city schools. Miss
Mabel Tower will have temporary
charge of her grade work.
AGED FARMER
MEETS DEATH
LOUI8 TURNER IS ACCIDENTALLY
KILLED WHILE RIDING TO
CATTLE PASTURE.
HORSE FALLS WITH HIM
Neighbor Turn Out to Search For
Mining Farmer, Whose Body
Was Diccovered Last
Sunday Morning.
The body of Louis Turner was found
at noon Sunday, 1 miles from Tom
Scott' cabin on Pine Creek. HI
bead was badly crushed, indicating
that Turner' horse had fallen with
blm. probably causing the Instant
death of Turner.
Mr. Turner had been a resident of
the Molalla country about two years,
and had been living with his grand
daughter on a farm about 12 miles
from Molalla Corners. Last Thurs
day morning be left on horseback for
bis cattle pasture, about four miles
from bis farm and when he did not
return, his neighbors Instituted a
search that resulted In tbe finding
of bis body Sunday. Tbe horse waa
found on Saturday.
Mr. Turner was about C5 years of
age. He Is survived by a son, living
at Hlllsboro, but formerly a member
of the Portland police force. The son
spent a year at Molalla, leaving there
last Spring.
RECORD GOOSEBERRIES
J. L. MUMPOWER, OF STONE, HAS
8PECIMENS THAT GO 3'a
INCHES AROUND.
J. L. Mumpower, of Stone, was In
Oregon City on a business trip Mon
day. Mr. Mumpower says that hi
wife ha just had completed a neat
house on her tract of land near tbe
bridge that span Clear Creek. The
property Is on the main road, and is
valuable. There are about ten acre
In tbe tract, and It Is being planted
to fruit tree and berries. Some of
the fruit on exhibition at. the last
county fair raised on this property,
attracted a great deal o tattentlon.
Some of the gooseberries which were
exhibited in the booth of Newell &
Son, were from three and one-fourth
inches to three and one-half inches in
circumference. Mr. Mumpower is al
so setting out walnut trees on the
place, and as the soil is well adapted
to any kind of fruit tree she is sure
that these will be profitable. "The
Clackamas County Red," a variety of
apple originated by Mr. Mumpower,
has proved to be one of tbe best sell
ing apples that Is brought to the mar
ket, and compare in size and flavor
to the Hood River apple. These ap
ples readily ' bring a wholesale price
of $1.50 per box. Mrs. Mumpower
prides herself of having one of the
finest fireplaces in her home in the
county, 'Snd will have an up-to-date
mantel. Tbe house Just completed
has eight rooms, with two verandas,
and when all complete will make one
of the most atractlve little country
homes in the county. Mr. and Mrs.
Mumpower expect to spend their re
maining days in comfort.
TAFT'S PLURALITY IS 910.
Clackamas Gives Republican Candi
date a Big Vote.
The official count of Clackamas
County gives Taft a majority of 411
and- a plurality over Bryan of 810.
The count follows: Taft, 277C; Bryan,
1SCC; Debs, 3G4; Chafln, 115; Hisgen,
20.
NEW TRIAL OF NEHREN CASE.
Jury Fails to Reach Agreement After
Being Out 18 Hour.
The jury In the damage suit of Mrs.
Rose Nehren against Ernest Matthies
failed to reach an agreement alter be
ing out IS hours and was discharged
Saturday morning. Tbe case may be
retried at the April term. Mrs. Neh
ren charged that Matthies forcibly
ejected her from his saloon, which
she entered to remonstrate against the
sale of liquor to her husband. From
the very beginning the Jurors stood
six to six and there was no chango
at the end. H. W. Hively, Wiillsm
Tucker. W. H. Boring, James Mar
quam. James Dickey and Ed G;a.os
were In favor of a verdict for tha de
fendant, and A. N. Hult, Frauk Fuh,
C. B. Bunnell, George Owinga, Seth
D. Cook and I. D. Larklns believed
that Mrs. Nehren should have dam
ages, but the amount was not consider
ed, because of the attitude of the six
jurors who wanted to return a verdict
for Matthies.
Meserve Starts Fruit Journal.
It has been announced that Charles
Meserve, formerly of this city, will
shortly commence the publication of
a journal devoted to the interests of
the fruit Industry of the Rogue River
Valley. The new periodical will be
in semi-monthly form, Issued monthly
and known as the Rogue River Fruit
Grower. Mr. Meserve is now a resi
dent of Met! ford and that city will be
the home of the publication. There
is a broad field for a fruit journal and
properly conducted it will be of great
benefit to the Rogue River Valley.
Monday's Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses were issued Mon
day to Grace Hartle and Ray Wyland,
Hulda Miebs and Frederick Moehnke,
Mally Josephine Mell and Thomas L.
Bennett.