Oregon City enterprise. (Oregon City, Or.) 1891-194?, July 09, 1909, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextCHIto rtlttoHol HooUi OK CITY ENTEKPKOS Tha Enterprise It th only Clackamas County 0 Newspaper that prints ill of the newt of thla .growing County, -W-W-l 4-M-l' Has your subscription OK- plrad? Look at tha label, You should not mlaa any ofcour newt numbers. OltKCJON CITY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY ), VM). ESTABLISHED 1S5. EyON FORTY-THIRD YEAR No. 28. CONTEST IN FULL SWING FOURTH OF JULY CELEBARTION OVER AND CONTESTANTS READY TO WORK. FINE CHANCES FOR ALL So Many PHiea Off mad Element of Failure la Almost Entirely Elim inated. Eight Re ward! In All. NlltH itllHlllllillllK lll' flK'l lluil lite Fourth nf July incurred mi three days IliU year iiinl l hi' uctl ilny II rnlm-d there U n vi'iy iiiiinl'li'iiilili' Inli'ri'Kl In Hi" itii'iil nulimrliilliiii -u m !U: u which tut k In-i ll In ii it i li I'll 1 - the I ; n turpi Ine, Km h 1 1 1 1 v hew 1'iiliii'H nr" being tniiil" hy .miiiiik InillcM, Mini tinw I hut llii' k it -a r ti it 1 1 1 1 1 ti 1 ility ri'li'ltrnlliiii luia punned iiinl it w.-it I Hi prniliiiliiK ruin Iiiik Hindu Hi" farmer' In art Klad. II Hill iiiiiiii-Hl Ituml'ly i" mi i-uny limit fur ii ii v yoiiiiK laily lit ruin iiiik uf Hit' f Ik tit premium lnliiH Riven iiwi-y hy IIiIh paper. Winn miy iiiinilv impi-r offer Midi It nlrniiK tilnhliliiK n upniilt Inn nn Wi lli" hi iit-Ki-i)i nml, Ih'nIiIi'h, k!v"b fur Hut liiiliii'i-iiii-iit In Hi" way nf town lulu, tii'itxliiut' 1 1 1 1 h anil t liniiri- fur n Iniiliii'ttH I'lliiiallnn Hutu In mi ri' nml why llii' fair Kin nhotild nut Im ptnvc IliU vni-ittlnii lliii" hy pultliiK In a few in 1 It nt I'lirh iltt y Mi-rurlnu milutci llier fur tlin Knlcrprlm'. N"t week will ununutice In de- it It Hi" mmiilliiK uf III" Hi'vi-ml Hint tuiV" Ktiiri"i mil In win the pri'iii luiim V uuiilil make Hi" n it in tiii It till Week, lull llltlllillKlt III" kIiIh Iiiivu limit, quite w i, nuiiii' of llii'in Iniv" rttjui'i'li'il tin ttt rifialn fnuii kIvIiik Hi" standing There Hill It" no "If" nml "mid" nliuiit It next Hi-i-K- til" rill" Hill III' under full swing mill frnni tinw until ihu fluUli n merry, lull goud iiatiin-i riinti-iit Hill lie Hllk'"l Every eitlnn nf III" intmty hIII Ii" I'uvt-n-il mul an there t mi many r itnlH iirT-r"il Iho t'li-iiu-nt nf failure In will It fur removed. If miy mile Hi-rlliiT linn ii filfiitl of the Jnlr cx h Im tli-Hlnn it HilinliirNlilp, it it tinting rl tli" "Uiiliiiri'. nr a nightly piece uf N-nl rnltit". ni'inl In her mini" II l fill curly In tliu snuia and a, bail lii-KliinltiK iiiIkIiI ni'-itn a kh'iI I'tiiiiiit! , j Kai-li yi-iirlv Nulmrrliilliin - iit-w n I lli'WIll, nr l'ti-llil"tl -rlllllllH IIIIK) I S"f tliu pitK" ii'lviTllKi-iut'itl i-Im' 1 irttlllH. MOUNT PLEASANT IN DOORS. Pioneera Entertainrd With Celebra tion in Schoolhouae. Th" pi" of Mount I'li'iiiiiiu w"it liiuit. furl mint" ttiitn hiiiu" ollii'iH, fur l. y i-i Ifliiiituil tlu-lr ilii v of niitliiiial h.ih-pi iiili'iiif M lay In tli" Ini K" hall ill Ih" hiliutilhuii" mul "i tht i-l". In. -ills kh Iuin i! Illilv Ih" HpttilH hail to h" Klyrii up ami tlin n-inulinlt-r uf tl." piiir.ininni" was iatrl"i nut ttt Hi" h'tli-r Tli" ("luliiiitlnii wui fur Ih" plui rH nml In Hit. nmniluK th" fulliiwItiK pinr.iaiiuni' huh ri'iult'ti'il: "Aliii'i It-n." "kill yntinif la.lli'H; v 1 1 -llii Hiiiu. MImh Mavlii" Tt'lfiilil; llac thill, U IiIh. viulln mul inmiilnlln ilii"!. Maxlii" mul KM" Tt'lfnnl; "Slur HpmiKli'il lliiiint'r," "IkM .miiiiik Imlb'H. Tim Itiutli ill Ih" in i m liuiir huh I'lijnyi'il mill at 2 o'clock Hpt'ccht-H hit" ht'iitil from (ttiuK" II. lllint.it. Hi'cn-liiry nf Hi" Oii-kiiii riuiii'nr Ah-Hi-rliitlnii, Ciiplnln ,1. T. AppiTHnn ami .In iiicm W. ChiiH", Mr. IIIiiii'h mailt! Oil" Of tl I M IllllTI'HtlllK tltlllH (if ploill'l'r llf" mul Mr. CIiiin" uav" ri'inlnlHci'iict'H nf th" "inly tlitVH. Cuptalu Appi'imiii tnl. I of i'pii'i'iiri'N In CliickiiinuH Cniinty whfii Wlllluin MvIiirhIuiic ) III) IIK'H WIIH Hhl'liff. TtllH H UB 111 ISII ii II I CluckiiiiiiiH Conuty llit'ti ex It tult'il lulu wlmt Ih now a pardon nf lilaho. TIiIh liiforinutloti wiih iicwh lo iit-arly "viTyont. pri-.n-iil. Th" ci'li'linitloii cloHfil with nn In ftinnul Hoclnl tlinti iiinl wiih uIIuki'IIi- I'f Hilt MKflll, nolwltliHtnnilliiK lit" (If- lu". ONE HUNDRED GO TO CAMAS. B.iteball Fane Make Up Party For Steamer Excursion. Th" Iiuhi'IiiiII Iiiij-h wctit not In fowu Moniluy. They (IioukIiI Hint In th" lii'lKhhorlnK Hint" of WiihIiIiikIoii thni' tulKlit Ii" a llllln hiiiihIiIiiii uiul ho tht'.y look I ho Hli'iimi'r OoorKlp llur Ion mul tuiiiln up mi i'Xciii'nIoii nf tnnro than inn pt'iipln nml Hpntit tliu tiny nl CnnuiH, whom th" Crowii-Culiimliln I'ulp Tn per ('oinpiiny has u IiIk mill. Th" Ori'Kon (Miy Concnrt Hunt! iirconipiihli'il Ih" "xciirHlon. wlileli wim i-tiKlni'i'ii'il by ('m l Ni lircn ami ri'iiilor cil HWi't't iiiiihIc on dm trip down nml iluiiliK 111" piirntln. lOvcn lit CnuiiiH t Itti ruin iiil n ilnnipi'r on n purl nf tlin iirontii in tut', hut hcvi'Ii ItinltiKH of liiiiii'linll went played, Ciiiiiiih wliinlnn by n Hfortt of 11 to 7. Tim Hlonnier nnlvt'd tit Ciiiiiiih Rbortly nflor 12 o'clock mid I Im cxctii-HlonlHlH biiw lioiHtt mul font rnccH mid, oilier HportB. lenvliiK on tin1 ri'liirn trip nluiiit. n : :!0 1'. M. Tlin plnytTH and llio fium ciim" liomn by Iriiln, ' renclilnic l'nrt Imiil at lhi Hiinin time the Htenmer bimli'il In Ori'Knn City. TIioho tnnk Ini? the trip stiiln lliey lunl n Rood Minn mid would do It ukiiIii, ileHplto Ih" rnploiiH HliowerB tiliat tried to Hpoll the Ki'ent day. Patriotic Day at Chautauqua. The hiHt Hat unlay of the Cliaulml ipm AHsemltly, July 17, Ih Patriotic Day, anil nil old HtihllerH ami members of the Wiiiiian'H Itellef CorpH nro niRed tn coin" lo tlin KrnutidH and pnrllcl .ate In a lniHket plcnlr, In short to imike n day of It. Tim ladles of Mead Relief CorpH will Horvn coffi'i) to the veterans nml tlmlr wives. COMMERCIAL CLUB ISSUES A BULLETIN. Th" Hint I'llltlnii uf Ilin Clin k- - miiiiH Con lit y lliilli'llii Ih nff Hi" pre iiinl In Hi" lunula of Hee- ri'lary H. I', I la vis of the pub- t llrlty roiiimliti.it of i tin Coin r i iin'i'i'liil Cliih. Tim Ihkihi In in, iiihi riipli'H it ml Mr. IhivIm Ih I- Iniky Ht'lullliK lln'Hit KiihI, wlii-rn - lli'-y lint nxpi'i'li'il In tin u un lit ilfiil of kooiI In hrlliKliiK pi'tipli) In llri'Kiiii. Tim niiili'iilH urn iniiilt' up fur Iliu iiiohI purl of ll'ttl'IN llf Hllllll'lllH Of llllt plllllll! ' hi-IiihiIh iif iii rtninly. Tint ', pulilliiilliui Ih tut ii il u i iih'I y II- , - luitlriilt'il hIUi pliultiKriipliH by -( Mr. I in v Ih mul will Im iHttin-tl Hl'llll tit riiHloiiiilly, , 4- 4- 4- 4' ' 4- t 4-4 FARMER'S SON IS SHOT AT OSWEGO FRANK 8ERAVALLE. AN ITALIAN, RESENTS INTERFERENCE AND DRAWS HIS GUN. Tin-it' nn ii llvi'ly hIiooIIiik affray Siitnliiy iiIkIiI ill Oawi'Kii, wlileli ii-iiilli-il In lit" HiiiinillltK of Ijiwr.-lH" l-'itril. lit" Hun of ii wi'll known farnu r HiliiK liilwi'i'ii (ihwi'ko mul IIiIh tllv Vimiiik Kuril. wht Ih ; j-i iiih of hk". huh nlml In tin- Utility part of lln Iff! thlKh l)' I 'rank S'-ravalli', an Italian Hlttt ha. I li-'-n wtirklnii nil I In- ll' ltv Inn nml WlllnlitiiK rut off nf Hi" Knu tlii-rii rarlll" ('oinpiiny. Tli" row Htarlfil.' iirronlltiK H" r"portH riTtlvt'tl tiuri'. wlinii Si-raviilli ilti'tv a ruynlvfr mul lln'tl n kIhiI In llir Hlr Till prnvtiki'il ri-itiiirli m fnun Hi" parlv of wlilt-li Konl huh n iii"inli"r nml mi" of tli" Italliiim huh Hliiirk Sfiiiviillit ilri'w It Ik ri'volviT anil coin nifiiiiil flrliiK. I'otir ImllitH hit" iIIh I'hurKi-if from IiIh ri'vnlvrr. oil" of tin-in HlrlkltiK Kuril nml tint hIIht Hir"" kiiIiii; Hllil. HIifrlfT ll"il". of eiiirkmniiH Coiinly. hiuiI to Ohwi-ku mill fuiiliil that HhiTlrT HIi-viiin, of MuIIiiiiiiiuIi, Iiinl Iti'i'ii Hut" mill had iiiml" nil Invt'HtlKiitlon of Hi" afTiilr ami tli" I'nrtlaiiil ullli-i-r fullt'il lo lu- rul" SiTiivall", Tin' Ittillt't hiih n intiti'il Stuitlay IiIkIiI from Kortl H (IiIkIi mnl hit n-t'tivi-ry will Im n inutti-r of only n Hlmrt tlnuv THOMAS WESLEY PARK DEAD. 8pmal Menlngitla la Fatal to Well Known Cltlien, Thniiiaa Wi-nluy I'nrk lt'1 Tui'HilnAi'. iilitlit at St. VIiii i IH h Sitiilliti iuin In roll Intnl. ntti-r n lulff IIIiii'hh. p.-alli huh iltl" 10 K 1 1 1 It It I lut'lllllKlllH. Mr 1 'nr k lunl li'-rii In ptMtr luallli for mimr Mill" mill went lo Hun, I Itlvi-r with th" hup" llutl n lunl iittatk of iiHthnui Hiiulil Ii" liiiit'lltii'tl. (Ill July 4. In With Htrlfl.l'll Hh Npltllll llll'IlillKlllH II" hum iTutii'.ht tluwii tn I 'i it t In ml nml mul in th" (iiiutl Sitiiuitllmi llntpllal mul i-xmnliii'tl by ir. A. K. HaiUr ulin hail lilui I it Ik i-ii In St. Inti'iil s Siinlliititim fur Hpt'clal tn-iitm.-iit. nut Hi" illsi-iiH" wan tuo far iiilvniici'il mnl Im piiHsi'd iiway TiitH'lay ulclil. Mr. I'nrk 1 iKirn Aumist IS.'.S. Ill Iowa, He ntim- to ()n-);uii uhutit ti yt-iiiH iu;u mul llvt'tl at iiu kuii ( ny uiul I 1 1 1 1 1 tyuHt of the 1 1 l Hlliti' IiIh unhid. II" Ih Hiirvlvi'tl by n Hlilnw mnl Ht'vi'ii chjlilrt'ti, iih fullnwH: Kilun, I-;th"l. Maiitl. (ii'lii'va. Morton. HnpiTI ami (ii'tnltl. StTvlccH hit" hi'ltl fnun Ih" family ri'Hlilt'iic" mill th" Inter nit'iil huh In Mtiiiutiilii View rt'tui li'ry. 8ANDY MAKES IT THREE DAYS. Hon. W. A. tlon In Dlmick Dclivert the Ora E.ntorn Clackamai. SANDY. Or.. July fi (SpeclnM Willi n bum mnl ItiitiK the grand old lib nf July celelirndon cloHed nfler alinuHt tliiii' iIiivh of coullniiiil roil ml of plenHure. An ImineiiMi' crowtl from Milieu urotiiid ciinii' lo attend the ulor lotiH foiirlli at Sandy. Hon. W. A. Illmlck ilellvered the orutioti of Hie ilny. MuhIc fiirnlslied by the Sandy chin uh and Monlii villn Iii-iinh liiiml. The tun of war bet ween the mill men mnl f ii 1 1 iit-t h wiih won by the farmer. The Kreusi'tl plR wiih rmiRliI by Kit DoiirIiihh. lie ulo won III lee foot rnreH. The ball kuiiio belw:een the Sunily "llravcH" mid rieiiHunl Home 'HeroeH" wiih ft to X III fuvor of Hie "lll'ltH'H." Willi tell HtllllllH ubout town everybody Rot nil the fun, cat and drink to their heart's content. Plenty of Rain at Oak Grove. The promised celebration nt Oak Crnvo bail to be uliandoneil Moniluy. The people of t hilt. thrlvliiR little pilHco hail inutle ureal preparations for the day, mid hud tliu OreRon City band eiiRHRt'd. linn. (ieoiRe C. llinwnell was to have delivered the oral Ion. Hut rain inutle havoc of all tlin prep arations nml the programme was call ed off, ami iiiohI of those who bad uutliered there went to (Ilntlstone I'nrk, whore uliellcr was affonletl. Russlana Prefer Jail Sentence. Abo Dannty and Stanley Sliewinun, two HuhhIuiih, are seryltiR n term of 10 days each In tlm county Jnll. They were in-rested for creatitiK a illstur Imncn In the Depot Saloon nnd were lined $20 each by Justice Suiuhoii. Dmiiity had $10.5:1 and a wnlch ami the oilier Kusslnn poHseHsotl $0.10 and a Rtilil time piece. The men prefer red a jut 1 sentence rulher than pay itiK il tine. Club In Healthy Condition. M. D. I.nlouretle, treasurer of me OreRon City Commercial Club, bns filed bis annual report. June 1 there wiih a balance on hand of $231.8-1, nml durltiR the month there was received $711.71. The. disbursements were $512.01, lenvliiR n balance of chhIi on hand of $i;i:i.l. DurliiR Juno a bil liard table was purchased from Mc Kaiiand & (ioodfullow for $210. LUMBERMEN SUCCESSFUL WIN SUIT AGAINST SOUTHERN PACIFIC FOR IMPROVED FACILITIES. AGREEMENTS REACHED Company Will Comtruct 8ide Tracts to Enable Saw Mill Men to Load Lumber In Shipments. Th" lumber Iiii-liiifacluieiH of Clark uiiiiih County who make Oienoti City their HhlpplliR iHiliit have bi'i'ti anc-ci-HHfiil III HicurliiR ftoin th" South ern I'm lllc Compuiiy th" tn o-HHiiry lai.- Illlb'S fur HlilpplliK enr load of IiiiiiIht The ri'Kiill uf u Hull Instituted by At-' Inrney (!"tiiRe (', llrownell wiih tleter mliieil Krlility when the Hecotul hear Iiir took liluce at the coin I bouse he fur" Ih" State Itiillroml CuminliHlnn. ('uuiuilHi.luiiei'H AHcIiIhoii mul Cliuiphi-ll and Secretary Ceuri,"' (iootlull were pn-Hi'iil, nnd Allorney It. A. l'lter rep rem nti-d th" Southern I'm Hlr Cnui puny. Kimili White, utie nf th" Iuin litlllietl InlereMteil In the complaint, (entllled of th tl of facllllleH fur "blppliiR In cur load lots, nnd Ilr l-llitr uRrei-il t tint IiIh company will pul In a Hwltrh mul Hide tract n, (he rolislniilloii wnrk to be puld for b ih" cuiiipatiy. This will be completed wllblu tn tlnvH mul will be ncutei at Die tri'Hile In (iri-.-n i ilut . Kuiith uf Hi" Abirni'thy. Tlin result of the suit Ih a hIriihI victory for the lumber inn n uf ii it ti t th anil their uttoriiey. , : (L. . ; ... A 1 ',. p f.r.,. HON. GEO. C. BROWNELL, who won the lumbermen's fight for Improv ed railroad facilities. Clackamas In this great Country of ours, the land of the "Setting Sun." no tiectlon holds a more Important place than Clacka mas County. Itratetl in the heart of die far-fumed Wil lamette Valley. It stands today unsurpiissed by any county In the Pacific Northwest: Its valleys are gardens of productiveness and beauty; Its rivets mul mountain streams, cleur as crystal, relied the grandest scenery In the world. The soil, climate and all con dlllnns are adapted for successful pursuit of varied Industry. New bonies. new chuiel-.es and school houses are being built to keep pace with the Increase of population each yeu'r. Clackamas County covers more than 1,900 square miles, or 1,221.000 acres; over the rolling plains mid foothills of Its eiislern portion roam thousands of sheep, free fromlls ease, thriving In a kindly climate nnd fattening upon the abundant wild pastures. Along the west bank of the Wil lamette, near Oswego, are Immense Iron deposits, only be ginning to be developed, and ofTerltig nlniost unlimited ma terial for foundries. Thousands of acres of timber, some of It the llnest in the world, and with quarter sections cruising us high us 25.000.000 ft. tower uncut In the mountains lo the east; great funning lauds, some of the llnest In Oregon, supply wheat prolllllcally for the (louring mills, and openings for a wide va riety of maiiufactui Ing plants await tho Investor. Clnckiimns has the greatest water power of any county In the Paclllc Northwest. Fully SOO.OOO horsepower can be developed on the streams within the county, ul minimum expense. Through It Hows the Willamette itiver. an unin terrupted highway of commerce 305 days In the veur. The Clackamas Hlver rushes down from tho Cascade Mountains, nnd furnishes an unlimited supply of pure water, capable of developing electric energy suftlclent to drive all the wheels of the Paclllc Northwest. Toduy, Clacknnins County has the largest pay roll. In proportion to population, of any county lu the Northwest; the county shows a bulk nnd variety of materials which chal lenge, not only any other county In the great productive State of Oregon, but any other locality of equal area lu the whole country. Uirge paper mills and woolen mills are among Its leading Industrial plants. In Us valleys, the soil Is a deep clay loam, generally of tho richest character, while that of the foothills is made of decomposed volcanic rock. Tho climate Is moderate both In w inter and' summer, rarely reaching 85 degrees in summer and ISO degrees above lu winter. Snow Is seldom seen; hnll has never Injured the crops, and cyclones nnd hurricanes are unknown. This county Is bountifully supplied with natural re sources, nwnlling development of progressive and energetic future citizens. NAME YOUR GOOD FARMS COMMERCIAL CLUB MAKES IT WORTH WHILE BY GIVING CA8H PRIZES, $30 HAS BEEN OFFERED Progressive Farmers Are Urged To Use Printed Stationary In Writ ing Letters To East ern People. I!elevlii thni the recipient of let ters from Clackamas County would be favorably ImprcHHcil " If letterlieudH and eiiveltiieH were us.-d Indicating t lut t our farmers here have names for their funiiB or residences, Hit: I'ub llelly Ctilliiulttei! of tin; Uri-Kou City Oiiiimerclul Club huvu decided to eni'iitiriiKu umuiiK our rural popula tion die iiutnltiK of their hoiui-s by uffiTltiK rash prlMn UKtin-KutltiK1 $.;o which Hill bo given on conilllloiiH which tuny bo learned by addressing I l.e iiudei signed. It Is to be hoped (but a lurge number will think fuv oiubly of this commetiiluble practice of our most up-to-date furmers and will Intpilre bow they may have u cbutice at one of the three cash prizes offered. S. P. DAVIS, Secretary Publicity Department Com mercial Club. Oregon City, Oregon. ;. ,j, .j- . ., ,.jt County GREAT CROWD IN GLADSTONE TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE CELE BRATE FOURTH OF JULY AT CHAUTAUQUA PARK. SENATOR HEDGES TALKS Auditorium Shelters People From In clement Weather and Ball Game Is Won by the Gladstone Team. The most successful celebration In Cluckiimai ('utility on Mondiiy was In (ilatlHtono park. This was due to the fact that the huge auditorium pro vided uibipiate shelter for all those who cume. Even though the Tain fell all day, at b ast 2i00 people gath ered In the Chautauqua Park. The literary programme opened at 10:30 o'clock. II. K. Cross was master of ceremonies and Senator J. E. Hedges was the orator of the day. Senator Hedges spoke to about ' l."00 people and even though the dampness made them a little cold, he held them to a inn ii. The Milwaiikln band furnished the music fur the day. Mllwaukie has a line set of musicians who are willing to play whenwer asked anil who know how to play. They added great ly to the day's pleasure. (iladstane crossed bats with ixtgan for a seven Inning game of baseball nnd even though the ground was mud dy, the boys made some grand stand plays. The fccore stood 4 to 9 In favor of the Gladstone team. The potato ruce for girls under four teen was won by Etta Straight, sec ond, IJIlle Uamsdell. Shoe and stock ing race for boys under 14. Alton 1'wls. first; Wm. Flnucane, second. .10 vanl dash for boys under 12 Le- lnnd Hutdorf, first ; Glenn Jeremiah, second. 50 yard dash for boys under 14 Robert Green, first: Alton Lewis, second. 22.1 yard hurdle Ray Grlb ble. Ural : Robert Green, Recond. 440 yard dash Ray Cribble, first: Glenn Hatdorf. second. Three-legged race J. W. Roberts and D. Lewellyn, first; E. Hendrlrkson and H. Trelchler, sec ond. There were no entries for the other races. The most surprising and pleasant feature of the whole day was the good natiiretlness of everylwitlx. present and the hearty way In which they entered Into the features of the day. MRS. EVA EMERY DYE SAYS ALL WAS PEACE PRINTED REPORTS OF TROUBLE AMONG SUFFRAGISTS WAS UNWARRANTED. Mrs. Eva Emery Dye. the noted au thor, who is Just home from a trip to Seattle, where she attended the na tional suffrage convention, is not at nil pleased at the newspaper reports of the trouble that is said to have oc curred there. "The statements made In the news papers were unwarranted and not borne out by the facts." exclaimed Mrs. Dye. "'The articles sent out were the result of shutting the re porters out of the convention. The Washington affair was purely local and was no business of the national convention any way. Both factions were finally seated with voice, but without votes." Mrs. Dye spoke last Friday evening before the convention on "college Women in Civil IJfo." She wore cap and gown. On the following after noon she was tendered a reception by the literary people of Seattle. Sun day morning she occupied the pulpit of the Queen Anne Congregational Church, her subject being "Early Mis sionaries of the Northwest." On Snn day afternoon she talked 'at the Chau tauqua In Kinnear Park, on "The Newest Fads for oung 1'eopie. "The A. Y. P. exposition Is wonder ful." said Mrs. Dye. "but I am loyal to our own Uwis and Chirk Fair and this It Is the best. The floral display nt Seattle Is fine, a profusion of flow ers being banked by the buildings. Shaw Captures Robber. Officer Shaw captured Charles Mc Gregor Tuesday night on the. south bound overlnnd train. McGregor Is only 17 years of age and Is wanted in Portland for robbery committed on the East side Tuesday afternoon. He Is held here pending the arrival ot an officer from Portland. McGregor wns riding on top of a conch. Circuit Court On at Hillsboro. HIL1.SHORO. Or., July 7. Circuit JutUe J. V. Campbell held his first session of court here Tuesday. It be ing a continuation of the March term. number of motions and demurrers were disposed of. anil cases set for hearing- on July 19. The legal ques tions involved In the Forest Grove water bond case were argued nnd taken under advisement. Marriage Licenses Issued. Licenses to marry have been grant ed to Lena Moehnke and George Prlester, N. A. Melvin nnd Maude E. Fromong, Edith V. Hughes and W. I Perry, Rose Anna Skelley and Wil liam J. Weber, Mary Fostlick and W. W. Ritlelbaugh, Catherine Ready and S. It. Sonnelnnd. Officers of Rose Society Elected. The Clacknnins County Rose Society luis elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. Anna Hayes, president; Mrs. May Wnldron, vice president; Mrs. Roslna Fouts, secre tary, Mrs. Frank T. Barlow, treasurer. ' FREE PUBLICITY STAMPS. One hundred thousand pub- ( llclty stfimps are In the hands of 3. P. Davis, secretary of the publicity depart ment of the Commercial Club, for free dls trlbutlon. These stamps are printed In two colors and are of a handsome design, and are . Intended to be placed on the " backs of envelo containing - letters that go out of the stale, 'v and are expected to bring In ? 'v thousands of Inquiries to Clack- atnas County. Any resident of - 'v Clackamas County will be glv- ' en a generous supply of these V v stamps ,and they may be gecur- ed from Secretary Davis, who may be communicated with by telephone, mail or otherwise. i-i i-i i 'i-i-i" i-'V'i--''s'vi-irV HIGHWAYMEN WORK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT FIVE MEN INTERCEPT LINN JONES AND OFFICERS CAPTURE FOUR. E. Unn E. Jones, of Jones Drug Com pany, and a member of the last leg- j H,aturc wa3 h(.d p late Tuesday af- ternoon In broad daylight by five men while be was on his way home to din ner. One of the men asked him for something to eat and some mojiey, and when Mr. Jones refused he was get upon by the quartette. Theodore Mil ler came to the aid of Mr. Jones and the men tied. Officer Cooke captured one of them, and Sheriff Beatie and other ofilcers started on a man hunt, with the result that three of the others were landed In Jail. One of them gave his name as McFarland, another as Lafferty, while a third as plain John Doe. The same gang "had been operating In the vicinity of Clacka mas Station. REAL PROPERTY IS MOVING. 0. W. Eastham & Co. Are Doing a Rushing Business. O. W. Eastham & Company are do ing a landofllce business In the real estate line, having sold many different farms and city property. In the last ten days, and Inquiries for farms (In answer to their advertlsments and pamphlets which they ore continu ally sending through the eastern cities) are continually coming In every day. They are receiving calls In ans wer to pamphlets which they sent out as long ago as 1906-7 and they expect to do a large business in the next few months. The opportunities In Clackamas County are great, and can not be duplicated any where In the state; the fruit, grain, and hay crops are good here where In other parts of the state they are poor. O. W. East ham & Co. are the oldest real estate firm in the county and are doing much to help advertise and promote the in terests of the county. . W. H. Klepper, of the Columbia Na tional Life Insurance Co. is located with them, and Is also doing equally as well lu his line. He has the best proposition In the state, and any parties desiring sick, accident, or life insurance will get the worth of their money by calling on him before going elsewhere ftr insurance. MRS. ANNA G. WETZLER DEAD. Was Native of Germany But Had Lived Here Over 40 Years. Mrs. Anna G. Wetzler. an old resi dent of this county, died at the home of her son. Henry Wetzler, Thirteen th and Washington streets. Sunday af ternoon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Wetzler was enjoying good health, on Satur day evening upon retiring put during the night she suffered from a stroke of paralysis, dying from the effects Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Wetzler was born in Germany Januray 22, 1S.11, and has been a resi dent of the 1'nlted States for overn 40 years. Her husband. John Wetzler. died in 1902. Mrs. Wetzler has resid ed in this city at the home of her son for some time. She is survived by nine sons and one daughter, who are John, Henry, Charles. George, Ed ward, Albert and Herman, of Clacka mas County; William Wetzler, of Santa Cniz. California; Mrs. John Bourch. of Chicago, 111. The funeral services were conduct ed Teusdny afternoon at 2 o'clock from the M. E. Church nt Milwaukle, the interment taking place In the family plat in Milwaukle cemetery, NEW BANK FOR MILWAUKIE. Iowa Man .Contemplates Starting Financial Institution. W. A. Hanson was In this city Mon day morning from Milwaukle. He Is recently from the northwestern part of Iowa, where he was In the bank ing business. Mr. Hanson is delighted with Oregon and is contemplating opening a banking Institution at Mil waukle. He was accompanied here by Hon. William Shindler, formerly mayor of Milwaukle. Mills Shut Down for Holiday. The mills of the Willamette Pulp & Pnper Company and the Crown-Col-umblii Pulp and Paper Company shut down Sunday morning nnd did not resume work until Tuesday morning in order that their employes could celebrate the fourth and fifth of July In fitting manner. The Hawiey Pulp & Pnper Company was closed from Monday morning until Tuesday morn ing. Charles Early Loses Suit. The suit of the Clackamas Mining & Milling Company against Charles Early was decided In favor of the company by Circuit Judge Eakln. It was charged that Early jumped the claims of tho company, and Early set up that the claims were Btibject to abandonment, as assessment work had not been done. DOG CATCHER IS OFF DUTY COUNCIL DISPENSES WITH THE SERVICES OF OFFICIAL TO CATCH CANINES. FIGURES FOR LUMBER Remonstrance Is Filed Against the Im provement of Twelfth Street, But No Action Will Be Taken Till July 12. The city council Wednesday night held Its regular monthly meeting, but the accumulation of business was so great that an adjourned meeting will be held. Councilman Knapp was in the chair Wednesday night In the ab sence of the Mayor. The final con sideration of the ordinance for the Im provement of Eleventh street was de ferred until Thursday night's meet ing. There was a remonstrance filed against the Improvement of Tyelfth street, but no action will be taken un til after July 12, upon which date the time for filing remonstrances expires. The work of the dog catcher is ap parently over in Oregon City for the council dispensed with the future ser vices of that official. The city engin eer reported that Contractors Kellogg and Frost are entitled to 80 per cent, of the payment of their contract price and the report was accepted by the council. Bids for lumber were received and referred to the committee on streets and public property. The bid of Cummins for $10 per thousand feet for both rough and dressed lumber, and the bid of Moehnke for $9.75 for rough lumber and $10.25 or dressed lumber appear to be the lowest. The council discussed the reported stench at the head of Seventh street and requested the committee on health and police to assist the street super intendent In finding he cause and re move It. BERRIAN AND WIFE ESCAPE. Form Fishing Party In Eastern Oregon and One Is Drowned. Mr. and .Mrs. George Berrian, who were members of a pleasure party Sunday at Shanlko, In which one of the party, Eugene Leonard, manager of the Portland Flouring Mills Com pany at Wasco, was drowned, are well known In this city. Mrs. Berrian was formerly Miss Hazel Pilshtirv nf thia city. The party left Shaniko early Sunday morning for a two days' fish ing trip on the Deschutes. The women were wading In shallow water, when one. of the women, Mrs. Smith, cried for help. Mrs. Berrian and Mrs. -Leonard rushed to the wo man's assistance and met the same fate as Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Berrian, who was an excellenfswimnier. succeeded in getting the woman Into shallow water. She returned to the assistance of Mrs. Leonard, when the current was too much for her and she was swept into a deep hole. Mr. Berrian succeeded in getting the woman to shore, but failed to rescue Mr. Leon ard, who had gone to the rescue. TWO -BOYS ARE HELD UP. Highwaymen Secure 45 Cents From Gordon and Hallowell. Harry Gordon and Homer Hallowell of Oregon City were held up and rob bed of 45 cents at 9:30 Monday night while walking along the railroad track from the Chautauqua grounds at Glad stone. Two young fellows stopped them, they say, and while one held a gun the other rifled their pockets. Gor don had a half dollar an a dollar, but he clutched both pieces while his hands were up In the air during the robber's search of his pockets. He was relieved of 30 cents. Hallowell had a watch, but was allowed to re tain it. He lost 15 cents. The two victims had been to the Fourth of July celebration and had missed the last car from the Chautau qua grounds. They were walking to Gladstone to catch the Portland car going to Oregon City. They say the two highwaymen acted like amateurs. Neither wore masks, but because of the darkness their features were In distinguishable. After they has com pleted the job they commanded Gor don and Hallowell to "run down the track and keep your mouths shut." CASH PRIZES FOR ESSAYS. Commercial Club Wants Matter For Publicity Purposes. In addition to the cash prize of $20 already offered for the best essay on "Truck Farming and the Small Fruit Industry in Clackamas County," the Publicity Committee of the Commer cial Club now offers ten dollars euch for the best essays on these subjects: "Dairying in Clackamas County" and The Poultry Industry in this County." All essays on the two latter subjects must be received by Secretary S. P. Davis, iu Oregon City, by July 27th. In the case of essays on any of the three subjects named the Committee reserves the right to reject all of them If none should come up to the stan dard of excellence desired. Further, the committee is to have the right to publish other than the prize-winning essays. Desides Suit to Quiet Title. Judge Eakln has decided the suit of Bradtl vs. Sharkey in favor of the former. This was a suit to quit the title to a piece of land. Sharkey claimed adverse possession, but could not show that he held the land for 10 years. State Senator Hedges ap peared for the plaintiff.