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OREflON CITY, OREGON, FIJI DAY, MARCH 20, 1909.
ESTABLISHED 1866.
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FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 13.
LODER USES
NO MITTENS
He MERCILESSLY FLAYS OREGON
CITY FOR ITS LACK OP PUBLIC
SPIRIT AND ENTERPRISE.
LITTLE, SELFISH, STINGY
Tilkt on Question of Publlo Library
nd Out! Much Out of th Sub
ject, which h Handle!
with Ungloved Hands.
At lint Congregational Cliurrli Hun
ilny evening nilclrHH mi I lie subject
f a fr-r reading room and public
library fur Oregon City were glveii
by J. W. U1ir. attorney, of this city,
anil Mla Mary France Isotn, of Port
liiiul, linih were very ull addresses
ami wir enthusiastically applauded.
Mr. Ixidor spoke a follows:
The only Free Reading Room In
Oregon City I ever saw wa (in a dark
alley with a stove In It usually cold, a
few liiul chairs, a niniitit-r of old tiiaga
nine, two or three paper from other
roiirn ) and onu or two city paper,
a fi'W old hooka, some dust covered
statlHilral record of lh country, all
lying on tirnki'ti shelve, or bare table
or scattered In dlaordor about tho
room. Tlx1- riMitu minu tlmo In thn
dlHtant past had been used for auiilo
liirMim, It probably 15 f1'1'1
wide and 2" feet long with one dust
covered window and olio door.
Thin la not tho mom wo have mot
to discus No advantage can bo
gained ly talking alHitit II. Ilowevor.
tho above describe almost nartly
thn thins Oregon trity has tho proud
dhillni'lloil of calling hrr Krvn Road
Iiik KrHiin and doubtless thn ropula
tloii of the tlilnK lina gone far an
aa an advertisement of tha put)
llr spirit of Oregon CHy. for any ono
who ever ventured Into that niar
euM-i-Ung tu find a Kr Reading
Itooin must liavn had something to
nay ahout It to aonm uno. Of courae
1 failed.
la there really a demand for a read
ini room In Oregon City T
If It la a question of palroliagt
surely tho demand la vry groat, cm-
mi City and .suburb contain 0000
Hmpl, within 10 mile of na probably
double that n ii in li' r. and III 20 miles
of ua with I'nrtland. between two and
three hundred lhouand, and adjoin
Iiik us rum a part of th Cnllid 8tH'
rotilulnlnic 711 or KO niilllona and wint
of ua. rounllraa uillllona. Out of
thi'im vaal nutiilwri )iow ninny ri'iich
Ori'Kon City!
Hundy every prraon In and about
Ori-Kon City aviraitea a trip a wk
aiiKroKatlnit In on year.... 312.UUU
If fvcry noraon In Iho cminty
avi'raxea a trip a ninnlh.. 'JiO.OuO
Kviry piTiKin In 20 mllca
onro a y-ar 300,000
Kwry iirrmm In tho V. 8.
oncn In ton ytnr 7,000,000
Tha ri'at of tlm world onro
In looo yciira 10.000,000
thlnii of vuliio In It for ovury 0110 of
ihoni, ami for I'vny lnliiililiiint of
(iri'Kim cliy. Thi'iu la 110 ri'umiu why
I ho cuiiniy or towiiHhlp iiiht fruiii
nvoiy purl of ovury hi 11 1 11 In thn union
Hhoiilil mil hn foiiiid llii'iii, mid coiiiIiik
iiiiiirnr I101110 thoro la no ri'UHmi why
viry iiHniclloii ami Imlimtry In Ore
Km Clly, iiihI ovujy iinoli In Clw:ku
iiiiiii County mill 1 hit Hiulo of Onwn.
itliould inn liu ni'i'iirutnly iImhitIImiJ,
mill vrIiiiiIiIo, tniHtwortliy and roll
aliln Information furiillu-d. Kvcry
lowu unil piMdiirt ahoiilil bo priuiil
iiniiily ri'pii'iioiili'd lit (hlH eatahllHlf
iik'Iil wllh IliiTiiUmi mid vli'wa mid
nit 1 tt il -h mill alutlNlUm, mid nvoiylhliiK
doiin poitnllilu to ariiniliit atraiiKora
wlih Hit'' county ami clly. Ori-Hur.
Clly'a widfaru dooa not iinpi'iid ho
iiiui li on liur kimwIi'ilKn of thu lucu
lion ami r'imiirrM of tlm rm of tho
nullity and atulo ami of thu world.
Pronpcrlly will cotno In proiiortlou na
thu rt-xt of thn world tliltika fuvoralily
of Ori'oun City, HniniitlilnK miiat bo
dolio to cri'Mto conllilntirii In ouninlvva
Ural, and tlii'ii work up tho olhor fol-
low'a coiillili lieu In ua, If thu city la
oviT to grow. If Ori'KHU City could
know thnl aiich mi IiihiIIiiiIoii would
(Coulliiuod ou I'uku 4.)
A RESTRAINING ORDER
TEMPORARY INJUNCTION ISSUED
AGAINST DAMASCUS TELE
PHONE COMPANY.
GLADSTONE'S
PROGRESS
REAL ESTATE CHANGING HANDS
RAPIDLY, AND POPULATION
- FAST INCREASING,
MANY PRETTY HOMES
Unlqua 'Bungalows Going Up On
Evsry Hand, with Fifty to Seven
ty five Mora planned for Im
mediate Construction.
DISOBEYED INJUCTION
Making a Rrand total of. , IH.Oiio.ooo
Thciwi flKiiri'n are somewhat vlxloii'
ary, hut mako further iH'iliu-tlon rlKld
aa you niiiy, and at III tho minimi nnin
her of pwiplo to DroKon City la rt"
niarknlily Inrne. At the leitat calcula
tion more than a million people trend
Main street In Oroisoit City each year
now, and J lie proHpecIa nrn that this
number will ItictniHo In tho future.
Out of tlilH vut numlier, iloillitlens
every pomon In lutereHieil In aouie
thltiK that Hhoiilil bu fouml In an Uh
toilute reiulliiK room. Talk a minute
or mi with nlmoHt any pel nun and the
clianrea am tho person Is In real need
of, or m leant dcHlrpa, common, onll
nary Information that always should
be found In a well equipped reaillim
room, and I liellevo a million people
would K't K'muI out of un liiHtltutlon
of that kind each year In Oreon
city.
To properly earn for this ureal num-
.tier of ncrcNHltoua liidlvlduala Is tho
ilenianil and duty of (trt'iton City ami
It cannot bo done without. syHtemallc
preparation. The denmnd for a Free
IteaiHiiK Uoom la certainly Kreiit In
deed alnioHt a necessity, and surely
tho patroniiKO will bo equally ureiit,
and to properly supply the demanU Or
Kim City's free reiulliiK room ahotild
ho equipped with as many nnil vari
ous hooka and sources of Information
as the Individual wants of thla 1 111 -niensu
pmriiiuiKo requires, and nny
ihltiK short of this will not sulllcu. TI1I.1
Free HendliiK Hoom nnil Information
bureau aliould bo ONtiibllHhed upon a
1 1 lt - nil pliin. Not only OroKon City
In pnrtleulur should bo kept uppermost
In mind, but Clitcknmas County In
Koncrul, and to some extent tho Unit
ed Htatea und tho uttermost pnrta of
tho earth. SuppohIiik a room for In
stance. In thla establishment should
be supplied with Uormau hooks, news
piiHrs, and lltornturn, and n llormnn
KoIiik tliere could tiiko up a paper
published rlKht at tho plnco lie came
from, could II ml n pen and atntlonnry
lo write a letter buck and tlm! an In
terpreter to oxplnln our country to
I1I111 ami show a Ittlo interest nnrt lie
of some pcrHoual vuluu to I1I111, lnuv
Ioiik would bla part of (ieiiiiiiny he
IIiiiIIiik out nbout OroKon City and
Claekiunas County and tho State of
Oreunn? This Is only n fur feiclieil
llliiHirallon, but npply this circum
slnuce a little nearer homo and It
works equally as well. If un Imnil
Knint from Illinois could drop Into
HiIh commodious bulldliiK and find
there proper Veceptlon and trealment
and Intereat lu Ilia wellure, and fret
supplied with Information he wants
aiiout. OrcKini C'lly and the Slain of
Ori-Kon, IiIh Hist arrival In Oivkoii
City would make favorable Impn.s
hIihi ou lit in. and his first letter back
home would carry pnilsu for this
couutry. Tourists and Immigrants
from every pint of the United HI ales
come lo Orcein! City every "year mid
K. It. Oil. W. M. Hiiniiu-r. et al.
have Died a complaint In thu circuit
court UKiilnat Iho Damascus Tele
phone Company, a corpoarilou. Tlm
plaintiffs are the owners of u certain
id, phone 1 1 iiu, known as the Huriil
Farmers' ltoute No, 10, between Hun-
nyslde nml llmiinseus, Clackamas
county, wlilch said Hue Is connected
with the switchlHiard ou the premises
of J. C, Klllott at llmnnm iis.
lu March, 1901), snld ilefenilant
wroiiKrully and unlawfully cut and
severed tho line from the switchboard,
and continued to cut the said line and
sever n from the switchboard, and
to deprive the plaintiffs from the use
o fthelr property, thereby causing the
Kill ill Funnels' Telephone Company
Injury and damage.
That unless the Damascus Tele
ehone Company la restrained from
disconnecting and severing the lines
belonging 10 the Rural Farmers' Com
pany from the switchboard, ll will
cause a multiplicity of actions and
suits between the Damascus Tele-
phono Company mid the Kurat Farm
era' Company No. 16.
The plaintiffs In their complaint
pruy that employees or any one con
nected with the Damascus Telephone
Company be restrained from Interfer
ing wlih their Hues at tho switch
board; or In any way Injure the rum
pany'a lines.. C'llen ft Schuehel, of
ibis city, are representing tho Ktital
Farmers Company No. 10.
A temporary Injunction waa served
on the Damascus Telephone Company
as requested by rlnlntms.
Will Improve Taylor Street.
At a meeting of the city council
Wednesday night the dccUlou was
made to Improve Taylor street from
Seventh lo Twelfth. The council ills-
cussed at some length the Improving
of Eleventh, Twelfth and Washing
ton streets, but finally decided to post
pone action upon any of thesu Miree
until March 31, when they will ne
taken up for final consideration.
MAN ACTS QUEERLY;
THEN DISAPPEARS
APPARENTLY INSANE OVER RE-
LIQION, CREATES MUCH TALK
AT OREGON CITY.
A man who said thnl he waa from
Albany applied for a Job as woodcut
ter at thu employment and real estate
office of Curbed ft. Co., of thla city,
Inst Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Gorbett
and Mr. ll.viom, members df tho firm,
directed him to the place of D. 0.
Torrence. on Melalla avenue, this
city, where Mr. Torrence gave him
a Job as woodcutter. Tho man acted
strangely while lu tho employment
olllce, but nothing was thimght of the
mutter. While staying at tho home
of Mr. Torrence ho refused to eat
anything from Tuesday until Thurs
day ovenlng ill 5 o'clock, the time ho
disappeared, excepting mush, saying
ihul Was tho only thing he ever ate.
On Thursday afternoon ho went 10
a canyon near tho homo of Hyaoui,
and after remaining there for about
an hour, returned, but disappeared
again, and thla was the last seeu of
him, The man seemed to be crazy
over religion, and told Mr, Oorbott
thai the lllhle 10,'d him to give un
everything.
Sunday ho enmo to the homo of
llev. Mulkey, pastor of tho Christian
Church at Gladstone, anying ho was
'member of tho Chrlatlan Church
and wanted to know If he could have
a room, Said ho did not want to go
lo a hotel. Ilev. Mr. Mulkey gave,
nun n ueii. inn ne rcitiMcu ine next
ay lo eat, saying it was his fast day.
He finally nte sumo mush, mid .naked
for the second helping. He told Mr.
Mulkey lie came from Portland.
At the tlmo of his disappearance
o' left a lllblo, spectuclos ami tools,
and tliruw away a new pnlr of blank-
In
During the past month a great deal
of land has changed hands In tho
thriving suburb of Gladstone, and dur
ing that time many buildings have
been completed, and several at pres
out are under construction. Among
those, who have purchased property
and who pre building arc Mr. pardon,
who purchased tho projierty of C. A.
Warren. Blnco purchasing this Mr.
i-nMiep nn msuo many improvements
on the residence and premises
Wheeler Church, of thla city, ha mir
chased property there and Is erecting
a new food atoro, and aa soon as thla
1 completed will Imlld a modern
house, where he will move his fam
"' The new resilience of F. 8. Ilaker la
one of the most up tu-dato li! Glad
stone, and as msin as It Is finished Mr.
linker will move his family from this
city and take possession. On the first
floor are five rooms, with halh and
reception hall, and on the second flixir
are four rooms and hall. Thera la a
full cement basement.
Harry O. Paddock. o rocently pur
chased lots 4 and 8 of block Co, has
the lumber on tho ground for the
fencing lu of his property, and con
tractors are figuring on a California
bungalow, which he will erect Im
mediately. ' William j Salle, who has built so
many handsome bungalows in Glad-
atone, has purchased from tho Glad
atone Heal Kstate Association lota 1.
3, 6, of block 62 In Gladstone.
and will erect four bungalows. Mr. I
Uusalle s five bungalows which be
erected last fall, overlook tho Clack
amas, and are on the main county
roan, attracting the attention of
travelers by their artistic design.
William Bchwaubauer has complet-
ea tno cement foundation for his new
home on lota 9 r.nd 10 of block 31, and
the lumber Is on the ground for the
residence. He I at prcseut construct
ing his fence around the property.
II. K. Cross is filling In his yard at
Gladstone, the dirt belrtg brought
from the Park, whero tho track waa
graded.
W. K. Rnuch has purchased from
the Gladstone (Val Estate Association
lots 7, 8, 9 and 10 of block H3, Glad
stone. Ho will build a 1500 bunga
low. Mr. Ranch Is connected with
the Government Hatchery on the
Clackamas.
I. G. Wells, the postmaster of Glad
stone, Is erecting a new store build
ing on the north side of the nostof-
flco building. Tho new building Is to
huve a full cement foundation.
K. Harrington Is making many Im
provement on his property, among
them being new- fencing.
Charles Tooze, one of-the property
owners of Gladstone, has purchased
three more lota adjoining hia place.
conservative estimates by H. E.
CrosH and W. K. Sohooley show that
there will he from 50 lo 75 more now
homes erected In Gladstone before the
next fall rains set In.
BENCH WARRANTS ARE I8SUED
AGAINST DAMASCUS TEL
EPHONE COMPANY.
A bench warrant was Istuied Thurs
day morning In the suit of Klllott vs.
DumaHciia Telephone Co.. for viola
tion of an Injunction Issued ,y Judge
Dlmick In till suit WednHday, re
straining tha Telephone Company
from Interfering with a telephone
line operated by Klllott. Notwith
standing the Injunction, It U alleged
that the telephone company kept up
a course of Injury towards F.lllott's
line, and U'Uen ft Bclim-hel, Elliott's
attorneys, filed an Information Thurs
day morning charging the company
with disobedience of the Injunction
A bench warrant was Issued by order
of judge Mcllrlde for A. ilendrlckm-n
W. It. Dallas, Ou Donly, L. Huddle
and Jerome Donley, comprising the
company, and John Doe, Ilk-hard Roe
and Henry Roe, employees, whose real
names are unknown.
TRAINLOADS
ARE COMING
PLANNING
FOR FAIR
MEETING OF ASSOCIATION HELD
AT COURT HOUSE LAST
8ATURDAY.
NO PREJUDICED CANBY
M. E. Lee, of Portland, Want to Deed
Ten Acrea to Association Now
Occupied by Pavilion for
Option it Holds.
SERVING OUT SENTENCE.
Judge Simson Fines Joe Hickey for
Falling to Return Watch.
Joo Hickey, who has been a board
er ut the Oregon City House, was ar
rested Tuesday morning on complaint
of the proprietress. Mrs. Lucy Riley.
in her complaint Mrs. Riley stated
that Hickey being III at her boarding
house borrowed her watch to regulate
the time of taking his medicine, and
the wiitch has never been returned to
her. Hickey had his hearing Tues
day afternoon and was sentenced by
Judge Samson to twelve days In Jail
or $25 line. He was unable to pay
the line and l now In Jail aerving unt
hlH sentence.
tho rafters behind a bonril
0 had a clock wrapped in a pair of
Hocks, and ho left hia knife in the
lamp chimney, lie owed Gnrliett. ft
Co. for securing him tho Job. and
said ho wanted It sjinlil by 10 o'clock
Thursday night and tlint his troubles
would be over by that tlmo. Ho also
.aid ho was raised In Albany, where
lie liiiu a family. Ills name la not
clearly written In the lllhle. but looks
like William F. Vnienhoffer.
The man waa later tnkon lu charge
at. Vancouver, and locked up. Ho
sjated ho had recently escnped from
the insane iiHylimi and wan on his way
this rending room should have somo-to hear Dan. Shannon.
Owned Property In Thla County.
Mrs. Miillnda Cnrothors, of "Portland,
has been appointed administratrix of
tho estnle of Lucy Rosemnn. Mrs.
llosemiin died January 21!, 1009. In
tho county of Sonoma, California, hut
was a resident of Clackamas county,
where her property is situated, valued
al JUtlO. Mrs. Roseman left 110 will,
und tho heirs nre Mary J. Luke. Eldo
rado, Kmirlas; Mrs. Kllen llalber, Au
rora. Marlon county, Oregon; Maltnda
Carolliers, Portland; Mrs. Zoru Smith,
Kansas City, Mo.; Albert and Jes.ile
May Korsytho, and lxmlse Forsythe,
residence unknown; Charlotte, C, res
idence unknown; Mrs. Martha Koene,
Oklahoma; Mrs. Klla Grubel, Kansas
City,- Mo.
Charges Bigamy.
Sailje Ilussey hns filed suit for di
vorce from Floyd R. Ilussey. They
were married at Heppner, Oregon, in
December, V.IOS. and soon nfter snld
marriage plaintiff learned that defend
ant had a wife living from whom he.
nun not been divorced, Upon learn
ing of this fact. Mrs. Ilussey Immedi
ately left thu defendant and has not
since lived wjth him. She prays for
complete separation and real oration
of her iniilden name; Sadie Gnrrigues.
Mrs, Frank Soeshe, living at Four
teenth and Main afreets, luw received
word that she hoi Jm tho number which
calls for a piano from the Crawford
Shoo Company of Portland. The
Company offered her $100 for the pi
ano. She accepted the latter.
The stockholder of the Clackamas
County Fair Association held a meet
ing In the court house on Saturday
afternoon. The meeting wa well at
tended, various part of the county
being represented, but aa the capital
stock of the association has recently
been Increased to $5000. It la necea
sary that more than $2500 worth of
stock ba represented. It waa foond
that not enough was represented to
do business. The meeting dissolved
Itself Into a commit t'o of the whole
to discuss by-lawa .Juinltu-d by the
committee and to consider other mat
ters of interest connected with the as
sociation.
M. E. Lee, of Portland, submitted
a proposition to deed to the Associa
tion 10 acrea of land on which the pa
vilion now stands, and to give a lease
upon the race track for a long term
of years If the Association would sur
render to him Its option. Sentiment
was divided on this question, many
thinking It a good proposition to own
the fair site and be free from debt
and at the same time having the use
of the race track, whenever needed
for fair purposes.
Others seem to think that the option
was. very valuable, some even slat
ing that the land would In ten yeais
time be worth $1000 per acre. These
atockholdera ai very much averse to
parting with any part of the 40 acres
upon which the Association holds the
option.
Many of the peoplo who were pres
ent from Canby earnestly asserted
that tho talk about Oregon Cltv .be
ing prejudiced against Canby and the
fair was nothing short of delusion
the virld Imagination of a very few
l nntiyltes.
The executive committee was In
structed to proceed Immediately to
apolnt committees to make arrange
ments for our next year's fair. An
other meeting will he called for Sat
urday. April 3, at which time all stock
holders should endeavor to be present
or send proxy by some friend, so that
the business of the association may
he transacted.
ARRESTED FOR
SERIOUS CRIME
FRED KROHNERT CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT ON INDIAN
GIRL.
rreit Kronnert, about thirty vears
of age, was arrested by Constable
MIlea In .this city Wednesday after
noon and landed In the county Jail tor
an assault upon Martha Clark, the
thtrteen-year-old daughter of Molly
Clark, known as Indian Molly, a re
spected, hard-working Indian woman
of this city.
Kronhert entered the home of the
Clnrk family and finding no one at
home but the little girl and her five-
year-old brother, he took advantage
of 'her In a serious manner. The
mother of the girl came into the
house Just as Kronhert was leaving.
and he threatened to kill her If she
had him arrested. She telephoned to
tho officers and In less than half an
hour he was in the meshes tif tho
law.
ALASKA-YUKON-PACIFIC EXPOSI
TION WILL OPEN THE EYES
OF VI8ITOR8.
SHOW MINIATURE FARM
Seattle Fair Will Help Entire Coast,
Especially Oregon, Where There
are Great Opportunities for
Homeseeker.
Myers-Greene Case Settled.
The Myers-Green case that has been
ponding six days has come- to an end.
The case was tried for two and one
half days by a jury which disagreed,
and the matter was taken under ad
visement by ' Judge Samson nnfl a
verdict was rendered in favor of Wil
liam Myers, plaintiff, for $19.07 with
costa and disbursements. Myers
claims that Clay Green and his son,
Herbert, owed him $19.97 for rent of
his farm, and the Greens claimed that
Myers owed them an amount of
money for work on the place.
Right now the Alaska-Yukon Paci
fic Exposition Is the magnet that is
attracting thousands of peopb from
Eastern, Southern and Middle West
ern State to the Pacific Coast partly
for tho reason that the exhibition w:il
open up a new line of thought with
Its great display from Alaska, Haw
all and the Philippines a well aa the
Orient, and partly because of the
much advertised aceulc beauty of the
states bordering on the Pacific.
The state of Washington and more
particularly the Puget Sound country
will soon be the mecca for tralnloada
of strangers. But Washington will
not hold the visitor for an Indefinite
period for they have something in
mind further than 8 visit to the ex
position at Seattle.
There are opportunities on the Pa
cific Coast for tho homeseeker a Hell
as the merchant and manufacturer
and the visitors to the fair Intend to
see Just what Oregon, Idaho, Colorado,
Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Oklahoma
as well aa British Columbia have to
offer In the way of Inducements to
settlers. Of course the tourist will
be here In large number and their
Itinerary nearly always Includes all
the mountain, lake and seaside re
sort of the Northwest.
The, exposition Itself Is going' to
open the eye of the thousand of
vlltiB who will come to Seattle ex
pecting to find an exhibition very sim
ilar to what has been offered before.
The Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition
Is not going to be remembered after
iia galea close because of Its great
size or by the number of Its build
ings, but because of the beautiful pic
ture formed by the work of the build
er and landscape artist, framed In
by t lakes, mountains and woodland
.scenery distributed lavishly on very
hand by nature.
At tbiaime, more than two months
before the official date of opening,
the building stand complete, the
streets are paved and now the ex
hibits to fill acre of space are ar
riving in Seattle. Canada s magnin
cent exhibit that attracted the atten
tion of thousand of visitors to the
Franco-British Exhibition at London
Iaat year, ha arrived In Seattle and
from Italy come several carloada of
rare exhibit for the foreign section
and big manufacturing concerns
throughout the United States are for
warding their displays direct to the
exposition grounds where now a long
row of heavily laden freight cars lie
waiting to be unloaded la a dally
scene.
Within thirty days every exhibit
building on the ground will be well
filled and the United States govern
ment w ill , have Its display In readi
ness early In May. When the gates
of the Exposition open June 1. 1909
the show will be complete in every
detail, an example of western spirit
and enterprise.
A miniature farm has been estab
lished at the Exposition where the
products of the state will be cultival
ed aa an object lesson to the visitors
to the fair at Seattle this summer.
It is hoped that such a farm will do
much towards Increasing Interest In
he clearing of logged off lands of
the state.
On the exposition grounds Is a pro
ducing farm in every stage of Its
evolution from the country as the
timber cutter has left It, showing
practical demonstrations of the sev
eral methods of clearing. This It Is
believed, will lead to a brisk demand
among the eastern visitors to the
fair for the logged off lands of the
state.
To create further Interest excur
sions will be run to the various sec
tions of the state where the logged
ff lands are fast being converted into
great producing farms. . The minia
ture farm at the exposition will sug
gest the possibility of development
and the excursions to place where
such work Is heing done on a large
scale will no doubt meet with tht ap
proval of thousands of visitors to the
1909 exposition as well as their pat
ronage after they see the land as It
really Is.
There will also bo demonstrations
of the wonderful ' productiveness of
the virgin soil of the state which will
stand greatly In contrast with te
worked out farms of the east. This
condition will commend Itself to the
eastern farmer who visits the Fair.
The very fact alone that two crops
of potatoes can he produced every
year on the same ground In the Pu
get Sound country Is a fact -that will
probably surprise many easterners.
The miniature farm has been plat
ted into small rectangular blocks
which have afforded an excellent op
portunity for the good roads instruc
tors and landscape artists to sow the
germs of modern road construction
and the art of beautifying the farms
which will have the effect of making
life on the farm and In the country
more attractive. Practical demon
strations of berry raising wil! also be
niado on the 'model farm.
who comes from Portland to a.-oilst
In the aerie of meeting. All sing
ers Interested are cordially invited to
come to the church on Thursday ov
enlng, when the choir will sing from
the book to be used in the special
service.
Children Brought Back.
Acting under authority of an order
Issued by the County Court, Constable
F. 8. Miles went to Portland Monday
and brought back the Melllen child
ren, Wanda and Thelma, who weie
tak'-n from the care of their grand
parent last fall and given Into the
custody of their father. It appears
that the father did not take care of
the children, having put them In a
home for children In South Portland.
R. J. Brown Buy Wolf Farm.
The Wolf farm on the Molalla road
was sold this week to Robert J.
Brown, who reside near the Brown
school house. The sum paid for the
farm wa $15,000. About 40 acrea of
the land I under cultivation. Most
of the other land ha upon It valuable
timber. Mr. Brown recently sold hi
property at Brown' chooI house,
which netted him about $10,000.
WANTS DIVORCE AT 65
AGED MAN CLAIMS CRUEL AND
INHUMAN TREATMENT
AND DESERTION.
Berry Buckner has filed a suit for
divorce from Abigail Buckner. The
plaintiff in the suit Is 65 years of lacking, the authorities at Washing-
RIFLE RANGE
PURCHASED
TRACT OF 103 ACRE8 ACQUIRED
NEAR OREGON CITY FOR
GUARD AND ARMY.
READY FOR USE MAY 15
Land I Regarded aa Ideal for Pur
poe and Will be Sit of Week
ly Practice and Reg
ular Competition.
There was much speculation and
subdued excitement created here last '
week when It was rumored that the
National Government was buying up
large tracta of land In the vicinity ct
Clackamas Station, five miles from
Oregon City. The mystery wa re
vealed however, when It ' became
known that the tract of 103 acres pur
chased la for tine ai a rifle range by
the Oregon National Guard and the
troops of the Regular Army stationed
at Vancouver Barrack.
While formal approval of the trans
action by the War Department ia yet
age, and his wife 67 year. Mr. and
Mrs. Buckner were married In Clack
amas County. April 5, 1903. Buckner
is partially paralyzed, and in this con
dition requires certain attention
which hi wife refuses to give him.
He claim that she ha treated him
In a cruel and inhuman manner and
offered personal- indignities, which
have made life burdensome and un
bearable. In May, 190C, Mr. Buck
ner left her husband and went away
from his home, going to a farm which
she ownB, situated near WilholL She
remained there four months. On
March 16 she threatened to leave him
and break up hi home all of which
waa on account of the physical condi
tion of Buckner.
LECTURE ON "FORESTRY."
Mr.
Mill Sent Hera Through Solic
itation of Woman' Club.
Enos Mill will lecture on "For
estry" In thiB city on Wednesday ev
ening, April 7. Mr. Mills Is in the
employ of the federal government and
travels over the United States deliv
ering lecture on thla subject.
Recognizing the Influence of the
Woman'a Club, the government al
lows the National Federation of the
Clubs, to name places and date for
many of these lectures. The local
club, by making arrangement early,
secured Mr. Mills for one of these
lectures. Many people will be inter
ested in hearing him and learning
more concerning this subject, which
is or such vital Importance to all
No charge will be made for the lec
ture, and the place, where the lec
ture Is to be given has not yet been
decided upon, but will be announced
later.
BIT PIECE OUT OF
NEIGHBOR'S EAR
MRS. RIGGS AND LOUIS GENGLER
FIGHT OVER SOME
CHICKENS.
Organizing a Chorua Choir.
A chorus choir, which will sing dur-
Mrs. Riggs, of Clackamas Heights,
who was arrested Tuesday morning
on the charge of assault and battery
en complaint of Louis Genglur of the
same place, was given a hearing he-
fore Judge Samson Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Riggs. who is a neighbor of
the Gengler family, Is the owner cf
chickens and ducks which frequently
invade the garden of John Gengler,
to which he strenuously objected, and
he has been accused by Mrs. Riggs
and others of shooting the chickens.
Mrs. Riggs called at the Gengler place
to drive her chickens home, and In
her testimony she claimed that Geng
ler called her names and followed her
home. When near the gate Gengler
threw her against a wagon and she
fell to the ground. He commenced to
attack her by scratching her face and
pulling her hair. In the scuffle she
seized his ear lu her teeth and vici
ously bit off a large portion of the
lobe. Mrs. Riggs testified Bhe v-us
unaware she had relieved him of a
part of his ear until she felt it in her
mouth.
The countenances of Gengler and
Mrs. Riggs showed Bigns of a des
perate fracas, being covered with i
scratches, contusions and bruises.
Mrs. Riggs, at the hearing pleaded
guilty to the charge of assault and
battery, but sentence was suspended
by Judge Samson. Gengler claims
that he will now bring suit against
Mrs. Riggs for damages.
ton, D. C, have been urging the pur
chase of such a range for some time
past. No doubt Is held aa to the for
mal approval, a the tract selected Is
regarded by military expert as Ideal
for the purposes of rifle practice and
competitions. The new range will
be the place of all future state com
petitions and possibly of the division
competitions of the regular establish
ment. Adjutant-General W. E. Flnzer, of
the Oregon National Guard, while re
garding the announcement of the pur
chase aa somewhat premature, af
firmed the facta as stated, and said
that plan are already being made for
the laying out of the range. It is
expected to have It completed for use
by the opening of the regular rifle
practice season, May IS. A force of
men will begin work immediately
clearing the land of timber and brush.
Offers 1500-Yard Range.
All regulation range will be In
cluded, and there will be targets at
200. 300. 500, 600, 800, 1000 and 1500
yards. The 1500-yard range will be
the. first ever put Into use on the
Coast, and one of the first ranges cf
that distance in the country. It la
something of an inAQvMion-SAiuUZ the
new service rifle I effective at that
distance. Heretofore 1000 yards baa
been regarded as the maximum dis
tance for accurate firing.
The tract Ilea eaat and west, and
there are several buildings on the
land which will be put to use as
headquarters buildings and store
rooms. The firing will be to the eaat
The firing point for the long ranges
will be laid out about 75 yards from
the Clackamas station house. All
danger to residents of the district la
removed by a range of hills of suffi
cient height to stop all 'wild shots.
The slope of the natural backstop is
a trifle better than the 45 degrees de
manded by the firing regulations.
It is learned that the entire National
Guard force of the state, excepting
coast artillery and field artillery, will
be assembled at the range during the
Summer for target practice and camp
of instruction combined. General Fln
zer is arranging to bold the state rifle
competition at the same time, as sev
eral thousand dollars would be saved
from the Federal military appropria
tion In this way, inasmuch as com
petitors would already be on the
ground and extra expenditure on mile
age, rations and pay allowance would
not be required.
The new range will be available for
weekly practice to the six companies
of infantry stationed in Portland Bnd
to the company stationed at Oregon
City. The troops of the regular es-
ablishment, stationed at Vancouver
Barracks, will be assigned such peri
ods as may be requested. There will
be no conflict, as the Guard troops
do the largest part of the regular prac-
lce on Sundays.
Chiefly for Oregon Guard.
Although the Government is pur
chasing the range, it is primarily for
the use of the Oregon National Guard.
The purchase of ranges Is made
where satisfactory Interest Is shown
by state troops.
The new range 1b to be made com
plete In all Its appointments, so it
is authoritatively learned. The en-
re tract is level and with a few
eeks of work can be laid out so as
to be second to none outside of tho
Camp Perry range. Troops will be ,
transported from Portland by way of
the Southern Pacific.
U'REN GOES EAST.
Has Been Invited to Talk at Denver
and Boston.
Complete Steam Bakery.
J. E. Schaffer, proprietor of the
Royal Bakery, on Seventh street, is
making extensive Improvements to
his bakery. He has installed a large
steam generator, a doiighniacliiue ami
a live horsepower motor. The steam
boiler is for the purpose of generat
ing steam for the oven and also for
raising the bread, lu introducing this
Improvement Mr. Schaffer has given
Oregon City its first, steam bakery.
The members of Yeoman Lodge are
anticipating a good time at their
lug the special services, will be or-1 meeting Saturday evening, March 27
ganlzed next Thursday evening at the ' for which occasion an interesting pro
Hon. W. S. U'Ren, accompanied by
his wife, left Monday morning for
Portland, and ou Tuesday evening left
for an Eastern trip. Mr. and Mrs.
U'Ren will first visit In Colorado, the
home state of the former, where Mr.
U'Ren has been Invited to talk on
Statement No. 1. On the 29th he
will give a talk on "Recent Oregon
Legislation," at the University of
Colorado, Boulder. Among the other
places to be vUited are Detroit, Mich.;
Indianapolis, lnil.; Louisville, Ky.;
Cincinnati, Ohio; Washington, D. C.;
and New York. Ou their return trip,
from Chicago will be a pleasure trip.
Mr. U'Ren will talk on Statement No.
1 at Boston, where he has been in
vited to do so. Mr. and Mrs. U'Ren
expect to be gone about two month.
first presbyteriun church. During
the services this choir will be under
the able leadership of Dr. McMichael,
gramme has been prepared, after
which a basket social and dancing will
follow.
Inspection of Co. G-
The regular quarterly meeting and
Inspection of Company G, Third In
fantry, O .N. G:, will be held at. the
Armory on Monday evening, March
29. , Members of the company will
dress In uniform, and the mustering
officers of Portland will bo present.
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