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Kit' , ... Oram niitotle BocLtfl t. -"4-M-t. t44 --- Tho Enterprise only Clackamas Newspaper that all of tht new .growing County, f tiiu -$ -l"H-M-t- $$ FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 8. CRIME AND ROMANCE MAN WEDS WIDOW WHOSE NAME HE FORCED AT OREGON CITY BANK. SHE FOLLOWS HIM EAST They Return to Oregon City Wharf Young Man Olvaa Himself Up and Bride Pleada for Hla Releate. A aenaatlnual atory has juat come to IlKtit here by a case In Juallce Hum son's court, In which Cupid b t parent ly won an Important raae. Homo tliiio Iiihi full a young man, William Miiriln. went to work on ,thn farm of Mm. Mary Anderson, ft charming widow of Itedlniid. Closo an aoclutlon ami constant rointianlonahlp aooii developed Into building friend ship which later bloomed Inlu the real thing called low. Uowevor, true love mmiii hi'Kitn tu run Ua rcgulur t roiitili-Moinr rouran, and eepeclnlly rmmh was the ronil for the widow An derson, when Martin came to Ori'Kon Cli y and forged tho linuin of Mm. An derson to a rhi'rk on tlto Hank of Oregon city (or the aunt of :!7il, hlch thi liNiik cuslied, and with which Martin lft the rounlry. Kail lug to return to tho Iti'dlaud farm, Mr Anderson emtio to town to hunt him, when aim learned of tlm forgery and departure of her affinity, I'rcl di'iit ('. . CnunVld then filed a com plaint against Martin In Justice 8am aoii'a court charging liltn with forg' iry. and a warrant waa Issued for hla arrcat. Iff waa located at Ienver, and Inter traced to Colunilma, Ohio. Aa hiii aa the widow learned of hla whereabouts aim boarded a train for the KttMl and jolund her recreuul lov nr. A wedding mailed. Alter a brief honeymoon In the llurkeyv atate (ho couple atarted for Oregon, arriving hero Wednesday. 1,'pon arrival In Oregon City, Martin and hla bride went direct to Justice Hauiwm'a court, whoro the huabaud gave hlniaelf up. Mra. Martin agres-d to make the amount good at the bank, but Justice Bnmaon waa unrelenting and held him to answer to the charge under a (He hundred dollar bond, which the bride put up. Aconllng to law, Mra. Martin now being the wife of the defendant, aha cuiiiio. testify against him wllhuut hla consent. Mra. Martins former huaband died last June 'leaving her a antig aum In life Inaurance, DEATH OF G. E. VETETO WARNER GRANGE WILL HAVE CHARGE OF FUNERAL SER VICES AT GRAVE. (. K. Veteto, a well known resident of New Era, died at the old homo Thuraday morning at 10:30 o'clock, after a three motitha' Illness. Mr. Veteto waa bom Kebruary 13, 1H:I1, In DeWltl County, III., where he remained until the year 1855, when he. went to Coffee County. Kan Sua, Ho came to Oregon In 1876, making hla home at New Era. In 1KD3 Mr. Veteto went to Kansas, where ho Intended to spend hla re maining dnya, but ho longed for hla old home In Oregon and returned af ter an eight months' Btay In that atato. lie wiih for eight yeura a member of Warner (Irangn, Now Era, and always took un active Interest In tho meet IngH until hla IIIiiohh prevented 'him from hi tending tho. meetings. Mra. Veteto, hla wife, died about Ave yuura ago, and la burled in tho Zlon cemetery, nhout a milo and a half from Cnnliy, and tho remains of Mr. Vototo will bo taken there for Interment. Tho funeral services will be held from tho family roaldenco on Saturday morning nt 10 o'clock. Tho Hervlcefl nt the grave will be In chargo of Warner Urnngo. The following children are left to mourn hlH (IoiiiIhc: Bnrnh M. Kim luirr, of Nensho Falls, Kansas; It. O. Veteto, of Harlow; Rimer F. Veteto, and Mrs. L. Crltesor, of Now Era. Mrs. Ferguson Seeks Divorce. Miriam Ferguson Wednesday filed a suit for divorce from her huaband, Hiram N. Ferguson. The couple was married September 20, 1902, at Ev erett, Wash., and tho plulntlft In the cbho hns boon n resident of Oregon City for tho past year. The grounds on which the plaintiff seeks a divorce Is desertion. There are no chlldron. W. W. Graves, of Portland, Is the attorney for Mrs. Ferguson. E(QON LX' PIONEER PASSES AWAY OUCH MARK HATTAN DIED AT ' HIS HOME AT BTONC, MONDAY. Murk Jlnttnu, one of tho curly nlo nccra of Oregon, punned away ut thu family homo at Hloue Monday morn lug at I : oft o'clock, ut tho ngn of hfi yea re. Mr. Iliittan waa born at Itockhurcli County, Virginia, December 8, 1H21, ami at tho ago of nine years with hla parent moved to llrown comity, Ohio, where he remained for live yeura and from tliut place wcut to Mitrshall County, ill. Ho lived at that place for 10yeara and wna married April 111. HH5. six daya after which he and Ills bride started westward. They atopped In Jackson County, Mo., MARK HATTAN, Deceaaed, who crossed the Plain by Ox Team In the Early Forties, where they mado their homo for a year, Ihen atarted for Oregon. They ac companied a train that brought the parly acrosa the plains by oi team SO teams being In the train, and six persona to the wagon. They reached the Clackamas river October 10, tiav Ing been K,o daya on the road, and took up a donation land claim neur Btouo. whr Mr. Hal tan baa made hla horns ever alnce. In May. 1848, he had the misfor tune to lose his wife, who had suf fered rrom consumption for tome time. In June of that year he served In tho detail of troops sent to escort Ccncral Joseph Lane, who hud been appointed governor, to Oregon. He drove one of the supply wagons, while Matthew . Dcady drove one of tho others. Many are tho exciting tales he could tell of adventures on that trip; how at night they piled the sacks of augur, etc., up at tho sides of the wagons and lay between the piles, to he safe from stray Indian arrows; of the trip across tho des ert and occasionally skirmishes with Indiana; of how, though he hoped to he discharged to the South, to go to tho gold fields, ho was brought back to old Fort Hall. From here he returned to his claim and turned hi attention to Improving his land. This did not, however, stop hla adventures with either Indians or wild animals. "Uncle Mark's" pan ther and bear stories aro household talea around hla home. 'In 1801 he married Mary Emily Wills, herself a pioneer of 1853. Her life, too, had been full of tho dangers und excitements Incident to a pioneer Ifo, and thejwero well fitted for the long and useful life which lay before them, Nino children born of their union are still living, and most of them have settled near the old home, who are: Mrs. Caroline Sprague, For- sythe, (deceased); John, Frank, Mrs. Kllzs Watts, Albert, (deceased); James, Mrs. Clara Dart, of Molalla; Charlie and Owon, who reside on the old homestead. Mr. Iliittan was well known through out the county, and hns always taken un active Interest In tho county's wel fare, and was for many years director of the school at Stone. Undo Mark as ho wns familiarly called oy young and old, leaves a scoro of friends, who deeply regret his dentil. , The funeral services wero hold Thursduy. at 12 o'clock from the church at Stono, Kev, E. W. Sewell, of Portland, officiating, the Interment being In Arthur's Prairie cemetery. Many old friends of deceased attend ed. Boundary Board Meets, An adjourned meeting of the Dis trict Boundary Hoard to consider the petition of the people of Wttchlta and vicinity was held In tho county court room Tuesday afternoon. Tho meet ing wns held to consider the petition of the peoplo of Wichita and vicinity for thn creation of a district. Thore was a largo attendance from Har mony nnd Wlllsburg districts. The Hoard voted to disallow the petition. Tho same peeoplo have filed a new petition, which will be con sidered on Saturday, February 27, at the court house at 1 o'clock. : ) W ' OIEGON HOLDS UP TWO MEN E8TACADA YOUNG MAN WITH THREE GUNS PLAYS BOLD BANDIT. AMMUNITION GALORE Charles Day Land In Jail a the Re sult of a Short Career a Holdup Man. Churlea Day. a well-known young man of Eslucuda, bold up Louis Gr ber, of Logan, and George gchultx, of liatacadn, on Saturday morning about 10 o'clock, and aa a result was brought to this city on the 11 o'clock car Sat urday night and lodged In the county Jail. Day was brought here by Con stable Jones, of Estacado. Home time ago, Pay, wbllo foreman of a gung of wood choppers, quar reled with two of tho employe, How ard and Btriink, and later tried to uiuke amends but to no avail, so he recently aold his phonograph and rec ords and with the money purchased firearms and ammunition until he be came a walking arsenal. Ho started out to hunt up the two men to force them to speak to him. He started to go to Kstacadu and reconsidered tbo mutter and returned to camp. He forced Howard to carry hla blankets one ami une hitlf miles to tho river, where a Mra, llrown rowed him across. Before he left Howard, be told blm that he Intended to rob a bank, and wanted hla assistance In doing so. I lay reached tho county road about 1 o'clock and met two young men, (ierlicr and Schult. who were In a buggy on their way to Logan. They were acquainted wlth'Duy, and as Day approached them he demanded them to alight from the buggy, but aa they thought the man was Joklug they paid no attention to the com mand until be again told them, and ut this time leveled a revolver at them. They Immediately complied with the command. Ho also demanded their money, which amounted to about 13.85. Then Day climbed Into the buggy and drove away leuvlng tier ber and Schultz behind. After driving for about a quarter of a mile, Day alighted from the rig and tied the horse to a tree and disappear ed Into the timber. At noon he came out and met two men, Mr. Young and Mr. Allen, and asked for something to eat. Young took him to hla house, which was only a short distance away, and blB wife prepared dinner to which all sat down. When Day sat down to the table he placed his gun across his knee and started to eat. He ate only a few mouthfuls when he remark ed that the officers were after him, (Continued ou Page 4.) Scene on Maple Editor Enterprise: In answer to your request for a pa per on when to plant crops In this ectlon of tho Northwest, I think that with the cereal crops, Biich as wheat and winter oats, It Is advisable to sow them In the Fall, or early Winter October or November. This also applies to crops Intended for hay, as vetches and oats or rye, of which Inrge crops are raised very profitably, ii m how Mil n Ti Tiuir ..... " . - . .-V, - . 1 .' - ' -re k CITY ENTEKMS CITY, 011EOON, Fill DAY, BATTLESCARRED DRUMS which passed Through re bellion, USED! AGAIN IN LINCOLN DAY EXERCISES. The Centenary of tlm birth of Abra ham Lincoln was fittingly observed by Meade, post No. 2, 0. A. It , and Meadu Corps, No. 18, W. It. C, at the Methodist Episcopal Church Friday afternoon. The post and Meade Corps ussernbled at 1:30 o'clock at Willam ette hall, the headquarters, and from there proceeded In a 1ody to the mar tlal strains of fife aln rl drum to the church, where a large audience assem bled. The meeting was called to order by post Commander O. L, Clyde, af ter which the following programme wua rendered: Prayer, Rev. R. C. Illackwell; "Battle Hymn of the Re public," audience; "The Home of Abra ham Lincoln," Comrade David Mc Arthur;' "Abraham' Lincoln," Mr. Kellogg; "Iloyhood Day of Lincoln," Mr. J. W. Norrls; "Tenting on the Old Camp Ground," Aldrlch Brothers; "Lincoln's Address at Gettysburg, Philip J. Sinnott; address, "Lincoln A a Man and Statesman," Rev. R. C. Illackwell; recitation, "Oh Why Should the Spirit of Mortal be Proud," Miss Flo Ella Hewitt; "America," au dience; benediction, Rev. R. C. Illackwell. To all patriotic citizens the observ ance of this day meant much, but to none did It appeal like to that rem nant of the mighty host that went forth to battle In the country's need. To them It awoke memories of those trying days, and the memory end name of Abraham Lincoln 1 engraven and enshrined In the hearts of the Grand Army of the Ill-public. There waa present on this occa sion E. B. Grant, of Gladstone, who enlisted in the army In the Uth New York Infantry at tho age of 14, as a drummer boy, having still In bla pos session and nsed In Thursday's exer cises the battle scarred drum that passed through the Rebellion. As sisting also In the programme were Samuel Vaughan, and William Brooks, of Portland, who fJre members of the Eighth Iowa Infantry, and had In their possession and uied on this occasion the Identical drums that took part In tbe dirge at the funeral ser vices of Abraham Lincoln. The Interior of the church was ap propriately decorated for the occa sion with flags and bunting, and tbe portraits of Lincoln, Washington and Grant . were hung In conspicuous places. Tho committee having charge of the exercises were from Meade Post No. 2, G. A. R., and Meade Corps No. 18, W. R. C, and were the following: George A. Harding, A. W. France, James Tufts, David McArthur, J. C. Sawyer, Mrs. Rosina Fouts, Mrs. Jen nie B. Harding, Mrs. M. M. Charman. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Showman and Mr. and Mrs. Llnwood Jones attended the Elks' ball at Albany Thursday evening. (By A. J. Lewis.) Lane Farm of A, J. Lewla, County often making as much as four or five tons of the very best of hay per acre, and from 10 to 15 tons of green feed for siloing; vetches and rye sown in the Fall, as previously stat ed, being ready to feed early In April. They also make an Ideal cover crop for nn orchard that needs renova tion or for plowing under for potatoes or any Summer crop. Many success ful agriculturists plow and prepare FEBKTJARY 19, 1909. LAST WEEK OF SESSION STATE LEGISLATURE RUSHING WORK FOR FINAL WIND-UP. $1,000,000 INCREASE Clackamas Delegation Ha Reflated a a. Rule All Attempt to Increase 'the 8tate's Expenses. (By John W. Cochran.) I Adjournment sine die of the Ore I gon Legislature will be bad at 2 ! o'clock tomorrow afternoon, a concur rent resolution to that effect having I been adopted by both bouses. Indi cations are that the aggregate of ap- ! nctttrlutlrina tiV fhla lU'HHlfin vlll in. V 1 " " ' proximate $4,000,000, or about fl, 000,000 greater than thoso of the 1907 session. Extraordinary appropriations that have passed either both houses or are pending In the Senate or the House, are: Scalp bounty, (40,000; three normal schools, J1OC.OC0; exlen- i slon state portage road. $75,000; East ern Oregon branch asylum, $200,000; Crater Lake road, $100,000; addition al appropriation for Oregon's exhibit at Seattle fair, $25,000; constitutional convention, $DO,000; new buildings at agricultural college, $210,000; an payment of Indian War Veterans, $50, 000. Members of the Clackamas delega tion In the House resisted, as a rule, all continued or Increasing appropria tions, but their efforts either to elim inate any of these Items or to have them reduced proved futile. Trades made by the normal school contin gent. Eastern Oregon branch asylum advocates and Seattle Fair friends proved Invincible and practically all bills so affected went through despite opposition as could be thrown In their way. Dimlck's bill, providing an annual appropriation of $500 for the aid of the Clackamas County Fair, has pass ed the House and probably will get through the Senate. Mariner's bill, amending the direct primary law, and providing that po litical parties may hold conventions and suggest not more than three can didates for office to be voted at tbe following primary nominating elec tion was defeated In the Senate Wed nesday afternoon. It was attacked by Statement Republicans and Demo prats as an invasion of the people's rights as expressed by them In direct primary law. It was also charged by opposition to bill In debate that the enactment of the measure would restore machine methods. When the bill was under consideration In the (Continued on Page 4.) Fruit Inspector. their ground in the Fall, and sow In February. In this section we usually bnve a week or two at that time that the soil works very nicely, and crops sown at that time usually prove very satisfactory. This Is also an Ideal time to plant early vegetables. Some potatoes for an early crop, peas, rad ishes, lettuce, onions, both seed and sets, cabbage, may also be set, spin continued on page four CENTENARY OBSERVED JUDGE DIMICK GIVES EXCELLENT ADDRE8S ON "ABRAHAM ' LINCOLN." Appropriate exercise were held in tho Oregon City schools Thursday In observance of the Cf-ntenary of Abra ham Lincoln. By request. Judge G. B. Dlmlck addressed tbe teachers and pupils of the Eastham school on "Tbe Life of Abraham Lincoln." Mr. Dlm lck, the son of an honored veteran, who left the plow share and pruning hook, and responded to bis country's call, felt the subject deeply, and spoke feelingly and eloquently of Abraham Lincoln. A lesson In patriotism waa the order of Thursday's exercises. W. A. Hunt, ley, a member of the school board, JUDGE GRANT B. DIMICK, who Ad dressed the Public School Children and Teachers on Lincoln. presented each teacher with a copy of the Sunday Oregon lan containing the article on "Lincoln's Life," with a request that the same be read to their respective grades. The request was compiled with on Thursday af ternoon, and made a deep Impression upon the children, who listened atten tively to the reading. WILL ADVERTISE COUNTY. Board of Club Govemers of Commercial Arrange for Opening. The meeting of the Board of Gov ernors of the Oregon City Commercial Club was held on Wednesday after, noon In the office of Judge T. F. Ryan. The board consists of W. A. Shewman, T. F. Ryan, John Adams, Dr. E. A. Sommer, C. D. Latourette, Frank Busch and Henry O'Malley. It was decided to proceed Immedi ately to furnish and fit up the rooms of the club In tbe Masonic building, and that the same be open for the admission of members on the first of March. The formal opening banquet to be held and given to the members and prominent people of the county and state will be in April, Immediately after the Installation of the elevator in the building. It la probable that a ladles' day will be the feature of this club, and that rooms in the northeast corner of the building overlooking the river will be used on that day as a reception room. The furniture purchased by the Com mercial Club is" arriving, and the rooms will be gotten into readiness as soon as possible for the opening night The furniture Is of the Mission design, upholstered In brown leather and consists of lounging chairs, Mor ris chairs, couches and tables. The rooms when complete with its fur nishings will present a very attrac tive appearance. The publicity department of the Commercial Club is about to start upon active work along the line of advertising and inaguration of plans to bring Clackamas County to the front. Many Eastern people are look ing this way to the many and great advantages of Clackamas County as a place for a future home, and by pub lishing literature and distributing same will tend to bring many to this county and city. Huntley Bros. Company Make Im provements in Store. The Improvement being made in the Interior of the Huntley Bros. Company, under the supervision of J. N. Wisner, architect, is fast approach ing completion, and will add material ly to the appearance and convenience of the sales rooms. A new office Is being constructed in the north sales room beneath the large skylight In the center of the building, and the room now ocupled by the office will be used as a sales room for rubber goods. As the company carries a large supply of talking machines and phon ographs, two new music rooms with sound proof walls are among the iin- : - ii St i H your aubacrlptlon ox plred? Look at tho label. You ihould not mlu any of our news number. -H- -t"lt E8TABLI3HE0 1886. TAKES BAG OF MONEY YOUNG TRAVELING MAN MAKES APPARENT ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. STREWS COIN ON FLOOR Has Sack Containing $45 In HI Coat Pocket, But Hand It Out When Confronted by Clerk. A young man giving his name aa Lute McClute lu In jail here as a re sult of what appears to have been an attempt at robbery. McClute, who says his home is In Portland, came to Oregon City Wednesday afternoon, and was engaged In selling soap and talcum powder. He entered tbe candy store of F. G. Lent on Main street and while endeavoring to dispose of some of hla wares, a young man from a store across the street entered the Lent store to get change for a gold -piece. Miss Anna Benson, who Is a clerk In tbe Lent store, made tbe change for the young man from a large sack of silver which Is kept under the counter. McClute saw where the sack of silver was replaced, and when Miss Benson was called to another part of the store he ob tained the treasure and put it In his coat pocket. Before he got out of the store, however, the young lady returned to where she bad replaced the money and found the sack missing. After a hasty search she cast an ac cusing look at young McClute, who promptly Bald: "Yes, I have it." there upon taking the sack from his pocket and allowing the silver to rattle on the floor. Chief of Police Burns was summoned and took the man Into cus tody. McClute is apparently 25 years of age, well dressed and carried a new grip. He was somewhat under the influence of liquor, which is perhaps the reason he did not get away with the 'money. He had plenty of time to walk out of tbe sVore and likely make good his escape. The bag con tained about $45. Since Mr. Lent recovered all his money, he does not intend to prefer charges against the young man. He is still in jail at this writing, how ever, and will probably be held until his identity is established and recent movements Investigated. SUIT AGAINST R. R. CO. OREGON ELECTRIC SUED FOR $3000 DAMAGES BY MRS. LONETTA JACKSON. Mrs. Lonetta J. Jackson has filed suit In the circuit court against the Oregon Electric Railway Company for damages In the sum of $3000. In her complaint Mrs. Jackson alleges she and her children boarded a car In Portland operated by the defendant company, and that when the car had proceeded about three miles, on Its Journey the conductor called for fares, whereupon plaintiff presented to him a ticket and receipt' which the duly authorized agent of the company in Portland had assured her was good and sufficient for transportation to her destination, Chemeketa, a station on the said company's line. The con ductor refused to accept the ticket presented by the plaintiff, so she states In her complaint, and that he ordered her and her children from the car in a loud and Insulting tone and manner. For baggage lost, ex posure, distress, humiliation and loss of time, the plaintiff asks damages in the above amount. Banquet Is Served by Members of K. of P. The Forthy-flfth anniversary of the Knights of Pythias was observed Wednesday evening at the Woodmen hall, and a musical and literary pro gramme was given, which follows: Vocal duet, Miss Florence Price and Milton Price; Instrumental duet, Miss Edwards; vocal duet, Mrs. E. H. Cooper and Mrs. W. C. Greeu; reci tation, Miss Erlckson; vocal sanc tion, Mr. Miller; vocal solo, A. F. Parker; recitation, Miss A. Peckover; vocal solo, E. T. Avlson. Following the programme a ban quet and dancing was enjoyed. The ' entertainment was In charge of Dr. George Hoeye. Shoe Store Changes Hand. The Oregon City Shoe Store, has been sold to Levitt & Beckman, tbe latter recently from Portland. Mr. Levitt, the clothier, has been In Ore gon City for the last thre years.