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OTY The Interprlie only Cliekamn Nowepapor that your subscription e all of the newt Look at the label. .growing County, should not mlia any IH4 our newt number. 0 rORTYFOUNTH YBAR No. 11. OKEOON CITY, OKEGOX, FRIDAY, MAKCII 18, 1910. ESTABLISHED 1840 AAA A is! OK E(QON ALL SEEKING INFORMATION SECRETARY SAWYER RECEIVING INQUIRIES FROM AFAR ABOUT CLACKAMAS COUNTY. NEW ADVERTISING PLAN Oragon City Should "Oat Buay" With Coming of Spring, and Claan Up Har Striata and Yarda. letter of lli(iilry about Clackamas 'mint y art coming l"r from distant point anil Hecreiury Hawyer, nf the liiililli'lty department of tlx' Cominer rliil ('lull, him JiiHt received letter ttoni ili attorney general I'orto II lii). Writing from Hun Jiniii. thin ultli lul nu) lot bus in-cu some of tilt) literature from ttiln c-(loii ami wants inori', iia hi liiicimely Interested In tin. Northwest ami In (iiii-kniiin Coil lily In particular. Mr. Hawyer also ri-rolved a letter from a party i'f men who nre wot kltiK for th 1'nlted Hmtra government III tli canal otw. Tim tropic huvi' I'Vlili'litly Utile at trai l li n fur Hume men ami they mini lfit keen Interest In Mil locality. 'I he work that linn been done by tin1 publicity ill-part mi'iil of the Cummer rial Club during the last lx month In bearing fruit ami there I every linlU-nitoii of n rush of home"eker to Cliu-kiiuin County llila Spring (.nl pHtiiio mi-it are dally receiving i-on- of liniulrle from visitor. Herrvinry Sawyer liiia a plnn for ail vcitlMug Oregon City In tin' .Middle Writ Unit ha received the warm ap inlatlmi of Chairman Prank Hunch, of thi tiuhlliity department. Mr. nn vi r iirniniiii'a to have I tin pupil of tli rlly arliiHila write Inlli'ra t" the piiplU of w-hooU of Minm-niHilla ami Si Paul, ami In1 miiitk t oiitiiin th name of aevrrnl thousand of ill.-. i. children to form a mailing llt In llila iiintim-r hiimlri-'la of rhlliln-n of tlin middle Western rltl-H will Irarit nlxtut Oregon and their parent will tiaturnlly secure mum- of llila In (iirmutloii. Tin' srhctuc will alao be educational for tin' puplla of Oregon City, fur through the umdlitm of c-or I nitiiti-nr lln-y will li'arn of fad uliout Mm i-ltli-a of St. I'niil anil win m-aixilU that roulil nut poaallily tin ubutnod iii any ulbrr way. and tho Informal Inn gullied through the eye of lioya nml girl of Ihi-lr own ax" will lie of i'npi''liil valili. While tin' pliin of Mr. Hawyer I not entirely new It Inia ni-vi-r lii-cn trlnd In tlila section In-fore, anil Mr. Sawyer n-coguliei the fm-t thai "there la nothliiK new tinder the atin." With the comliiis of HprliiK. after an eapei-lnlly vlKornna Winter, the pi-opli- of Ou-Riiit City who take a prlile In ill" appi-nrum-e of their iroe eriy are liuikliiK pliiim that will beau tify the city. IJiwn niowera are belnic IrnKKeit from biinenn-ntii, flower K'ir ileim lire belltR overhauled, urnHK aeed niiweil nml every effort belnu niaile t im t will n-Hiilt In the Ri-nernl Im provement of the pit jr. Mr. Hiiwyi-r la isreiiily Interexteil In I bin mntter. lie wiintu to aee every tmalKhlly l't l Oreuon City rleniieil up early nml la uiihIouh to riKiperute with the property ownera nml oihera towiinl thlit end. "There nre ninny people who hnril ly reallre I he ImprcKKlon vlsltora re. reive from viewing unkempt ynrda," iuiIiI Mr. Hnwyer recently. "If every one will in bin or her nhnre townnl kei-pltiK the KrouniN nml the atreeta nml wulka frnntliiK their property tient nml rlenn the n-Niilt will ill once he limn I fi-n tnl. TIiIh Im hoihi-HiIiic w e nre nil llitereated irt. or lit leiiHt we oilKht to be, nml I hope every resident of Ori-Kon City will tnke n perKotinl pride In removliiK from hIkIH nil debrln nml other mnlcrliil rnli-iilnleil to Injure the iipni-iiriiiH-e of Hie city." CoiiHlilernhle compliilut hna been mnile nt chli-keiia running nt'lurcn In different aeeilona of the rltv. Thev nre nllnwed to tret nwny from their own vnriln and wnnder about In the nelehlHir'H KiinleiiH. plnvlnit hnvoe with flower beila nml Inwtm. DIRECTORS FIX UP EASTIIAM GROUNDS 8TUDENTST0 HAVE ATHLETIC FIELD ON PROPERTY OF SCHOOL DISTRICT. The Hoard of tilrectora of I he city arhnolH lin inailn a Unlit upproprla llnii for Dm liiiprovemeni of the k i 1 1 1 ii 1 1 h aurrnumlliiK thu KiihiIiiiiii IiiiIIiIIiiu, where the IIIkIi ai-hool la lornted. The adviinri'il atiidi-uta liuvi-Mlri-mly eipended hImhii $26 out of their ulhletlc fund tn plucn the Krnuiiil In heiier romllilon, and thu Improve' meiit la not only a benefit to the prop erty but It ndda vantly to the ai-ni-ral Mppenram-e of the Kimthitin bulldliiK and KrnumlH. The arlioolhimaii la ad iititiiKeoualy loi-nled on properly ttuil wan orlKlniilly dedli'iiied for park pur pimea, II la the purne of the mini enu in have u bum-liall field nnd a lawn letiulH court on the Kroumla. Ml mi Clara Koeruera rHlKiiatlon aa milM-i'iiiiiiii'tary tin iicri-ptei) by I In illn-rtnra AUSTRIANS IN COLONY LAND BEINO PURCHA8ED FOR THI8 PURPOSE BETWEEN MOLALLA AND WILHOIT. WILL CULTIVATE FRUIT M. Juitm of Thla City, Haa 160 Acr Farm, and- Othara Invaat Money In Cholca Neighboring Property. KENNEDY IS GIVEN CUSTODY OF CHILD YOUNGEST SON WAS NOT BEINO BROUGHT UP IN RIGHT KIND OF ATMOSPHERE. OIL AND GAS NEAR STONE FALL SOWN GRAIN SCARCE IN COUNTY CORPORATION FORMED TO PR0& PECT AND DEVELOP MOST PROMI8ING SITE. I Krank Kennedy, employi-d hh re ceiving clerk for the ier ft Krank Company of Portland, dan ln-eri a warded the rtmtody of bla youiiKi-at aon, ac-d four yeara. after Introducing evidence In the Clnckuniiia Courtly Circuit Court to anow mat the boy, who hit been In tho cuntody of hlrt mrillii.f. lln Illiinr-hp Wi.milu f..i I . . . . ' h. L,.. i:,ZV:. Z After Peraonal Ex. GROUND WAS TOO DRY SEEDING UNTIL LATE IN OCTOBER. FOR Very little fall aown grain will be harvfcated In Clackamas County tbla year, according to Nicholas Blair, a GOOD FLOW AT 1500 FEET I r J? aminatlon, Speaka Encouraging ly of Field on Clackamaa River. Ili-f ire many moiitha there will be a thriving Anmrlan colony between Moliilla nml Wllfiolt Kprlngii. Krank Mukove haa luxt iiurchaMi-d the kl) .iima Mii-rner una moveii ..- fl...i. i...,. ,r,lr. ,,, ,r Miller with her family to Ht. Johna, where ,,, ,,ir,. ,,.,, I1()r(b of wlll0t Mr. Kocrner ih aiiperiutemieni or me sprliiKa nnd five Aiiatrlnn funilllea wiKiieii mm. iiuriiiK tne remuimier or ,., HrI1(V .,.ii,.,i ,twr. u i. tne m-hiMii year MJ Mnrgiiret w aten. , tv ,)l.,.(i . lmrchioie Bddlilon paiigh, formerly of the Wlllmnetie ......1 ,,. ,h,., .,.,.,i,1i, nnd It In !!!. hi-IiihiU, will ni t aa mibatltute tench- )v ,,,, ,.,,.,. , ,,,, jf th(, v,.lir i0 i-r. ,,l r.n fi, 111 1 1 will 1 ir.il 1,. Mr Mnh. kovr. ncromiiunlel by M Junln, Jim- High Jinka in Chlefa Honor. ! eph Jimiln nnd John Hrblltr. have Juki Cbnrlea Croiier, who wiut recently ratiirm-d from an exnmlmiilon of the elected chief of the Oregon ( Ity fire property. There are many Anmrlain depiirtnieiit, waa the gui-Bt of honor employed In the paper mllla here nnd Monday HUM at a giiinertng or me Uome of them will go Into the fruit volunteer- firemen In the hall of Cntn- mining ImliiHtry. raet Hone Company No. 2. of which m.. Juatln nnd Joe'Koaa have been Mr. Crom-r hna long been a member. I nix-nillng aevernl daya on the Juatln The membi-ra of the pumpaiiy were fllrln ,l(.llr wuholt. Mr. Juatln han himpliiibli' hoHta ami the evening wiih jllllt pUri-hiiaed 220 choice fruit tree, pleaaaiitly apent Informnlly. Ilefrenh- w,(-h will he planted on IiIk ir,0 acre melita were aerved. PORK SCARCE ARTICLE NOW tract of bind. Tlu-rv are now under cultivation :i'l acrea nnd be expecta in have one of the Ix-Ht fnrnia In that part of the county In a few year. Andrew Zwan haa arrived from Mln-n.-Hiitit, and will have charge of the place ti tit l Mr. Juatln takea ikki-h- I alon. FIR8T CLASS HOGS ARE BEING SOUGHT AT $11.25 MARK. ' EGGS STILL GO DOWN Veal la Alao Hard to Find and the Price -n Thu Article Boar Upward Accordingly. Too Late For Tax Rebate. Sheriff ileal In baa collected Home- thing more tluiii :iuu.ut)u In ta.e up to Tiicmlny when the lime expired for obtaining the 3 per pent rebate. The lot 11I roll waa (27,l")0. Taxpayers have until the nml Monday In April to pay one half of their tux. After that date penally and Inn-rent will he added. The Incut market la very quiet thla week, and there are few notable fea- turea. Nearly all of the local vego. tallies have pasm-il out of the markets and the tables of Oregon City families lire being supplied by luiMirlalliins from California until thla yeara gnr- .I,... IiiixL Iiimii.,i.u Miitrlm! 11 lit. I l.'i,i I.-.,.. .,.i,..., . -11..1 .....1 rr.....r. (iiickiiniiia County la valued nt $2000 ..... .. .... .. ...,. . w.,1... ,i (iiiii iii ui 11 n wn n pnir.iniii 1 ui 11 in will waa mnde In Scotland nnd the New Pump to 8tart Up. Superintendent W. II HowPII. of the water coinmlaalon. Ja exiM-ctlng every day to receive the plley for the Ikulge pump which waa Installed a few moiilha ago. The pulley was ordered from a Chicago house Home time ago and aboiild arrive here with. In a few- days. Aa main aa It reaches Oregon (ity Mr. Howell will place the new pump In operation. Shipowner Will Probated. The will of the lute Alexander Mac lleulh was admitted to probate In the tiftlra of County Clerk Oreenman Tues day and Miss Mary Mnclteuth, of Ob wego, a dnughter of the deceased, was apiMilnted executrix. The estate In up In anything hut a desirable atmos phere. Mra. Kennedy was Mia llliincbe Keith, and formerly resided In West Oregon Cliy. She filed a suit against Kennedy for a divorce, but he waa given the decree and the care of their 7-year-old aon.' The younger boy was given to the' mother. The t one bT;wecn,Mp,,r. that Nnrrla a rooming house at Portland and hired FRUIT MEN FORM UNION INTERESTING MEETING FRIDAY ' AFTERNOON RE9ULTS IN ORGANIZATION. TO INCORPORATE SOON T'p to the middle of October." said Mr. Ulalr, "the ground waa too dry I for needing and late In October when the rain did come. It fell in such a Union Will Greatly Aaaiat in the Mar volume that the aoll soon became too ketina of country'. Fruit wet for plowing, and In the section " , . . . of the coiintv where t reside nnl r.Tio I Output at Good I farmer has any quantity of fall aown I Pricea. ! grain and he uRerl a disc plow before I The Home Oil and Gaa Company , the Fall rain get In." I filed artlclea of Incorporation .Monday Mr. Blair haa been a resident of I Forty of the most enthusiastic fruit sckamaa county for 23 yeara and growera of Clackamaa County organ- ring mat time ne nas never seen ized a fruit grower's union in this city general failure of crops. ! Saturday afternoon. The members of And I never expect to," adds Mr. the union expect to lease a building Vv n i Th m. 1, , n. nl,-'l artlclea of Incorporation .Monday ' Mr. boy was given to the mother. The , .., ... . , . . ,, ; -ct-.i, apparently the pause of the trouble 'J h 'r"." m' Lot'?"' Jf the woman to work there Judge Campbell granted the motion to mod Ify the divorce decree and gave the care of both boya to the father. Cross and John William Watts aa In- Blaln. corporators. The capital stock is $25.- ("W divided Into 25.000 shares at II May Get Demonstration Train each. The rimpany controls proper-' ' ' planned to have the O. R. & "UNCLE DAN" HOLMAN. on Main street, as soon as a suitable place can be obtained, and handle large supplies of fresh fruits for the local and general marketa. The busi ness will be carried on In the same manner as in other towns, where fruit growers unions are In operation. It ties In the vicinity of Stine, six miles N. demonstration train at Oregon City from Oregon City, and Investigations baturriay, April 9. which Is to be Indicate that there la a large supply "Booster Day" at Oregon City. State of oil there. D. M. Vbtson. of Port- senator Heages is now in communlca-1 is nlanned to Incorrjorate a comDanv land, who has made a personal ex- tlon '" officials of the company i wifh a ranltai of i 5ino. with 2oon Pioneer of 1843 Paaaea At His Home aminatlon, statea that there is a plen-' relative to the matter. The train Is I shares at $1 each. While the Clack- In McMlnnvllle. titui now immi reel neiow tne surface. going inruugn tasiem uregnn amas County Horticultural Society is Mr. Watson has a machine for test- "a some 01 tne memoers or tne racui- fathering the nroiect the union will I 'null. Finn" lliitmiin , llf.it at Mil Ing and locating oil. , ty of the Oregon Agricultural College ! he an entirely seoarate organization. home In McMlnnvllle Tuesday at the 1 ne nPW wirporation proposes to ; --"""P"iug iu me presence Any resident of Clackamas County age of 87 yeara. He waa born In Ten- """I'let a general oil and gaa bust- j ,ne Demonstration train here on , Interested In fruit growing Is eligible nessee. November 15. 1822, and crosa- "" curporme powers are - 6ii uia.mS l0 memDersmp in tne concern. eil the plains to Oregon In I8U Af ter a brief residence In Oregon City and folk County, Mr. ilolmun settled In Yamhill County, where he has re sided almost continually since. The wide. card for the farmers of Clackamas County, 8t. Andrews Initiation. The Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew was initiated at the St. old donation land claim which bears Pa"' Episcopal church Sunday night his name s located seven miles south- ?! tne, 5 0 e'fk "vice, when Messrs. west of McMlnnvllle. ;v'"11 8,1,1 K,mP- of Portland, mem- Mr. Hulman was married In Polk u , 1 nrouiernooa, spoae ana County In 1847 to Miss Martha E. T . . frvice. jr. jewen llnrneit, and 10 children were born. Is. Prf"lnt of the PortUnd aasenUily nine of whom are still llvlng-W. D. "f, ,nc "therhnod of St. Andrew. Holman. who resides In this city; W. Those who were taken Into the Broth- 1. r ii.t,,n. r: n. nf Hull,,.. ir erhood were Rev. T. F. Bowen, Bljer t '.',r..ii u-..ilii, Miii,,i it.'imo' A. Chapman. John R, Humphrys, Idaho; Mrs. W. 11. Turner. McMlnm F"nk, J Barlow. William Hammond vllle; C- W. Holmnn, U Gntos. Cal.; J. R. Holmnn. ! Angeles; R. I. Hoi man, Oregon City, and W. U. Hulman McMlnnvllle. and Charles Evans. Guardsmen Drill Out Doors. ' An out-door drill was held Monday FIVE FOUND NOT GUILTY ONLY ONE MAN OUT OF SIX IS HELD FOR SLAYING ELK. The funeral was held Wednesday nlRht by Company 0, Third Regiment 1 at 10 o'clock at the Christian church. Infantry. Oregon National Guard I nnitljn jn pnilTt. flfnV Interment being in the Masonic Cem- command of First Lieutenant W.;JUUij ) (jKANU JUKI t,u,ry ... R. Logus. Cniformed In kahkl the t . . guardsmen's military evolutiona were! MRS. BATD0RfS.'ASSE8. Had Been a Resident of Oregon City For About 25 Yeara. are receiving 20 cents a ilon-n for hem. , Hogs nre at a premium these days, and top porkers are now worth 111.25. Mutton is iilso selling nt a slightly iiilvani-ed figure. document Is a curiosity as to form to the courthouse officials. Grain, Flour, Feed, Etc. W'holeanlo buying pricea. Oregon City Commission Co. Knapp Estate Valued at $9250. According to a petition for letters of administration for the estate of the lute Alvln Knupp, the value of the drain Wheat. $1.06 bit: outs $:,8.00 i"'"-' "u" ' " per ton; barley $27.00 per ton; vetch wmcn shhni is real estaie ami i,uii aeed 4-lb: clover seed, lirlmo red. personal pro-rly. Mrs. Emllle Knapp I2r- nlslke fancy, 1.1c. ",p wimiw, linn neen appomtPti aumin- "llav heat plover' 115 00 tier ton: Istrnlrlx, and Judge Cordon K. Hayes cheat $15; timothy $17: grain hay "IM'cara uttorney for the estate. $lfi; alfnlfn, selling nt $22 per ton. Tne appraisers are V. C. (imlke. Rich- Straw fancy brlgnt, $5.00. Selllna. Sacks burlap, new Vibe; seconds, Give. Twine best, 15c skein. Saner Kiniit 30c gallon. Mill feed Ilrnn $29.00 per ton; shorts, country. $:I2.50; city. $10.00; nrd I'el.olil ami 1,. A. Nobel. ELKS CHOOSE OFFICERS. Edward C. Baker Elected Exalted Ruler to Succeed Dr. Carll, New nfllrera nf Dregnn City Iidge No. IINIl. Ilenevoleiil ami Protective (yder of Elks, were elected Thins day night at a meeting In Willamette Hall, which Is to be the temporary meeting place of the Inlge, pending iirraiigementri for n permiinent hall. The olllcers cbiiHen lust week, when the Lodge waa ItiHl Uutcd, hold ollk-e tit) I II the first meeting In April, when the following olllcera will be Installed: Edward C. linker, exalted ruler; 11. T. M i-llnlii, esteemed loading knight: Henry O'.Malley, eatneiued loynl knight; K. T. Hommers, esteemed Ice lining knight; .John V. (inrk. aecre- tnry; Willliini II. Howell, treasurer; Chillies W. Pope, tyler; Dr. M. C. Strickland, truslee for three yeara. It It within the province of the new ex alted ruler to appoint t ho esquire, chaplain and liisldo guard. Owls Choose Officers. At n well nl tended meeting of Ore gon City nest, Order of Owls, held the latter part of Inst week, the following (illlcerH were elected: Junior past pres ident, Herman Krugnr; preHldent, Robert Kruger; vice-president, T. T. Pajiner; Invoi-ntor, A. M. Slnnott; aec retnry, M. P. Chnpmnn; physlclnn, Dr. C. A. Stuart; treasurer, B. 'W. Melllen; warden, (leorge Toyger: seiillnel, Lester I'hegley; picket, Geo. Freeman; trustees. J. E. Booth. Wil liam (Ireaves nnd F. BitHbep. The lo cal nest of Owls now hns a member ship of 80 members. Henry Miley Sells Home. Henry Miley has sold his property on Eleventh and Washington streets, consisting of one nnd one-half lots and a house, to James Ronke for $1i00. The purchaser will cousiruct another middlings, ;5.00; rolled imrley :15.00, house on the property. Eleventh street chop 12511 $:I0; alfalfa mean, $;l0.00; Is now being Improved nnd It is proli cracked corn $118.50. I able Hint Washington street will also Crass seed Timothy 607o ni, Ken-1 be Improved thla year. The price Is lucky liiuegrasa 2(ir; orchard 17df Isc; regarded as very reasonable. reil clover 15c; aislke, 17c; Kngllsh Mrs. Margaret U Batdorf died last Saturday In Portland from the effects of an operation, aged 70 years. 4 guardsmen's military evolutiona were witnessed by a large crowd of peo ple. Target practice n the range at West Oregon City is being enjoyed by the members of the company who are able to avail themselves of the privilege. Drama at Mount Pleasant. 'The Heart of a Hero " a four-act months nnd "7 days. She was taken drama, repeated by request at Mount 10 Portland Saturday arternoon. ine pleasant schoolhouse Tuesday night funeral was held In this city Tuesday ,ind,,r thp ausnlces of the Mount at 10 o'clock from the First Baptist pleasant Civic Improvement Club, was Church. Rev. S. A. Hayworth offlclat- largely attended by people of this Ing. Mrs. Ilatdorf had been a resl- cilv mi Mount Pleasant. This rlav ueni or Oregon ror snout & years anu wag given at Mount Pleasant on waa highly respected and well known washlncton's Illrihdav before a naek here. For the last 12 years she mane ed house. The proceeds from Tuesday ner nome at lllamette and prior to nicht amounted to nulte a neat sum that time she lived on Fifth street Thse taking Dart did exceptionally in uregon v. ity. sne is survived py well seven children: John, of Alberta, Can ada; George, of Portland; Ed. of West New Congregational Pastor, Oregon City: Sam. of Willamette: Rev. William M. Proctor, of Chenev Joseph, of Gladstone; Mrs. A. H. Wash., will be extended a call to the Much interest was taken In Fri day's meeting. Addresses were made by George M. Lazelle, W. B. Stafford and MarshanLazelIe, of Mount Pleas ant: R, S. Coe and A. M. Vinyard. of Canby; A. J. Lewis, C. W. Swallow and B. Kuppenbender, of Maple Lane, and George DeBok, of Willamette. Mr. Coe stated that John Newton, a new arival In Clackamas County, who has purchased land at Canby, Is now en gaged in planting 75.000 strawberry plants that were sent from Three Rivers. Wisconsin. Mr. Newton was engaged In strawberry culture exten sively In Michigan, before coming to Clackamas County. E. Slerete, of Gresham, Must Prove Innocence of the Charge In a Higher Tribunal. Only one of six men arrested a few weeks ago by Deputy Game Warden J. L. Green on a charge of killing elk in the Mount Hood country near W elches was bound over to the grand Jury yesterday afternoon. The pre liminary examination was conducted by Justice of the Peace Samson, and Attorney George C. Brownell appeared for all of the defendants, who were E.. E. Sleret, George Sleret. John Sleret and Charles Gedamke, of Gresham. and George Ruegg and John Barby, of Sandy. E. E. Sleret ac knowledged on the witness stand that he had. killed an elk and he was held under -bonds of $1000 which was promptly furnished. He pleaded guilty NEW MERCHANDISE STORE. W. C. Holmes, Well Known Merchant, Bring Stock Here. On Monday morning W. A. Holmes will open his general merchandise store in the Willamette Building, the storerooms, which were recently va- ! cated by the Fair Store. Mr. Holmes has moved his line of goods from Ger vais, and has also added a complete and new line of goods. He has been in the general merchandise business for many years at Parkplace, where he built up a large trade by his fair and honest dealing. The store at that place is In charge of F. E. Lucas, who is a partner in the .business. Souve nirs are to be given for the first 10 days from the opening of the store here. Buckles and Mrs. Clara Mnson, of pastorate of the First Congregational Oregon City. Mrs. ilatdorf had been church of this city. Mr. Proctor Is last week to the same charge in the 111 for the Inst two months. considered by some of the local Con- .IuhHpa rnurt una waa flnort tm.i nd gregntlonallsts to be one of the ablest , costs which he paid, and Deputy Dis preachers In the Northwest. He will 1 trict Attorney SUdd filed another in- siicceed Rev. E. Clarence Oakley, who 1 formation acainst him Gedamke had si. r-nk c.rm-r r.,m u.r. ,, """""' "riv ago. mrmsueo. Dan amounting to siuuo, out . ,, . . tue omer men naa Deen released on .d. Hu r.ui" mmii.ui.. Marriage Licenses Granted Miss Dollie Brown and James Fish HUMPHREY JONES DEAD. Humphrey Jones, for many years a pr mi psti,p, r.iii j tii,Qi resident of Beaver Creek. Clackamas (;l',ken Mls8 B,nt, Harpole aml D. o. (ounty. died Saturday night at his Wonhlncton were nntH mn,rico residence. 1177 Maryland avenue, at licenses by County Clerk Greenman. I Sandy country. Portland, aged 7t years, 10 months, ' their own recognizance. All of the defendants except E. E. Sleret were discharged yesterday by Justice Sam son. The examination attracted a large number of people from the PARKPLACE PAYS GLADSTONE. Kyo grass. 10c. Flour best valley, $C25 bbl; hard wheat $7.00 bhl; best graham, $7.00: Seeley's Best Hard Wheat, $0.50 bbl. Vegetables and Fruits. Fresh Fruits Buying. Apples fancy packed $2.50 per box. Prunes Italian: Best dried 50 to CO count, nt He per pound; Petite, Onions $1.40 to $1.75 per cwt. Beans little white 8c: brown Cc. Sack vegetables, carrots, turnips, etc., 80c. Cabbage $1.00. Potatoes best fancy 50o per cwt; ordinary 40c; Enrly fancy, 2V4c. Rose t!5 to 70c. Garnets 00c. Provisions Retail. HOOD RIVER GROWER TALKS AT ESTACADA EDITOR OF BETTER FRUIT TELLS HOW TO GROW APPLES SUCCESSFULLY. ESTACADA, Or., March 15. The Estacmla Fruitgrowers' Association held a public meeting In the rooms of the Estnrnda Commercial Club Sat unlay afternoon to hear an address by W. 11. Shopnril, of Hood River, up on the subject of "Better Fruit." Mr, Sugar per sack, beat berry, $C35. Shepard explained In detail tho salient and 21 days. The funeral was con ducted by Rev. R. M. Jones Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Car'us Congregational Church, and the burial was at Mr. June's old home nt Beaver Creek. Deceased wns born at Wales and when 7 years old he came with ihs parents to America, settling In W Isconstn. A few years later the fain. 11 v moved to South Bend, Minn., and 30 years ago, Mr. Jones, with his own faintly and bla mother, settled on a farm at Beaver Creek. He Is sur vived by a widow, four children nnd three grandchildren Two School Districts Finally Settle Their Financial Relations. Judgment was entered Thursday In favor of the Parkplace school district and against the Gladstone school dis trict for $19.50 costs. The Parkplace district will pay to Gladstone $t!96.30 witn C per cent interest from Septem ber 11, 1908. This is the final outcome of the division of the Parkplace school district, which was made by the "crea tion of tne Gladstone district. The di rectors of the two districts were un able to agree over the division of the resources and sought relief in the courts. oilier. $6.10. points for tho successful growing of Salt best table, $1.00 Q $1.50 cwt. apples, nnd paid special attention to Pickles sour, 10c nt; dllla, 10c qt sweels, 10c pint; green chill poppers, 8c Ih. Rice fancy, 8',4c lb; ordlnnry Cc. Sweet potatoes 4o lb. Irish potatoes $1.00 per pwt. Cheese 25c lb; cream brick, 25c Cured meats bast country 22c; Eastern Breakfast, 25c. picking nnd packing. lie. emphasized the necessity of such organizations as the local one, which could only result In the srlenllflc nnd commercial success of the fruit Industry. In clos. Ing his ndilress, Mr. Shepnrd expres sed himself as highly pleased with the bacon prospects of this section as n fruit district. The meeting wns well al liums country, 21c; packing house tended. W. R. Stokes Is president 21c; fancy bacon 22 to 25c. Celery 10c per bunch. Cnullflowei- per head 10c15c. Sutler kraut 10c quart. Lettuce 5c bunch. Honey comb 15c It. Oranges 25c to 3Dc doz. lemons 30c doz. Knnnnns 30c doz. Cocanuts lOo each. Grnpo fruit 10c or 6 for 40c. Persimmons 30c. doz. Figs 10c lb. Dates 12 c. (Continued on Page 5.) and A. O. Whltcomb secretary of the association, and both get much credit for their-. active work in the promo tion of fruit culture and other 'devel opment In thla section. Through tho efforts of R. M. Stnndlsh, the associa tion and the Estnoada Conmierelnl Club have placed an order for 10,000 letterheads and envelopes as boost mutter. John Mnrchhank has disposed of his confectionery business to S. P. Wnterbury, of Hood River. Mr. Murchbnnk Is yet undecided Just what he will do. Mrs. Powell Dies at Oswego, Mrs. Annie E. Powell died at the home of her daughter, 'Mrs. John Pal- iter. In1 Oswego, nfle suffering sev eral years from heart trouble. She was born In Warren. Cedar County, Missouri, December 30, 184G, being 63 years old when death came. She unit ed with tho Baptist church nt the age of 10 years, In Wnrivn. Mo., nnd was married to G. W. Powell October I I, 1866. In 1873 they moved to Nevada, from there to Idaho, and, in 1904, to Gules. Oregon, where they resided until the past year, wiien they came to Oswego to make tnelr home with their daughter. Mrs. Powell Is sur vived by. her husband nnd the follow ing children: J. W. mid J. A. Powell, of Madras; G. A. Powell, of Blnckfiiot. Idaho, nnd Mrs. Gertrude Palmer, of Oswego; a sister. Mis. Willlnm Tlb bott, of I,os Angeles, Cal., and a broth er, J. W. Gwlnn. of Rlalto, Cal. She has been a loving nnd devoted wife and mother nnd a devout Chrlsllnn. The funeral services were held nt the family residence Tuesday afternoon nt 130, Rev. Mr. Benson, of Portland, officiating. Interment wns In Rlver vlew Cemetery. 1 J5a. I 'A y if JA W.. .., ' mmm royal gp Baking Powder renders the food more digestible and wholesome JrJVi I 1 . , W. ' Jlo Scott of Mount Pleasant. Ilo A. Scott, the three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. I-. Scott, of Mount pleasant, died Tuesday. The funeral services took place at 2:30 o'clock Wednesdav afternoon and the interment was In Mountain View cemetery. 1 f?Vit'Tim 1 1' Jfv' ffO) ti s ) WHS uLl Highest Scientific Aulhorily Has demonstrated tbat of two loaves of bread, one raised tvltli Royal Baking Powder, , W 4 9 and the other with alum bak- tUSOiUlGilF ing powder.thaRoyai raised Oupg loaf la 32 pep cent, mora tds& digestible than tho other Alnin A lnm fJLiK- J- 'JSt.tk jm 1- f 7X