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FORTY-THIRD YEARNo. 11.
OREGON CITY, OREGON, FJHDAY, MARCH 12, 1909.
ESTABLISHED 1858.
EG ON
BOTH CLAIM
THE MONEY
TWO CLAIMANTS FOR MONEY
FOUND IN CLOTHINQ OF
DEAD MAN.
CASE SET FOR APRIL 5
Mra, Roblnon Claims 0ad Man Wat
Har Fathar, Whll Mr. Haaal
Saaka to Eatabllah Claim
" of Brothar,
Through III" attorneys, llosso ft
Docker , of Portland, a German by the
nanio of Karate, hna fll4 a corn plaint
In Hi 11 probate Court of Ih la county
ti have Mra. ICfflo Itoblnaoit removed
a administratrix of Ilia estate of K
A. Williamson, Ida man found dead
laai summer at Oswego.
The dead man wan brounht to Ore
gun City by Undertaker llolinan, and
on the body a $tluO, sewed In his
clothing. Several dnya after llio body
waa found, a woman giving her namo
aa Mra. Eftlo Robinson, mine 10 Ore-
nun City and Identified the body of
thu man aa that of her father. She ex
plained the reaaon he carried the
largo amount of money aewed In hla
clothing waa that ho had been In I he
bankltiK bualneaa In Wisconsin, and
the bank had failed, ao ho deemed II
witter to carry (he money with him.
Hho nliKi aald that a watcb waa car
ried by the man, living the descrlp
tlon of muno, atatlni that It roiitnlned
photograph of her. The place w here
the man waa found dead waa vlaltcd
by pnrtlea, and the watch the woman
had described wna found under aome
leavea, and a pipe, claimed to have
been given Mm by her. The woman
afterword waa appoluted adminis
tratrix of tho deceased's property.
At the hearing lettera were pro
duced from the woman'a relative In
Wisconsin, stutlng that the man, F.
A. Williamson waa unknown to them
and that no such man had been In
the hanking business there.
Mr. Ilaeate, of Portland, aaya thai
thu mitn found dead waa hla brother,
litem trying him by the clothing, shoe
and eyrghiiiaoa worn. He wishes to
hnve revoked the lettera M ailmlnla
trillion Ihhih-iI Mra. Robinson, upoii
tho grounds Unit alio la making a
fraudulent representation to aecure
the money,
The court adjourned until April 5,
when the mutter will ugnln be cnketi
up. Mra. Knlilniion la repreaetited ly
Attorney J. It. Hitching, of I'ortlnnd
and lluentu la represented by Hesse
A lleckert, of I'ortlnnd. Mra.' Robin
aou'a home Ih at Lenta, Oregon.
SOLDIER RETURNS HOME.
Cavalry Ualng Auatrallan Horaea In
Philippines.
Ilenhold Ilrech, a young mnn who
enlisted In the Flrtit U. 8. Cavalry
three yeara ago, which company wua
two yeara luler transferred to the
I'hlllppinoa, hna been mustered out
and arrived In San Francisco tho lBth
of liiHt month, from whence ho came
by rnll to Oregon City. Mr. Ilroch en
IlKted In the Klrnt Cavalry In Wiscon
sin, since which time hla parenta hnve
moved to Oregon, locating nt Red
liind. The young Cavalier wna loent
ed nt Camp Htotscnherg, In Pnmpgnna
Province, and played the clarinet In
the cavalry hand, lie aaya tho Cnv
nlry la now tiHlng AiiHlriillan hornet)
which Hi a ixl tho climate much better
tlinn the small Phlllpplno horses. He
declnrea thn riilllppluo pooplo are
peiici'iilile, friendly to I ho soldiers and
well mil lulled under American rule.
They are great admirers of l'reHlilcut
Tuft.
RECEPTION TO G. A. R.
WOMEN OF MEADE RELIEF COUPS
BANQUET THE OLD
VETERANS.
About 1 :tr. veterans of tho civil wnr
galhereil nt the Willamette I Iit.ll Fri
day morning, the ocrnslon being pen
hIoii day. A reception to tlio members
of Mendi) Post No. 2, 0. A. It., and
veterans not belonging to tho pont wan
given by the Women's Relief Corps.
The veterans mil lielonglng to tho
I'orit of this city, wero met at tho
Court IlotiHO and escorted to tho Wll
linnet to hall by flfo and drum corps,
all of tho drum corps being vetoruns
of lKlil. As tho Holdlnrg mnrclicd
down Main street playing old war
tunes, their hearts wore filled with
pat riot iHin ns of yore. Tho families
of the old soldiers were also Invited
to partuku of tho banquet that was in
waiting for them.
Upon arriving nt tho hnll, 0. L.
Clydo, post commander, gave an ad-
druMN of welcome, and waa followed
by Cuptnln J. T. Apporaon, command
er department of Oregon, 0. A. It.,
who gave an tixcellont addrnaa to thu
comrades, the Women's Helluf Corps
ami veterans, and waa followed by
a programme, tho number being
ng, "Itally Hound the King," 0. A.
It; and W. 11. C; recitation, "Tho Old
Coffee Kettle," by Ellphalet Halo, (on
thu plnti of tho Old Oaken lluckut),
I). K. Illll; aoug and chorus, "March
ing Through Georgia," I'ohI and
Corps; recitation, ''Kelly and Ilurko,"
A. M. Hlnnolt; aelectlon, tlfo and
drum corpa; recltalloti, T. M. Kel
logg; aoug and chorus, "Hull Colum
bia." Kellef Corpa; address, 0. It II.
Miller; aelectlon, fife and drum corpa;
closing addrua, Post Commander, 0.
L Clyde.
Kollowliig the pnigrammo the voter
ana and their families, and prea rep
reaeutallvea ware Invited to partake
of thn banitiet prepared by tho Wo
men's Kellef Corpa. A number of old
familiar airs waro aung by tho '!
dler "boy," which were well receiv
ed, and many an encore was given tho
songsters. One of the feature of the
afternoon waa an old fashioned hoe
down, and the Virginia reel and old
quadrille wero ones mora enjoyed by
the old veterans. The changes wero
called off by Israel Putnam, a veter
an of nearly four acoro years. After
iiimi time had been apent in dancing
cloalng addreaa was delivered by
J. A. Tufts. The next meeting of tho
veteran will be on Juno 4.
Among the veteran preaent were
J. T. Apperson, D. K. Illll, Edward
Johnson. L. P. Horton, W. W. Wat
teiipaugh, W. II. Ilorlng, Tom Fits
gerald. O, A. Cheney, L, U Vermllye,
C. A. nrown, 0. U Clyde, E. Hopkins,
E. W. Mldlsm. Owen McNulty, D. C.
Pouts. J. F. Nclon, K. 0. Haseltlne,
Allen T. Kennedy, C. E. Naah. Dun
Hulllvan. peter Kllno, Elijah Lloyd,
Patrick Dwyer, J. C. Paddock, Enoa
Cahlll. P. Ilayford, Daniel Williams,
Israel Putnam, D. McArthur, Joe
Dubbins, C. N. Lewis, Theodore
Huerlh, W. II. lUthbun, N. J. Cn
derwiMid, J. L, Ilrlgg, E. Illanken
hlp, J. R. II. Miller. J. M. Taylor, J.
C. Sawyer. Patrick Clark, Lyman
Case, T. M., Kellogg, I)enl llnnlon,
W. C. Williams, Michael Hurrlngton,
A. Mauta. A. W. France, J. O. Mc
Donnell, J. A. Roman, Dan Has-broui-k.
T. K. O'Neill. James Wray.
John Kelly, D. James, E 0. While,
Di'nnla Caaey, J. (JorU'tt, W. W.
Ereeninn. D. A. Jamea, 0. A. Hording,
(I. II. Webster, A. II. Stevens, Tom
Welsh. J. L. Mnltocks, J. W. McEar
land, Martin Hogan, W. IL McLel
lan. The committee on arranging for
tho entertainment and biinu.uet con
sisted of Mrs, Freeman, Mrs. Paulino
Schwarti, Mrs. Reach, Mrs. J. A.
Tufts and Mrs. Alldredge. The drum
corpa la composed of P. G. Wells, W.
II. McClellnn, E. II. Grant, Jim Kelly,
Tom FlUgcraU and T. H. Kellogg.
A movement is on foot to erect a
monument to the memory of the Ore
gon soldiers of the Mexican, Civil and
Indian and Spanish Wars, who havo
fallen In battle, or who have since
been mustered out. Tho movement
la endorsed by btiKlnesa men. farmer
and all patriotic pooplo In tho slate.
OREGON CITY TEAM WINS.
Local Team Will Play Corvalll
Aggregation.
The basket hall gnmo on skate
between the Oregon City Athletic
Club team and the St John team at
the Klverbrlnk rink resulted In the
Oregon City team winning the gnme,
the score being la to 3. Tho Oregon
City team has played threo games
with the St. John boys, winning all
games. On March 20 tho homo team
will go to Corvnllls for a gaino nt
that city.
Meeting of Fair Association.
The Ctiu-kamas County Fair Asso
ciation will hold lis annual mooting
al tho court house on Saturday after
noon, March 20, to elect officers, now
board of directors, ndopt by-laws and
to trnnsnct general business. At this
meeting; will lie determined the date
of holding t ho annual fair, and also to
determine holding an extra race
meeiltig this spring.
Tho executive coininllteo has com
pleted tho arrangements for tho pur
chase of the land, ami now uwnlts
the upprovnl (if l lie contract and mak
ing out tho necessary papers.
Smiths In Trouble.
Through her attorney, George; C.
Browne!!, Clara Smith has sued for
divorce from her husband, Thomas
Smith. Mrs. Smith in her complaint
states thut her husband wilfully and
without cniiHo deserted her In Janu
ary, 11)0(1.
Chase House on Water Street Sold.
Emll Cournnd, owner of tho livery
stnhlu on Water StreeL hns purchased'
the Clinse property near the Suspen
sion bridge. Tho house Is at present
occupied by tho Gordon family, and
It Is considered a valuable piece of
property. Tho price pnltl for the
property waa $2500.
BOULEVARD
ON BLUFF
MAYOR CARLL'S VISIONARY PIC
TURE OF A FUTURE
OREGON CITY.
7TH ST. TO FALLS VIEW
Spaaks on Ih Thema "Baautlfylng
Our City" to a Large Audi
ones at Congregational
Church,
The meeting last Sunday evening
at the Congrogntlonal church In the
interest of a "Heltr Oregon City,"
was largely attended, many moo be
ing prcaont. The main addreas of
the evening waa given by the Mayor,
Dr. Carll. He spoke upon the theme,
"beautifying our city." Ho thought
that the Drat thing we should do
would be to make this a clean city. It
la only a clean city that la boalthy
city. Empty tin cana In the alleys,
and rubbish about yard, and garb
age here and there contribute to the
sprrsd of disease and are eyesores
to every one. Ho also advocated the
taking down of fences about our
home, and making every atreet look
like a park. The Village Improvement
Boclctica of the East did a good work
along these lines, and a little united
effort on the part of our citizens
would result In making our city at
tractive, even more attractive than
It la already. He thought It would be
posslblo to make a most notable and
beautiful driveway, starting from the
head of Seventh street, along the edge
of the bluff to the South end road,
and from there back along the edge
of Falla View; It would be a most pic
turesque boulevard, and could be easi
ly worked out. If we did a Utile year
by year. He thought we had a
chance here of making the city aome-
what famous for Its scenery If we
took advantage of some of the nat
ural advantage. Other speakers In
the audience brought out Iden along
this and other lines. The meeting
was one of considerable interest, and
was successful In creating a desire
to render our city much more at
tractive. Next Sunday Superintendent
Gary and Mr. Dyo take up the public
school question and will discuss how
our schools muy bo mndo more of-
ftctlve. The musical service at the
church was very pleasant.
Married In Australia, Separated In
America.
Duncan MncLcod has filed a suit for
divorce from his wife, Catherine J.
B. MacLeod, to whom he was married
at Tublsi Station, New South Wales,
Australia, about August 31, 1892.
MacUod In hla complaint states
that his wifo has deserted and aban
doned him without cause. The plain
tiff and defendant both have separate
property rights, but MacLeod desires
to make no clnlm to any of the prop
erty belonging to his wife, but only
wishes to retain his own property
rights. MncLeod's wife deserted him
August 15. 1903.
Mr. Palley Buya Shoe Store.
Tho Oregon City Shoe Store that
was sold several weeks ago to Levitt
ft Bookman, has ngnln changed hands.
S. Pnlley, of Portland, has bought tho
store ami Justin Lngeson, who was
formerly connected with the business
with Mr. Bloom, has returned from
Walla Walla,' Wash., nnd resinned
his former position. Mr. Pnlley, who
bus purchased tho stock, wus formerly
n resident of this city, before going to
i'ortlnnd.
Will of Late James McCord.
The will of tho late James McCord,
who died in Portland on Thursday,
was llled In tho county clerk's office
Tuesdny, In which ho names his wife,
Olive E. McCord, ns executor of tho
will without bonds'. To his sons, J.
W. McCord. Melvln McCord, and Geo.
McCord, he bequeaths $5. and a like
sum to his daughters, Blanche B, Mill
vh ny' nnd Stella Antonotto . McCord.
To his wifo, Olive E. McCord. he
leaves nil property both real and per
sonal of whatever kind or nature to
bo used and dealt with held ns her
absolute property ns she may see lit.
Fined Twice.
H. lectin, who wns arrested In this
city by Constable F. A. Miles for not
paying his board bill at one of the
local hotels, was fined $20 or 10 days
In the ycounty Jail. Upon Pxumlnlng
the man's clothing brass knuckles
were found on him, and he wns lined
nn additional $23 for carrying con
cealed weapons. Leon not 6lng able
to pay tho line of $15, was placed In
Joll, and Is now serving out his time
with free bourd and lodging.
LIVED HERE SINCE 1850
HUSBAND DIED ON THE WYOMING
PLAINS: WHILE ON THE
WAY WEST.
Mrs. Susan Porter died In thli city
on Saturday evening al the home of
her duughter, Mr. W. W. II. gam
son. Mrs. Susan I'ortor, whoso maiden
name waa Susan albson, was born In
Washington County, Kentucky, De
cember 22, 1814, living a period of
lit year, 2 months aud 12 days. Mrs.
Porter's parents moved to Mlmourl,
when she was Ave years old. While
lu that state she married Alfred Tur
ner. In J 850 they started across the
great plain to Oregon. At Green
River, now Wyoming, while on their
way to Oregon, Mr. Turner died of
what was called la camp fever, and
his remains were interred on the
plains. Before she reached Oregon
he loat two children by death. With
her three remaining little girls,
yrs. Porter came to Oregon the lame
year. In 18S1 she waa married to
Stephen porter. She Is the mother of
four girl, who are living, and are
Mrs. Luclnda Hales, of Waluburg,
Wash; Mr. L. B. Armstrong, of
Mackaburg, Clackamas County; Mrs.
J. E. Palmer, of Mount Angel, Ore
gon; Mrs. J. E. Sarason, of Oregon
City. The three etepcblldren are:
David Porter, of Lexington, Oregon;
John T. Porter, of Yakima, Wao.;
Mrs. Nancy U Magers, who Is at
present making ser home In this
city with Mrs. Samson. There ate 12
grandchildren; 19 great grandchildren
and one great-great-grandchild.
The funeral was held Tuesday after
noon at Mount Angel, and the Inter
ment waa held In the Miller cemetery.
By request of the deceased Elder S.
B. MoflKl, of New berg, conducted the
filpneral service at the grave.
DELEGATES ARE CHOSEN
GRANGERS MEET AND ELECT
DELEGATES TO THE
STATE GRANGE.
The delegates tc the Clackamas
County Orange for the purpose of
electing representatives to the Ore
gon Slate Grange, met In the county
court room Tuesday. The meeting
was called to order by State Deputy
Mary 8. Howard. Mrs. Howard waa
elected chairman and C. E. Spence
secretary. The committee on creden
tials was composed of C. T. Dicken
son, Mrs. Anna Lewis and W. W.
Everhart.
Delegates to the State Grange,
which convenes at McMlnnville, In
May, were chosen, and are the fol
lowing: O. L Clyde, Abernethy, No.
34C; J. J. Mallatt, Molalla No. 40; J.
D. Chit wood, Damascus 260; T. H.
Davie Central No. 270; Mrs. Ada
Stevens. Highland No. 261. The al
ternates are J. T. Apperson, J. A.
Davis, Frank E. Mclllne, E. F. Gin
ther, Vernon Larklns.
A motion was made that the dele
gates at the State Grange extend an
Invitation to the grangers to hold
the 1910 Bosslon In Oregon City, and
It wag moved that the subordinate
granges be requested to pass resolu
tions favoring the above. On behalf
of the Commercial Club of this city,
Judge Thomas F. Ryan, president of
the club, informed the meeting; that
the commerclnl club would co-operate
with them In their motion to meet In
Oregon City In 1910 and would assist
In every-way posslblo In the enter
tainment of said State Grange.
Every grunge in the fcounty was
represented at the meeting except
Eagle Creek and Garfield. The dele
gates and the granges they represent
ed are ns follows:
Molulla No. 40 J. A. Davis, J. J.
Mallatt. R. A. Wright; Tunlutln No.
Ill B. F. Wiildle, F. Elllgson, H. A.
Kruse; Harding No. 122 Frank Wil
son, G. A. Kohl; Mnhnlia Gill (alter
nate); Warner No. 117 Thomas F.
Ryan, R. S. Coo (alternate); Oswego
Nb. 175 M. A. Gngo, C. C. Borland,
C. T. Dickenson; Damascus No. 200
.1. D. Chltwood, Mrs. Melllne, Mrs.' S.
S. Dallas (alternates); Highland No.
261 G. Stevens, Ada Stevens, Ver
non Lnrklns (alternate) ; Sprlngwater
No. 263 Edwin Bates nnd E. Closner;
Wlhvaukle No. 2i'.S J. K. Kelso, Em
nin Freytas, T. R. A. Sellwood; Cen
tral No. 270 C. E. Spence, T. H.
Davles, E. F. Glnther; Mnplo Lane No,
296 Mrs. Louise Bonrd, Mrs. Anna
.1 Lewis, Mrs. C. W. Swnllow (alter
nate); Clucknmns No. 2!S I D.
Parker, L. P. Jones, Henry Rondar
mel (alternate); Molalla No. 310 V.
W. Everhart. J. V. Harless, J. W.
Thomas; Twentieth Century No. 341
H. T. Melvln, Mrs. Dora Wurfel,
Mrs. H. Peckovor, Mrs. S. E. Andrews
(alternate) ; Abernethy No. 316 O. L.
Clyde, J. T. Apperson.
Attorney Charles D. Latourette, who
went to California on a business trip,
has returned home.
IRRIGATION
PROJECT
CANBY CANAL AND IRRIGATION
COMPANY COMMENCES TO
SURVEY GROUND.
SOIL AT CANBY FERTILE
R. Cummlng, Prominent Canby
Farmer, Experiments by
Forcing Rhubarb
Roots.
The thriving little town of Canby
Is coming to the front. Not only has
It the county fair, but there Is now
a projoct on foot to have over 6000
acres of some of the richest farm land
In the Northwest Irrigated. The Can
by Canal Company, which was re
cently organized for the purpose of
Irrigating this land, has leased the
building belonging to Mrs. Anna
Knight opposite the Southern Pacific
depot at Canby. This will be used by
the company as an office, and will
be renovated throughout The com
pany will keep on band a big supply
of reading matter Including farm Jour
nals, stock and poultry journals, all
kinds of reading matter pertaining to
the farm which will Interest the fann
ers. By Installing this watering system
through the land In the southern part
of the county, it will be a great bene
fit to the land owners, and will tend
to Increase the value of the land. The
soil In this part of the county Is well
adapted to farming, and can produce
fruits and vegetable In abundance.
The farm of A. R. Cummlngs, situ
ated about one mile from the busi
ness section of the town, Is one of
the finest farms In the county. Mr.
Cummlngs takes an Interest In his
farm, and by bis constant attention be
has made It profitable. He Is con
sidered to be one of the most suc
cessful farmers In the county. His
0-acre farm Is all under cultivation,
every foot of ground being pat to use.
Last year the owner shipped over nine
tons of rhubarb to Davenport &
Thompson, the commission merchants
of Portland, netting him $450. Many
of the merchants of Seattle ordered
from Mr. Cummlngs, but be was un
able to meet the large demand. Last
fall Mr. Cummlngs erected on his
place a building, which has been
used for forcing the robts of rhubarb.
The building Is heated, and has proved
beneficial In forcing these roots. Mr.
Cummlngs has several acres In straw
berries and watermelons, and these
are eagerly sought for when In sea
son by the commission merchants of
the metropolis. Mr. Cummlngs has
arranged with the Canby Canal Com
pany for the Installing of an Irrigat
ing plant on his farm, and this will
be used as a demonstration to show
what can be done with the land In
this section under Irrigation. The Ir
rigation system will be installed In
the early fall. .
F. Hampton, of Canby. Is another
man who has made farming a success
In Clackamas county, and who in
tends tohave his land Irrigated as
soon as the company Is operating the
watering system. Mr. Hampton's farm
is located at the head of C street
overlooking the town of Canby. Mr.
Hampton's orchard containing over
3000 fruit trees, are each year gone
ovor and carefully sprayed and prun
ed. On his place Is a fruit dryer with
a capacity of 550 bushels. Last year
the output of the dryer was over four
tons of prunes, although the prune
crop was short. Mr. Hampton is al
so engaged in the culture of straw
berries. Mr. Hampton has the repu
tation of raising some of the finest
strawberries that are shipped to the
markets. It was on Canby Fraltie
where the first wild strawberries were
picked, aud during the time when the
country was full of Indians, these peo
ple feasted on the luscious fault of
the Canby Prairie. H. E. and Caleb
Cross, of this city, well remember the
time they picked the strawberries
when residents of that section. Mr.
Cross says that the people came for
miles to gnther the berries. Those
having gone into the strawberry cul
ture In Canby have met with success,
as no other soli Is more adapted to
the raising of berries. Mr. Hampton
has on his place the Wilson and
Clark Seedling varieties, having sev
eral acres of these. R. S. Coe and F.
Rath are also among the prominent
strawberry growers of Canby. who are
meet Ins with success In the culture
of berries. '
The soil of the Canby Prairie la
well adapted tp the watermelon In
dustry. M. E. Lee, of Portland, has
purchased 60 acres of the Walt tract,
and Is having tho same plowed, which
will be put to melons. ' When these
melons are In season there will be
about five carloads shipped from Can
by each day.
There is more produce shipped out
of Canby than any city south of Port
land and north of Aabland. There
are three large commission houses
In Canby, and large shipments of po
tatoes, onions and produce are bought
by the California markets.
The Canal Company is to place Its
land Into five acre tracts and will be
sold at from $100 to $150 per acre.
The water rights are to be perpetual,
and the annual maintenance fee will
not exceed $1.50 per acre. The amount
of water furnished will be sufficient
to cover each acre two feet deep dur
ing the months of June, July, August
and September,
The men, who have charge of the ir
rigating, state that the Canby prai
rie Is the most Ideal spot for irrigat
ing on the globe, for the principal
reaaon that it Is of a rich, sandy
loam of great depth, having a very
deep gravel sub-drainage. The depth
of the soil is from 'four to 40 feet.
Malarial and typhoid fevers are un
known In this part of the county.
Mr. Lindsey, who has been in Can
by for several months with his eleven
race horses training on the race
track at the county fair grounds, has
acknowledged that this Is the best
track on the Pacific Coast for winter
training, even the racetracks la Cal
ifornia, ' where he hat wintered bis
horses heretofore do not compare with
this. Mr. Lindsey expects to leave
Canby with his horses in April for
Canada, and from there will go to
Texas. The horses be has at Canby
are pacers and trotters.
The Canby Canal Company will
erect an electric light plant In Canby.
The power is at present furnished by
the Aurora Electric Light Company.
The officers of the Canal Company are
as follows; President, W, B. Moores;
vice-president, H. W. Westbrook; sec
retary and treasurer, M. J. Lee; en
gineer, J. J. Hill. Miss Lee, of Canby,
has accepted a position as stenograph
er and commenced her duties Mon
day morning.
The Canal 'Company began survey
ing for the irrigating plant Wednesday
morning with a force of men, and the
work will be pushed as rapidly as
possible. The Company expects to
be In operation in the early fall.
W. a McLaren Gives Talk in Metho
dist Church Sunday Afternoon.
W. G. McLaren, of Portland, gen
eral superintendent of the Pacific
Coast Rescue and Protective Society,
spoke In the M. E. Church on Sunday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. McLaren
spoke In the interest of the goofl work
that this society is doing in Portland,
and all those hearing him on Sunday
atfernoon speak very highly of his
Interesting address. Mr. McLaren
has been Interested in this good work
for the past 20 years, and during that
time has been up and down the coast
assisting those who are In need. He
has just returned from a visit to Sa
lem, where he gave a talk at the pent-'
tentlary before the convicts.
At present the work of the Rescue
and Protective -Society is supported
by volunteer contribution, but It is
probable that within a few months
that there will be a fund from the city
for its support.
Seeks Letters of Administration.
Mrs. Caroline Battin has filed a
petition praying for letters of admin
istration of the estate of her hus
band, Thomas E. Battin, who died
February 24, 1909, In Clackamas
County, In which he has left a large
estate. The value of the real estate
Is $140,000, and the value of the per
sonal property $1700. Mr. Battin died
without leaving a will. The heirs to
the property are Orren, Hiram A.. C.
E., C. G. and the widow. Caroline
Battin, all residents of Milwaukee.
Orren Battin, son of the deceased,
was appointed administrator, and fifetl
his bond according to law in the sum
of $5000. John W. Loder, of this city.
Is administrator for the estate.
Leased Bowling Alley.
The bowling alley, which has been
conducted by Christian & Rakel in
the building south of the Masonic
building, has been leased by McFar
land & Goodfellow, who will take pos
session as soon a3 the improvements
of the building are completed. The
bowling alley Is beneath the 0. K.
Barber shop, and a new entrance to
the lower floor has been constructed.
"Weight" Social Big Success.
The "Weight" social given by the
Willamette school baseball boys Wed
nesday night in the Batdorf hall wa3
a success socially and financially,
about $25 being cleared by the boys.
Notwithstanding the scales used
were owned by one of Willamette's
honest and popular grocers, some
wejKhts were truly phenomenal. The
well-known and much honored county
school superintendent, T. J. Gary, tip
ped the scales at 2S5 pounds.
The prize offered for the heaviest
couple was awarded to E. P. Berdlne
and Miss Nellie Johnson, and the prize
for the lightest couple to Ernest Mass
nnd Miss Mildred Ream.
BEST TIME ,
TO SPRAY
COUNTY FRUIT INSPECTOR LEWIS
WRITES ON THE CARE
OF ORCHARDS.
MAKE YOUR SOLUTION
Will Rigidly Enforce the. Law As to
Spraying snd Pruning Infested
Trees, and Cutting Down
Old Orchard.
(Editor Enterprise.) I would like a
little space In your valuable paper to
repeat, and emphasize If possible,
much that has been said In regard to
cleaning up old and Infested orch
aris. The next 20 'or 30 days will
be the very best time possible to ap
ply the lime and sulphur solution m
dormant spray. It may be used at
IU full strength till the buds are
nearly open, especially on . apples,
without fear of Injury. There are sev
eral brands of the prepared solution
that will prove satisfactory If used
al the rate of 1 gallon of solution to
11 gallons of water making a 12 gal
lon mixture, or you can make it at
home If preferred, nslng at the rate
of 15 pounds quicklime and 15 pounds
flowers of sulphur to 50 gallons of
water. Slake the lime in a tank or
kettle, add the sulphur and boil at
least 1 hour. , I have endeavored to
visit nearly every section of the coun
ty, making suggestions, advising and
serving notices of disinfection. This
matter of better fruit and better meth
ods of packing, marketing and care
of orchards, has been talked of and
written about, and discussed, till It
seems to me there can be no excuse
for ignorance about the matter, and
yet it Is often reported to me that
some one will say "I don't know and
I won't spray unless I am compelled
to do so." That Is not at all the
proper thing to say or do, and be
sides it may prove expensive, for I
assure yon, one and all, that this
work can be done much more cheap
ly if done yourself, than if it should
have to be done under the direction
of the fruit Inspector. It isn't practi
cal or reasonable that the Inspector
should visit every individual in the
County; he could hardly do so If he
gave his whole time to the work. It
would incur unnecessary expense and
Is not called for. I will gladly visit
any Individual or community where I
am wanted, or needed if not wanted.
and give advice or serve notice if I
consider it advisable, at any time. The
law Is plain and specific In the mat
ter. In Judge McBride's charge to
the jury in the Sellwood-Reid case he
told them that there were but three
points for them to consider. First;
had proper notice been given; sec
ond, were the trees infected; third,
had the work of disinfection been done
as directed. The decision In that cose
had a very salutary effect, and I had
hoped It might never be necessary to
take such drastic measures as were
used In that case aj-ain, but I fear It
will be wise and best for all that the
law be enforced to the letter In one
or two aggravated cases in the coun
ty this spring. Of one thing I'want
to assure theV, public, both the fruit
grower and the consumer, that I shall
spend more time and watch more
closely, the sale of Infected fruit,
wormy, scaly or scabby, than I ever
have before and wll! prevent the traf
fic in such fruit In my jurisdiction if
In my power, the coming year. Hop
ing that a word to the wise will be
sufficient, in this case at least, I am
Very respectfully yours,
A. J. LEWIS,
Fruit Inscpector Clackamas County.
BEGINS MAKING PAPER
HAWLEY PULP AND PAPER COM
PANY NOW TURNING OUT
PRODUCT.
The Hawley Pulp & Paper Company
commenced making paper Thursday
morning. The pulp mill has been run
ning for several weeks, but the first
paper was turned out at the now mill -yesterday.
The large paper machine
used by this company is a special
make by an Eastern firm, and Is ono
of the largest on the coast. The
machinery and buildings belonging
to lhl3 company Include pulp mill, sul
phite mill, paper mill at this city, and
a saw mill at Milwaukee. This In
dustry will give employment to from
20 Oto 300 men, and will be operated
to its full capacity from now on.
W. P. Hawley, who Is an experi
enced paper maker, Is the president
and general manager of the company,
and R. E. Bryan, of Portland, Is secretary.
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