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4 OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, JULY 1(5, UK)!). A Clean Man Outside ctrsnllnett i let than hl( the hnf's A man mar crub himself dor.cn timet day, and itill be unclean (,ooJ health meant cleanlinesi not only outttdc. h:it i:imi tt meant a clean stomach, clean bowela, clean hlMd. 0 clem liver. anJ new, clean, healthy tittuet. The man who n cent in this v will look it and set it Ha will work with enf) and than cleitn, clear, healthy thoughts. lie will never he troubled with liver lung, tlomuoh or blood ditnrdert. Dvtpcptia and .indigestion originate in unclean stom actis. blood diseases are found where then? is m.w,C4n blood. Consumpticti and bronchitis mean unclean lunA Dr. Pierce's Golden M:d:c:l Discovery prevents these dineases. It mtkr man inside clca nj bt'tlthy. It cteaos the iligvfc.fv orHa, iuac pur, clean blood, and cImOi healthy tictti Tt restore tone to the nervout ystcm, end cure nervou exhaustioe end protmtio-i It contains no alcohol or harvt-t-Constipation it the most unclean undo ilr. lett cure i: They never gripe Ea.-v mi:,' Jru,' l darce'i Pleasant Pel- , i in. . Oregon City Enterprise Published Every Friday WHAT THE RECORDS 8H0W. E. E. BRODIE, Editor and Publisher, Entered at Oregon City, Or, office as second-class matter. Subscription Rates: One Tear Mix Months Trial Subscription, Two Months Post- "Taxpayer," In a letter to The En terprise, Amis fault with the road money disbursed to the supervisor of District No. 39, a total of 1251.40 for May. This newspaper has taken time to make an investigation of the facts land finds that $40.25 was paid for a i team and man for 11H days at $3.50 per day ; $57.50 to the supervisor for $1.50 i days at $2.50 per day; $t4t5.25 for an endue and encineer for 24 3-S days at sn per nay, ana if.-iu tor ireigiu on i casting These figures and facts aro .251 Subscribers will find the date of ex- obtainable by anyone at any time in plratlon stamped on their papers tol-jthe omce or the county clerk lowing their name. If last payment Is ; not credited, kindly notify us. and the matter will receive our attention. Advertising Rates on application. SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE. Salem's annual cherry fair last week was the most successful sue event In the history of the Capital City. Not only was there a splen did exhibit of the Salem's prize frail nn,1 A invi1 nf tendnnrA nf vlatrnra hut i . t uii sunt, imiuu n:Bu..iWM , othl,r features were excellent and at compel publishers to discontinue t newspaper after the subscription ex pires. For this reason The Enterprise will not be sent after expiration. Sub scribers will receive ample notice be fore the paper is discontinued. BUMPER WHEAT CROP. Estimates of the year's wheat crop in the Pacific Northwest fix the prob able yield at about 55..000.000 bushels, an increase by 15 000.000 over last year. This figure may not be reached if favorable conditions at harvest set In but with normal weather, it is believed that the yield will be ;arge. Recent rains have been of immense benefit to the growing crop. Districts where the grain was picctically given up because of the continued drouth rave taken' heart agair. and the wheat is filling out in fairly gooO shap;. The value of the rains of the past week to the wheat crop is variously esti mated at from $1,000,000 to $3,000 000. Increased acreage ic many sections of the state makes up in the total yield for a short crop in sotns districts. As wheat is still sticking around the rii.ilar mark. Oregon's bis wheat crop will mean a great p.-osperity for this section of the I'ni'cd S:ates timing toe coming year. RccenJ rains have aisj been of gr;t oenent to me rruit crop, mere nas been general drencVng and hearts of luc fanners are iisac as a cous-e quenoi. With the eiM;.U'n of soiow I'M? tn cherries and hay no damage has ;.utn done by tac downiMi.tr but hualiciiule good has been re:led. S'lght ('image to cne.r'n has been more than made up in tin. gi:" l to Aie- fruit crops, ucn as prune, pears, and apples.Prunes have felt the benefit of the rain to a great ex tent and a large crop is looked for. traeted much attention. It was es timated that more than 30.000 people were in attendance. The new cents bearing the portrait of Lincoln will be sought for as cur iositles. American coins bearing the portrait of some real person will be as agreeable as novel and the exper iment should be limited on silver coins. POWER TO PRESIDENT. In explaining the maximum-minimum provision of the tariff bill. Sen ator Aldrich is reported to have said: "This section is not to Increase the amount of protection, but is intended to give the president the means to defend the agricultural and other In- terpftt rtt the TTnlfpH Stntoa Thi discrimination against the United i pa"' States has been progressive. The In a word, Oregon City had the contests for the markets of the world 'first church, the Methodist, establish were never more severe tuan they ed in 1844; the first newspaper, the are today, and the United States may Spectator, issued Feb. 5, 1846 in fact as well retire from competition wim there were three papers in uackamas other nations if it is not willing to '.County before there was in Multno- The Whole World For Good Road. The motor car naturally sugjested the good road, and all the world has taken up the building of good roads In response to the suggestion. It Is new idea with us In California, but It is growing like the weeds by the road side these warm, damp spring days. The single county of Los Angeles la getting busy to spend $3,500,000 In the construction of 300 miles of fine roads Inside of Its own limits. The state, we hope, will not lag behind In re sponse to this twentieth century sentl ment The governor asks for an ap propriation of $18,000,000 to build two trunk lines the whole length of the state. In all something like 1.000 miles. Los Angeles Times. HISTORICAL ADDRESS ON CLACKAMAS COUNTY (Continued from page 1.) Lane arrived, who put into action the functions of government the next day in behalf of the U. S. Oregon City is the oldest Incor porated city west of the Rocky Moun tains, the date of incorporation be ing Dec. 24. 1844. The same day a bill was passed authorizing the build ing of a jail. In discussing this ques tion it was argued by some of the members of the legislature that up to that time there had been use for jail. Another member in reply said. In bis judgment it was safer and cheaper to have a pall without a prisoner than a prisoner without a give this power to tne President." Tillamook had a Fourth of July cel ebration worth while when the big feature of the day was an excursion over the first ten miles of the west ern end of the new Harriman rail road, from Tillamook to the Miami River. The first passenger trains haul ed over the new line carried large crowds and all joined in celebrating the advent of the iron horse to Till amook, something 'the inhabitants have patiently waited for for years. Southern Oregon alone expects to ship pears to the value of half a mill ion dollars this season. From pres ent indications, it is thought South ern Oregon will send away 500 cars to the Eastern markets. The value of each carload is placed at $1000, making the crop worth $500,000. Other sections of the state will increase the value of the pear crop largely, making a very large total for this one great Oregon product mah County the Free Press at Ore gon City and the Western Star at Mil waukie; coined the first gold, the "Beaver Money" $58,500 of which was placed in circulation early in 1849. Clackamas county has tne hon or of producing the first grafted fruit on this coast, grafted scions to the number of nearly 1000 having been brought across the plains from Iowa m 1847 by Henderson Luelling and set out about half a mile north of the town of Mllwaukie. That was the starting point of the fruit industry of the Pacific Coast. There are many other "first things" which might be mentioned, but time frrblds. I will now allude to a few of the eirly settlers of Oregon City and its immediate vicinity. One of these men, who came in 1842, had the reputation of being "pe culiar," as the following incidents will show: A man approached this person one day and said, "Mr. Blank, you are the meanest man I ever saw, and a contemptible liar, besides!" "Tell me something I don't know," retorted Mr. Blank with a smile. A Starting a Business For Yourself It is unreasonable for a young man to think that he can set himself up in business with out some capital to invest in the enterprise. Perhaps this lack of capital has been the cause of your working for some one else in stead of yourself these many years. If so, it is high time that you began to accumulate a fund for the purpose of establishing yourself in some good paying business. An account with this bank will afford you a convenient, safe and an ideal method of put ting your surplus sums where they will grow into a fund, that in time, may make possible your business success. O thers Have Done So You Can Do Likewise The Bank of Oregon City Oregon City, Oregon minister approached 'Mr. lllahk In, tho fall of ISIS and said, "I have boon re ferred to you as one who Is well-to-do and very charitably Inclined, and now I wish to ask yon for a subscription to a fund to build a church and a school house." Mr. Wank put Ms thumbs l ths nrntholes of his vest, raised his even heavenwards, and as- siitmnlnir n reverential air, said, lot us look to the UuM and be dismis sed:" and aulrkly walked away, leav ing the astonished clergyman stand ing. A little later, rapt, l.eorgo reuse went to Mr. Illauk lo hire a horse for a half a day. 1'nou returning the horse Mr. Wank was asked what the bill was. "Ten dollars:" was tho reply. "Why" replied the captain, "l might better have bought a horse." "Never mind." said Mr. Hlank. "the price Is ten dollars and I don't want any back talk." Two years later the Captain went to Mr. Hlank to hire a team and two-seated vehicle for an all-day trip. Cpou returning, ho approach e.l Mr. Hlnuk with fear and trembling, saying, "How much do I ewe vou: "Sl.SO. said .Mr. man. In the winter of 1SI3--U he saw n number of children around the little hamlet of Oregon City whom ho thought ought to be at school. Ac cordingly he spoke to John P. Urooks about it and told him to write out a notice to the effect that he iltrookst would begin a school In one of Mr. Plank's houses on a certain date. Mr. brooks -demurred, saying. "The par ents of those children have no money, and I can't teach school for nothing!" "Who asked vou to? " said Mr. Hlank: "go and do as 1 tell you, bring your bill to me and I will pay It." Such was the origin of the first school in Oregon City. Mr. Wank was Sidney W. Moss. He told me the story of the school a good many years ago. and It was afterwards confirmed by j two of tne former pupils of Mr. Prooks. In this connection It should be said that with all his peculiarities. Mr. Moss was a good citizen and perform ed many kindly acts which the world at large knew nothing about. The clergyman above alluded to, Kev. George A. Atkinson, the Incident spoken of occured became well ac quainted with Mr. Moss and always found in him a ready and cheerful response to all calls upon him. I will now say something about another early pioneer of this region who left a splendid record behind him. I will give his experience some what In detail, substantially In his own language and I will announce his name In due time. He said, in re- atlng his first winter's experience in Oregon: I came across the plains from Dade County, Missouri, to Oregon In 1S53 In James Tatom's company. He and his brother had four ox teams and about one hundred head of loose cattle. We arrived at Salem. Oregon on the evening of October 18. 1S53 a nice little village at that time, con slstlng of perhaps three hundred peo ple. The country looked nice, but there did not seem to be much doing and the show for poor emigrant boys to get work was slim. There were seven of us youngsters who had work ed our passage across the plains, help ing Mr. Tatom, some driving looso cattle, others driving the ox teams. As I had had some experience driving ox teams in Missouri. It fell to my lot to drive what was called the big team of five yoke of oxen to a large wagon. The other teams consisted of only two yoke each. We all remained at Salem the next day after our arrival, looking around for work, but failed to find any. When we passed Oregon City a few days before, we heard that a company was working a number of men there on kind of break-water or dam across the Willamette River, so three of us, John S. McBride, James Wilson and to whom he told bis trouble. He looked at Nolte with a smile and said, "I know how you feel; I have been In your condition myself. Here 9 the money to pay the postage and you can pay me when you can." "God bless that man. said Col. Nolte The thoughts of his kindly act under the existing circumstances has been cherished memory with me for nearly three score years. Three days later the money was returned." A few days lafterwards Col. Nolte and one of his companions met Mr. W. W. Buck, who had a contract to build a court house upon the bluff, and secured a Job at $12.00 per day ntll the following November. 8hen Mr. Stivers, his partner, and Col Nolte went up on the Santiam, 18 miles above Salem, and began building fan ning mills. A few years later both men returned east, and Col. Nolte won his title by services In the civil war of 1861-65. Now, doubtless, you would like to know the name of the man who was so neighborly to the Mr. Halley and Col. Nolte. I will tell you. He was born In Memphis, Tennessee, May 30, 807. After living in Missouri, and Arkansas for a number of years, he came across the plains to Oregon in 1843, reached Oregon City on Nov. 13, of that year, and took up a piece of land near by and began making farm. During the period of the pro visional government from July, 1843, to March 2, 1849 he served the coun ty as sheriff, and served a term In the same capacity after the territorial government was organized, yis name as William Livingston Holmes, and it affords me great pleasure to say that two of his daughters, Mrs. O'Neill and Miss Mary Holmes, are here with us today. And you who ave known these ladles many years will not be surprised to learn about the little side lights that I have given for the first reflecting somewhat of he splendid attributes of their par ents; for be it remembered that In all qualities of nelghborllness and wo manliness. Mrs. Holmes was the com plement of her husband. And today the genial hospitality and good fellow ship dispensed at "Rose Farm" Is slin torl.stlc of the "Holmes' Home" from the earliest days. When William L. Holmes was sheriff of Clackamas county for the time the counties, or districts, of Oregon Territory were bounded as follows, as recommended by the legislative com mittee and approved by the people on July 5, 1853. "First District, to be called the Twallty rJlHtriet, comprising the coun try south of the northern boundry line of the United States west of the Willamette, or Multnomah, River, north of the Yamhill River and east of the Pacific Ocean. "SOcoild District, to ' 'Hit "'ftUU'il 'llio Yamhill District, embracing the coun try west of the Wtlltituetlo, of Mull noumh, lflver mid a supposed line run ning north and south trtuii snld river, south of the Yamhill River to (ho parallel! of 43 degrees north latitude, or the boundry line of tho United States and California, and vast oi tne Partite Ocean. "Third District, to bo called the Clackamas District, comprehending nil the lenltory not iucluded In the other throe districts. "Fourth District, to bo called tits Champootck District, and bound on the north by a supposed line drawu from tho mouth of the Auchlyoke riv er, running due east to the llocky Mountains, west by (ho Willamette, or .Multnomah, Utver, nud a supposed line running due south from said riv er (o (he parallel of 43 degrees north latitude; south by tho boundary lino of the I'nlted States and California, east by the summit of tho Uock Moun tains, Another man. well known In th.lt vicinity. In early days, was Morton Mathew McCarver. Ho was born Jan. I I. 1S0T. near Lexington, Ky. In 1S.M he made a (rip down the Mlsisslp- pi river, and spent a little time In Tex as; but not liking tho conditions there, he returned to Kentucky, and In lS:".t went to Illinois. Ok May , is;l0, he was married to Mary Ann Jennings, a sister of llerryman Jennings, very wll known In this vicinity in early days. In IS;!2 Mr. McCarver went lo Iowa, and with his brothor ln lnw, Sim pson S. White, founded Iturllnglon. Mr, McCarver came across the plains to Oregon In 1SIII, and with Peter II. Ilurdett, who also came in 1SI3. started the town of IJuutou. This was two years prior to the establishment of the village of Portland. At I.lim tou lots wore sold for $.10.0(1 each: at Oregon City lots were selling for $200.00 each. Mr. McCarver was soon afterwards elected a member of the legislature of the Provisional Govern ment, and in many ways became a well known character In public life. In IS l'J-50 ho spent some time In Cal ifornia, and was the founder of Sac ramento. Ho was also a member of the first constitutional convention of California For a number of years, beginning In 18.11. he lived on what Is now the Warner place. Tito house that Mrs. Arthur Warner now lives In was built by Mr. McCarver. About lSSti he left Oregon and made his permanent home on Puget Sound and became the founder of Tacoma. on our nerve and pride, but told me never to live that wuy ugaln while 1 C. A. TUCKER The Photographer. Photographs that Please. Good Work. Moderate Price. NEW ART GALLERY. . 1003 Main St.. Falrclough Bldg. around him. The reason why he hail not been out to see our work sooner, was because he was a county officer ind had been absent on official duty The boys got back about dark. I had a good fire. Well, If you don't tl Ink we did not rook mid eat that night, you aro badly mistaken. Sunday came. The Imkss had a lot of long, straight rails and a lot of shakes not in use, which he loaned to us to build a cabin. This wo built up against a large fir log, six and a half feet In diameter, having the roof slope one way over this big log. Then an old cook stove was burned us and we were fairly well fixed for living. Our work was only a few hundred yards from our cabin, but we always carried our lunch with us, and got to our work as soon as it was light enough to see to work. Notwlthstnnd Ing It rained almost every day, we never stopped for rain. The next time our employer cam out to where we were working, a few weeks later, he looked around at what we had done, expressed himself as well pleased with our work, and hand ed each one a fifty-dollar gold coin piece, commonly called "fifty-dollar slugs." We finished our contract about Christmas. We'then did a few days work gathering our employer's garden vegetables, putting up a few barrels of saner kraut and then settled up He paid us every dollar according tn agreement. We had done fairly well for emigrants. We had cleared about fifty dollars per month each, over cost of living, while many other eml giants were working for fifteen to twenty dollars per month. Our employer had looked out for a place for all of us to work the win ter, at one dollar per day; one to work for him, the other two for two farmers living about fifteen miles away. One was Mr. Waterbury, whom he recommended as a very nice man; the other, a near neighbor to Mr. Waterbury, named Mr. Norton, said to have once been a sea captain. I wanted to stay with our employer each of the others did, also. Mr. Waterbury had been over to Bee us, and we llkerl his appearance, but we all had a dread of the old sea captain, Norton. I could not prevail on my two companions to agree for mo to work for our boss nor for Mr. Water bury. Notwithstanding that I was the youngest, only past 18 years old, and they 24 and 2li years old. they Insis ted that I had had as much experience as they, and they thought I could get along with the old sea captain better than either of them could; besides. we had been told that the work that the captain wanted done was mostly chopping and splitting rails, which was work I rather liked and they HiHiiKea. so they talked me Into agreeing for Wilson to work for our omployer.Mcfiride for Mr. Waterbury and I to work for Captain Norton. Mr. waterbury went with me to Captain Norton's and Introduced me. He seemed pleased said ho had heard we were fine workers and was glad I had come. I asked him If he would give me an outline of the kind of work he expected me to do. Ho said, with all the Importance of a sea captain giving orders to deck hand: "Yes; I want you to get. tip at four o'clock every morning, make a fire In the kitchen, one in the parlor; go to the table, feed and dress off three horses: eed and milk one keow; chop nil wood to do through the day for both fires; put the wood In the wood-boxes; by that lime breakfast will be ready; then It will be light enough ho you can see to go to the timber a half mile away to make rails." I said: "Captain how many rails would you expert me to chop and split each day?" "Well," he said, "Home have chopped and split, two hundred and fifty per day, but If you chop and split two hundred and get In In time lo do the chores In the evening the same as in the morning, I will bo Hutlslled." I Hiralghtened up a little and said, "Captain, I am fairly good at feeding arid taking care of horses, feeding cows, chopping wood, and have never found a man that could chop and split more ralln than I can; but I never milked a cow, nor will I ever milk one for you, or start In to do the amount of work you expect me to do each day for one dollar per day for you or any other man. Good day, Captain." The gentleman from whom I secur ed the above statement of early day experiences Is Hon, John llutley, oueo a leading man In connection with tb early stage transportation In Sasler Oregon, Washington and Idaho. II Is now the Librarian of tho Idithi Historical Society, llolse, Idaho, Heforo revealing (bo name of our employer 1 tnUHt relate another Incl tb nt still further Illustrating his will Ingness to aid bis fellow man In an emergent case, (ho knowledge of whlc en me to mo In a very singular way About a year ago a total stranger to tne visiting tho rooms of tho Oregon Historical Society, and noticing that he seemed rather more (ban usually Interested In what be saw, I spok to hint, learning that ho was In Port land for the first time, nud that I came from Independence, Kansas During our conxois.tllon bo said be had on old friend there who caine t Oregon In 1SCI, and gave Ills nume u Col. John K. Nolle. Having for many vimii-s been ti-vihi lo norfoct the ros ter of the I SCI Immigration. I wa gteally Interested In finding this tie name as I never had heard of It be fore. I wrote to Col. Nolle at one only to find (hat he came to Orego In 1SS0 Instead of 1SKI. Among oth things he said that eight or ten of I lie young men of the company. In eluding himself, came through tb Cascade Mountains over tho Harlow route In advance In order to clear ot the road, and finally In the latter part of August, reached "Poster's", Hi far from the postotllce of Knglo Cri of lodav. where thev camped and had tho first milk, potatoes and ft pork since leaving the states." Th next day they rode on to Oregon Clt to see If there was any mall, and found that every one had Setters front parents and sweethearts, but could not get them without paying the post ii gf lift v cents for each letter and none of the partv hail a cent of money Col. Nolle was uppoluted a commute of one to Interview the post tnusli and find out what, If anything, could be done In the emergency. Hut that officer would not penult u letter t be taken out of (be olllce until tb postage was paid. In this sorrowful plight he walked cway from the post olllce, and met a kindly faced man myself, concluded to go buck to Ore gon City and try and get work. Hut before wo stinted, Mr. Tatom said It wanted tne to stay with him n few- days and help Mm get his stock lo rated on good range. So It was ngro ed that Mcllrlde and Wilson should g on to Oregon City and try to get work and as soon as Mr. Tatom's stock was properly located on (be rang I would come. Those two boys left for Oregon City and the other foil struck for different parts. Tntom and I wen( out to wha( was called (be Waldo Hills, about eight miles from Salem. Here we found splendid range for stock. The grass was Hue and no stock there. We returned to ramp and next dav, with the assistance of Mr. Tatom's younger brother. Isaac we moved the rattle and the big wag on out there, with a supply of provi sions. They returned to Salem (i: get the family located In a house and left me alone to look after the cattle. The cattle were well content ed and I had an easy, lonesome time for ten days before he returned to relieve me. I went to Suletn that evening, struck out for Oregon City next morning, went to (ho lireakwaler works, found Mcllrlde and Wilson wheeling rock over a narrow trestle, over very deep water. Occasionally a tuan would fall In ho had to swim out or drown. (I had never run wheelbarrow, nor had I learned to swim.) There was what seemed lo me to bo a cruel boss on the ground. I spoke to him about work. Ho said "Yes; take a wheelbarrow; go to wheeling Btono with thoso men." I said. "Over thoso nai.ow plank?" Ho said "Yes." "No I will not If I can possibly get anything else to do where I can work on land. On my way down I had been told (hat a man res iding one and one-half miles from Oregon City, wanted to let a con tract to clear and grub ten acres and cut the scattering timber Into cordwnod. I mado up my mind at once that I would try and get this contract, for I knew how to do that kind of work. They both said If I got the contract, they would quit their Job and go In with me. In about four hours I had the con tract. In the agreement, tho man was to furnish all necessary tools We were to board ourselves. I had relied mainly on my two friends' draw Ing pay for the work they hail done for the breakwater company for means to purchase provisions and camp out fit. When they notified their boss that they were going to null atwh wanted their pay (which was about fifteen dollars each) he notified them that they could have no money nor certificate of lime until the next pny day, which was two weeks off. There was no use of kicking. Telling him that they did not have a cent only seemed to please him. I said to them, "Come on, boys; I have money enough for us all to live on until we can earn more." After we started, they Inquired how much money I had. I took out my purso and showed them that I had just three dollars and five cents. They seemed to think thnt a very small amount to purchase waht we needed, "Yes," I said, "It's all we have, and wn will make It. do until we can get un advance on tho work we are going to do." I had with me a tin canteen I had brought from Mis souri. We went Into a grocery store, got this canteen filled with mohiH- sen, costing 25 cents; bought one small strip of thin bacon for 1.0.1; seven loaves of bakers bread at 2.1 cents each, 1.7.1; total, $3.05. We had our own blankets. Wo went up tho hill to the settlor's ranch. Ho had gotten tho necessary tools for us to work with, and told us wo could Hloop In bis barn. Wn ate of (bat bread, syrup and raw bacon, went, to grub bing at daybreak the next, morning, and worked hard. The (bird day at nixm we ate up the last vest ago of our supplies. The other men Insis ted that I Hhould go and see tho boss and get him to advance us hoiiio mon ey. I said to them that. I would work a few hours first and maybe bo might come out to Hoe how wo wero getting along. Wn bad worked unite a while when Mcllrlde spoke up and salif: "John, It Is time you were off lo see that man and gel some money to buy us some grub," "Yes, pretty soon," says I. Tho very thought of going and asking for money (he third day, when Mr, Holmes had not yet been out to see what we had done, wan very itlsngrocuhlit In me. Hostile, I bad not told blm when I took tho con tract thnt ww would want money so soon, for I bad expected that my two partners would get pay for the work done at Oregon City and that motley would keep us lu supplies for some time. I was unite sipiare up ngaliiHl a hard proposition no grub, no money and no agreement for ail advance of money so early. I kept grubbing, wondering how I could approach our employer for money. To say (bat I felt embarrassed would not express my feelings, I felt (hat I would rather continue to grub as long as I could stand up, nil her than to go and ask for money so soon. Just when all of those painful thoughts were almost racking my head. heard a loud voice speak up near by and say, "You are the best men to work I ever snw. I stopped my grubbing and looked up, and there was the boss within a few feel of mo. The next words ho spoko wero; "How are you boys WILIIOIT MINERAL SPRINGS Auto Stage Line Tlmt Tablf, Ltv. II Lisvs. a.m.II Oregon City, H:IIOWllhol( .... Mullut ll:(IOMolullil Liberal 11:30 Liberal Molalla 10:00 Million Arrive Arrlvo Wllholt ll:00Oregmi City, 1 1:00 A.M. ,N:tl) 11:00 II: 30 10:00 M. 3:00 4 : 00 4:30 (1:00 11:00 I'M Oregon Clly, 3:0UjWllholl t... Miillm 4:lM:Moulln Liberal 4 ; IIOlLlberal Molalla a:00!Mullnn Arrlvo Arrive Wllholt tl:00'!Oregoii City Oarag Cor. 1 1 lit and Main 8ti. AiiIok leave from ICIeetile Hotel and Garage at Oregon Clly, FARE $4.00 Round Trip Phone Main o, or Homo U0, Oregon City, for reservallons, or to Wllholt Springs. separation would be final;-- to provide fixed for grub and money?" I said to teams, and provisions lor a coutinuous him with a trembling voice, "Sir. I Journey of live to eignt inouiiis iiuin- am sorry lo have to tell yon (bat we H with ones olijective point more ate tho last bite of grnh wo had for " thousand miles distant fioin lunch lodav and neither of us has the base of supplies, through an mi- rent tif monev." Heforo I bnd a Inhabited, legion, occupied by wild chnnco to explain lo liltn bow wo badjbeiisls and by wilder Indians; - to be been disappointed In not getting the I without protection oilier man anoru- monev the bovs earned at Oregon ted by the linmigriinis traveling io Cltv. he thrust his hand Into his I getber, In order to render mutual na- imckel n ml brought nut two ten. dollar Ulslance III any emergency which gold pieces and handed them to me, giving me at the same time a mild might arise; - to cross uufordablo riv ers In wngou boxes caulked and tar- reprimand for nut lotting him know ! red for the purpose;-to scale inoiiu- our condition before. Oil, Ills pres- lain, ieiiieiiuy minimi iinpiinniiiMi'. once with (hose ten dollar pieces nt to depend upon (lie country traversed that time was like the presence of a for subsistence for tennis, ll being ministering ange lo us. The boss Impossible, (o carry r 1 so long a expressed himself as gteally pleased Idlstalice;-- lo be subject to Hie ex- with our work and the amount we Hemes of sturm anil sunsiiiue, witn- had done. out (be necessary piotectlon;--lo b I missed the money over lo Mcllrlde subject lo all the diseases human ami Wilson and asked them to go In I flesh Is heir to, without Him prosper! Oregon Clly and gel some groceries of relief, as a rule, from the skilled and a few rooking utensils. The Isms physician or the trained nurse; to said bo had plenty of vegetables In loss of tenuis by stampeding, pol-uui- bls garden and would let us have tins waters, poisonous fooii, aim (bei( them at less price than we would have by Indiana; lo the . endangering of to pay for them lu town. I weul with lives of women and children by star lit in to his garden an. I got all the veg-. vallon; to endure unspeakable snf etahlos we wanted. The old gentle- ,ferlnga from thirst emailed by many man treated m well. told him 'weary miles of travel through a briu- hi w o had been living and working t n atmosphere over burning sands;- - for three days. He cotiiplliueuled us It was my Intention to have inmlo mention of a number of other early settlers In this vicinity Simpson M White, ('apt A. K. Hedges, Archibald McKlnley, Mr, Vance. Cnpt. .1 O. Alns- worth. Arthur Warner, William II. Partlow. and still others, but time for bids. It Is a matter of Interest, bow- ver, to note that the site of the Mt. Pleasant school property Is al most If not unite at the point where number of the earliest donation laud claims In Clackamas county cor ner. . And now a word In closing. Such paper as I have given you Is en tirely outside the productions usual ly exported to be presented on (he natal day of our nation, I am per to endure all these (rials, nud ninny more; (be . w hole combining (o tin the powers of htimaii euiliiratice (o the utmost- then a faint Idea tuny be formed of the experiences thnt the greater pioportlon of those who came to make homes In Oregon lu the Pio neer days bnd lo undergo. It was by the oveicomltig of such condition on the part of the pioneers, (bus faintly outlined, which saved the Pa rifle Northwest to (he Cnlon, and laid the foundation for Its future ureal tless III preparing It lo become the abiding place for numberless millions of our race. Hut II Is said by many of those who route lo Oregon In thrse later days, "The pioneer was well paid for his coming. He received a large (rai l Hliaucn. nowever, inai me spiril oi ... in,, I for tils trnlib e " Ve tnv patriotism and love of country can , frl, to bo sure tie secured a (raft be enipbasl.e, nulto as much by r-1 ... iB,i.n2i acres. If a simile man. railing the names and d Is of ihose' ,r ,,, ni.r,,n iv .,. nmi fl, rlor who bad a part In laying (he fouiida-1,,, iH.rember 31. IH.12: then 100 acres Hons of our own Institutions here, l)V HK0 ,, am 320 acres by amidst Ind.'serlbablo dllllcultles, fuilmin lln, w( ,, ( December 31. removed from the center of govern- j iM3 ,m, ,U , whlrn WM n,r,.d ment and population, as by rehears- ,)Miv . nrin residence for four Ing the deeds of those who worn (he Vl.r. iiul let me (ell you. In all 'minders of Amerlcnn Institutions at endor. and with a full comprehension he beginning on the Atlantic Coast. ... ,.. .,, ,., ,nt i ... .mmt i Ily (his view do not understand me as desiring (o belittle In any way the work of our forefathers, but rather to give additional emphasis to It In trying lo plnro before you In a very wrak way a few sidelights relating to the origin and development of the American spirit on tho Pacific Const. tho legltmato outgrowth of the Atlan- Ic colonists. In these latter days tho experiences make signifies, that (be land so ac quired, when all the circumstance re lating In Its acquisition are taken Into account, cost more In blood, treas ure, privation and unspeakable hard ship than (ho area secured would cost today, outside of tb" cities and (owns of (he H(n(e, As a pnr( of the price that was paid by the pioneers toward the early settlements of Oregon It may be said, within the hound of Hint wore encountered by those who truthfulness, that not less than any crossed tne plains can hardly be un-1 where from fifteen to twenty thou- erstood. hven to many of thoso ....... iiv., wl,ro .iv,,n ,.n. .nii those who mado tho arduous Journey (ha ,,,, He In nameless graves along veiim in uih trip, wneu reveiwcu innn hi Orriron Tra from the Mississippi the distance of fifty years, seem like . nitf,.r t the Wlllnmettn Vallev. Burh series or dreams. sacrifices made nosslbln the condl- (especially Is this true when tho j tloiia of today, and It should not be forgotten by those of the present and succeeding generations. wonderful development In transpor tation facilities during the Interven ing years I taken Into account. Then. Indeed, the pioneer says to himself, Did I really cross the plains? Can They Hd Ihs Best or It. It bo truo that It took six months Jor The celebration of Saturday had all me to come from the Mississippi tn best of II. Oswego, Wllsonvlllo, River to Oregon?" Hut when It Is Wright's Springs and Highland took remembered that to "cross the plains, , tho third of July for tho day of Joy ven as late as 1859, and for some Lnd Kindness and were happy In Ink- line afterwards, meant this In the ; ing time by the forelock. Molalla larger number of cases 'celebrated at Wright's Springs. Thero To leave home, friends, society, and were speches, races ami sports and all the Miirroiinillngs nud Influences , n ball gnmn. In which Molalla won. the human heart holds most dear, 1 k. H. J. McAllister, of Portland, do- Ith tho strong probability that the llvered the oration at Wllsonvlllo. I SUMMER RATES EAST During the Season 1909 via the Southern Pacific Co. from Beaver Engraving Company QUALITY CUTS ' Telephone Main 1335 First and Ankeny Sts. PORTLAND, ORE. OREGON CITY To OMAHA and Return $60.50 To KANSAS CITY and Return $60.50 To ST. LOUIS and Return $6S.00 To CHICAGO and Return $73.00 and to other principal cltlos In tho Enat, Mlddlo West and South. correspondingly low faros, On sale June 2, 3; July 2, 3; August 11, 12. To DENVER and Return $55.50 On sals May 17, July 1, August 11 doing transit limit 10 days from dato of salo, final rotum limit October 31 St. These tickets prcBent somo vory attractive features In tho way of atop over privileges, and choice of routes; thereby enabling pas sengors to mako side trips to many Interesting points on route. Routing on the return trip through Cullfornln way bo had at a slight advanco over tho rates quoted. Kull particulars, Blonplng car reservations ' and. tickets will bo furnished by any Southern Pacific local agent, or WM. McMURRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. - ' - - -t V v